1977s, Tuesday 19 December 2017, B&F

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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 1977s, Tuesday 19 December 2017, B&F

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Thanks to Charles for arranging the evening. It was a great opportunity to taste a good range of wines from the vintage and to form an overall impression. Generally this is a great vintage, but is badly marred by cork taint. Lots of the ports are slightly hollow on entry but compensate for this by developing nicely on the mid-palate. Many are still showing tannins and (nearly) all are given a lovely freshness from the acidity. Gould Campbell and Smith Woodhouse continue to stand out as oddities in the vintage, dark and bold yet without the elegance that most 1977 ports show. The Warre at this tasting was the best I have ever encountered — but was a very pale colour compared to most of its peers.

In summary, this is a vintage which produced some fantastic ports but one with which the buyer has to be aware of the risk of cork taint. The best of the wines are superb.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Many thanks Charles for organising this session. I felt the ports on the night fell into one of five categories:

Young & straightfoward: GC, SW, QH

Young, powerful and superb: F, T

Elegant & refined (High Quality): Ni, G, W, O, Ck, S

Elegant & refined (OK Quality): Mg, FH, Df

Corked or otherwise flawed: Fr, Cr, D, K
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Re: 1977s, Tuesday 19 December 2017, B&F

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TNs belated posted.
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