1970 Cockburn

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Graham’s 1977
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1970 Cockburn

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30% opacity, red-brown, nice and clear. Tobacco on the nose. Gentle heat all along the palate, slightly bitter edge, coffee grinds? I guessed Cr70.
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Ck70 = “RLC”: red-pink, 30% opaque. Initially heat and acidity with no fruit. Later sweetness showed, which nicely balanced the acidity.
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