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DRT’s annual medical dose of Port from his birth year was administered on Tue 26^th Mar 2019 at The Boot & Flogger.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1960 Graham (from THRA);
• 1960 Warre (from MPM);
• 1960 Croft (from RGO);
• 1963 Graham (from SCP);
• 1963 Morgan (from CMAG);
• 1965 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas (from DRT);
• 1965 Dow Quinta do Bomfim (from AHB);
• 1966 Fonseca (from JDAW);
• 1970 Butler Nephew (from PW);
• 1970 Graham (from BMHR);
• 1970 Fonseca (from DRT);
• 1970 Smith Woodhouse (from IDJ);
• 1977 Warre (from DRL);
• 1977 Taylor (from CPR);
• 1980 Smith Woodhouse (from AKZY);
• The Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

W77, decanted 08:00. Red-brown, 30% opaque. Varnish; heat mid-palate.

40% opacity, mature red. Smooth, sweet, some pepper in the finish. Strawberries.

Light and evolved appearance, mature red tone; 40% opaque. Spiced and alcoholic nose with little fruit showing. The fruit comes through on the palate, smooth and evolved, light initially but grows over the palate until it delivers a nice spiced fruit punch. A big explosion of mature fruit on the aftertaste and a fabulous range of flavours. Slightly too sweet on the end of the long finish to be great. Very elegant, typical of Warre but a little more evolved than expected. 91/100.