1970 Gould Campbell
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1970 Gould Campbell vintage port
Bottled by Tanners. Darkest of the wines of the night; rich and red in colour, about 60% opaque. Slightly muted on the nose, mostly showing secondary redcurrants with a bit of spice. Lovely rich texture in the mouth, medium- to full-bodied, with a big acidic core through the heart of a huge mandarin flavour. A touch of bitterness in the mandarin. A big aftertaste, with a full finish of red boiled sweets that brought a slight medicinal tone. Lovely port, probably drinking as well as it ever will. 91/100. Drunk 27 September 2010.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: 1970 Gould Campbell vintage port
In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:
- Friday 24 September 2010
- 1992 Vesuvio reserve colheita;
- 1960 Fonseca (α alpha);
- 1963 Graham (β beta);
- 1963 Taylor (γ gamma);
- 1977 Graham (tregnum) (δ delta);
- Saturday 25 September 2010
- 1970 Niepoort (η eta);
- 1977 Gould Campbell (θ theta);
- 1970 Warre (ι iota);
- 1960 Dow (κ kappa);
- 1970 Dow (λ lambda);
- 1958 Warre (μ mu);
- 1934 Warre (ν nu);
- Sunday 26 September 2010
- 1963 Fonseca (Ï„ tau);
- 1966 Fonseca (Ï… upsilon);
- 1970 Fonseca (φ phi);
- 1977 Fonseca (χ chi);
- 1994 Vesuvio (ψ psi);
- Monday 27 September 2010, afternoon
- 1992 Quevedo colheita (а a);
- 1994 Quevedo colheita (б be);
- 1996 Quevedo colheita (в ve);
- 2000 Quevedo colheita (г ge);
- 2004 Quevedo LBV (д de);
- 2008 Quevedo Quinta Vale D’Agodinho (е ie);
- 1970 Offley Boa Vista;
- Monday 27 September 2010, evening
Re: 1970 Gould Campbell vintage port
GC70: second darkest at the table. Nose subdued, with dark plum. Boiled sweets / cough mixture. Very sweet and delicious. In the mouth very sweet. Big flavour of plums. Black Maynards wine gums. Lovely.
Later slightly hollow, though still lovely. Much liked by me.
Later slightly hollow, though still lovely. Much liked by me.