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Cá94: dark dark red, 70% opaque. Soft, rich, very gentle plum fruit — just not aggressively. Liked.

B94: red pink brown, 70% opaque. Light, pleasant, some perfume. Too light.

K94: dark red, 60% opaque. I liked the bright freshness of this. Good Port.

Ck94: red, 50% opaque. Dry, decent Port. For Cockburn of this era, a great result.

As with many bottles this evening, could be drunk with pleasure, but not of the greats.

V94 : dark red, 70% opaque. The Business. Soft black berry fruit, hint of fragrant perfume, full and large and present and soft and just all-round delicious. Three points from a dozen of us; two points from two of us: the huge score was totally fair. And, bliss it was in that evening to be alive, a...

G94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Soft, dry, slightly bitter, light. Others liked; I thought slightly imperfect.

D94: dark dark red, opacity not noted. Nose very strongly of lemon, so stringly that I checked neighbour’s glasses. Rich, great weight and texture, very lovely now, but the lemon was peculiar. I liked.

I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. N94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45:...

I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. W94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45:...

I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. Mz94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45...

Cr94: dark dark red, 70% opaque. No.

Cr94: dark dark red; I failed to note opacity. Very very closed, mid-weight, dry, and presented a bit simple. It needs time, at least ½ a decade. It might yet come very good, but not on this night.

T94: glorious dark dark red, 75% opaque. Big, closed, huge, and surprisingly dry. Please wait at least five years.

Cr94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Lovely dark fruits, but slightly simple, and slightly hollow. As with many bottles this evening, could be drunk with pleasure, but not of the greats.

Links: Review of the evening as a whole ; 1994 Croft ; 1994 Taylor ; 1994 Fonseca ; 1994 Tesco ; 1994 Martinez ; 1994 Warre ; 1994 Dow ; 1994 Graham ; 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio ; 1994 Cockburn ; 1994 Kopke ; 1994 Quinta do Noval ; 1994 Burmester ; 1994 Cálem ; 1994 Royal Oporto ; Planning and arrangeme...