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On Wednesday 23rd October 2019 we held a tasting of Messias Quinta do Cachão, at the B&F, as arranged by Tony.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• • 1960 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1963 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1965 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1966 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1970 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1975 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1976 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1977 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1979 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1980 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1982 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1983 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1984 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1985 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1989 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 1997 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 2003 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • 2009 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
• The placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

20% opacity, copper. Slight;y sharp nose. Dry and citric on the palate. Extracted fruit - oranges. short finish.

Ex-cellars bottle from Quinta do Cachão, courtesy of Miguel Perreira at a tasting organised by Tony Carter of Vintage Wine & Port.

A lovely rose red colour, 30% opaque. Sweet rose perfume on the nose. Restrained roses on the palate, with redcurrant fruit and green tannins developing on the mid-palate. A lovely flavoured palate, but not well balanced. Tobacco and redcurrant jelly on the finish. Sweet and flavoursome but lacking in acidity to be very fine. 86/100. Tasted 23-Oct-19. Decanted 8½ hours.