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jdaw1
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by jdaw1 » 11:22 Tue 31 Mar 2015
On Tuesday 31
st March 2015 we gathered in the
Boot & Flogger for a tasting to say goodbye to
Magnus, who is returning to Sweden. The theme was initially ‘Blind and informal’, to which
DRT added some birthday 1965s.
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by jdaw1 » 12:22 Wed 01 Apr 2015
GM65. Red-brown, 30% opaque. The best of the ’65s, the sweetest, and some fruit still showing. Grahamesque blackberries. Fuller than mid weight.
Perhaps the only one of the ’65s that showed its shipper’s character.
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PopulusTremula
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by PopulusTremula » 11:05 Thu 02 Apr 2015
Wonderfully amber and dark orange in colour. Hard to resist picking up the glass simply on account of its appearance. I thought the nose initially had some fleeting volatile notes but after that initial hit i failed to detect them. Simply gorgeous port, some orange peel, soft mature fruit and well integrated spirit. Grade-A port.
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DRT
- Fonseca 1966
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by DRT » 21:42 Thu 02 Apr 2015
PopulusTremula wrote:Grade-A port.
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I love this stuff. This is a seriously good Port from a seriously sub-standard vintage. As Julian says it shows the character of the shipper and is full, complex and delicious. A very nice Port to save for my significant birthdays.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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flash_uk
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by flash_uk » 16:48 Mon 27 Apr 2015
40% opacity, orange-red-brown. Didn't write anything else, but definitely enjoyed it!
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AHB
- Quinta do Noval Nacional 1962
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by AHB » 12:11 Sat 02 May 2015
Mature red colour with a modest rose coloured rim; 30% opaque. A lovely spiced fruit nose, full of rosehip syrup. A lovely palate, smooth and thick in texture. Fragrant and floral palate, full of mature fruit. Delicious aftertaste, full and rich with a great body and richness. Great acidity keeping everything in focus. A long and wonderful finish of bitter marmalade. 90/100.