1977 Delaforce

[RAYC]

Tasted at Griff's farewell dinner on Tuesday 4 June 2012

• Review of the evening as a whole
• 1959 Niepoort Colheita
• 1960 believed Sandeman
• 1970 Dalva
• 1970 Cockburn
• 1970 Fonseca
• 1970 Berry's own selection
• 1970 Niepoort
• 1977 Delaforce
• 1985 Warre
• 2011 Quevedo
• 2004 Noon Solaire
• 2004 Noon VP
• Organisation thread
• Placemats

[RAYC]

Sour cherry nose, which some thought slightly dusty but i quite liked. Thinnish texture but good rich flavour. Zingy citrus heat at finish. Good port, though benefitted from being tasted before some of the better 70s at the tasting. I enjoyed this bottle, and think i rated this higher than most. 90

[Alex Bridgeman]

Light in colour, pale rose; 10% opaque. On the nose this smells herbaceous, full of dry green leaves. Sweet entry, little fruit, showing as a lightweight port. Strawberries arrive mid-palate and grow to mouthfilling levels. Lovely balance. Wood ash on the aftertaste, slight woody edge to the long finish that lacks fruit but has plenty of green apples on the finish. Not a great showing - just possibly slightly flattened by the mildest of TCA taint. Served blind this was guessed to be Sandeman 1985. 84/100. Drunk 04-Jun-13. Decanted 5 hours.

[jdaw1]

Df77, decanted 2½pm. Red-pink, 30% opaque. Taste light, with strawberry. Heat mid-palate, fuller at end. Freshness. PW said ‟hint of lemon”; CRS said ‟sherbet”.