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1977s were tasted by a strict subset of the obvious folks, on Tuesday 11^th June 2024, at the Boot & Flogger, as arranged by Martin Coulson.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1977 Warre;
  • 1977 Dow;
  • 1977 Graham;
  • 1977 Gould Campbell;
  • 1977 Smith Woodhouse;
  • 1977 Berry’s Own Selection ≈ Quarles Harris;
  • 1977 Offley Boa Vista;
  • 1977 Ferreira;
  • 1977 Sandeman;
  • 1977 Fonseca Panascal;
  • 1977 Fonseca;
  • 1977 Taylor;
  • 1977 Croft;
  • 1977 Delaforce;
  • 1977 Morgan;
  • 1977 Ramos Pinto;
  • 1977 Niepoort;
  • 1977 Royal Oporto;
  • 1977 Morano;
  • 1977 Ducal;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

Correction: decanted at 11.00

Pale. Nice strawberry palate. Decent cooking port.

Nose not quite right but a (just) better palate. Lots of tannin. Quite nice.

Mg77, red-orange, 20% opaque. Thin and alcoholic; very junior.

40% opacity, paling red-orange.
Fresh nose, faint citrus notes.
Fading, and a little one-dimensional, albeit still some structure from the acidity.

Nose: relatively dull on the nose.
Palate: red fruits, a little dulled. A touch of caramel. Shortish finish compared to it's company, and quite simple. Not bad but not great either.

Morgan 1977: Pale bunt ochre colour, 20% opaque. Rather dirty on the nose, with sweet died red fruit under the dirt. Sweet, very light-bodied at first but with a lovely intensity on the mid-palate. Redcurrant, a little cranberry and a hint of sweetness. but the dirt comes back on the aftertaste. Lingering, with the fruit a little candied but with good length. Pleasant Port. 87/100. Opened at 09.00, decanted at 11.00 and tasted at 16.30.