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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 4 (Fri 3^rd Oct 2025):
  • Ramos Pinto;
  • Delaforce;
  • Gonzalez Byass;
  • Poças;
  • Krohn;
  • Morgan Brothers;
  • Butler Nephew;
  • Royal Oporto;
  • Feuerheerd.

Fd70: red-brown, 40% opaque. I wrote “Before tasting, check life-insurance exclusions.”

1970 Feuerheerd. Dark rose red colour. Deliciously bold on the nose, with a rich and dark raspberry and bramble nose. The richness of the fruit doesn’t quite match up with the palate, which is a little hollow compared to the nose. Fierce and acidic aftertaste with a baked raspberry aftertaste and finish. This strikes me as a Port which would benefit from a little longer in the cellar. 86/100. Oporto bottled. Double decanted 10 hours.

[Sample taken on night and consumed on 13/10/25] Good light garnet. Nice start to the palate - good fruit. Rather acidic aftertaste.