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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.

Dm70: red-orange, 20% opaque; no nose; nut palate long, sweet, bright cherries, soft. This was good Port. Two points to this and to the Thienpoint (Butler Nephew).

A nice pale red. Nice rich palate. Good mouthfeel.

1970 Dolamore. Believed to be a wine merchant’s blend of different shippers. Bronze red, mature and impressive in its appearance. Nothing on the nose at first but some vigorous swirling forces a little redcurrant jelly from the glass with an overlay of dried herbs. The palate shows some lovely dried red fruit, backed by lemon oil and citrus acidity. Good depth of flavour leads in to slightly spicy cranberry and redcurrant finish. Nice, but inoffensive rather than good. 84/100.