ThePortForum.com

On Tuesday 20th December 2011, at The Crusting Pipe, with a theme of ‘Vintage Port’. Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1970 Warre;
• 1970 Fonseca;
• 1970 Taylor;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1985 Gould Campbell;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

T70: dark red, seemingly in the darkness of TCP about 50% opacity. Tannic throughout the palate, especially early. Mid weight; long and full; a little heat mid-palate, bit only a little. Somebody said ‟spirity”, which if true was a non-alcoholic spirit. Great structure. The fruit was plum.