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1977 Cockburn (recorked)
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);

Recorked bottle (second last on the tasting notes). 30% opacity, red brown. Red fruits. Smooth, rich full mouthfeel. Red fruit, extracted and concentrated. Short finish.

One of the bottles released by SFE after their acquisition of Cockburn. Mature brick-red colour, 50% opaque. Bruised fruit on the nose, sweet but also fruity. Soft fruit on the entry with sweet raspberry and some tannins on the mid-palate; lovely mouth filling flavours with plenty of fruit and a good, fresh acidity. This was fresher to my palate than the bottles released in 2007. 90/100.