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We gathered in the Bung Hole on Wednesday ^nd October 2013, mostly because AHB was in town.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1966 Dow (TLW);
• 1983 Dow (AHB);
• 1963 Croft (JDAW);
• 1967 Sandeman (RAYC #1);
• 1960 Noval (THRA);
• 1970 Graham (KZZM);
• 1970 Dow, Berry Bros & Rudd (AHB?);
• 2007 Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio (RAYC #2);
• Placemats, alas wrongly dated, and parameters by which made;
• Planning and arrangements.

G70. Dark red, 45% opaque.Big unctuous, sweet. Huge in palate. Red fruit. Brooding dark tones behind. A Mr Darcy type character at the table.

Year and shipper guessed by me: two of my three points.

Oddly, my note says very little on the nose. A full, rich wine that I thought was perfect drinking now - and thought it to be an older Graham than it was. Lots of fruit, good length. An excellent port.

Orange rim, light red centre. Restrained nose, with some roasted chestnuts and smokiness. Rounded and velvety texture, quite thick. Generous levels of sweet fruit but perfect balancing acidity. A distinct burst of Seville Oranges on the aftertaste, then a very long and frgrant finish of red apples. Served blind this was guessed to be Fonseca 1970. 94/100. Drunk 02-Oct-13. Decanted 8½ hours.