1970 Rebello Valente

[Alex Bridgeman]

Decanted at 13.00, drunk at 19.30. Mature red in tone but very light, perhaps 20% opaque. Restrained nose showing only a little dirty fruit. Starting to dry out on the palate, although the mid-palate shows some slightly dirty sweet and candied red fruit. Cranberry aftertaste, with some dry edges, changing in to a blackcurrant lozenge on the good length finish. 86/100. Tasted at the TPF Awards on 07-Feb-23. Decanted 6½ hours.

[jdaw1]

I suggest we have The Port Forum awards ceremony!

And so we did, on Tuesday 7th February 2023, at the Boot & flogger, with live broadcast on the BBC, ITV, NBC, Fox, Disney, and YouTube.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1960 Burmester;
• 1970 Croft;
• 1970 Delaforce;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1960 Graham;
• 1985 Martinez;
• 1970 Noval;
• 1970 Rebello Valente;
• 1970 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1966 Warre;
• 1970 Warre;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

RV70, decanted 13:00. Red-pink, 30% opaque. Watery; heat; some maraschino cherries.

[flash_uk]

40% opacity, mature red, very clear. Caramels and red fruit. Soft and smooth, rounded, dusty red fruit, faint peppery hints.