1963 Croft

[jdaw1]

JDAW’s other brother-in-law wanted to attend a tasting, so an emergency was declared, and held on Monday 8th February 2016 at the Boot & Flogger.

I do love an Emergency!

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1960 Butler Nephew (AHB);
• 1963 Croft (MPM);
• 1963 Sandeman (SCD);
• 1963 Martinez (WPS);
• 1970 Fonseca (CPR);
• 1972 Offley Boa Vista (DRT);
• 1977 Cockburn (DRT);
• 1977 Fonseca (PW);
• 1985 Fonseca (JDAW/BKS);
• 1987 Quinta do Noval Nacional (JDAW/BKS);
• 1987 Graham Quinta dos Malvedos (JDAW/BKS);
• 1997 Dow (GLHBD);
• Food order;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

[flash_uk]

25% opacity, brown-orange. Nice mouthfeel, heat and acidity late on the palate. Good structure for a '63. Oranges in the mouth. Later on this port improved a little further.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red and mature appearance, 40% opaque. Spiced and lively on the nose, full of sweet rose petals and red cherries; attractive but less developed than the Butler Nephew 1960 shown alongside this port. Harsher on the palate than the Butler Nephew 1960; hot and hinting of sweet fruit - redcurrants and cranberries - and with a growing dose of sherbet lemon acidity. The sherbet lemons dominate the aftertaste and lead to a rather odd, saccharine infused raspberry flavoured finish of good length. 88/100. Drunk 08-Feb-16. Decanted 1 hour.

[Doggett]

Cr63 A lovely mature port. Maybe fading slightly, but still very red in colour. A slight tawnying to the taste, but with good balance and welcome heat and spice on a long finish.
89/90 Points

[jdaw1]

Cr63. Red, 40% opaque. Palate of red cherries and raspberries. Soft, very rich for age. Later the raspberries had become more prominent.