2003 Croft

[jdaw1]

We tasted 2003s, at the Boot & Flogger, on Tuesday 18th March 2025, as organised by Michael Charlton.

Links

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  1. 2003 Portal;
  2. 2003 Portal+;
  3. 2003 Niepoort;
  4. 2003 Niepoort Secundum = Fortnum & Mason;
  5. 2003 Kopke;
  6. 2003 Burmester;
  7. 2003 Cálem;
  8. 2003 Sandeman Vau;
  9. 2003 Quinta do Noval;
  10. 2003 Tesco;
  11. 2003 Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference;
  12. 2003 Cockburn;
  13. 2003 Quinta de Roriz;
  14. 2003 Gould Campbell;
  15. 2003 Warre;
  16. 2003 Dow;
  17. 2003 Graham;
  18. 2003 Quinta do Vesuvio;
  19. 2003 Fonseca;
  20. 2003 Taylor;
  21. 2003 Croft;
  22. 2003 Krohn;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and organisation.

[M.Charlton]

Croft 2003.

[jdaw1]

Founded in 1678, Croft is recognised as one of the great producers of Vintage Port. The distinctive style of the firm’s Vintage Ports derives from its famous estate of Quinta da Roêda whose ripe and powerfully fruity wines are the heart of the Croft vintage blend.

[M.Charlton]

The Cr03 was decanted, via an unbleached muslin cloth, at Newcastle Central station at 0735 on 18/3/25. The QA sample proved promising, and the contents of the decanter were placed under vacuum at 1145.

[rich_n]

Nose is full of fudge. Fruit bomb on entry - a blackberry compote. Some minerality in the mid palate and a nice drying tannic finish. A touch of pepper late. Good.