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On Tuesday 11^th December 2018 we gathered at The Boot & Flogger for a vertical of Offley.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1910 Offley;
• 1924 Offley;
• 1927 Offley;
• 1935 Offley;
• 1950 Offley;
• 1954 Offley;
• 1955 Offley;
• 1960 Offley;
• 1962 Offley;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1966 Offley;
• 1970 Offley;
• 1972 Offley;
• 1975 Offley;
• 1977 Offley;
• 1980 Offley;
• 1983 Offley;
• 1985 Offley;
• The placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

30% opacity, mature red. Bitterness on the nose? Stewey red fruit. Quite an alcoholic entry, acidic bitterness mid palate. Extracted dry red fruit - strawberry.

Deep mature red colour, 40% opaque. Sweetened cranberries on the nose bringing a nice mixture of fruit and sharp acidity. Sweet fruit on the palate, elegant and refined. Air on the palate brings a new element of green leaf and highlights the generous tannins. A lovely mouthful which is full of rich fruit flavours. A little heat shows on the aftertaste from the acidity and a load of tannins grab the attention on the aftertaste before the sweet fruit comes through properly on the long finish. This is a really nice mouthful of Port, with years ahead of it still. 92/100. Decanted 9 hours.