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On Tuesday 11^th December 2018 we gathered at The Boot & Flogger for a vertical of Offley.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1910 Offley;
• 1924 Offley;
• 1927 Offley;
• 1935 Offley;
• 1950 Offley;
• 1954 Offley;
• 1955 Offley;
• 1960 Offley;
• 1962 Offley;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1966 Offley;
• 1970 Offley;
• 1972 Offley;
• 1975 Offley;
• 1977 Offley;
• 1980 Offley;
• 1983 Offley;
• 1985 Offley;
• The placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

35% opacity, mature red-brown. Superb smooth entry which then builds to some heat, full mouthfeel, extracted red fruits, some bitterness in the finish.

Mature red colour, 30% opaque. Jellied fruit nose of sweet raspberry jelly. An astonishing palate of jellied raspberry with a peculiar and lively twist of fresh basil leaves. The tannins continue to show on the well balanced palate, that is big but a little rustic. A fragrant aftertaste shows lots of tannin and a great, big, rustic finish. Big but quite a bit of green in the fruit. 85/100. Decanted 4 hours.