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Axel proposed a “Small 1966 Horizontal” to be held on Tuesday 22^nd April 2014 at The Bung Hole, and we obeyed.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1966 Souza colheita bottled 1992;
• 1966 Constantino;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1966 Delaforce;
• 1966 Dow;
• 1966 Fonseca;
• 1966 Gould Campbell;
• 1966 Graham;
• 1966 Niepoort;
• 1966 Quinta do Noval;
• 1966 Offley;
• 1966 Quarles Harris;
• 1966 Rebello Valente;
• 1966 Sandeman;
• 1966 Taylor;
• 1966 Warre;
• 1966 Niepoort colheita bottled 1985;
• Niepoort Crusted;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

15% opacity, yellow-brown. Burnt caramel on the nose. Bit thin, but lots of sweetness and a smooth finish.

RV66. pale red-orange. Palate was noted late evening: over-mature, but rich and soft.

Copper brown, very pale; 10% opaque. Subdued nose, some engorged raisins. Modest texture body with delicate and floral flavours. Flavoursome palate, but light and dominated by butterscotch and grapefruit - rather a harsh combination. Some acidic bitterness on the aftertaste, a bitterness which dominates the finish. Sour port. 85/100. 8 hour decant.

Very light, a blush in the core but only very slight, a very pale ochre generally. Thin and tight on the nose, and a little varnishy. Harsh in the mouth. Not great, not horrendous.