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Available by the glass (@£29 for 100ml) from a jeroboam kept in an ice bucket on the bar at the Oxford & Cambridge Club. Drunk there with Glenn Elliott. Graham 1982, bottled in 4.5 litre jeroboam in 2018. Polished orange colour, the colour of old oak. A slight dryness and dustiness to the nose, ...

Unknown vintage port bottled by Christopher & Co, believed to be Graham 1927. A wonderful, rich brick red. Lots of orange in the colour, a little yellow; about 40% opaque. Popped and poured straight from the decanter, the nose is fragrant and floral with dried vine fruit, candied cherries, fresh...

Gordon’s Old Wood Tawny, drawn from the cask. Drunk at Gordon's Wine Bar with Glenn Elliott. A very pleasant tawny reserve giving a satisfying sweet and fat dried fruit. 87/100. Drunk 15-May-24.

Graham 2003. The youngest of the wines at this Graham vertical, but still 21 years old. A mature rose red colour with a medium rim. Bright fruit on the nose, bramble with some soapy redcurrant. Gentle tannins sit in the bramble fruit giving a great balance to a big, rich mouthful of wine. The balanc...

Graham 2000. Dark red colour with a wide rim. Restrained on the nose but bringing some sweet fruit on the palate - although a little closed and unbalanced with the fruit very sweet and only a trace of the tannins which would be desired to match the sweetness. Perfectly pleasant on the palate, but th...

1997 Grahams. The deepest coloured of the wines at this tasting; dark red with a black tone to the colour and a narrow rim. Rich in the nose with fresh fruit salad complexity and a faint hint of pineapple. Fresh and youthful. The palate is rounded while still youthful with black cherry and a little ...

Graham 1994, a bottle which had lost its front label but whose identity was confirmed by both the back label and the cork. Deep red in colour with a medium rim. Big on the nose, showing fruit salad chews and canned cherry; big, green and herbaceous overtones lying above the fruit. Fragrant and sweet...

Graham 1991. A mature rose red colour, 50% opaque. Surprising on the nose — salad leaves and cranberries, really savoury and meaty. Sweet fruit, a little flabby on the palate with limited acidity and tannins which are barely visible withing the sweet and jammy fruit. The finish is good; being persis...

Graham 1985. Dark red with some maturity in the tone; 70% opaque. Attractive nose, no more mature than the 1983 but still bright and attractive. Sweet on the palate with honeyed fruit. Very smooth, very ripe fruit with a good grip and a little menthol heat. Some heat on the finish before the bramble...

Graham 1983. The darkest Port until the 1997. Dark red in colour with a narrow rim. Youthful dark fruit on the nose, sweet and ripe. Restrained entry; the fruit builds beautifully with lovely grip within the black cherry. Dark chocolate and dried blackcurrant. Fabulous blackcurrant finish with great...

Graham 1980. Very dark in colour, darker than the 1985 sitting alongside this glass. Distinctly different on the nose than the previous wines, younger with raspberry fruit rather than spiced fruit. Sweet raspberry fruit on the palate, dark chocolate tannins give a youthful and firm mouthfeel. Bright...

Graham 1977, the oldest of the wines which are rose-red in colour rather than burnt ochre; 50% opaque. Muted nose showing a little fruit; spiced and lovely. Restrained on the palate but delivers a fabulous aftertaste and finish, full of aniseed and cranberry. Generous acidity making for a wine which...

Graham 1975, copper bronze colour with a golden core; 40% opaque. Attractive nose, sweet redcurrant and rosewater - but there is something slightly dirty under the fruit and the spirit sticking out over the top. Sweet, light and elegant; plenty of honeyed fruit. Good acidity on the palate keeps the ...

Graham 1970, bottled in Oporto. More evolved in appearance than the 1966, more lightly pigmented despite being a similar tone in colour; 30% opaque. Magnificent on the nose, spiced baked apples combining sweetness and fruit with a dusting of spices. Very expressive. The mature fruit shines on the pa...

Graham 1966, Oporto bottled. A dark and mature appearing burnt ochre colour, 50% opaque. Wonderful on the nose with plenty of sweet fruit; just delicious. Sweet on the palate with bright and vibrant fruit. This is lovely, a wine for the ages, but hasn’t yet developed the spiced complexity of its old...

Grahams 1963, Oporto bottled. Double decanted 8 hours. Modest copper colour, 30% opaque. Sweet butterscotch on the nose, with an orange undertone and a clear element of oxidation in bottle. Light and evolved on the palate with little fruit, drying out. Tired, oxidised and not showing well. 84/100. T...

Graham 1960, bottled by JG Thomson of Leith in autumn 1962. Double decanted at 07.20 and tasted at 20.20. A matured bronze colour, rich in depth at about 70% opacity. Fresh on the nose with dried fruit. Surprising ginger biscuit flavours on the palate – little fruit but lots of spice. Sweet without ...

Graham 1955, bottled 1957 in the UK by an unknown merchant. Fabulous on the nose, lively and full of spiced and complex dried fruit. The richness and complexity hinted at by the nose is also delivered on the palate. The aftertaste is stunning, an explosion of fruit just like bringing a newly baked r...

Graham 1948. A rich burnt ochre colour, 50% opaque. Sweet, mature and attractive on the nose — a nose of fabulous dried fruit and citrus zest. On the palate the wine presents an interesting contrast between sweet fruit and a dry cedar undertone, highlighting the bitter orange or lemon oil. The bitte...

Graham 1945, Oporto bottled in 1947. Double decanted at 10.15 and initially tasted 7 hours later. Dark red-brown in colour, like a burnished copper; 50% opaque. Initially very limited on the nose, perhaps nothing more than being a little bit oxidised. Smooth and sweet on the palate with orange oil a...

Graham 1942, bottled in Oporto in 1945. Initially tasted Pop and Pour, which did the wine absolutely no favours. The bottle had clearly been rewaxed although the cork appeared to original. First tasting note taken 10 minutes after decanting: a wonderful copper-red colour, 30% opaque. Gentle on the n...

Being able to take part in a tasting like this one is a real privilege. Thank you Martin for taking on the challenge of organising it.

My highlight was the 1997. Probably the best bottle of 1997 from any producer that I have ever tasted. Perhaps I need to revisit my scepticism of this vintage...

I've just noticed the report - and loved reading it. Harry - thank you for taking the time to share with us the fun of the trip.

On Thursday 16th May 2024, Neil most wonderfully organised a tasting of all of the Taylor Single Harvest Tawnies from 1961 to 1971 and added the bonus bottles of Taylor Golden Age 50YO Tawny, Taylor VVO - Platinum Jubilee Edition and Taylor VVO - Coronation Edition. It was a splendid evening with so...