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- 21:48 Sun 28 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 1588
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Re: Latest buy
After a recent deeply pleasurable bottle, and since the comparative tasting that would allow me to acquire the breadth of knowledge of the vintage that I really need to buy more widely has been moved to 2022, I bought Lay & Wheeler's last four bottles of the Vesuvio 1992 to keep me going...
- 15:02 Fri 26 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: UK available 40 year old tawnies
- Replies: 9
- Views: 274
UK available 40 year old tawnies
On Wednesday's call idj commented that there weren't that many UK-available 40 year old tawnies. An idle lunchtime of googling this week proves him right. Even with the aid of others I can only find 11 currently available in UK (1-11 below). There are another 25 of which I am now aware which are ava...
- 00:25 Fri 26 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1992 Vesuvio
- Replies: 0
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1992 Vesuvio
Popped, decanted, and poured. 90% opaque red juice. Cool nose of mint and black cherries. Broad but not fleshy red fruit palate slowly darkening and with marmalade and a hint of prune late. Balance is fabulous, that sweet-but-not-sweet balance so well held. Still a bit warm on the late mid-palate (i...
- 21:12 Thu 25 Feb 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor's Terra Feita Vertical, Provisional Date 10 June 2021, B&F
- Replies: 42
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Re: Taylor's Terra Feita Vertical, Provisional Date 10 June 2021, B&F
New provisional date posted.
- 13:23 Thu 25 Feb 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 2021 Physical Tastings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 184
Re: 2021 Physical Tastings
I have contacted the B&F and requested the Red Room for Thursday 10th June (tentatively, for the TTF) and Wednesday 23rd June (tentatively, for the 1980).
- 13:09 Thu 25 Feb 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wed 06 April 2022, Horizontal of 1992s, B&F
- Replies: 48
- Views: 21904
Re: Tue 12 May 2020, Horizontal of 1992s, B&F
Works for me. I still have all four of the wines I have proffered.
- 19:02 Sat 20 Feb 2021
- Forum: Beer, Spirits, Cigars, and Pork Pies
- Topic: Cloudwater "Closer To The Truth" - imperial stout aged in single use port barrel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 384
Re: Cloudwater
Given the positioning, any coffee notes?
- 18:29 Sun 14 Feb 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: POSTPONED: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
- Replies: 68
- Views: 5057
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
Somewhat in the vein of WS1, I shall be drinking ChAA 1998 on Wednesday 24th. Couldn't locate my case of 2000 VP in the limited time available to me before travelling back to town today. #firstworldproblems
- 11:54 Fri 12 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Wanted Thread
- Replies: 82
- Views: 25770
Re: Wanted Thread
It was 400 for a case of six! In which case the Farr Vintners price is market rate. You can occasionally snag the minor 83s and 85s for 400/dozen all in at auction though.
- 15:47 Wed 10 Feb 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 2021 Virtual Tasting #3 - Thursday 11th February
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2144
Re: 2021 Virtual Tasting #3 - Thursday 11th February
@rich_n - I would say definitely decant a 2005 a day ahead. I'll be decanting the 1991 TV this evening.
Looking forward to it.
Looking forward to it.
- 13:42 Wed 10 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Lockdown Drinking - The Sequel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1814
Re: Lockdown Drinking - The Sequel
I am on holiday this week so there has been more wine, I am happy to report. - Musar 2002 - in half - delicious even with only a two hour decant - if not quite with the strength of the 1999 - and a bargain 14 quid a half from Waitrose Cellar Online - Bourgogne Cotes Chalonnaise 2017, Champs de Themi...
- 18:46 Tue 09 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Smith Woodhouse
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3867
Re: 1983 Smith Woodhouse
@Screagle - no, not a Wine Society retailed bottle. But I am guessing that if one is dumb then absent usual bottle variation they are all dumb. For drinking now, try the Offley or the Warre - both delicious.
- 21:56 Mon 08 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Offley Boa Vista
- Replies: 0
- Views: 345
1983 Offley Boa Vista
The first of a case of 12, this one condemned because of a slightly raised cork. Cork extracted whole and without fuss with Durand. Wine in splendid condition. + 4 hrs Deep red, 70% opaque. In the mouth young and vigorous, black-cherry led, seemingly barely mature, quite warm on the finish. + 28 hou...
