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I have the voting sheet with me and will examine the evidence a little later today.

forest26 wrote: ↑16:10 Mon 13 Oct 2025 Just got into London - checking in - I will be there at 6
Had to come straight from work without decanting tools - anticipating that one of you will be more prepared than I

I’m sure we will be able to cope.

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nac wrote: ↑11:13 Mon 13 Oct 2025 Going to be in London in advance of 1800 kick-off.
Anyone fancy meeting at 67 beforehand?

Definitely!

I’m leaving Wokingham 2 hours later than originally planned and have some errands to run when I’ve dropped my bottles off. But will see you there later.

What a great looking bottle!

1970 Taylor Colheita, bottled in 75cl in 2020. A rich olive brown colour. Hugely expressive on the nose. Intense acidity on the nose, bright but thick and sweet with the intensity just overwhelming. Big and uncompromising without a lot of complexity. 90/100. Tasted at the pre-event lunch to the Gran...

1970 Quinta de Santa Barbara, from centro de estudos vitivinicola do douro. Decanted 2 hours. A pale olive brown colour, slightly cloudy and with a green toned rim. A little râncio on the nose, sharp edged and sweet but on the palate this is light, hollow and a little bitter. Perhaps some faint dark...

1970 Quevedo White Colheita “Very Old White Port” bottled in 2019. 75cl. Open 30 minutes. A darker orange colour compared to the Devesa 1970 tasted alongside. Orange caramel on the nose. Slightly thickened texture but this is a wine which hits the palate with joyous acidity. There is a beautiful bal...

1970 Palmer, bottled 2021 in 75cl. An identical dark brown to the Maynard served alongside. On the palate the wine is a little fresher than the Maynard but there is a similar concentration and acidity. A little more elegant and balanced than the Maynard, but not to the extent that I believe this is ...

1970 Niepoort, bottled in 75cl in 1987. A mid-olive brown colour, 50% opaque. Gently spiced star anise on the nose, so wonderfully expressive. Gentle and subtle with a delicious texture and such glorious complexity. A touch of coffee on the aftertaste, then a lovely lingering red toffee finish that ...

1970 Maynard, bottled 2021. Dark brown colour, a touch of bricking. Torrefacted sugar, toffee with just a hint of orange on the nose. On the palate the wine shows a surprising dryness with a rich orange and a gorgeous acidity. A lovely, flavoursome aftertaste with a concentrated orange — but one whe...

1970 The Last Drop, a project by by Ben Howkins and Cristiano van Zeller. Bottled in 2019 in 75cl and boxed (and tasted) alongside a bottle of wine from 1870 (as well as a 5cl bottle of each wine). Ginger brown colour, 40% opaque. Rich and delicious ginger snap nose with the sweetness of caramelised...

1970 The Last Drop, a project by by Ben Howkins and Cristiano van Zeller. Bottled in 2019 in 75cl and boxed (and tasted) alongside a bottle of wine from 1970 (as well as a 5cl bottle of each wine). Very dark brown with an opaque centre. Much more expressive on the nose than the 1970 with a big and r...

1970 Krohn Colheita, bottled in 1983. Opened 90 minutes. Slightly cloudy appearance and a paler colour to the 1970 Taylor (bottled 2020) tasted alongside. Soft and sweet caramel on the nose. On the palate the wine shows a lovely dried fig and date but stuffed with gorgeous acidity. Bright and lively...

1970 Quinta de Devesa White Colheita, bottled in 2021. Open 30 minutes. A gentle golden colour, 20% opaque. Soft, perfumed nose smelling faintly of pineapple. Gentle texture with the sweet fruit a little faint, but nicely balanced by the acidity. A little peppery on the aftertaste, with some heat on...

1970 Quinta do Convento de São Pedro das Águias, bottled in 75cl in 1990. Decanted 5 hours. A rich, dark rosewood colour, 50% opaque. Expressive nose with a rich but sharp caramelised orange. Such smoothness on the palate, with a generous volume of flavour. A sweet treacle matched by a powerful and ...

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1970 Feuerheerd. Dark rose red colour. Deliciously bold on the nose, with a rich and dark raspberry and bramble nose. The richness of the fruit doesn’t quite match up with the palate, which is a little hollow compared to the nose. Fierce and acidic aftertaste with a baked raspberry aftertaste and fi...

1970 Royal Oporto. Very pale, a slightly red shade of amber. Astonishing nose - full of instant coffee! Slightly thickened texture on the palate with the fruit tasting distinctly of coffee. Some redcurrant on the aftertaste, and a really lovely long redcurrant finish. 86/100. Oporto bottled. Double ...

