1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F

[jdaw1]

Neil arranged that we taste 1966s at sixty, at the Boot & flogger, on Tuesday 17^th March 2026.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• TNs:
  • 1966 Taylor;
  • 1966 Fonseca (PW);
  • 1966 Fonseca (AHB);
  • 1966 Croft;
  • 1966 Gould Campbell;
  • 1966 Smith Woodhouse;
  • 1966 Dow;
  • 1966 Graham;
  • 1966 Warre;
  • 1966 Ferreira;
  • 1966 Sandeman;
  • 1966 Avery;
  • 1966 Constantino;
  • 1966 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1966 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

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[Christopher]

Thanks for posting so efficiently. No surprise on the winner! Fonseca just seem to have knocked it out the park in that period. Thought the Dow may have been higher
Hope you had a great night and sorry not to be there

[winesecretary]

This was a delightful evening with a significant number of very good ports many of which could have been WOTN in other tastings. While the Fonseca AHB and Fonseca PW were predictably strong, I particularly enjoyed the Avery and Ferreira, both of which were new to me, and the Sandeman, which was a particularly toothsome example.

It was also lovely to see everyone!

My sincere thanks to Neil as organiser.

[Mike J. W.]

This was a delightful evening with a significant number of very good ports many of which could have been WOTN in other tastings. While the Fonseca AHB and Fonseca PW were predictably strong, I particularly enjoyed the Avery and Ferreira, both of which were new to me, and the Sandeman, which was a particularly toothsome example.

It was also lovely to see everyone!

My sincere thanks to Neil as organiser.

Do you know who the producer was for the Avery bottling?

[winesecretary]

@ Mike J.W. - apparently a blend of 5 of Sandeman, 5 of Fonseca, and 1 of Taylor. I am sure there was Taylor in it, as the heat is an unmistakable characteristic.

[Mike J. W.]

@ Mike J.W. - apparently a blend of 5 of Sandeman, 5 of Fonseca, and 1 of Taylor. I am sure there was Taylor in it, as the heat is an unmistakable characteristic.

Interesting. Thanks George.

[Bertie3000]

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[nac]

An enjoyable evening, but not really blown away by anything.
Will probably continue to buy 66s when they're good value but unlikely to actively seek them out.

[mcoulson]

An enjoyable evening, but not really blown away by anything.
Will probably continue to buy 66s when they're good value but unlikely to actively seek them out.

I agree with that lot ... WOTN for me was the company which as always was brilliant

[Alex M]

An excellent evening with great company. Concur with the above. Good wines but I will not seek out unless excellently priced. Enjoyed Warre, Fonseca and Noval.

[Andy Velebil]

Some time ago we said the same thing about 1963’s. Then they came out of whatever phase they went into and were fabulous again. Do you think the same has now happened to the 1966’s?

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Some time ago we said the same thing about 1963’s. Then they came out of whatever phase they went into and were fabulous again. Do you think the same has now happened to the 1966’s?

Very possible. They have gone into the current phase from a rock solid position - I think it would be unwise to say they won’t ever come back to a good place.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Some time ago we said the same thing about 1963’s. Then they came out of whatever phase they went into and were fabulous again. Do you think the same has now happened to the 1966’s?

And a few years before that we were saying the same thing about the 1960s.

I wonder if there’s something to be learned from this…?