1935 Croft

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1935 Croft

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The annual Christmas event, this instance on Thursday 15th December 2011, as always in The Bell, Wendens Ambo, Essex CB11 4JY, and as always with the theme The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends.

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1935 Croft

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Full of large pieces of particulate, but otherwise a deep orange colour; 30% opaque. Modest nose with a little mildly spicy fruit. Mild entry, with an elegant mid-palate. Mature and evolved, almost colheita-like. Massive finish with a huge, slighly hot, finish that is just fabulous. 89/100.
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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Fonseca 1966
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Re: 1935 Croft

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Light colour with lots of bits in it. Very, very sweet and cloying. I guessed Sandeman, probably for no particular reason.
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