1970 Cockburn

[jdaw1]

Daniel declared that there would be an ‘Emergency’ tasting at the Boot & Flogger on Tuesday 21^st July 2015. We obeyed.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1970 Fonseca (DJ);
• 1980 Taylor (JDAW);
• 1982 Kopke São Luiz (AHB);
• 1977 Gould Campbell (CPR);
• 1970 Cockburn (IDJ);
• 1977 Graham (MPM1);
• Graham crusted bottled 1998 (MPM2);
• 1994 Kopke († = CPR2);
• The placemats (and the parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Ck70, from IDJ, decanted 07:30. Red-red-orange, 25% opaque. Palate past prime. Plum fruit, a hint of citrus, and a hint of sourness. Drink up.

Others liked it more than me, it receiving half of the second-place votes.

[djewesbury]

I gave this one point. It was mid brown-red, once again with a dusty cherry nose (I had a dusty cherry in my nose that night) and was really quite like a cherry cough sweet, but in a good way. Bitter, dry, with a light finish and some heat at the end. Good.

[flash_uk]

Decanted 12 hours, 35% opacity, red. Medicinal palate, full mouthfeel. Gentle heat to start, rich, candied syrupy finish. Guessed to be F70.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Crystal clear, a lovely rose red colour. Attractive on the nose with mature fruit and gentle mace spice. Delicious entry, full of sweet fruit with great maturity. Lively and multi-layered, a really fine palate with a very floral late palate. The finish is impressive, full of sweet and spicy fruit. A lovely port. Served blind this was guessed to be Dow 1970. 93/100.