1985 Graham

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It really was an emergency.

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• Review of the evening as a whole
• 1985 Graham
• 1970 Graham
• 1985 Martinez
• 1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
• 1977 Fonseca
• 1977 Taylor
• 2020 Churchill (off theme)
• Planning and arrangements
• Placemats

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60% opacity, dark red, pink tinges. Firm red fruit. Flat, with red fruit, gentle tannin.

[Alex Bridgeman]

A deep mature red colour, deeper in tone than the Mz85 tasted alongside; 50% opaque. Subdued on the nose compared to the flamboyant Martinez, very gentle, slightly spiced sweet red cherry. Balanced and fragrant entry, lots of red cherry, sweet and with the fruit still very young, the palate being dominated by the fruit. Lovely drinking, full of fruit but less complex and therefore less interesting, in need of more time in the cellar to develop the complexity it will show one day. A long white cherry fruit finish. Lovely Port, just not very complex yet. 93/100. Decanted 5 hours.