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THRA, AHB, DRT and JDAW gathered in The Bung Hole.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1950 Croft;
• 1970 Fonseca;
• 1970 Graham;
• NV James McCabe Crusted 1984;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

Decanted of virtually no sediment other than a thin brown deposit on the sides of the bottle. The label indicated that the wine was sourced from Fells; the cork was branded "Crusted Port Bottled 1984 W1066". The lead foil seal was also stamped W1066.

Brick red in colour, 60% opaque. Quite wine-like on the nose with sweet floral tones that were almost cloying. A swirl turned this into a citrus mix (which DRT described as hot rubber bands). Thickly textured, showing some concentrated orange on the early palate. Little complexity to the wine, fairly straightforward; fragrant sweet cherry and a touch of woodiness. Modest body and structure. Some gentle heat on the aftertaste, then a long finish of sweet Turkish Delight and icing sugar that is pleasantly persistent. Enjoyable. 86/100. Drunk 10-Sep-13. Decanted 4½ hours.

Crusted bottled 1984: brick red, pink at edge, 40% opaque. Nose rather burnt. Taste started rather dried out and cloying. Very sweet late. Hint of strawberry fruit. Mis-guessed to be a Mg77.

This photograph by AHB.

This photograph by AHB.

Craigavon! You're drinking port from Northern Ireland's capital of the roundabout!

DRT, how do you know what hot rubber bands smell like?

jdaw1, in an email to [url=http://jemccabe.com/]James E McCabe[/url], wrote:Dear sir or madam,

Last week we drank a bottle of your crusted port, bottled 1984.
http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=7401

And there’s a geeky discussion of the label happening at
http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.p ... &start=891

If you still have any employees from that era, a comment would be welcome, either directly to the discussion, or via me.

I will let folks know of any reply.