2022: November 30 - The Software’s 20th Anniversary

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Julian organised this tasting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first tasting which used placemats made by the software.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1977 Sandeman;
• 1970 Sandeman (magnum);
• 1970 Sandeman;
• 1970 Fonseca;
• 1970 Croft;
• 1970 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1970 Dow;
• 1970 Graham;
• 1970 Warre;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

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Splendid evening, great company, and great port. It's been a while since I've been at a tasting with so many ports tasting so good - pretty much everything was on very good form. A few of us noted that some the '70s on show were showing signs of the fruit drying out a little. Thoughts to be given to when the 1970 mega-horizontal should happen. We were also regaled by Julian about his new business idea

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Scoring:

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Colour:

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[Glenn E.]

S70 wins, but S70mag gets no votes other than an honorable mention? Were votes for the magnum not allowed, or was something else going on? That just seems very strange.

[SCP]

Also only one score for the F70, was it flawed?

[akzy]

Also only one score for the F70, was it flawed?

Nope, was fine. I think this is the closest in quality tasting that I've been to.

[nac]

S70 mag was slightly wrong. Not bad, but not quite right either. F70 was OK, and possibly not a great bottle. Overall standard was very high.