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On Saturday 9^th May 2015 we had a splendid horizontal of 1945 in The RAF Club, ably arranged by Axel Probst/WorldOfPort.de.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• The apéritifs:
  • 10Y Andresen, bottled 1945;
  • 1945 Massandra Crimean ‘Port’;
  • 2013 O Port Unidade;
  • 1945 Cruz Veludo colheita;
• The vintages:
  • 1945 Royal Oporto (THRA);
  • 1945 Rebello Valente (GW);
  • 1945 Feuerheerd (CP);
  • 1945 Rozès (WPS);
  • 1945 Morgan (DRT);
  • 1945 Eira Velha (DRT);
  • 1945 Quinta do Noval (GW);
  • 1945 Constantino (AP);
  • 1945 Offley (THRA);
  • 1945 Ferreira (CP);
  • 1945 Cockburn (AP);
  • 1945 Sandeman (GTDS);
  • 1945 Ramos Pinto (VvC);
  • 1945 Warre (PW);
  • 1945 Dow (JDAW);
  • 1945 Graham (WG);
  • 1945 Fonseca (AHB);
  • 1945 Kopke (WPS);
  • 1945 Niepoort (RAYC);
  • 1945 Taylor (AHB);
  • 1945 Croft (DJ);
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Announcement.

Sealed with a cork branded Martinez 1945. A reddish brown colour, 40% opaque. Warm on the nose, a touch of furniture polish and some acetone. Elegant on the palate, some dusty cherry on the mid palate; sweet and elegant. Rather a light style, very much elegant and spicy rather than a power of a port. Some heat on the aftertaste, then an elegant and slightly dry finish that is full of cranberry and library dust. A lovely port in a delicate and elegant style. 93/100.

Later this port had become thinner and lighter and was much less impressive.

Ck45. red-pink, 30% opaque. Palate saccharine, and very hot. Then faint red cherry. Later it was better, though still simple.

Axel P: pray say more about this non-declared declaration.

(THRA left his notes behind, and has given permission to JDAW for them to be posted. Because of the faintness of the pencil, the contrast has been digitally enhanced.)