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In a bottle of Fonseca 1963 was a question rather than a certain answer:

jdaw1 wrote: ↑12:45 Sat 17 Feb 2018Are the 1963s coming into their second wind?

Recognising that this scientific question needed scientific experiment, a round dozen of us gathered to test some 1963s.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1963 Taylor;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1963 Dow;
• 1963 Graham;
• 1963 Warre;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1963 Cálem Quinta da Foz;
• 1963 Constantino;
• 1963 Mackenzie;
• 1963 Niepoort;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1963 Ramos Pinto;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

Somewhat thin and lacking; drink up.
Rating: g

30% opacity, brown orange. Smooth entry, full mouthfeel, faint tannins and fruit quite faint also. On the downslope this one.

Mk63: red-brown, 30% opaque. Acidity prominent. Orange prominent. Drink up.

Bottled in the UK by an unknown bottler. A mature red-brown colour, light and evolved appearance that is around 30% opaque. Sour cherries on the nose, fresh and lively. Good flavoursome entry with cranberries and brown sugar on the palate. Slightly dusty taste to the fruit, which comes with lots of sweetness but is nicely balanced by the acidity. An amazing aftertaste, full of caramelised cranberry; a big dose of acidity freshens the mouth and makes all the saliva glands fire off at once. A lovely finish of complex celery and green wood. 90/100.