1963 Borges

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tasted at the 1963 Horizontal on 18 July 2023.

The wines appearing at the tasting were:
1963 Adam, with a cork branded "Carvalhas 1963"
1963 Borges
1963 Burmester
1963 Cockburn
1963 Constantino
1963 Croft
1963 Fonseca
1963 Graham
1963 Martinez
1963 Quinta do Noval, bottled by Army & Navy Stores
1963 Ramos Pinto
1963 Warre
1977 Fonseca, appearing as a mystery bottle poured and tasted blind

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[winesecretary]

A very pretty light pink with a pale rim. Quite a hot nose but with the promise of a little weight behind. Fuller and richer-fruited in the mouth. Good.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Warm copper-red colour, 30% opaque. A little jellied orange on the nose; more jellied orange on the palate. The palate is starting to dry out a little but there is still plenty of orange jelly, beginning to develop a bit of a dirty streak. Warm aftertaste, a hint of ginger and honey of a nice length.
84/100. Decanted 11½ hours.