1970 Dow

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1970 Dow

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On Tuesday 11th October 2011, at the RAF Club, was held a ‘square’ tasting of {Dow, Fonseca, Graham, Taylor} × {1963, 1966, 1970, 1977}. Our honoured guest was Cynthia Jenson, official blogger to the Symingtons.

Links:Before being unblinded D70 was ‟i70”.
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i70, lated identified as D70: perfect red, 70% opaque. ‟Nice port smell”, I wrote non-helpfully. Heat. Light menthol. Red fruit. Eucalyptus. Middle-weight.
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I enjoyed this a lot, though i felt it slightly lost amidst the brawnier ports that surrounded it. I do prefer the D'66 by some distance right now, but this is considerably younger to behold. Showed consistently with my other experience of Dow 70 ****
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Graham’s 1948
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Deep red core, 80% opaque. Gorgeous nose, full of perfect fruit. Sharp - almost sour - impact with considerable acidity and faint remnants of tannins. The flavours build nicely, but always an unpleasant sharpness. Sweet rosehips show on the finish with a sweet essence. This gives teh impression of needing a little more time. Served blind and guessed to be the Dow. 86/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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