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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.

Maia 1970: light, heat mid-palate, soft, and very long. My positive surprise of the flight, to which I gave a point.

Pale rim. Nose a bit hot. Palate rather pleasant, if a bit elderly.

1970 Douro Wine Shippers & Growers Association, bottled under the Maia label. Almost entirely hollow on the nose, but the palate is better with a little jellied fruit, some basil leaf and a pleasant gentle spiciness. Soft and sweet red fruit on the palate with a lingering loganberry jam. Not bad Port, but lacking on the nose. 85/100.