NV Croft Tawny 20YO (bottled 1978)

[jdaw1]

Some regulars gathered on Tuesday 10th July 2012 in The Bung Hole, for a Blind emergency.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 2004 Quinta da Gaivosa LBV (bot 2009);
• 1980 Taylor;
• 1962 Dow LBV;
• 1940 Dalva Reserve bot 1990;
• 1955 Gonzalez Byass;
• 1960 Warre;
• 1996 Warre Quinta da Cavadinha;
• 20Y Croft tawny, bot 1978;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Cr 20Y tawny. ‟Diarrhoea colour, horrible”, I wrote, though less well spelt. Nose had sweetness. Taste was overwhelmed by acidity, and there was nothing to add to RLC’s ‟Shot to pieces”.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Described on the label as "Port of Great Age"; a wood aged port with a surprising amount of sediment in the bottle. Cloudy, mid-brown in colour. Gentle toffee and lime juice on the nose, slightly dirty. Dry and slightly harsh entry, with lots of acidity on the palate - but this is followed by a very pleasant sweet yellow gooseberry. The aftertaste is lovely and the finish very tasty. This was bottle number 12252. 86/100.