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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 3 (Fri 3^rd Oct 2025):
  • Martinez;
  • Cockburn;
  • Kopke São Luiz;
  • Rebello Valente;
  • Cálem;
  • Cálem Quinta da Foz;
  • Burmester;
  • Sibio.

KL70: dark red, 70% opaque; dry, great balance, very long. Not top-rank, but very very drinkable.

Bought Bonhams New Bond Street, auction of 17 March 2009, lot 460 (14×KL70 + 5×QH77 + 5×N75 + 1×OBV72), hammer £440, invoice £515.90.

1970 Kopke São Luíz. Mature rose red colour, 60% opaque. Slightly tainted by bottle stink on the nose but on the palate the wine is better with some sweet fruit backed by gentle tannins. Light and lacking, delivering some heat on the aftertaste before a pleasant redcurrant settles in. Drinkable, but not with much enthusiasm. 81/100. Oporto bottled. Double decanted 8 hours.

[Sample taken on night and consumed on 13/10/25] A good rich clear red, pink rim. Nose distinctly stinky. Palate really quite vegetal, only residual fruit. A shame.