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January 2007

Ex-cellars 2006

Inky black - taste of dark fruits and extremely dry on decatnting. A very long finish with watering cheeks.

+2 Hours
Very young - thick, dry and tons of fruit.

No more notes taken but didn't significantly change over 48 hours

You keep thinking and I'll keep posting TN's - send me a PM to get my attention if you have a brainwave - drink port, it helps

Derek

I was surprised by this bottle. I expected it to be going downhill rapidly but it was extremely nice. I'm so glad I have another one from the same source

Derek

Agreed - any suggestions?

January 2007 Appears to be a UK bottling - no label - purchased from Seckford Wines this year in a shared lot with Alex Bridgeman. The cork came out intact. It was quite badly stained and the branding was barely legible when first extracted. Straining my eyes to read it I thought for one moment tha...

Short cork that came out easily and intact. Nice black fruit smell when decanting. A good dark ruby red colour. First glass immediately on decanting. Nose is quite medicinal. Mouth-feel is light, smooth and fruity then very tannic and dry after a few seconds. Not much heat. Flavour is of black cherr...

January 2007 UK bottled by Peatling & Cowdry (embossed lead capsule) - I bought this bottle as part of a mixed lot of Dow's and Warre's 66 - no labels and the cellar tags became detached during shipping. I had this one down as a Dow's until I pulled the cork (intact) and found it was Warre's 1966. ...

Cork came out intact (no glue necessary) but was very short. Decanted easily from a thick purple cust. Dark tawny colour. Sightly cloudy and a very spirity nose on decanting. +8 Hours Still has a rather dull appearance and spitit dominates the nose. Thick mouth feel - burnt sugar with very little fr...

28 March 2007 I had planned on opening a Tarylor's Vargells 1965 to celebrate my birthday yesterday but found my single bottle of Messias 1965 to be leaking so picked that instead. The cork was extremely wet and broke in half as soon as I applied upward pressure. The piece that was left in the neck...

Black as coal with a huge burst of raspberry on the nose. The tears on the glass are thick and red. This is a huge fruit bomb but I have a feeling it is about to go the same way as the 85 and close down for a while. I just can't help thinking that it's a sin to drink this for the next 20/30 years. I...

The nose is completely closed on this wine, even after 24 hours. The huge dry tannins dominate everything but the finish is immense with wave after wave of mouthwatering sweetness - if only my lips weren't so dry it might be really enjoyable to drink now, but it isn't.

Nice one

Certainly funnier than any of the Meaningless Drivel I have read tonight

Derek

Tunbull Reporting For Duty, Sir!!!!!

I plan to be here all night loading TN's and other stuff

Derek

Alan,

A Backup is someone who watches for the boss whilst you mess around on the net at work

Derek

Thankyou - I much prefer looking at your self portrait, Aan

Derek

We need a date for this and Al-B on board as well. Did Uncle Tom manage to get any at all? I think Al-B might be over the other side of the pond for the next week or two. I got an out of office message saying he has no access to email from this weekend. Tom did get some of this, didn't you Tom :win...

I never let the cork drop back into the bottle :P Seriously, if you are left with the bottom portion left in the bottle neck you can normally extract it in one of more pieces using a spare helix from a rabbit. It is better to remove as much as you can this way and shatter what remains of the cork be...

I look forward to receiving the first draft of our Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan

Derek

OK - it's the end of a very long week and I have a man from Quebec who mainly speaks French teaching me English grammar. Time to go home and have a beer

IN or OF - Quebec is in Canada, so Quebecoise are Canadians - aren't they

Derek

Don't confuse a Canadian and a Québécois !!! Am I missing something? Isn't Quebec a province of Canada? Therefore Quebecois are Canadian but only some Canadian's are Quebecois :? I equate this to calling a Scotsman British - it's true, even if it is accepted grudgingly for no logical reason. Derek

Back on topic..... I like the rules stated above and I think 4 is enough for now. That said, I think some general guidance stickies on some of the Forums would be useful, especially things like TN's where it would be helpful, but not essential or compulsory, to format posts in a consistent way. Dere...

admin wrote: 3. Try to keep to the topic and if you can't then at least be amusing. That's amusing for others not just yourself.

Hmmm - how would you know until you've posted it?

I can see this one causing Alan a problem

Derek

Unfortunately that doesn't include duty or VAT so it works out around £140 for 6 + delivery.

Derek

For me this was the star of the show. Very dark and youthful in appearance although light is now beginning to penetrate the centre. Very smooth and chewy, black cherry and chocolate with just a little heat early on. As the night progressed this got better and better. I was lucky enough to take home ...

Disappointing. The wine was cloudy with a strange taste. There were still
elements of its power, especially in the texture and the finish, but overall it just didn't do it. A shame as this was the first NN for both Conky and KillerB.