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On Tuesday 11th October 2017, at the Boot and Flogger we held the long-planned much-procrastinated Gould Campbell vertical, its final and most splendid organiser being IDJ.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1927 Gould Campbell;
• 1934 Gould Campbell;
• 1963 Gould Campbell;
• 1966 Gould Campbell;
• 1970 Gould Campbell;
• 1975 Gould Campbell;
• 1977 Gould Campbell;
• 1980 Gould Campbell (single);
• 1980 Gould Campbell (magnum);
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1985 Gould Campbell;
• 1991 Gould Campbell;
• 1994 Gould Campbell;
• 1997 Gould Campbell;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and organisation.

Decanted 4 hours. 30% opacity, brown, tobacco yellow rim. Sweet and smooth in the mouth, good acidity, though sugary so loses some structure.

Base of neck fill. Lots of fine sediment in the glass has caused the wine to be a little cloudy but when allowed to settle the wine showed as a burnished gold, 20% opaque. A hint of oxidation touches the nose, but otherwise it reveals a delicate stewed rhubarb. Light and elegant on the palate, delicate but delicious with brown sugar and honey flavours supported by a good lime acidity. Delicate and beautifully fragranced with a fabulous finish and great length with just a touch of birch sap in the flavours. 90/100. Decanted 5 hours.

GC27: cloudy, 3-% opaque. Nose of lovely boiled candy and mocha and wine gums. Palate has heat; big and full; mocha, and black wine gums. Long and fabulous.

Later: still very big and long.