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A tasting of 1980s, on Wednesday 20th October 2021, at the Boot & Flogger, arranged George G.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1980 Fonseca;
• 1980 Taylor;
• 1980 Croft Quinta da Roêda;
• 1980 Sandeman;
• 1980 Offley;
• 1980 Burmester;
• 1980 Dow;
• 1980 Graham;
• 1980 Warre;
• 1980 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1980 Gould Campbell;
• 1980 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• 1980 Niepoort;
• 1980 Cálem Quinta da Foz;
• Placemats (mentioned in issue 151; a revisit of the design of 02Mar2012);
• Planning and arrangements.

Mid red. I found it a bit hot and disappointing at first, but it was pleasant enough after food.

This was the positive surprise of the night for me.

Yes soft and gentle, but balanced, with some nice richness and very enjoyable

A light and clear red in the middle. Very little on the nose. A bit spirity. Very light in the mouth. Simple fruits. Fine. Drinkable.

One of the ‘redder’ wines of the tasting – nice and clear rim. Nose muted at first, though I found it opened up nicely as the evening progressed (red fruits, lessening heat). By the end of the night, this was a particularly agreeable wine, if a little straightforward on the way down.

Slight rose tone to the wine, 30% opaque. Sweet glace cherry nose. A little hollow on entry with a slight thickness to the texture; mid to late palate the wine develops a delicious strawberry jam. The jam changes to a more fragrant apricot on the aftertaste and the quite delicious very long finish. What a delightful surprise this medium bodied wine turned out to be. 88/100. Drunk 20-Oct-21. Decanted 4½ hours.