1983 Offley

[jdaw1]

Tom arranged a 1983 horizontal at the Boot & Flogger.

• Review of the evening as a whole
• 1983 Noval Nacional;
• 1983 Fonseca;
• 1983 Taylor;
• 1983 Graham;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Quarles Harris;
• 1983 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1983 Warre;
• 1983 Berry Bros;
• 1983 Cockburn;
• 1983 Kopke;
• 1983 Offley;
• 1983 Cálem;
• 1983 Feuerheerd;
• 1983 Niepoort;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[nac]

OK. No faults, but nothing much going on. 4/7.

[winesecretary]

Really good deep colour.
There is some pleasure in this. Possibly under-decanted.

[jdaw1]

O83. Dark dark red. Lovely start; then weird mint. Eventually I decided that it was wrong.

[M.Charlton]

E: Dark/mid-red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Cherry sweetness, toasted almonds.
P: Pleasantly surprised by this, with a rich sweet finish of good length. (1 point).

[Alex Bridgeman]

Opened at 19.00 the night before the tasting, decanted at 07.00 and drunk at 20.00.

Dark red colour with an opaque centre and a medium rim. Subdued on the nose showing almost nothing. Sweet strawberry jam on the palate with attractive soft black chocolate tannins - fresh and delightful. Cocoa coated bright, fresh fruit aftertaste and a long, lively finish. 90/100.