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Neil arranged a magnificent tasting to commemorate VE day, postponed by ᴄoᴠiᴅ until eventually held in the Lutyens Room at 67 Pall Mall on Wednesday 8th September 2021.

Links:

• Review of event as a whole;
• 20Y Ramos Pinto, bot. 1968;
• 1942 Fonseca Guimaraens;
• 1942 Sandeman;
• 1945 Sandeman;
• 1945 Ferreira;
• 1945 Martinez;
• 1945 Taylor;
• 1947 Tuke Holdsworth;
• 1948 Mackenzie;
• 1948 Taylor;
• 1950 Dow;
• 1940 Diez;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats (in list of placemats);
• Placemat software issue 154, Boustrophedon flag in PackingStyles;
• Placemat software issue 155, Printer test, following failure of default value of TastingNotesColumnStrokeCode.

Mz45. red-orange, 20% opaque. Nose dry with a touch of spearmint. Palate huge, soft raspberries, very long adn gentle and fully mature and did I mention raspberries? and just wonderful. My WOTN, but the team preferred the T45.

Orange. Nose of highest quality cardboard (not a criticism) at first but it unfurled. Lighter port. Fully mature. Raspberries. Violets, later. Very good but a notch below a bottle I had about 10 years ago.

Martinez 1945, opened at 08.30, decanted at 14.15 and tasted at 20.30. Less opaque than the Fr45, less showing on the nose. Gentle nose, a little mature fruit. Soft on the palate, mature dried fruit, sweet sultanas and cranberries. Lovely balance, soft and gentle. The aftertaste and finish are delicious, full of sweet red liquorice. Lovely. 90/100.

30% opacity, copper-amber. Caramel and some grapefruit on the nose. Crisp, citric hints - grapefruit. Lovely balance.