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Tom arranged a 1983 horizontal at the Boot & Flogger.

• Review of the evening as a whole
• 1983 Noval Nacional;
• 1983 Fonseca;
• 1983 Taylor;
• 1983 Graham;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Quarles Harris;
• 1983 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1983 Warre;
• 1983 Berry Bros;
• 1983 Cockburn;
• 1983 Kopke;
• 1983 Offley;
• 1983 Cálem;
• 1983 Feuerheerd;
• 1983 Niepoort;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Nose and palate both OK, but unremarkable. 4/7.

Nice colour, full rich red.
Nose a bit thin.
Palate a lot thin.
I don't think this is on form.

Ck83. Glorious red, 50% opaque. And the palate was my best ever Cockburn 1983: dry, smooth, soft. Alas lacking complexity.

E: A pretty red colour, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: Nose lacking in complexity.
P: Ditto palate.

The colour of dark cherry juice, 40% opaque. A swirl releases some baked forced rhubarb. Light on the palate with dry dark chocolate tannins and some raspberry jam. A good grippy aftertaste showing lively and elegant fruit, which combine to give an impressive finish. A very attractive wine. 90/100. Decanted 3½ hours.