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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.

Cr70: glorious red, 50% opaque; bright maraschino cherries, lovely silky balance, mid weight. Improved with time in the glass.

1970 Croft. Slightly cloudy, slightly transparent. Virtually closed on the nose but the palate is nicer with a sweet quince fruit balanced by a gentle lemon acidity. There is a little complexity on the palate, and the finish is rather nice with several layers of flavour fading in and out of consciousness. 88/100. Double decanted 5 hours.

Note taken on 12/10/25 from sample kindly bottled on night. Nice colour - bright red. Sweet cherry port with attractive tinned red fruit palate. Fully mature - perhaps missing a bit of freshness. Tangy aftertaste. Very pleasant.