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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.

Big brutish nose. Spicy. Massive concentrated wine on palate. Big. Did I mention brutish? Drink 2027-2077.

The nose on this I did not like but I appear to be in a minority on that – having said that the actually taste and flavours were extremely enjoyable

Gould Campbell 1977. Dark - intensely dark - red but with a centre that is still opaque. Black fruit, bramble and pipe ash. Exquisite palate, dominated by the ripe black cherry. Slightly green tannins still sit in the middle of the fruit. Green tannins give a chew to the aftertaste and finish. Long length of lemon, lime and black plums. Fabulous, but weird - 48 year old Port should be more mature and have more complexity than this.  87/100.