1966 Gould Campbell

[jdaw1]

Axel proposed a “Small 1966 Horizontal” to be held on Tuesday 22^nd April 2014 at The Bung Hole, and we obeyed.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1966 Souza colheita bottled 1992;
• 1966 Constantino;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1966 Delaforce;
• 1966 Dow;
• 1966 Fonseca;
• 1966 Gould Campbell;
• 1966 Graham;
• 1966 Niepoort;
• 1966 Quinta do Noval;
• 1966 Offley;
• 1966 Quarles Harris;
• 1966 Rebello Valente;
• 1966 Sandeman;
• 1966 Taylor;
• 1966 Warre;
• 1966 Niepoort colheita bottled 1985;
• Niepoort Crusted;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

[flash_uk]

255 Opacity, brown-orange. Toffee on the nose. Wonderful creamy caramel smooth entry, very very gentle heat and a long long finish with toffee aftertaste. My WOTN.

[jdaw1]

GC66. Red, 40% opaque. Nose had a hint of bread, but was mostly closed. And to taste, thick and sticky. Very long. And after food, still delicious. Excellent VP.

[Alex Bridgeman]

A lovely brick-red colour, 40% opaque. Little on the nose, really rather subdued. Thick texture, clearly with a high glycerol content that is very enjoyable. On the palate there is a lovely development of powerful and concentrated bitter orange. Big palate, really intense, an intensity which leads through to the orange dominated aftertaste. The finish is long and flavoursome, full of bitter-sweet orange and grapefruit. This is a fine mature port. 91/100. Decanted 6½ hours.

[djewesbury]

Dark mid-brown, with a pink core. Menthol in the nose, but very light. This was disappointing, cardboard creeping in.. toothpaste at the finish, something synthetic.