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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 1 (Fri 3^rd Oct 2025):
  • Quarles Harris;
  • Gould Campbell;
  • Gould Campbell LBV;
  • BBR;
  • Warre;
  • Dow;
  • Graham;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Noval;
  • Noval Nacional.

QH70: red-brown, 55% opaque; palate of dry dark cherry, big and full and luscious; and fully mature. Excellent Port.

Tasting notes are going to get a little confusing for this tasting - there were two bottles of each wine being tasted. JDAW and I were on opposite sides of the table so tasting different bottles. My bottle of QH70 was decent, but not any of the wonderful words JDAW used in his description.

1970 Quarles Harris, Oporto bottled. Dark brick red in colour, 70% opaque. Gentle spiced red fruit on the nose. A little fiery on the palate, some sweet and elegant fruit, a bit of jellied fruit on a short finish. Pleasant but not great. 87/100. Double decanted 3 hours.

Note taken on 12/10/25 from sample kindly bottled on night. Red centre, pale rim, somewhat browning in between. Good clear wine. Nose of spirit and spice and red fruit. Palate sweet with some licorice. Fruit pastilles. Finishes quite short.

45% opacity, mature red. Nose has soft red fruit. Lovely cranberries, then a hint of orange, good structure. Very quaffable.