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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.

Good backbone, but somewhat lacking overall.
Rating: g-

30% opacity, red. Full rich mouthfeel, mature red fruits, great balance. I thought this was in good shape and had some further time to go. My WOTN.

N63: red, 40% opaque. Palate starts with heat edging towards white pepper, with indecisive red cherry. WPS thought “sour cherry”.

Bottled by Berry Brothers & Rudd. A lovely red colour, mature but holding up well; 40% opaque. Restrained on the nose although work on the glass does persuade it to release some soft fragrance of sweet red fruit. A touch of harshness comes through on the entry, backed by the ghosts of tannins and a wave of generous red fruit. The fruit is ripe and shows its maturity on the aftertaste, filling the mouth wonderfully before finishing with a hint of tannic dryness. This is a lovely Port that is perfect for drinking today, but is in no rush to be consumed. 91/100