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A horizontal of 1983 (‟83@30”) at The Bung Hole.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1983 Feuerheerd;
• 1983 Niepoort;
• 1983 Kopke Quinta St. Luiz;
• 1983 Offley Boa Vista;
• 1983 Churchill Quinta da Água Alta;
• 1983 Cockburn;
• 1983 Warre;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1983 Wine Society;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Fonseca;
• 1983 Taylor;
• 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1983 Real Vinicola;
• 2006 Vesuvio (magnum);
• Placemats (made by Daniel);
• Planning and arrangements.

Fd83. Red, 40% opaque. Nose had wood and citrus. Acidic freshness in the mouth, but not complicated. Pleasantly drinkable, but not great.

Deepish brown, cloudy. Not a lovely nose: sharp and musty (that word could be minty, but I don't think I'd have been complaining about that, so I'll go with musty). In the mouth, very juicy, but quite sharp again, and unimpressive.

Brick red, 40% opaque. Wood ash on the nose, with sweet redcurrants and some dried sage—pleasant, interesting and attractive. Sweet on the palate, with lovely dried fruit—raisins and dried cranberries. Wonderful texture and flavour. Some gentle tannins remain in the wine, ripe and balanced by the fruit. The sage on the nose is also in the palate, giving a gentle aromatic bite to a tremendous palate. Gentle mace shows on the aftertaste and is followed by a great length. Very fine port right in its peak drinking zone. 94/100.