1963 Croft

[jdaw1]

The Bunghole hosted us a second time within a week, this time for vertical of Croft, in the presence of Amanda of Mentzendorff. Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1967 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1970 Croft (magnum);
• 1975 Croft;
• 1977 Croft;
• 1980 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1982 Croft;
• 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 2000 Croft;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Cr63: red-brown, 50% opaque. To taste coffee bitterness (GC-like), heat, and very soft. SCP-DFF, who sat with us for a few minutes, correctly said ‟that’s really good”.

[DRT]

Some volatility on the nose, bitterness in the mid-palate and heat in the finish. Not a typical bottle of Cr63 but it came round as the night wore on and was a fine glass of Port.

I can confirm that SCP-DFF's detailed assessment of this wine is 100% accurate.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Burnt orange in colour, 40% opaque. Slight touch of VA mixed in with a nose of over-ripe orange. Sweet but slightly hollow entry, generously thick texture; the flavour profile develops steadily to show strong, concentrated orange. A touch of heat on the aftertaste, then a long and concentrated finish of enormous duration of orange, rose-hip and a pithy bitterness. Put on lots of weight over the following 24 hours. 87/100. 11 hours decant.