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- Review of the evening as a whole;
- Placemats, needing more circles that they had (and parameters by which made);
- Planning and arrangements.
1970 Dow
1970 Dow
Wednesday 8th January 2014, at The Bung Hole, because Ronnie Roots was visiting London.
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Re: 1970 Dow
D70 (‘DRT 1’), decanted in the morning. Cloudy orange muck, and clearly a port in trouble.
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Re: 1970 Dow
Rusty orange, 20% opaque. Offensive plastic nose, heavily oxidised with lots of marzipan and almond paste. Hollow entry with little flavour initially but some gentle juniper and pine resin that grows on the palate. A hot aftertaste with lots of spirit showing, then a lively stewed rhubarb syrup finish of good length. Soft and oxidised, but not offensive on the palate. Served blind, this was guessed to be a compromised Warre 1970. 73/100. 11 hour decant.
Top Ports in 2022: Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931. I have never drunk such a wonderful bottle of Port. I cried with joy.
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports.
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports.
Re: 1970 Dow
Hmm? I think "N/R" might have been more appropriateAHB wrote:73/100
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 1970 Dow
That would have been fair - I couldn't decide whether to score or not. I decided to score since it was drinkable, just not very good.
Top Ports in 2022: Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931. I have never drunk such a wonderful bottle of Port. I cried with joy.
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports.
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports.