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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 2 (Fri 3^rd Oct 2025):
  • Taylor Vargellas;
  • Taylor;
  • Fonseca;
  • Croft Quinta da Roêda;
  • Croft;
  • Avery;
  • Ferreira;
  • Sandeman;
  • Offley Boa Vista.

T70: dark glorious red, 60% opaque; intensely dry, soft, Taylor grit, a top-rank beauty.

1970 Taylor, private bottling by an Irish country estate. Very dark with a centre that is almost opaque. Big black and red berry fruit on the nose, with fruit on the palate that is so primary! Black wine gums and Bertie Basset liquorice. Massive! The aftertaste is dominated by bramble fruit and black liquorice, wonderful long finish of aniseed balls. Sweet but powerful. Delicious! 95/100. Double decanted 5 hours.

Note taken on 12/10/25 from sample kindly bottled on night. Very dark wine. Big rich lovely nose. Huge palate of blackberry pie. Very long finish. Admirable wine. Admirable, admirable wine.