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Charles declared an emergency, and we followed. At the Boot & Flogger, on Wednesday 22nd March 2017.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1970 Avery (CPR);
• 1977 Taylor (MPM One);
• 1963 Croft (MPM Two);
• 1960 Sandeman (TC);
• 1991 Morgan (AHB);
• 1974 Poças (SCD);
• 1967 Cockburn (JDAW);
• 1977 Offley († = Bob);
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Cr63,decanted 12:30. Red-brown. 50% opaque. Smoky nose. Palate had sweetness, but also woodiness. Slightly acrid. Improved, but not wholly fixed, with extra glass time.

Rich deep red with a rose rim; mature in appearance - 50% opaque. Delicious nose of sweetened redcurrant. Lovely texture on entry, slightly thickened and full of intense flavours of mature fruit; lots of secondary flavours. The mid- late-palate blooms in the mouth, showing lots of fruit backed by gentle acidity and toasted tannins. The aftertaste is full of the mature fruit and leads to a wonderful and tasty finish, that is just full of fabulous mature fruit flavours. Great port. Served blind, this was guessed to be Fonseca 1970. 94/100.