2000 Croft

[DRT]

Served blind at this off-line at the Crusting Pipe, London, on 9th March 2010.

The ports:

• Croft 1982
• Croft 2000
• Croft 1985 x2*
• Niepoort 2003
• Taylor 1980*
• Taylor Quinta da Terra Feita 1986
• Warre 1970
• Warre 1977
• Warre 1983

Wines marked "*" were purchase on the night at TCP due to a world record consumption of 1 bottle each in less than 2 hours, which included dinner

[DRT]

For some unknown reason I failed to take a note of this one.

The guesses:

• DJP: Taylor 2000 (1 point)
• RLC: Noval 1970 (0 points)
• WS1: Warre 1994 (0 points)
• CSD: Niepoort 1992 (0 points)
• AHB: knew what it was before tasting it (0 points)
• DRT: brought this bottle (0 points)
• MKD: 1994 (0 points)

Group score: 1/12

[angeleyes]

For some unknown reason I failed to take a note of this one.

Likewise. Left all my notes on the table, and can't remember this one!

[Chris Doty]

This bottle was quite tricky for me to score. Obviously very young and quite closed, it showed decent structure, but it was hard to get a look at the fruit though the acid and tannin. I have really enjoyed Croft VP lately, so I may pick one up as a flyer. 84? (with 89-91 potential?)

[WS1]

The only bit I remeber that it had a very dark red to black colour and was fairly closed. Also had some chocolate flavours and a longe finish noted. All the ingredients are there. In ~20 years this should develop into a very good Port indeed.