1970 Taylor

[jdaw1]

In The Bung Hole, on Wednesday 6th June 2012, we said farewell to everybody’s favourite French-Armenian waitress.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1958 Warre;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1967 Sandeman;
• 1970 Taylor;
• 1985 Taylor (Magnum);
• 1985 Martinez;
• 1991 Croft;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red, richly coloured and 99% opaque. Full aroma, youthful and spicy - really attractive. Rich and full-bodied on the palate; still gently tannic but massively fruity. A touch hot on the aftertaste, but lovely flavours through the wonderful finish of blackcurrant and cocoa nibs. This is a big port that needs another 20 years to hit its plateau. Terrific bottle. 92/100. 14½ hour decant.

[uncle tom]

Another excellent bottle from a vintage that just seems to get better and better..

[jdaw1]

T70, brought by RAYC. Decant time not noted. Colour a glorious red, 60% opaque. Big taste, lovely. Tannin present throughout. Plum, perhaps, but mostly an unspecified red-purple fruit. Easily my WOTN.