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A theme suggested by Flash: the ‘Sweet-Spot Vintages’, being 1966, 1970, and 1977, in each of Dow, Graham, Taylor, and Warre. So on Wednesday 17^th June 2015 we gathered at Davy’s Woolgate.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• ◊ Dow 1966; ◊ Graham 1966; ◊ Taylor 1966; ◊ Warre 1966;
  ◊ Dow 1970; ◊ Graham 1970; ◊ Taylor 1970; ◊ Warre 1970;
  ◊ Dow 1977; ◊ Graham 1977; ◊ Taylor 1977; ◊ Warre 1977;
  ◊ Sandeman Cask 33; ◊ Sandeman 1977; ◊ Cockburn 1967; ◊ 2013 Sandeman Quinta do Seixo; ◊ Fonseca 1966;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

D66 (originally ‘XII’). Dark red, 50% opaque. Palate slightly sour and dry.

Wow! Beautiful lifted nose, leaping from the glass and full of fruit. Rounded and smooth on the palate, big and lovely with lots of fruit and full of flavour and still with some tannins in the mix. Some youthful touches show on the fruit on the long and very tasty finish. This is really good port but has not yet reached its peak drinking window. Guessed to be Taylor 1970. 94/100.