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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.

Another odd, VA dominated nose. Not as bad as the execrable Kopke though. Palate was wrong.

A bit sharp. Musty. Unexciting at best. Not the worst wine here, which is unusual.

Fd83. Dark red, 60% opaque. Weird, dry, acrid. Just no.

E: Mid-red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Mustiness / damp.
P: Musty and acrid.
Disliked immensely.

Slightly cloudy with fine sediment in suspension, a mature bronze colour. A faint hint of caramelised redcurrants on the nose. A nice impact on the palate, sweet bramble and sharp star fruit - an odd but attractive combination. Nicely balanced mid-weight wine with the tannins nearly fully integrated into the fruit. The finish, of tinned mandarins, is a little unexpected but lasts a long time. An "interesting" wine. 85/100. Decanted 4 hours.