1970 Croft
1970 Croft
A Ragbag of Good Port, Monday 19 September 2011, at the Steak Exchange. Links:
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- Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 1970 Croft
Medium colour and quite dry in the mouth; Not huge or long (at least compared with the other ports in this offline), but very nice. Slightly acid, but seemed as though it would pair superbly with soft blue cheese (and I will buy a bottle to do exactly that). Very good.
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Re: 1970 Croft
35% opaque; pale red in colour and starting to brick. Subdued on the nose, slightly medicinal and harsh. Lovely balance on the entry, showing sweet fruit and good balancing acidity but there is an unexpected harshness to the aftertaste and a hollow finish with a soapy tone. Not showing well. 83/100.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: 1970 Croft
A brief note: Strange nose - Petrol? - powdery dry mid palate.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn