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1975 Berry Brothers (Quarles Harris)
Orange rather than red. Strong note of pine needles and tobacco on nose - very dominant aguardiente. Spirity on palate. No great finish. For my money quite successful for a 1975, but it divided opinion.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1960 Berry Bros Selection (Rebello Valente);
• 1963 Berry Bros Selection (Taylor);
• 1966 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
• 1970 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
• 1975 Berry Bros Selection (Quarles Harris);
• 1977 Berry Bros Selection (Quarles Harris);
• 1980 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
• 1983 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
• 1985 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
• 1991 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
• 1994 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
• 1997 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
• 2000 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
• 2003 Berry Bros Selection (Quinta de la Rosa);
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Neil - do you recall when you decanted the 1975?

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑23:54 Wed 16 Feb 2022 Neil - do you recall when you decanted the 1975?

The previous evening. So, would have been 20-22 hours prior to drinking. It was double decanted back into the bottle and Vac-u-Vined.

Quarles Harris. Double decanted and vacu-vined the evening before the tasting. Very pale copper colour, perhaps 10% opaque. Unpleasant nose of overly old Ogen melon. Light bodied entry, bitter sweet with lemon oil dominating the palate giving a lot of bitterness. The lemon bitterness follows onto the long finish. This is light, bitter but long. 84/100. Tasted 02-Feb-22. Decanted 22 hours.

30% opacity, amber. Nose has rubber, pine. In the mouth, syrupy, good sweetness.