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Tom arranged a 1983 horizontal at the Boot & Flogger.

• Review of the evening as a whole
• 1983 Noval Nacional;
• 1983 Fonseca;
• 1983 Taylor;
• 1983 Graham;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Quarles Harris;
• 1983 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1983 Warre;
• 1983 Berry Bros;
• 1983 Cockburn;
• 1983 Kopke;
• 1983 Offley;
• 1983 Cálem;
• 1983 Feuerheerd;
• 1983 Niepoort;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

OK. No faults, but nothing much going on. 4/7.

Really good deep colour.
There is some pleasure in this. Possibly under-decanted.

O83. Dark dark red. Lovely start; then weird mint. Eventually I decided that it was wrong.

E: Dark/mid-red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Cherry sweetness, toasted almonds.
P: Pleasantly surprised by this, with a rich sweet finish of good length. (1 point).

Opened at 19.00 the night before the tasting, decanted at 07.00 and drunk at 20.00.

Dark red colour with an opaque centre and a medium rim. Subdued on the nose showing almost nothing. Sweet strawberry jam on the palate with attractive soft black chocolate tannins - fresh and delightful. Cocoa coated bright, fresh fruit aftertaste and a long, lively finish. 90/100.