- 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.
1983 Fonseca
1983 Fonseca
Tom arranged a 1983 horizontal at the Boot & Flogger.
Re: 1983 Fonseca
My bottle - first of two from C&B broking list in 2019. Good level (into neck) and excellent cork. Initial QA sample good (the night before the tasting)...
...but by the next evening, nose was off with stewed/cooked character.
Palate better, but some unpleasant bitterness on aftertaste.
Not good - suspect a storage issue earlier in life. Not looking forward to the second bottle.
...but by the next evening, nose was off with stewed/cooked character.
Palate better, but some unpleasant bitterness on aftertaste.
Not good - suspect a storage issue earlier in life. Not looking forward to the second bottle.
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- Fonseca 1980
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Re: 1983 Fonseca
Watery rim.
Nose spirity and orangey.
A bit hot on the palate.
This was not very pleasant.
Nose spirity and orangey.
A bit hot on the palate.
This was not very pleasant.
Re: 1983 Fonseca
F83. My note consisted of the one word “No”.
Plus a colour note of red-red-brown, 30% opaque.
Plus a colour note of red-red-brown, 30% opaque.
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- Quinta do Noval LBV
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Re: 1983 Fonseca
E: Red tending to brown at the rim.
N: An unwanted nose of hot stewed fruit.
P: Hot and acrid on the palate.
Not at all enjoyable.
N: An unwanted nose of hot stewed fruit.
P: Hot and acrid on the palate.
Not at all enjoyable.
Re: 1983 Fonseca
30% opacity, and that's it.