1970 Croft

[jdaw1]

The Horizontal of 1970s, definite article, was held over two days and five flights, Thursday 2^nd and Friday 3^rd October 2025, at the Boot & Flogger, as organised by Mike who was assisted by Julian.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Bottle pictures;
• Planning, flight 0, Thu 2^nd Oct 2025;
• Planning, flights 1–4, Fri 3^rd Oct 2025;
• Placemats;
• Flight 2 (Fri 3^rd Oct 2025):
  • Taylor Vargellas;
  • Taylor;
  • Fonseca;
  • Croft Quinta da Roêda;
  • Croft;
  • Avery;
  • Ferreira;
  • Sandeman;
  • Offley Boa Vista.

[jdaw1]

Cr70: glorious red, 50% opaque; bright maraschino cherries, lovely silky balance, mid weight. Improved with time in the glass.

[Alex Bridgeman]

1970 Croft. Slightly cloudy, slightly transparent. Virtually closed on the nose but the palate is nicer with a sweet quince fruit balanced by a gentle lemon acidity. There is a little complexity on the palate, and the finish is rather nice with several layers of flavour fading in and out of consciousness. 88/100. Double decanted 5 hours.

[winesecretary]

Note taken on 12/10/25 from sample kindly bottled on night. Nice colour - bright red. Sweet cherry port with attractive tinned red fruit palate. Fully mature - perhaps missing a bit of freshness. Tangy aftertaste. Very pleasant.