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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.

Heat damaged? Straw coloured and cloudy. A damaged bottle, the underlying wine arguably not unpleasant.

Cloudy and uninviting. Nose - no. Palate - no.
No.

Mn77, neon orange soup, 10% opaque. Nose is not of Port. Palate soft; weird; light; just not Port.

Dc77,orange, 20% opaque. Hot, with spearmint, Very very junior.

30% opacity, very cloudy tan orange.
Sugared water with a hint of lemon juice and cinnamon.

Nose: orange citrus. Slightly nutty. Very different to its peers.
Palate: very different to everything else . More like an aged tawny, but not as sweet. Candied orange peel to open, some toffee then eucalyptus. Spicy finish. Intriguing.

1977 Morano, from Douro Wine Shippers & Growers. Orange in colour, turbid. Toffee and caramel on the nose. Looking maderised or light-struck. Cigarette ash and coffee on the palate. Pleasant, but weak.  81/100.