1980 Taylor

[jdaw1]

London welcomes g-man, The Crusting Pipe, Friday 6th May 2011.

Links:

• Review of evening as a whole;
• 1955 Dow;
• 1958 Dow;
• 1960 Warre;
• 1970 Butler Nephew;
• 1970 Croft;
• 1980 Taylor;
• 1985 Gould Campbell;
• 1982 Château Chasse-Spleen;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Mild red colour, 80% opaque. Mature nose, bang in the midddle of the secondary phase with a lovely interplay of fruit and spice. Lovely balance on entry, lots of fruit and soft tannins - and with lots of acidity. Medium bodied, with a big palate presence. Sweet afteraste of candied cherries and nutmeg. This morphs into a dry, bitter chocolate finish of considerable length. (Vintage guessed to be 83, 83, 85; Shipper guessed to be Graham.) 88/100. Drunk after 1 hour of decanting.

[JacobH]

Deepish purple in middle. Fading to pink at edge. Very subtle on the nose. Not giving much away. Very sweet in the mouth with a hit of sugar. Some red currants and strawberries. The sweetness, however, predominates.