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On Wednesday 26^th November 2014 we held a vertical tasting of Martinez vintage ports from 1922-1997,
located in the brasserie room at Davy's at Woolgate

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1922 Martinez;
• 1927 Martinez;
• 1934 Martinez;
• 1948 Martinez;
• 1955 Martinez;
• 1958 Martinez;
• 1960 Martinez;
• 1963 Martinez;
• 1967 Martinez;
• 1970 Martinez;
• 1973 Martinez crusted;
• 1975 Martinez;
• 1982 Martinez;
• 1985 Martinez;
• 1987 Martinez;
• 1989 Martinez crusted;
• 1994 Martinez;
• 1997 Martinez;
• NV Andresen 40yr white;
• 1994 Churchill;
• 2007 Grifo Grande Reserva;
• 2007 Apedagas Grande Reserva;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Mz55. Red, 40% opaque. Nose slightly woody. Palate mid-weight, soft and light, and again woody. Others liked this more than did I. Indeed, I swapped my ’55 for Axel’s ’58, both of us liking the deal.

Good red shade, still very light, only about 20%. Slightly varnishy nose with soft cherries behind. In the mouth this was dry, I wrote ‘cigars’, and gave this 3 out of 5 stars.

40% opacity, brown-orange. Faint menthol and a freshness to the nose. In the mouth, smooth entry, just a little heat then a dryish finish.

Glowing deep red, powerful colour; 60%. Slightly subdued nose, quite harsh and woody — smelling of birch sap and bitter citrus. Delightful texture, velvet on the tongue. Big and flavoursome palate with lovely a balance; delicious floral complexity on the aftertaste and then a very, very long finish. Very fine mature port. 95/100.