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A vertical of Delaforce was held in The Bung Hole on Tuesday 24th April 2012.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Aperitif:
  • 1975 Delaforce;
• Sheet One:
  • 1960 Delaforce;
  • 1963 Delaforce;
  • 1966 Delaforce;
  • 1970 Delaforce;
  • 1974 Delaforce Quinta da Côrte;
  • 1977 Delaforce;
• Sheet Two:
  • 1980 Delaforce Côrte;
  • 1982 Delaforce;
  • 1984 Delaforce Quinta da Côrte;
  • 1985 Delaforce;
  • 1987 Delaforce Quinta da Côrte;
  • 1991 Delaforce Côrte;
• Sheet Three:
  • 1992 Delaforce;
  • 1994 Delaforce;
  • 1997 Delaforce Côrte;
  • 2000 Delaforce;
  • 2003 Delaforce;
  • 2007 Delaforce;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Df00, dark purple, 95% opaque. Bottle stink, with mint behind. To taste again dry and tannic and too young for my palate.

Nick Delaforce's last vintage as winemaker. Opaque, deep red. Bottle stink on the nose is unattractive. Fierce acidity and tannin on the palate precedes brooding, concentrated fruit that becomes quite impressive. Sharp acid kick on the aftertaste, then a dry and enjoyable finish. This will be a very impressive port, but marked down slightly because of the bottle stink on the nose. 88/100.

Very dark. Opaque purple fading to red. Some spearmint then a bit of an odd aroma. In the mouth, some fruit. Then horrible problems, probably caused by being closed and in a mess at the moment. Not very good for drinking today but will surely improve.