1970 Croft

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1970 Croft

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With Andy Velebil visiting from California, it would have been rude not to. So we did, in The Bung Hole, on Tuesday 8th October 2013.

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Cr70. Red, 40% opaque. RAYC rightly observed ‟boiled sweets, rhubarb custard”. A pleasant enough port, but failed to stand up to some of the other company.
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Medium red in colour; 60% opaque. Gentle nose, full of raspberry tea. Lovely fruit with elegance on the palate. Medium bodied with gentle woody tannins; a nice palate presence that is full of sweet raspberry. Green woody tannins show on the aftertaste before a long finish of raspberry and black tea. 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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