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Tony Carter arranged, and donated some of the bottles for, a splendid horizontal of 1967s at The Boot & Flogger. When the arranging started, Thursday 8th June 2017 seemed like an ordinary Thursday, but it became an election night.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1967 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• 1967 Quinta do Noval;
• 1967 Butler Nephew;
• 1967 Dow;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1967 Martinez;
• 1967 Sandeman;
• 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
• 1967 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, BBR bottled in 1969;
• 1967 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, Oporto bottled in 1970;
• 1967 Taylor crusted (1967 being bottling date);
• 1967 Fonseca Guimaraens;
• 1967 Krohn;
• 1967 Croft Quinta da Roêda;
• 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão colheita;
• 1967 Kopke colheita;
• 1967 Taylor colheita;
• 1967 Barros colheita;
• Review of the post-tasting election Port;
• The placemats;
• Planing and arrangements.

TB67, BBR-bottled in 1969. Palate with lots of red fruit. Much more like proper VP than the Oporto-bottled version. Artificial sweetener for most of the palate, but very dry late.

TV67 - BBR
Eye: ruby red, clear and brillant, glycerine
Nose: powerfull and complex nose, dark fruits and alcohol
Mouth: medium body, fresh acidity, low tannins, medium finish with a bit bitter end
(very closed in the start but came out good)
Score: 92 ... Nice

30% opacity, warm red, orange rim. Nose of dried red fruits. Gentle heat along the palate. Dried fruit - cranberries. Dryness. Did I say dry?

Bottled by Berry Brothers in 1969. Pale rose red, 20% opaque. Faint and gentle nose, soft but with some fruit. Balanced entry, full of sweet fruit with a great core of acidity and some gentle tannins. Slightly dry centre to the aftertaste, with a dry finish and a long, dry, aniseed and licorice root length. 89/100. Decanted 7½ hours.