1977 Dow

[jdaw1]

On Tuesday 11th October 2011, at the RAF Club, was held a ‘square’ tasting of {Dow, Fonseca, Graham, Taylor} × {1963, 1966, 1970, 1977}. Our honoured guest was Cynthia Jenson, official blogger to the Symingtons.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1963: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• 1966: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• 1970: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• 1977: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

Before being unblinded D77 was ‟m77”.

[jdaw1]

m77, lated identified as D77: darkest of the 1977s. Badly corked.

I did not know that D77 had a reputation for being corked. Most others did know.

[Alex Bridgeman]

This was, indeed, corked.

[Chris Doty]

I've had three cracks at the D77 (two courtesy of TPF), and all have been deeply flawed. Would not pay money for a bottle, but am eager to try to find a proper example, as I hear it is a great wine.