1958 Martinez

[jdaw1]

Thursday 31^st October 2013, at The Bung Hole, with a vague non-theme of ‟All Hallows’ Eve: Remember the Dead (Blinded and Decorated)”.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Hattingley Valley Classic Cuvée (RAYC);
• 1977 Warre (JDAW);
• 1947 Koppenhagen (South African?) (THRA);
• 1958 Martinez (EDN);
• 1960 Cálem (WPS);
• 1985 Niepoort (RLC);
• 2001 Graham Malvedos (RLC);
• Borges VVV bottled 1947 (DFM);
• 1955 Croft (RAYC);
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Mz58, and my first ever Martinez 1958. Dark-ish red, 50% opaque. The taste was unctuous, with lots of red fruit and perfect balance. Junior house, junior year, long past any obvious ‘best before’ date, but wonderful.