1977 Croft

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Derek in Paris, chez Julian: day 2, Saturday 12th September 2009.

First we opened:

• Dow 1960;
• Dow 1977;
• Croft 1963;
• Graham 1980;
• Smith Woodhouse Madalena 1988;
• Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo 1997.

We had a stroll, to see the Eiffel tower, during which we bought a 1997 Rozès, then the Frenchman arrived so Derek decided that we needed to open two more 1977s.

• Graham 1977;
• Croft 1977;
• Rozès 1997.

The Frenchman left after about two hours.

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Mid-translucent red, with a hint of pink. Immediately after decanting a rather odd nose, perhaps a hint of bottle stink. At D+1 the nose and taste was of oranges: Seville marmalade perhaps. But from D+2hr onwards the dominant fruit was strawberry, both in nose and mouth. At which time we both liked this a lot.