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Neil arranged a magnificent tasting to commemorate VE day, postponed by ᴄoᴠiᴅ until eventually held in the Lutyens Room at 67 Pall Mall on Wednesday 8th September 2021.

Links:

• Review of event as a whole;
• 20Y Ramos Pinto, bot. 1968;
• 1942 Fonseca Guimaraens;
• 1942 Sandeman;
• 1945 Sandeman;
• 1945 Ferreira;
• 1945 Martinez;
• 1945 Taylor;
• 1947 Tuke Holdsworth;
• 1948 Mackenzie;
• 1948 Taylor;
• 1950 Dow;
• 1940 Diez;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats (in list of placemats);
• Placemat software issue 154, Boustrophedon flag in PackingStyles;
• Placemat software issue 155, Printer test, following failure of default value of TastingNotesColumnStrokeCode.

RP 20Y, bottled 1968, decanted at the bar. Orange 20% opaque. Nose full of old-Croft orange citrus. Mid weight, very soft, long, soft soft soft: a fine old tawny.

Brown and slightly cloudy. Nose nutty with a hint of apricots. Sultanas, raisins, orange peel, caramel on the palate. Lovely length. This would have been a highly regarded wine at a normal tasting.

Ramos-Pinto 20YO Tawny, bottled in 1968: hazelnut brown colour, or perhaps a deep orange; 40% opaque. Slightly tired, slightly oxidised nose, lots of bruised oranges. Sweet on the entry, gentle honey with soft orange blossom. Rich but with a lovely acidity balancing the palate. The orange blossom honey settles on the palate and sits well for a long time, with only very slight hints of the oxidation from the time in the bottle showing. 87/100.