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The Horizontal of 1970s, definite article, was held over two days and five flights, Thursday 2^nd and Friday 3^rd October 2025, at the Boot & Flogger, as organised by Mike who was assisted by Julian.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Bottle pictures;
• Planning, flight 0, Thu 2^nd Oct 2025;
• Planning, flights 1–4, Fri 3^rd Oct 2025;
• Placemats;
• Flight 0 (Thu 2^nd Oct 2025):
  • Andresen;
  • Hutcheson;
  • Martins (Hutcheson);
  • Dalva (C. da Silva);
  • Dalva;
  • Borges;
  • Barros;
  • Cabral;
  • Diez Hermanos;
  • Feist;
  • Osborne;
  • Santos Júnior;
  • Dolamore;
  • Hunt Roope (Tuke Holdsworth);
  • Maia;
  • Pousada;
  • Thienpoint (Butler Nephew);
  • Mackenzie;
  • Messias Quinta do Cachão;
  • Royal Oporto Quinta das Carvalhas;
  • Graham tregnum.

Dl70 (Dalva): red-brown, 30% opaque; palate soft, but extremely extremely dry mid-palate.

Browning but hearty colour. Nose indeterminate. Good rich pruney fruit. Prickle of acidity on finish.

1970 from C. da Silva, Oporto bottled under the Dalva label. Nothing on the nose but the palate is better, still light in flavour but with a good intensity. Rather tawny in nature, fully evolved to the point of being a nicely tertiary glass of wine. Enjoyable to the point where I might consider accepting a second glass if offered one, but borderline drinkable rather than enjoyable. 84/100.