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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:59 am
by Richard Henderson
Paulo,
That IS a blow out! 45 and 63 Croft!
How did these ports match up against themselves?
We enjoyed the Graham's 83 over 3 days. It is a fine, fine port.
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:15 am
by Moses Botbol
Richard Henderson wrote:Paulo,
That IS a blow out! 45 and 63 Croft!
How did these ports match up against themselves?
45 Croft! How was the it? I know the 63 is a winner... TN's?
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:15 pm
by Paulo Barbosa
The Croft 1945 was quite a memorable bottle.
The port had 30 minutes of decanting. The whole room smelled like cherry/plum perfume.
Who needed turkey leftovers after that!
Now to the TN:
Still very young with quite a fruit presence. At first a burst of well balanced fruit followed by a mid palate tone of molasses and an unusual eucalyptus/mint undertone. Very long finish with over 3 minutes of hang time. This wine still has a lot of legs. Being my first Croft 1945, this will be a port to remember. Consumption went very quickly! Could not get enough of it.
Unforgettable!
In order of preference during the evening:
Croft 45 - bar none. A grand slam!
Taylor 70 - will this be as good as the 45 by the time it reaches 60 years old?
Fonseca 77 - this felt like a young puppy in comparison. Awsome!
Croft 63 - This unfortunately had provenance issues. A slight chemical taste in the mid palate.
Cheers
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:36 pm
by Todd Pettinger
Paulo Barbosa wrote:My lineup was:
1945 Croft
1963 Croft
1970 Taylor
1977 Fonseca
5 people, no leftovers
What a blowout!!!!!
Paulo, I would have left no full bottle behind either!!! :) What a great lineup!
Todd