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On Wednesday 9th August 2017 we gathered at The Boot & Flogger to taste some port.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1977 Fonseca (MPM I);
• 1977 Rebello Valente (CPR I: one half of a magnum);
• 1977 Rebello Valente (CPR II: another half of a magnum);
• 1970 Sandeman (DRL);
• 1983 Ramos Pinto (IDJ);
• 1970 Taylor (AHB);
• 1992 Churchill Agua Alta (SCD);
• 1970 Ramos Pinto (JDAW adopted from IDJ);
• 1977 Berry Bros & Rudd (Quarles Harris) (WPS);
• 1997 Noval (CMAG);
• 1975 Dow (TEF adopted from AHB);
• 1961 Krohn (TC);
• 1977 Smith Woodhouse (MPM II);
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

25% opacity, red with amber rim. Lovely syrupy chewy mouthfeel. Sweetness, strawberries. Lip-licking! I guessed Mz70.

Mature golden red colour, 30% opaque. Sweet and gentle fruit on the nose with the palate showing the same gentle, sweet fruit. Very light in texture but with a nice melange of mature fruit that has an elegant step to its progress across the tastebuds. Lingering and well pronounced on the finish, this is lovely port at the peak of maturity and drinking deliciously. 91/100. 09-Aug-17. Decanted 13 hours.

D75. Red-brown, 30% opaque. Soft unctuous.