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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.

OBV70: dark red, 50% opaque; very bitter, unbalanced, not quite right.

Later, less bitter.

1970 Offley. An attractive dark bronze colour, 80% opaque. Fragrant nose with attractive floral elements. The palate is a little flabby, a little hollow, but with some fruit appearing on the mid-palate. A nice rose-hip aftertaste before a tangerine oil finish of good length. Very nice. 89/100. Oporto bottled. Double decanted 6 hours.

Note taken on 12/10/25 from sample kindly bottled on night. Browning rim, red centre. Attractive nose. Palate is well fruited and attractive in a strawberries and cream sort of way. From Alex's side of the table, I think. Attractive but not stellar.