1970 Graham

[jdaw1]

DRT’s annual medical dose of Port from his birth year was administered on Tue 26^th Mar 2019 at The Boot & Flogger.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1960 Graham (from THRA);
• 1960 Warre (from MPM);
• 1960 Croft (from RGO);
• 1963 Graham (from SCP);
• 1963 Morgan (from CMAG);
• 1965 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas (from DRT);
• 1965 Dow Quinta do Bomfim (from AHB);
• 1966 Fonseca (from JDAW);
• 1970 Butler Nephew (from PW);
• 1970 Graham (from BMHR);
• 1970 Fonseca (from DRT);
• 1970 Smith Woodhouse (from IDJ);
• 1977 Warre (from DRL);
• 1977 Taylor (from CPR);
• 1980 Smith Woodhouse (from AKZY);
• The Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

G70. Glorious red, 40% opaque. Palate very varnishy and dry.

[flash_uk]

30% opacity, mature red. Rich red fruits on the nose. Lovely, smooth and rich. Well-balanced, rich, sweet red fruit - cranberries.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Mature brick red colour, 50% opaque. Gentle nose, not showing much but hard work reveals some mature fruit. A lovely entry, thickened glycerol texture, bringing mature fruit and lots of cracked peppercorn heat. Generous complexity with dried fruits and Christmas cake spices. The aftertaste is lively and boisterous with great length and so much complexity. 92/100.