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An emergency was declared for Monday 14^th April 2025, at the Boot & Flogger.

A 1977 was proffered, so another was, so another was, and the planning attracted towards an evening of 1977s. This is good.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• • 1977 Gould Campbell;
  • 1977 Dow;
  • 1977 Warre;
  • 1977 Graham;
  • 1977 Smith Woodhouse;
  • 1977 Ramos Pinto;
  • 1977 Sandeman;
  • 1977 Fonseca;
  • 1977 Taylor;
  • 1977 Niepoort;
  • Wine Society crusted bot. 2013;
  • Croft Pink & tonic;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

Watery rim, good colour.

Nose aldehydic, VA?

Finish ends short, just behind the incisors.

Corked.

Really quite terribly damaged port. Got very smelly quite quickly.

I learnt a lot from this bottle which is great from my stand point – however I did move on very quickly.

Dow 1977. Cork fell into the bottle when touched by an Ah-So. Pop and pour. Dark brick red. A little aldehyde on the nose, just a tiny bit of TCA. Some fruit on the palate, then a wave of metallic taint and wet cardboard. Dry core to the finish. Better finish. Much worse later. Yuck.