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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.

Mz63. Red-orange, pale, 20% opaque. Palate soft and very smooth, with some heat, but light. Drink up.

This was quite varnishy in both nose and mouth. I did not note anything else.

25% opacity, warm orange-brown. Nose muted, some candy. Thin, very gentle heat at the end. Candied fruit.

Golden red, quite light at only 20% opaque. Very little on the nose, just some harsh dust and acetone. A quick sniff of a neighbour's glass indicated this was a glass issue and so a clean glass was used to reveal a little orange oil on the nose. Light bodied, perhaps on the medium side, floral and elegant with dusty, tangerine fruit. A big burst of the tangerine flavour on the aftertaste and finish. The finish is somewhat clipped and drops off quickly, but then when you least expect it the finish suddenly comes back with a bang! 89/100.