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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.

Links:

• 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.

Bottle photos.

Smells horrid. Tastes of parma violet soap.

Fairly pale. Not much on the nose. Palate medicinal and odd. No.

RO77, orange, 15% opaque. Nose so horrid that not tasted.

35% opacity, brown-orange.
Bad nose.
Worse palate.

Nose: caramel but also odd
Palate: Initial caramel but then that's washed away by a very unpleasant note that blunts everything. This might be not right, certainly for my tastes it isn't.

Royal Oporto 1977: light burnt ochre, 20% opaque. A little gentle fruit on the nose. Light and watery texture; a little orange on the palate. Nice persistence, but a light and uncomplicated wine. 84/100.