1970 Butler Nephew. Pale rose in colour. Little on the nose with a hint of flabby fruit. Smooth redcurrant jelly on the palate, flavoured with brown sugar. Pleasant redcurrant aftertaste, but one which fades quickly to something a little less pleasant. 85/100. Oporto bottled. Double decanted 10 hours.

1970 Morgan. Attractive rose red colour, 30% opaque. Very little in the nose but there is a bit of soapy redcurrant. Very nice on the palate and with a long and lovely aftertaste and finish. Delicious bitter sloe fruit persists all over the mouth. Rather good. 89/100. Oporto bottled. Double decanted...

1970 Krohn. A pale rose red, 30% opaque. A little raspberry jelly on the nose and on the palate. Light, distinctly bitter red fruit on the palate. Surprisingly intense on the mid-palate. A little VA shows on the aftertaste, which is otherwise dirty violet fruit. I didn’t like this, but can’t put my ...

1970 Poças. Brick red, slightly cloudy making the opacity very difficult to judge. A little baked on the nose and on the palate where the fruit is dried out and slightly bitter. Bitter, but still rather pleasant. 87/100. Oporto bottled. Double decanted 10 hours.

Happily this bottle was definitely not corked. 1970 Gonzalez Byass. A lovely rose red colour, 50% opaque. Nosing of baked red fruit, sweet and slightly caramelised, with the fruit showing some signs of secondary development. Nice, smooth entry with the fruit showing strongly, but with a little bitte...

1970 Delaforce. An attractive rose red colour, 50% opaque. Sweet redcurrant jelly on the restrained nose. The redcurrant jelly shines on the palate, backed by an attractive acidity. The aftertaste is impressive, full of bitter cranberry fruit, so expressive to be a delight. Youthful in nature with v...

1970 Ramos Pinto. Mature Ruby red colour, 60% opaque. Attractive jellied red berry fruit on the nose. A little harsh on the palate with a bitterness to the acidity overwhelming the mature fruit on the wine. Slightly bitter cranberry dominates the palate, aftertaste and finish. Pleasant enough, but f...

1970 Quinta do Síbio from Real Companhia Vinicola do Norte de Portugal. Slightly cloudy, dark orange appearance. Baked coffee cream on the nose. Creamed coffee on the palate with a hint of orange on the mid-palate. Dry and dusty orange peel on the late palate. A little burst of heat on the aftertast...

1970 Burmester. A lovely brick-red colour, 60% opaque. A nose with a slight touch of VA. A palate which has a distinct touch of VA. NR. Oporto bottled. Double decanted 8 hours.

1970 Cálem Foz. Dark red with a centre that is just transparent. Horribly smelly on the nose with lots of TCA. Not tasted. Not rated. NR. Bottled by the Wine Society. Double decanted 8 hours.

1970 Cálem. Dark red with a hint of bronze in the tone, 90% opaque. Fresh cut red fruit on the nose, nicely expressive. On the palate the texture has a lovely satin smoothness. The wine is rich in black cherry with some cracked red pepper heat. A touch of dry tannins shows on the big black fruit of ...

1970 Rebello Valente. Mature brick red, 50% opaque. Surprisingly restrained on the nose showing a little bruised and battered red fruit. Initially very lightweight on the palate but the fruit shows well in the mid- and late palate. Bright and fresh redcurrant and whitecurrant on the aftertaste and a...

1970 Kopke São Luíz. Mature rose red colour, 60% opaque. Slightly tainted by bottle stink on the nose but on the palate the wine is better with some sweet fruit backed by gentle tannins. Light and lacking, delivering some heat on the aftertaste before a pleasant redcurrant settles in. Drinkable, but...

1970 Cockburn, from a case which was the first case bought and stored by Ben Read! Mature bronze colour, about 70% opaque. A strange nose, perhaps with a little VA intruding onto the fruit. The VA shows on the palate as a bitter tone to the sweet fruit. Bitter on the aftertaste and finish. Sadly for...

1970 Martinez. Bottled by the Wine Society. Attractive bronze colour, 50% opaque. Slightly dirty nose, not showing very much. Nice flavours and structure on the palate, dried fruit with an impressive tannic core nearly fully integrated into the fruit. The dried fruit and orange citrus shines brightl...

1970 Offley. An attractive dark bronze colour, 80% opaque. Fragrant nose with attractive floral elements. The palate is a little flabby, a little hollow, but with some fruit appearing on the mid-palate. A nice rose-hip aftertaste before a tangerine oil finish of good length. Very nice. 89/100. Oport...

