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Tasting notes:

Note: on the evening, we opened what was expected to be a 1935 Cockburn and discovered it to be a 1950 Cockburn, hence two entries for 1950 Cockburn in the tasting notes.

• 1908 Cockburn (Magnum);
• 1912 Cockburn;
• 1920 Cockburn Crusted;
• 1924 Cockburn;
• 1927 Cockburn;
• 1947 Cockburn;
• 1950 Cockburn;
• 1950 Cockburn;
• 1955 Cockburn;
• 1960 Cockburn;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1970 Cockburn;
• 1975 Cockburn;
• 1977 Cockburn (original);
• 1977 Cockburn (recorked);

30% opacity, red brown. Fresh red fruits. Fresh, sweet mouthfeel, red fruits - strawberry. Mid-weight.

More red in tone than the other 1950 shown alongside; opaque due to the slight cloudiness of the wine. Sweet and flabby on the nose, but a swirl brings out a little more fruit and makes the nose attractive. Decent texture on the palate, sweet with tertiary dates and some plum. Plentiful fruit on the mid-palate that is fresh and nicely balanced and with surprising vigour. A wonderful aftertaste of big fruit and ghostly tannins delivering a big chocolate kick on the finish. Surprisingly good. 90/100.