1997 Taylor

[jdaw1]

Ben P. arranged a Bring a Bottle event, sighted, at the Boot & Flogger. And what an evening it was.


Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1927 Dow, Raby Castle (CEM);
  • 1934 Fonseca, Raby Castle (CEM);
  • 1948 Taylor, Raby Castle (CEM);
  • 1950 Cockburn, Raby Castle (CEM);
  • 1955 Croft (PW);
  • 1955 Mackenzie (BMHR);
  • 1960 Martinez (IDJ);
  • 1960 Taylor, bottled by J G Thomson of The Vaults, Leith (NAC);
  • 1960 Graham, bottled by J G Thomson of The Vaults, Leith (DESVA from NAC);
  • 1960 Quinta do Noval (MPM);
  • 1963 Quinta do Noval, bottled by Grants of St James’s (JDAW);
  • 1963 Fonseca (MSC);
  • 1966 Quinta do Noval (JV from MSC);
  • 1966 Fonseca (CPR);
  • 1962 Fonseca Guimaraens (NPM from MSC);
  • 1977 Fonseca (GEAG);
  • 2000 Graham, Magnum (BP);
  • 1948 Taylor, non-Raby † (CEM);
  • 1997 Taylor ‡ (MPM);
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

T97, blind from Mike as he didn’t trust his N60. Cloudy dark dark red, 90% opaque. Dry; blurry. Mis-guessed, but not very mis-guessed, as a wrong D85.

[winesecretary]

A bit cloudy but dark. Young and fruity. Mouth full of fruit. A bit hot. If you had nothing else, you would drink it.

Guessed to be an 'off' bottle of Vesuvio 1994 - but the heat should have told me it was Taylor.