1970 Cockburn

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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);

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30% opacity, mature red. Menthol and red fruits on the nose. Soft entry, dryness mid palate, red fruit, nice balance. Mature, very nice.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red colour, 70% opaque. An attractive nose bringing sweet fruit, mainly flavoursome raspberry. Youthful tannins appear on the palate, which is generous and with plenty of fruit that changes to give plenty of development. As with the 1967, this shows a lovely fragrance on the palate. Delicate sweet raspberry dominates the aftertaste with a lot of tannin and a delicate balance to the raspberry jelly. 90/100