NV Graham Crusted 1927

[jdaw1]

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The traditional gathering to taste bottles from the Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends, in the Bell.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Sticky labels and other sheets;
• Planning and arrangements.

[djewesbury]

The neck label bore the name of a Dutch shipper (Dirk read it out for us), but it was concluded that this was Oporto bottled.

This was a mid-deep chestnut, with a simple woody nose. Rather sweet. I found this somewhat medicinal - a little like cough syrup - but I don't think anyone agreed.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Light orange in colour, 10% opaque. Slightly oxidised nose, but nicely dusty fruit full of raisins and some countering acidity. Sweet and soft entry, but with a slightly oxidised palate. Mature finish with lovely complexity. Sweet fruit, perhaps a little simple, but with some sugary soft milk chocolate on the finish. 87/100.