1960 Delaforce

[DRT]

Cork pushed in and then removed intact using the bag-in-the-bottle method. Nice clear branding "Delaforce Vintage Port 1960 Bottled 1962". Decanted through coffee filter.

On Decanting
Light ruby with a touch of brown at the edge. Spicy nose - nice thick texture. Slightly woody and hot but a lovely caramel finish.

+ 3 Hours
Softer on the nose but no fruit coming through. The woodyness has gone and now has citrus flavours and a lighter texture. The heat has reduce considerably but still gives a warm glow.

It will be interesting to see how this develops over 24 hours as I'll be taking it along to Tom's tomorrow night to help celabrate his birthday

Derek

[Simon Lisle]

I don't think I've ever tasted this one so I'm quite eager to find out how it develops

[jdaw1]

Cork pushed in and then removed intact using the bag-in-the-bottle method. Nice clear branding "Delaforce Vintage Port 1960 Bottled 1962".

Which direction of branding? You might recall that a Df63 recently tasted had a horizontally-branded cork (picture).

[DRT]

This was branded vertically along the length of the cork over three lines of text bound by a rectangular box. On looking again I now see that the word Port is not used.

Derek

[uncle tom]

We sampled this one on my birthday, Derek noting that it was less hot after 24 hours. It shared a peppery note with the De35.

I thought we'd finished the bottle, but when clearing up last night I realised that the bottle (un-stoppered) still held a couple of glasses.

So after 48 hours, I polished it off.

It was much improved on the day before, less peppery, better integrated and the fire gone - did the air exposure do that? I'm not sure..

Having another 11 bottles in the cellar, I may serve this to the masses on my 50th in 2 years time.

Anyway, score 5-4

Tom