1970 Graham

[jdaw1]

We gathered in the Bung Hole on Wednesday ^nd October 2013, mostly because AHB was in town.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1966 Dow (TLW);
• 1983 Dow (AHB);
• 1963 Croft (JDAW);
• 1967 Sandeman (RAYC #1);
• 1960 Noval (THRA);
• 1970 Graham (KZZM);
• 1970 Dow, Berry Bros & Rudd (AHB?);
• 2007 Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio (RAYC #2);
• Placemats, alas wrongly dated, and parameters by which made;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

G70. Dark red, 45% opaque.Big unctuous, sweet. Huge in palate. Red fruit. Brooding dark tones behind. A Mr Darcy type character at the table.

Year and shipper guessed by me: two of my three points.

[TLW]

Oddly, my note says very little on the nose. A full, rich wine that I thought was perfect drinking now - and thought it to be an older Graham than it was. Lots of fruit, good length. An excellent port.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Orange rim, light red centre. Restrained nose, with some roasted chestnuts and smokiness. Rounded and velvety texture, quite thick. Generous levels of sweet fruit but perfect balancing acidity. A distinct burst of Seville Oranges on the aftertaste, then a very long and frgrant finish of red apples. Served blind this was guessed to be Fonseca 1970. 94/100. Drunk 02-Oct-13. Decanted 8½ hours.