1927 Martinez

[jdaw1]

Alex, Axel, Enrico, Julian, Phil, Tom, and two Wolfgangs met for luncheon on Wednesday 20^th December 2017 at Otto’s Restaurant (182 Gray’s Inn Road WC1X 8EW).

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole.
• 1927 Ports:
  • Cockburn 1927;
  • Constantino 1927;
  • Croft 1927;
  • Dow 1927;
  • Fonseca 1927;
  • Martinez 1927;
  • Taylor 1927;
  • Warre 1927.
• Non-Ports:
  • 1999 Pol Roger magnum;
  • 1982 Château Gruaud Larose (first bottle);
  • 1982 Château Gruaud Larose (second bottle);
  • 1983 Château Gruaud Larose;
  • 2012 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese***;
  • 2015 Keller Pinard Trockenbeerenauslese.

[jdaw1]

Mz27. Dark dark red, 50% opaque. For age, and even without that conditionality, very fine to behold. Large, plum-like fruit, black pepper, and plenty of sweetness. Another excellent bottle, though for me junior to the F and T.

[Alex Bridgeman]

The darkest of the 1927 ports at this tasting, marginally darker than either the Fonseca or Taylor. A wonderful, massive nose with lots of spice and mace but also a disappointing hint of oxidation. Dark chocolate and burnt biscuit on the palate. The oxidised tone shows through but the whole palate is rather bitter. Not bad, but much less than it should have been. 80/100.

[PhilW]

Dark, deep, lovely and excellent.
rating: ex+