1967 Croft Roeda

[jdaw1]

The Bunghole hosted us a second time within a week, this time for vertical of Croft, in the presence of Amanda of Mentzendorff. Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1967 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1970 Croft (magnum);
• 1975 Croft;
• 1977 Croft;
• 1980 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1982 Croft;
• 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 2000 Croft;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

CR67: slightly more opaque than the Cr66, and an edge darker. But to taste definitely lighter, and perhaps a mite simpler. As with the ’66 the red non-cherry non-berry fruit that wasn’t quite a very sweet plum. Again like the ’66, no orange at all. Lovely, but junior to its older siblings.

[DRT]

VA nose, very similar to the 63. Cherry flavours with some tannic dryness but quite simple and a little flat in the finish.

I was surprised when I re-read this note this evening as I remember enjoying this port and might even have included it in my top 3 of the evening!

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red colour. VA shows and dominates the nose. Soft and silky texture, nice balance and lovely cherry flavours. Delicious white chocolate and raspberry finish; good intensity of flavour. Long finish; very tasty port. 88/100.