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A horizontal of 1983 (‟83@30”) at The Bung Hole.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1983 Feuerheerd;
• 1983 Niepoort;
• 1983 Kopke Quinta St. Luiz;
• 1983 Offley Boa Vista;
• 1983 Churchill Quinta da Água Alta;
• 1983 Cockburn;
• 1983 Warre;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1983 Wine Society;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Fonseca;
• 1983 Taylor;
• 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1983 Real Vinicola;
• 2006 Vesuvio (magnum);
• Placemats (made by Daniel);
• Planning and arrangements.

GC83. 80% opaque. Palate soft, heat, and dark plum fruit. As good as any in this company, but not Port of the first rank, nor even the second rank.

Very dark. About 80%. Alcohol in the nose. Coffee bitterness in the mouth. Not marvellously liked.

I thought the GC was a pleasant surprise, more drinkable than many on offer and certainly it outshone its more illustrious stablemates.

Firm red colour, 95% opaque. Lovely sweet raspberry jam nose, modest in volume. Soft and sweet entry; soft tannins giving burnt match flavours on the lively mid-palate. Lots of pleasant raspberry on the tongue. A big aftertaste, with a huge volume of fruit and a green wood structure that leads into a slight bitter-sweet finish. Impressive for the future, still quite youthful. 92/100.

Was tempted to open this one for Christmas. Not so sure now.

griff wrote:Was tempted to open this one for Christmas. Not so sure now.

My experience with GC83 typically matches that of AHB's note, not jdaw1's or jdewesbury's.

Very puzzling.

Glenn E. wrote:

griff wrote:Was tempted to open this one for Christmas. Not so sure now.

My experience with GC83 typically matches that of AHB's note, not jdaw1's or jdewesbury's.

Very puzzling.

And I was looking forward to this as well, having read recent notes from other tastings where it was WOTN. Maybe my palate was dulled by the rest of the company (the port, not those partaking of it). Or perhaps our notes were written at different points of the evening.