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We gathered in the Bung Hole on Wednesday 2^nd October 2013, mostly because AHB was in town.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1966 Dow (TLW);
• 1983 Dow (AHB);
• 1963 Croft (JDAW);
• 1967 Sandeman (RAYC #1);
• 1960 Noval (THRA);
• 1970 Graham (KZZM);
• 1970 Dow, Berry Bros & Rudd (AHB?);
• 2007 Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio (RAYC #2);
• Placemats, alas wrongly dated, and parameters by which made;
• Planning and arrangements.

Cr63, decanted 3pm. Red-orange, 30% opaque. Slightly acidity. Rather light, and lots of heat in the palate. Red fruit, but only subservient to the heat.

Nice port, but drink up. The fruit is fading leaving mostly alcohol. Others liked it more than I did.

There’s no shame in making good port that needs drinking within half a century of the harvest.

Four samples bottles were sent to Derbyshire.

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=61721#p61721]Here[/url] DRT wrote:My notes of the four samples:

Bottle marked "G63" [JDAW note: handwriting problem, it being Cr63]:
Evolved brownish red colour, 50% opaque. Strawberry on the nose. Lovely thick texture - fully mature with a nutty character. Delicious sweetness in the finish which is very long but hot. I would guess this to be a port from the 1960s, perhaps Taylor.

My WOTN. For some reason I have no notes on this. I recall it being full of fruit, rich, drinking very well. The richness made me think an older Taylor.

Mature appearance, 20% opaque. Fragrant nose, inviting and attractive with plenty of fruit and a touch of menthol. Sweet and abalanced on the palate, full of fruit and honey on the tongue but with an interesting bitterness at the back of the throat. Nice development on the palate. Comes with a lovely big aftertaste and a wonderful fruity length full of Werthers Originals. Served blind this was guessed to be Sandeman 1970. 89/100. Drunk 02-Oct-13. Decanted 5½ hours.