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

Links:

• 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.

Ni83. Red, 40% opaque. Woody acidity in the nose. Very dry, and very refreshing. Clean a strange thing to be saying about this vintage. Widely liked, and rightly so.

Mid red, 50%. Not an impressive nose. A little musty. In the mouth, hot, with much juice, oxidative characteristics, with raisins in the finish. Very pleasant.

Firm red colour, 50% opaque. Gentle strawberry syrup on the nose, mixed in with some dusty charcoal. Neutral entry, the fruit is very gentle and restrained with strawberry jam arriving late but heralding a mid-palate that develops nicely to be attractive. Soft tannins provide some spice and suport the jammy strawberries on the very long finish. 90/100.