1994 Royal Oporto

[jdaw1]

On Tuesday 26th March 2024, at The Boot & flogger, we tasted 1994s.

• Review of the evening as a whole;
  • 1994 Croft;
  • 1994 Taylor;
  • 1994 Fonseca;
  • 1994 Tesco;
  • 1994 Martinez;
  • 1994 Warre;
  • 1994 Dow;
  • 1994 Graham;
  • 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio;
  • 1994 Cockburn;
  • 1994 Kopke;
  • 1994 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1994 Burmester;
  • 1994 Cálem;
  • 1994 Royal Oporto;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats;
• Food order.

[jdaw1]

RO94: red-pink, 40% opaque. Nose = “Yuck”. Others were brave enough to taste it, and reported the palate to be better than than the nose.

[nac]

30%+ opaque, with some definite brown showing. Nose wasn't quite right - possibly a bacteriological issue (although this faded with time in the glass). Palate better, but not much. Not nice. 3/7.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Opened at 23.00, double-decanted at 07.30 and tasted at 18.25.

Mature red appearance, 70% opaque. Muted on the nose showing a little raisined fruit. Redcurrant cordial palate. A wine which is sweet, simple and perfectly pleasant with a moderate length finish and tannins nearly fully integrated. 86/100.