1970 Sandeman. Bronze red colour, 40%. Slightly dusty dried red fruit on the nose. Lovely dried red fruit on the palate, bright and ripe, expressing itself gloriously! The aftertaste is gently sweet, fragrant and very long. This is punching way ahead of what I would expect. 93/100. From the cellars ...

1970 Ferreira. Mature bronze colour, 70% opaque. Some gentle dried berry on the nose and palate. Mature fruit all over the palate with an impressive complexity. Lovely lingering brown sugar and baked Bramley apple finish. Lovely. 90/100. Oporto bottled. Double decanted 5 hours.

I'm not sure why JDAW thought the bottle I tasted was "rubbish". I rather liked it... 1970 Avery, from Avery of Bristol. A delightful dark bronze colour, 80% opaque. Nice fresh fruit cocktail on the nose. Silky texture with gentle tannin on a fruit core that is starting to dry out - probab...

1970 Croft. Slightly cloudy, slightly transparent. Virtually closed on the nose but the palate is nicer with a sweet quince fruit balanced by a gentle lemon acidity. There is a little complexity on the palate, and the finish is rather nice with several layers of flavour fading in and out of consciou...

1970 Croft Roêda. Slightly cloudy appearance. A little harsh fruit on the nose. Sweet coffee on the palate, with some bruised cherry on the late palate. The acidity is slightly out of balance with the fully mature fruit. Bruised cherry finish with a bit of heat. Not unpleasant, but not a great wine....

1970 Fonseca. Dark red, hinting at maturity and only just not opaque. Initially closed on the nose this opened with some swirling to reveal some dark bramble fruit, ripe and fragrant. Rich fruit on the palate with tannins holding the fruit in a gilded cage. Big and effusive with so much fruit shinin...

1970 Taylor, private bottling by an Irish country estate. Very dark with a centre that is almost opaque. Big black and red berry fruit on the nose, with fruit on the palate that is so primary! Black wine gums and Bertie Basset liquorice. Massive! The aftertaste is dominated by bramble fruit and blac...

1970 Taylor Vargellas. Brick red colour, attractive appearance, 60% opaque. Lovely sweet cinnamon drops nose. Cinnamon drops on the palate with a gentle tannic dryness to the fruit. There is a slight mustiness to the late palate and finish that makes me wonder if this is very slightly corked. Around...

1970 Quinta do Noval Nacional. Slightly cloudy appearance, but a gentle brick red colour. A very soft cocktail cherry fruit nose. Soft cocktail cherries on the palate with a gentle set of tannins providing a bit of a backbone. Floral and expressive with an impressive and very long finish. Delicious ...

1970 Quinta do Noval. Mature brick red colour, 80% opaque. Initially a nice concentrated fruit on the nose but under the fruit is an unattractive earthiness. Better on the palate with concentrated and sweet red berry fruit with a pleasant acidity keeping the sweetness in check. Good volume and lengt...

1970 Smith Woodhouse. Dark brick red colour, opaque centre with a wide rim. Some fruit on the nose, although a little harsh. On the palate the fruit is sweeter, but surprisingly lacking a little in depth of flavour. Good acidity, with unexpected cola flavoured fruit on the finish. A bit odd, but dri...

1970 Graham. Dark, mature brick red colour, 90% opaque. One of the more expressive noses on the wines in flight 1 with a fresh redcurrant. Sweet fruit on the palate with a touch of burnt rhubarb. Good complexity on the expressive aftertaste, which is dominated by the fruit. Long finish. A big but we...

1970 Dow. Mature brick-red colour, 80% opaque. Fresh strawberry fruit on the nose. A lovely dry Dow style on the palate with expressive ripe fruit showing a nice complexity. Fresh style of fruit on the aftertaste and finish, with the extra acidity keeping the freshness nicely focused. I rather like ...

1970 Warre. Dark brick red, darker than the BBR own selection tasted alongside. Faint but attractive spiced fruit nose. Rather lovely raspberry and bramble fruit on the palate. Elegant and beautifully balanced with a gentle, fruit-led lingering loganberry finish. This is a wine I like! 93/100. Doub...

Fortunately the bottle used for my side of the table was not tainted with TCA. 1970 Berry Brothers Own Selection, from Warre. Brick red colour, 60% opaque. Hollow nose, showing very little. Soft and evolved on the palate with a little redcurrant. The redcurrant fruit lingers very nicely. Rather love...

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