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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.

Mature red colour, deep brick-red; 60%. Some farmyard on the nose, lively fruit with lots of citrus fruit and cherry. Sweet and syrupy entry. Delicious mature fruit flavours swamp the palate yet reveal a hint of tannins. Huge amounts of sweet cherry fruit on the palate, despite the alcoholic heat. The heat burns on the finish and warms the inside of the lips on the aftertaste. Then a fantastic finish of sweet, concentrated cherries. A real Taylor powerhouse. Very impressive port. 96/100. Decanted 3 hours.

T45. Darkish red, 50% opaque. Nose of dark cherry. Palate of bright red fruit, with heat. Lighter than perfect. Definitely strawberries.

(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.)