- 23:48 Tue 02 Feb 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: POSTPONED: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
- Replies: 68
- Views: 5057
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
I pray that we may all one day have cellars like WS1's where the experience of finding a bottle of Churchill '85 is 'Not the bt I was looking to find but at least something'. What a lovely, lovely phrase. And a lovely, lovely cellar. Up there as a TPF classic for me with 'We drank half a case of Fon...
- 19:06 Mon 01 Feb 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1976 Graham Malvedos
- Replies: 0
- Views: 367
1976 Graham Malvedos
Bottle in excellent condition, level well into neck, no signs of seep. + 30 mins. Largely orange wine, good legs. Odd slightly acrid nose. Even sluicing it though the teeth it's hard to find much fruit. Some Sevile orange. Nuts and heat on the short dry finish. +20 hours. Nose even more acrid than y...
- 16:44 Sun 31 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 378956
Re: Latest buy
@ Christopher - Ah, I wondered who was going to pick those up. Well done. New bottler to me.
- 14:16 Fri 29 Jan 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 2021 Virtual Tasting #3 - Thursday 11th February
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2144
Re: 2021 Virtual Tasting #3 - Thursday 11th February
Possibly Panascal 2001 in half, but may not be able to resist the siren call of the Vargellas 91. It's so lovely at the moment with a decent decant.
- 18:23 Thu 28 Jan 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 2021 Virtual Tasting #3 - Thursday 11th February
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2144
- 23:32 Wed 27 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Warre
- Replies: 0
- Views: 435
1983 Warre
Cork disintegrated during extraction even with a Durand - my fourth failure in five years of use. Does not bode well. Port, however, a nice red colour, 55% opaque. + 2 hours Very heavy tobacco scent on the nose, I would have thought it was Fonseca. But, not on the palate which had the characteristic...
- 20:04 Tue 26 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Lockdown Drinking - The Sequel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1814
Re: Lockdown Drinking - The Sequel
Recent vinous highlights - 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin 'Les Marchais', Domaine Audiffred - weightless expression of the village, the kind of wine that reminds me why I have spent such terrifying amounts of money pursuing burgundian highs over the past 25 years- and almost convinces me it's worth carrying...
- 23:38 Sun 24 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Pointless Statistics
- Replies: 218
- Views: 80271
Re: Pointless Statistics
@ JacobH - the port one doesn't own: good question! To which each of us will have a unique answer. Because, depending on which way you slice and dice it, we all have gaps. For example I: - have a specific list of ports (6) of which I own none but think I ought to own a reasonable amount (say a half ...
- 00:27 Thu 21 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Missing you (why no kissy face emoji permitted?)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1541
Re: Missing you (why no kissy face emoji permitted?)
Plus, when we can, and as prefigured in one of CD's previous threads: trip to Bern's by TPF.
- 13:13 Tue 19 Jan 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 2021 Virtual Tastings - Planner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 975
Re: 2021 Virtual Tastings - Planner
@ rich_n - I like "Crusted" as a theme, good thinking.
@ nac - perhaps a "Colheita" theme for one of them?
@ nac - perhaps a "Colheita" theme for one of them?
- 23:36 Mon 18 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2001 Taylor Vargellas
- Replies: 0
- Views: 686
2001 Taylor Vargellas
From bottle. +90 minutes This is a bit disappointing. Under-decanting mutes what little there is of the body to it. Hot. Left, without much hope, in a bottle in the 'fridge. +24 hours Aha! There's something there. Cherries and marzipan on nose. Light fruity port palate, with only playful references ...
- 23:00 Sun 17 Jan 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: POSTPONED: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
- Replies: 68
- Views: 5057
Re: Wednesday 24th February 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum
If I can access them I have ChAA 98 plus VPs from 82, 85 and 00. If you haven't had the latter, in particular, you really ought to try it. Logistics may be tight but family needs probably require me to do a vulnerable-parent-caring week from 8 Feb in any case so possible. Will report back. @nac - pl...