1960 Butler Nephew

[jdaw1]

A zombie / in-law invasion needed to be escaped by one of us, and another proposed that the theme be ‘Vintage Port that you would like to drink if you had not Vintage Port for 7 months’. At the Boot & Flogger, on Monday 29^th December 2025.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• TNs, Champagne:
  • 2004 Bollinger R.D. magnum (CEM);
  • 2007 Bollinger R.D. magnum (CEM);
• TNs, Claret:
  • 1970 Château La Lagune magnum (CEM);
  • 1976 Château Cheval Blanc magnum (CEM);
• TNs, Port:
  • 1955 Mystery (CEM);
  • 1945 Mystery (CEM);
  • 1935 Mystery (CEM);
  • 1955 Graham (CEM);
  • 1945 Croft (CEM);
  • 1935 Cockburn (CEM);
  • 1948 Graham (MJRM);
  • 1948 Taylor (AHB);
  • 1948 Warre (JHT);
  • 1960 Croft (AJM);
  • 1960 Butler Nephew (NAC);
  • 1963 Taylor (CPR);
  • 1963 Fonseca (MSC);
  • 1970 Fonseca (MJM);
  • 1962 Quinta do Noval Nacional (JDAW);
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

[nac]

One of six bottles purchased via WineOwners in May 2021.
In neck. Good cork. Heavy sediment.
Decanted at 0930 on morning of tasting. QA sample good.
Back into bottle and Vac-U-Vined at 1100.

[jdaw1]

BN60, orange, 20% opaque. Multiple varieties of ‘no’. Acidic, and too far past prime.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Butler Nephew 1960, decanted 17.30. A lovely evolved tone of bronze red with a ruby tone rim. Slightly oxidised on the nose but with the fruit showing underneath. The fruit is the dominant flavour on the palate, with a lovely redcurrant jelly spreading over the tongue. Lovely redcurrant aftertaste and long finish. This is a wonderful example of a mature Port drinking at that point where the fruit has concentrated and the baking spices are just starting to emerge. 92/100.

JDAW can pass his to me.