1977 Gould Campbell

[jdaw1]

1977s were tasted by a strict subset of the obvious folks, on Tuesday 11^th June 2024, at the Boot & Flogger, as arranged by Martin Coulson.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1977 Warre;
  • 1977 Dow;
  • 1977 Graham;
  • 1977 Gould Campbell;
  • 1977 Smith Woodhouse;
  • 1977 Berry’s Own Selection ≈ Quarles Harris;
  • 1977 Offley Boa Vista;
  • 1977 Ferreira;
  • 1977 Sandeman;
  • 1977 Fonseca Panascal;
  • 1977 Fonseca;
  • 1977 Taylor;
  • 1977 Croft;
  • 1977 Delaforce;
  • 1977 Morgan;
  • 1977 Ramos Pinto;
  • 1977 Niepoort;
  • 1977 Royal Oporto;
  • 1977 Morano;
  • 1977 Ducal;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

[winesecretary]

From magnum. Incredibly dark colour. Big fruit on nose. Big butch port on palate, slightly coarse, in this magnum format perhaps fifty years from ready.

[nac]

Very dark. Not much on the nose to start with but evolved over the evening.
Plenty of fruit but with a slightly metallic note on the finish.

[jdaw1]

GC77, dark dark dark red, 80% opaque. First attempt: baga-tastic, with mid-palate cigarette smoke and black pepper. Baga!

Later still had the baga hollowness mid-palate.

[flash_uk]

From magnum.
70% opacity, deep dark red. Rich and lively bramble nose.
Lovely full and chewy mouthfeel, bramble, blackberry, super balance and a long bramble finish. Still some softening and evolution to come for this (in magnum).

[rich_n]

Nose: red cherries with spice, but subtle
Palate: beautiful fruit heavy entry with chocolate and a touch of tobacco. Very spicy mid-palate with a lot of pepper. This is very young still! Tannic grip well into the finish which is full of red cherries. Lovely stuff - V good.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Gould Campbell 1977, from magnum: Very dark colour, very youthful. Wide rim. Glorious perfumed nose, full of ripe, sunny bramble. Smooth, satin texture. Bramble, black chemy and lovely tamins. A little menthol on the aftertate; dark chocolate and raspberry truffle finish. So bright on the sweet fruit finish. Wonderful, so full of life yet drinking beautifully. 95/100 and my joint top wine of the night. Decanted 4.5 hours.