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A horizontal of 1991s, some Vintage, some Single-Quinta, on Monday 9^th December 2019, at The Boot & Flogger, as arranged by GEAG.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • Dow;
  • Graham;
  • Warre;
  • Quinta do Vesuvio;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Gould Campbell;
  • Cockburn;
  • Cockburn Quinta dos Canais;
  • Taylor Quinta de Vargellas;
  • Fonseca Guimaraens;
  • Croft;
  • Morgan;
  • Quinta do Noval;
  • Quinta do Noval Nacional;
  • Quinta de la Rosa;
  • Niepoort;
• Placemats (and in the list of placemats);
• Planning and arrangements.

Mg91. Dark red 70%. Dark plum. Big dark Port, not yet mature. Really liked.

Very dark for this company, 70% opaque. Smells like a big plummy port. And, is a big plummy port. Really surprisingly good, and with time left.

Quite deep colour; muted nose, but more developed in the mouth with good remaining fruit and medium tannin.
Enjoyed this; pretty good overall and no rush to drink up.

Deep red colour, slightly cloudy; opaque centre but looking to be mature and ready for drinking. Rather closed on the nose, showing to be a little astringent - perhaps with a hint of VA? Not sure. Smooth stewed blackcurrants show on entry, with gentle cocoa tannins. There is plenty of bright fruit but not much complexity - generous blackcurrant, but quite monolithic. There are some dry edges to the aftertaste with plenty of stewed prune. The dry cocoa length is very long. 89/100.