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We drank Croft. We drank Croft, at the Boot & Flogger, on Tuesday 7th November 2023.

• Review of evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1927 Croft;
  • 1935 Croft;
  • 1945 Croft;
  • 1950 Croft;
  • 1955 Croft;
  • 1960 Croft;
  • 1963 Croft;
  • 1966 Croft;
  • 1970 Croft;
  • 1975 Croft;
  • 1977 Croft;
  • 1991 Croft;
  • 1994 Croft;
  • 2000 Croft;
  • 2003 Croft;
  • 2011 Croft;
  • 2017 Croft;
• Placemats, and the food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

2040 open and double decant. A lovely garnet. Huge amounts of sludgey sediment.

QA sample from the dregs has a minty nose with a bit of heat. The heat’s quite dominant on the palate too, although there’s some plum. Sulking a bit, let’s see what it’s like tomorrow.

60% opacity, blood red. Jammy, redcurrant, slightly mid weight.

Red. Muted nose. Hint of VA? Palate is plummy and orangey. Fruit cake, then prunes.