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Tasted at the 1963 Horizontal on 18 July 2023.

The wines appearing at the tasting were:
1963 Adam, with a cork branded "Carvalhas 1963"
1963 Borges
1963 Burmester
1963 Cockburn
1963 Constantino
1963 Croft
1963 Fonseca
1963 Graham
1963 Martinez
1963 Quinta do Noval, bottled by Army & Navy Stores
1963 Ramos Pinto
1963 Warre
1977 Fonseca, appearing as a mystery bottle poured and tasted blind

Orange and coffee on nose and palate. Not wonderful but more than merely drinkable with pleasure.

Very pale orange colour, no more than 10% opaque. Despite the appearance, this was drinkable although probably light-damaged. A little orange peel on the nose; sweet and sugary palate with some apricot jam and a little coffee on the late palate. A nice red peppercorn on the aftertaste before a coffee and butterscotch finish of good length. Not the way the wine should be showing, but a pleasant tawny version. 81/100. Decanted 9 hours.