1963 Croft

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tasted at the Night Before Bastille Day tasting on July 13, 2017.

Bottled by Charles Kinloch. Deep burnt orange in colour, 50% opaque. Sweet oranges on the nose, full of candied orange zest like you find for sale in the markets of Dubrovnik. Sweet and thick entry, lots of slightly smoky bitter-sweet orange and a slight creaminess. A delicious burnt orange aftertaste and an enormous and long finish. A beautiful wine. Served blind, this was guessed to be Croft 1970. 93/100. 13-Jul-17. 13 hours double decanted.

[jdaw1]

On Thursday 13th July and handful of us got together to share some port.

• Review thread;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval;
• 1966 Quinta do Noval;
• Organising thread.

[jdaw1]

Cr63, brought by IDJ. Red, 40% opaque. Dry start, with a hint red cherry. Slightly over-mature.