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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.

Mz94. Lovely red, 60% opaque. Nose dirty. Actually nose so dirty, like ’85 and ’97, that not tasted.

45% opacity, red. Nose jammy - strawberry. Sweet - jam, tea and tannin.

Deep red and attractive, showing signs of early maturity; 85% opaque. Lovely delicate fruit on the nose, a swirl of the glass bringing out sharp redcurrants. Later, the nose was still attractive and fruity. Lovely fruity palate with soft tannins giving a nice structure. Plenty of sweet and fragrant fruit on the palate. A gentle and fragrant aftertaste and a lingering finish. Soft and gentle this suffers from also being slightly flabby. 85/100.