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We drank Croft. We drank Croft, at the Boot & Flogger, on Tuesday 7th November 2023.

• Review of evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1927 Croft;
  • 1935 Croft;
  • 1945 Croft;
  • 1950 Croft;
  • 1955 Croft;
  • 1960 Croft;
  • 1963 Croft;
  • 1966 Croft;
  • 1970 Croft;
  • 1975 Croft;
  • 1977 Croft;
  • 1991 Croft;
  • 1994 Croft;
  • 2000 Croft;
  • 2003 Croft;
  • 2011 Croft;
  • 2017 Croft;
• Placemats, and the food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

30% opacity, mature red-orange. Soft chewy entry, then gentle heat and dryness. Candied seville oranges. This bottle punched above its expected weight! 1 point.

Not a great deal happening here for me, in one sense, but also still very nice. Pleasant old wine drinking.

Deep mature brick-red colour, 50% opaque. Smoky toned fruit on the nose, like burnt rhubarb juice over stewed, forced rhubarb. A lovely texture, smooth, bringing a wonderful agglomeration of star anise and Amalfi lemon. A huge Amalfi lemon oil aftertaste and a sticky chocolate orange finish. A very impressive wine for the vintage. 90/100.