1970 Butler Nephew

[jdaw1]

DRT’s annual medical dose of Port from his birth year was administered on Tue 26^th Mar 2019 at The Boot & Flogger.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1960 Graham (from THRA);
• 1960 Warre (from MPM);
• 1960 Croft (from RGO);
• 1963 Graham (from SCP);
• 1963 Morgan (from CMAG);
• 1965 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas (from DRT);
• 1965 Dow Quinta do Bomfim (from AHB);
• 1966 Fonseca (from JDAW);
• 1970 Butler Nephew (from PW);
• 1970 Graham (from BMHR);
• 1970 Fonseca (from DRT);
• 1970 Smith Woodhouse (from IDJ);
• 1977 Warre (from DRL);
• 1977 Taylor (from CPR);
• 1980 Smith Woodhouse (from AKZY);
• The Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

BN70. Red-brown, 40% opaque. Soft sweet and long; mid weight; lovely.

[flash_uk]

25% opacity, brown-orange. Lovely range on the nose (presumably range of scents!?). Soft, smooth, lovely rich Christmas cake, long finish.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Mature brick-red colour with a hint of brown on the rim, 30% opaque. Some toffee and red apple on the nose, a little harsh and bruised. Bruised apple fruit flavours lead on the entry, but followed by a lovely peppercorn and brown sugar fatness. Lots of bruised apple acidity and a hint of burnt sugar bitterness settle on the late palate. The aftertaste is big and delivers a lovely (but slightly short) finish. A very nice Port. 90/100.