1977 Sandeman

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We gathered together to taste some '70 and '77 port. And one 1933!

Links:

• Organisation thread;
• 1970 Fonseca;
• 1970 Warre;
• 1970 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1970 Cockburn;
• 1977 Sandeman;
• 1970 Noval;
• 1970 Croft;
• 1933 Unknown;
• Link to the placemats;
• Review of the evening as a whole;

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40% opacity, red-orange-brown, very slightly cloudy. Fruity nose, a hint of pineapple? Smooth and sweet entry, dusty dried cherries. I guessed SW77.

[jdaw1]

S77 = “JDAW”, decanted 14:45. Red-pink, 30% opaque. Middling weight, slightly dry, the fruit having, midst gentle berries, a hint of watermelon. This improved during the evening, filling out and becoming softer, such that by voting time it was second.