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décolletage. Startled, the vicar leapt

Fearing a TPF drain on the country's resources, I went online and ordered - to date they have *said* that they will deliver to me !

where he kept the stopper

and very little else. Coincidentally

Amazon currently has Grahams crusted 2013 on sale for £15, if you subscribe to their monthly "Subscribe and Save" plan for 5 items or more you can knock off another 15% (£12.75), I add a few bottles to make the cat food cheaper - atleast that is my argument when confronted .

, at a social distance, frisk

Thank you Alex, that is just too good a deal to miss - I shall probably be arrested next time I try to clear customs in Bangkok !

D+6H Light red at the rim, tending to medium red at the core. Light fruity strawberry nose, quite dense on the palate, good fruit and acidity - just beginning to come to maturity, but with plenty of life left. Thoroughly satisfying 91 pts.

D +4hrs: almost no evolution at the rim - very shy nose. Fierce alcohol on the palate, feral, this really does not resemble a 40+ year old port. The tannins are still fairly hefty, this is the first bottle from a case bought at auction. 89pts.

flash_uk wrote: ↑

14:48 Wed 29 Jan 2020

I had crossed my fingers that the dates would work for everyone, but sadly not to be. Many thanks for your kind offer on the bottles. Have fun in Asia.

Thank you very much - have a great tasting.

I am afraid I shall be in Asia during that period, and so will have to withdraw.

Have a good tasting and I shall be with you in spirit from afar !

If any of my bottles are needed, I am happy to contribute.

Asda delivered 12 bottles today - 4 of which were Dows Crusted 2012 - the others Cockburn 2013 LBV and Taylors Reserve Ruby, despite my having specified no substitutions. 8 bottles were politely rejected.

I hold out very little hope for the 24 bottles due tomorrow .

Asda online (I do not know about their branches) have Dow's Crusted Port on sale reduced from £18.00 to £13.50. They are coy as to the bottling date (the image would suggest 2003 or 2005 - the last number is partially obscured), but it may well be a later bottling. I have ordered some as future cell...

Sounds a great idea - I have 2000, 2001 & 2002 not listed above.

I really hope I can make it (I work abroad more than half the year), if I cannot then I am very happy to put the bottles up for adoption should they be needed.

I bought some port from them earlier this year and had the same problem - in the end I sent them a cheque as I was overseas and my bank's online banking is not that great. The port arrived once the cheque had been received. I believe (but this is only my supposition) that this may be due to an EU ru...

Very sad, I will not be able to make it :-( I shall be at at trade fair in Asia. That is a great pity. Unfortunately, with this many people and so few practical dates to choose from it was somewhat inevitable that one or more would have two drop out. We hope to see you at another event soon. Thank ...

Very sad, I will not be able to make it

I shall be at at trade fair in Asia.

Of those not in bold (and therefore I assume currently missing) I can offer: Quinta da Senhora do Convento, Vista Alegre and Alves de Sousa.

Let's hope we all make it to 2051 !

An independent wine merchant in Yorkshire has it @ £585(ib) for a case of 12x75cl (although they list it as being en primeur, so it may be an old listing):

https://www.houseoftownend.com/product/ ... -12-x-75cl

The nearest copy to December 2016 that I could find that pubished port prices (going backwards by date from December 2016) was October 2016. The prices are below: 1977 Croft: 540 Dow: 600 Fonseca: 1260 Graham: 720 Sandeman: 540 Taylor: 995 Warre: 598 1985 Dow: 425 Fonseca: 550 Graham: 511 Taylor: 57...

If there is space, I would love to come - I can offer Warres 66.

Excellent idea !

Of those not mentioned so far, I have Butler Nephew, Ferrerira, Gonzalez-Byass & Sandeman (only 1 bottle of the Sandeman) which I would be happy to contribute. If there is space, I would like to attend also, but I am happy to contribute the bottles regardless.

12 Offley Boa Vista 1994. Everyone has their price, it is said, and 9% off appears to be mine. I had been succesfully resisting this for quite a while, and then Nickolls and Perks have a sale. I bought this from N&P some time ago at the pre-sale price, which i thought was attractive at the time. Ha...