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A few of us gathered to try some 1982 Vintage Port, on Tuesday 10^th September 2024, at the Boot & Flogger, as arranged by Ben Petrie.

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• Review of the evening
• 1982 Offley Boa Vista
• 1982 Sandeman
• 1982 Messias
• 1982 Cálem Quinta da Foz
• 1982 Guimaraens Cruzeiro
• 1982 Fonseca Guimaraens
• 1982 Croft
• 1982 Noval
• 1982 Niepoort
• 1982 Ramos Pinto
• 1982 Churchill
• 1982 Souza
• Placemats
• Planning and arrangements

Many thanks to Ben for organising us, and to Julian for placemats and Martin for printing and setup duties. Much appreciated.

The scores are here. OBV 1^st place (19) followed by Ni (17½) and Churchill (10). Those bottles that showed best (OVB, Ni, Ch, Guimaraens Cruzeiro, S) for the most part I thought had quite a lot in common - great sweetness, prominent ripe red fruit, tannin gone, yet still good balance and structure. None likely to improve from here, but still some years to come, after which they will fade to something like the Cr, Ms, Sz, FG were offering, which were more sugary and flabby. Nothing here was stellar, but many bottles I would happily pop the cork and enjoy alongside some cheese.

Thanks for the overall review Mike. It’s always useful to read summaries like this of where vintages are in their lifespan.