In honour of the visit of Ronnie Roots, a few regulars gathered in The Bung Hole to sample some 1970 ports.
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1970 Sandeman
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
- Posts: 14909
- Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
Re: 1970 Sandeman
Mid red, mid maturity in colour. Perfumed nose with lovely lavender, really delicate and attractive. Lovely texture, mid weight palate presence. Lovely soft charcoal tannins support lots of sweet raspberry fruit. Delightful palate. Wonderful aftertaste and a very full finish of good length, and very sweet at the end. 88/100. 7 hour decant.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- RonnieRoots
- Fonseca 1980
- Posts: 1981
- Joined: 08:28 Thu 21 Jun 2007
- Location: Middle Earth
Re: 1970 Sandeman
Light, but lovely colour changing from ruby to garnet. Slightly dusty / leathery on the nose, but also hints of some very nice red fruit. On the palate some dark plum, cherry and strawberry. Hints of coffee and refined tannin. Not overly complex, but a lovely elegant port that's drinking extremely well.
Re: 1970 Sandeman
S70. Pink-red, 30% opaque. Nose had some red fruit, and a hint of VA. Taste noted only as ‟cherry then strawberry”.