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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.

T77. Dark red, 70% opaque. Palate had lots of unctuous fruit and smoke. Lovely, ish.

35% opacity, warm red. Full, rich mouthfeel, strawberry, syrupy. Long way to go.

Mature in colour, a deep red rose; 80% opaque. Gently fragrant on the nose, showing a vibrant fresh spearmint. Smooth entry, rich and flavoursome with a lot of fruit. A great presence on the palate; a wonderful balance with lovely mature fruit. A bit of heat on the aftertaste and a wonderful long and complex finish. Sweet dried redcurrant. Good length with a touch of green wood at the end. Very impressive, just at an early point on its plateau of maturity. 93/100.