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Bottled by Grants of St James's, with the infamous plastic capsule. Cork came out cleanly but in two pieces. Excellent level, in neck. 4 hour decant. A superb garnet, 50% opaque. Nose of tobacco and dusty cherries. Figgy, lusciously sweet, but balanced, palate. Entirely resolved tannins. Very long f...

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@ Glenn - my apologies, I should have been more specific. Guimaraens - branded SQVPs from Quinta do Mileau were made in (at least) 1944, 1946 & 1947 (Book page 311); and Guimaraens -branded Quinta do Cruzeiro was made in 1982 (Book page 173) (vintageport.se adds 1978). VWAP has Guimaraens - branded ...

Guimaraens is problematic, I agree, as it has appeared as Vintage, LBV and SQVP...

Regret non-availability due to heading off to country for the week...

Right. But Niepoort Pisca became Bioma in 08. We have now had... five Biomas? It has longevity as a name. But, that is not determinative. To my view, crucially, it is actually different from that wine from which it is distinguished. Thus, Pisca makes the actually differential cut, as does Bioma. ML ...

I will have a glass of Warre 1994 in one hand and a glass of Niepoort Crusted (bottled 2014) in the other. Neither was a leaker, I haven't had the opportunity to scan the country cellar for candidates. I am looking forward to both wines but, much more than that, to seeing your friendly faces.

I will arrive circa 1930 - the toad work...

30 minute decant, then considered over 90 mins. Lots of very fine sediment. 75% opaque, red rim. Spearmint on the nose, but with a deep substrate of dark fruits. A wash of lush red fruits on the front palate, darkening to blackcurrant. A hint of tobacco, late. I really like the way the fruits flow c...

I am, with the utmost respect, with Glenn on this. Perhaps say ROCa and ROCo going forwards? A brief amendment could be made to the abbreviations list for the current ROC to explain the necessity for the updated terminology.

@ nac - Chateau Beaumont - yes it is! Especially in 2010. 1/36th of my remaining stock of 2009 Chateau Brown Lamartine bit the dust this evening. An admirable middleweight claret for a roast chicken. It has failed as a cellar defender, however, as we appear to be consuming a half of 1980 Gould Campb...

Another bottle of this sadly-all-sold-now bargain port, about nine months after the previous sampling. This is a bottle I have had open for five days now, albeit refrigerated in shrinking sizes of container as about a glass a night has been consumed. The colour remains 95% opaque with red rim. The h...

Another bottle of this sadly-all-sold-now bargain port, about nine months after the previous sampling. This is a bottle I have had open for five days now, albeit refrigerated in shrinking sizes of container as about a glass a night has been consumed. The colour remains 95% opaque with red rim. The h...

@ rich_n - do try the Niepoort 2015 LBV. I defy you to keep your hands off it once you've tried it.

The problem with the current government is that none of them are wine connoisseurs. Down with this sort of thing.

Ports from the last time there were global restrictions on freedom of movement being unable to be drunk because of the current restrictions... Ah well.

A bottle with the level well into neck and a cork that came out in excellent condition. Almost every bit of the heavy sediment stayed in the bottle-bravo. + 30 minutes Looks mature- a rich cranberry-juice red, paling at the rim. At first, delicious redcurrant nose with some mint. Later, a little tob...

I often fill odd minutes, while on trains or whatever, by reading the wine tasting notes of others. I suspect many of you do the same. For me the most enjoyable tasting notes are the ones that give me a clear view of the wine but also communicate the sensual response of the taster to the wine. This ...

@ nac - Thalabert, but of course! I have almost run through my halves of 2014, I have just taken delivery of 36 halves of 2017 purchased EP from TWS...

A case of Gould Campbell 1985, all levels BN or better, £521 delivered, an auction purchase from Sylvie's in Belgium. I'm pleased as it's become harder to find in the UK in recent years.

Neil, I would appreciate guidance. We are into ages of port about which I have almost no experience. Do you want the ports to be delivered to 67 PM in advance to rest? I suspect they won't need much decant time, but also fear that double-decanting and then travelling might be a bit brutal for them.

Yes please!

2 hr decant. 98% opaque, red rim. Rich ripe red fruit nose. Cool summer fruit pudding on the palate. A decent amount of stuffing. Tannins quite angular and prominent on the finish. To me, a little unbalanced at the moment, but hope for the future. Come back in twenty years. Consumed 6/9/20, tasting ...

'Leakers' is a great idea for an online tasting!

I have many times over the past quarter-century or so encountered on Madeira absolutist statements by wine makers that, when challenged with documentary (or bottled) evidence to the contrary they row back from in a way that makes that clear that the absolutist statements were simplifications for the...