1960 Croft

[jdaw1]

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Placemats;
• 1960 Cockburn;
• 1960 Sandeman;
• 1960 Ferreira;
• 1960 Delaforce;
• 1960 Croft;
• 1960 Fonseca;
• 1960 Taylor;
• 1960 Quinta do Noval;
• 1960 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• 1960 Quinta do Rei;
• 1960 Dow;
• 1960 Graham;
• 1960 Warre;
• 1960 Martinez;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Cr60: nose closed, with dark-fruit sweetness. Lots of heat tip of tongue lots. Full sweetness, rich, but the heat too much. Much better structured than the Fonseca, which I attributed to the better acidity.

[Chris Doty]

THIS is port! Spirited, vervre, and decent fruit (from the family of Orange?). Lacks some intensity, but achieves an enjoyable harmony. 90pts, and my WOTN.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Mid red colour, darkest of the flight (which included Fonseca, Taylor, Noval and Noval Nacional). Slightly hot on the nose, with dusty rapsberries showing. Full bodied, but very spicy with the remains of the tannins showing through the redcurrant. Nice layering and worth holding on the palate for some time. Gentle aftertaste, with a quick burst of heat followed by long finish of red licorice and slightly sour cherries. 87/100.

[DRT]

Complex nose with a little spirit. Very smooth - chocolate - very long but quite medicinal and numbing. Later I noted "oranges".