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BRPetrie wrote: ↑20:52 Wed 15 May 2024 Standard order for me please

Can't find a previous order for you, could you elaborate?

Anyone leaving me in the dark by close of today will be put down for Soup, a medium rare sirloin and chips

Please confirm that this is Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Yes - the label has the last part in small print I’ve changed two of the names, to Tecedeiras (no Q.) and Quinta Seara D’Ordens (minus a preposition) On the label, Quinta das (smallish print) Tecedeiras (large print) Although PV use ...

Did they make menu changes in the end? I was holding off after the previous post in this thread. Will take a look and confirm shortly.

They promised to email me the new menu when I made the booking, but that never materialised. Last night's fare looked largely unchanged from before.

Need food orders ASAP please - will reference the standard food order in the event of default

OK, here are the bottles: First flight, all 2017 Barão de Vilar Bulas Messias Quinta da Devesa Quinta da Pacheca Blind reference #1 Second flight, all 2018 Borges Poças Quevedo Quinta da Gaivosa Quinta das Tecedeiras Blind reference #2 Third flight, all 2017 Quinta das Lamelas Quinta de Seara D'Orde...

My food order:

Soup
Sirloin MR
Peppercorn sauce
Green beans
Chips

So the Symingtons issued an elegant press release on their website and Taylor Fladgate used Facebook..

..which I can't find

There does seem to be a Canadian called Taylor Fladgate with an FB page though!

Will be on parade a little after 1pm..

Kopke and Burmester decanted - looking good..

Confirmed - usual food order

Count me in - will bring a bottle that has not had a tasting note posted for fifteen years.

Great thread, David's candour is always very refreshing

OK - May 23rd it is. Red room booked.

I gather a new menu is being launched this spring, so hold fire on choices until we can see what they now are.

Have checked with the B&F, Thurs May 2nd or Thurs May 23rd are both free. As later dates seem problematic until the end of June, let's go for one of these two.

May 2nd has two down and one sub par - how does the 23rd pan out as an alternative?

Two down and one jet-lagged..
Hmm.. - defer to June?

I doubt there's any week that will suit everyone, and only Charles seems to have a problem with w/c 29th April.

Unless there's crying and gnashing of teeth in the next 24hrs, I propose to email the B&F to see if the Red Room is free on Tues April 30th.

OK - April 25th is looking difficult - would a week later work better for people?

Need to set a date for this. Trying to avoid school hols, bank holiday weeks and other events, how does Thursday April 25th suit people?

I feel like this was the same with more recent Sandeman LBVs that I've tried - massive tannic beasts that really need time to age rather than being blended for drinking on release. My purchase strategy for LBVs is focused on those I think will age the best. Warre currently gets top billing by virtu...

Unfiltered LBV’s can be very delicious and can generally age nicely for a couple decades. I do find they tend to start losing their luster after about 20-25 yrs. They’re still good but they tend not to have the complexity to carry them into very old age. Of course there are exceptions, I’m speaking...

Yes please, although I might suggest smaller range of years and more producers? So maybe ditch the 2019 vintage and go for flights of eight? I am most interested in trying different producers - thus I would suggest restricting it to just the 17 and 18 vintages but with 10 'new' producers? This migh...

Yes please, although I might suggest smaller range of years and more producers? So maybe ditch the 2019 vintage and go for flights of eight? I am most interested in trying different producers - thus I would suggest restricting it to just the 17 and 18 vintages but with 10 'new' producers? This migh...

The average age of the Port is 39 years and 292 days (compared with 34 years and 185 days

Average age of VP in my cellar is currently 36 years, 10 months, 7 days, 13 hours and 32 minutes

I have 389 bottles of VP that are older than I am and 1080 bottles that are over 50 years old

Yes please, although I might suggest smaller range of years and more producers?

So maybe ditch the 2019 vintage and go for flights of eight?

Date: Thursday May 23rd 2024 Venue: Boot and Flogger - Red room - booked The plan: To purchase two dozen different bottles of LBV from Portugal Vineyards and have them shipped directly to the B&F Four flights of six bottles, two flights from the 2017 vintage and two from the 2018 vintage Each fl...