1977 Fonseca

[jdaw1]

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:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1963: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• 1966: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• 1970: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• 1977: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

Before being unblinded F77 was ‟p77”.

[jdaw1]

p77, lated identified as F77: red, 40% opaque. Concisely I recorded ‟red plum fruit”.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Gentle red colour, 60% opaque. Fresh, perfumed nose - actually slightly odd. Very neutral entry, then slightly sour and dominated by acidity, lacking a little in fruit. Dry and berry dominated aftertaste and finish. Surely this can't be a representative bottle? Served blind and guessed to be the Fonseca. 82/100.