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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

A lovely red. Quite spicy on the nose. On the palate... oh this is good port. Cherries. A bit hot which takes it below a point for me.

Bottled in the UK by an unknown merchant. The deepest coloured of the 1963 Vintage Ports at this tasting - brick-red and 60% opaque. A soft nose of sweet fruit, a nose which is wonderfully well balanced. Perfectly poised on the palate, showing mature fruit and maintaining the balance from the nose - the fresh and expressive acidity is where the balance comes from. The freshness continues on the aftertaste, alongside a touch of tannins in strawberry jelly. Lovely, lovely Port which is still so youthful. 93/100. Decanted 13 hours.