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- 17:56 Sat 29 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1863 Ferreira
- Replies: 2
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1863 Ferreira vintage port
Dark gold in colour, with a pale yellow rim and just a hint of green. Initial impact on the nose is a massive wave of VA, very reminiscent of a bual madeira, which was consistent with the colour! Underneath the VA was a little rosemary, antiseptic and perhaps some sweetened gooseberry. In the mouth ...
- 08:44 Fri 28 May 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 25 May 2010, somewhere north of Henley, a blind tasting
- Replies: 3
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25 May 2010, somewhere north of Henley, a blind tasting
On 25th May, work caused me to be in the northern suburbs of Henley Upon Thames and Derek kindly agreed to meet up and share some port. In total, 5 of us met at Rowley's Restaurant in Baslow and enjoyed a thoroughly nice evening with great service (thanks Abbey!) good food and some interesting learn...
- 22:33 Mon 24 May 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Favorite low to mid-priced vintage - what's yours?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6803
Re: Favorite low to mid-priced vintage - what's yours?
Pity we can't talk about LBV as well as vintage - Croft 2004 Unfiltered for £12 a bottle today and £3 per half bottle at Christmas. Eira Velha 2000 for $15 (but needs another 15 years) and 1997 $40 Fonseca Guimaraens 1988 for $30 and 1996 for $35 Most recent Crasto vintages Most recent Smith Woodhou...
- 22:03 Mon 24 May 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Noval Nacional 1931
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4475
Re: Noval Nacional 1931
Does anyone here know or suspect they have consumed a counterfeit bottle? I (along with Julian, Andy, Alex, and Roy) opened a fake Croft vintage from the 30's that wasn't even a declared vintage for a vertical we held in Boston a couple of years ago. Had a copied Croft looking label and I think a t...
- 23:42 Fri 21 May 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 19 May 2010, The Bowler, 1960 Horizontal
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11122
Re: 19 May 2010, The Bowler, 1960 Horizontal
I thoroughly enjoyed the evening, very much for the company rather than the wines which I think Chris described very accurately as "meh". Drinkable and acceptable but certainly not ones to add to the cellar at £120+ per bottle. However, it was great to see Gustavo and Oscar again and a rea...
- 09:10 Wed 19 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
- Replies: 74
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Re: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
Unfortunately, we have had a last minute drop out. If anyone can be a last minute attendee, you would be very welcome.
- 07:17 Mon 17 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
- Replies: 74
- Views: 38215
Re: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
Latest update: Heathrow airspace was closed between 1am and 7am, but is expected to reopen at 7am and is not expected to close again in the near future. Flights in and out of Heathrow may have to follow an unusual routing. On the positive side, I have to meet a flight from Dallas that left last nigh...
- 23:08 Sun 16 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
- Replies: 74
- Views: 38215
Re: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
Getting really nervous about the damned volcano. I'm still in San Francisco, hoping to fly out tomorrow night. Flights tonight are cancelled... :( Fingers crossed, keytohwy The latest forecast says that even tomorrow, Heathrow and Manchester are likely to be operating and certainly by Tuesday the m...
- 01:18 Sun 16 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1890 AJ da Silva Colheita
- Replies: 6
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Re: 1890 AJ da Silva colheita port
Are you sure? AJS might also have been Andrew James Symington?
Roy also refers to it as both AJS Da Silva and AJ Da Silva.
Any Idea who has the bottle, or was it one of the bottles you photographed?
Roy also refers to it as both AJS Da Silva and AJ Da Silva.
Any Idea who has the bottle, or was it one of the bottles you photographed?
- 21:23 Fri 14 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Delaforce
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3229
Re: 2000 Delaforce
And that would never be the only reason why I would open a bottle of Delaforce 1975DRT wrote:I love that reason, and have sometimes done the same myselfPortman wrote:I opened this just so I could be the first to post a note on a wine.
- 08:23 Fri 14 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: June Offline 21th June- Crusting pipe- 1982 horicontal
- Replies: 50
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Re: June Offline 14th June- Crusting Pipe - 1982 horicontal
Annoyingly, I was putting this date in the family diary and realised that it is the week that Elizabeth is away on the school residential trip. I am therefore the parent in charge for a week and can't be late back from London. Sorry, I will have to bow out unless we can move the date back a week to ...
- 06:40 Fri 14 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: June Offline 21th June- Crusting pipe- 1982 horicontal
- Replies: 50
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Re: June Offline 14th June- Crusting Pipe - 1982 horicontal
A thought has just occurred to me. The Crusting Pipe becomes very warm as a venue in the summer. Last year we found that the warmth of the location in the height of the summer affected some of the ports quite badly, with them becoming very alcoholic. We overcame this with some ice buckets to keep te...
- 07:21 Thu 13 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1975 Delaforce
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2441
Re: 1975 Delaforce
Needed something to drink and was quite thirsty.RonnieRoots wrote:nice, any particular reason for opening a magnum?
- 20:39 Wed 12 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Christmas offline 2010
- Replies: 117
- Views: 50052
Re: The Christmas offline 2010
I think 2 places is a reasonable balanceWS1 wrote:Hi Alex,
fine by me; are 2 places enough?
regards
WS1
- 20:36 Wed 12 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: June Offline 21th June- Crusting pipe- 1982 horicontal
- Replies: 50
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Re: June Offline - Crusting Pipe - 1982 horicontal?
I can make either date, but would prefer Monday 14th.
I would have to adopt, the only 1982 vintage port. Is anyone willing to offer something for adoption?
I would have to adopt, the only 1982 vintage port. Is anyone willing to offer something for adoption?
- 20:28 Wed 12 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1975 Delaforce
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2441
1975 Delaforce
From magnum; decanted off very little, sludgy sediment. Pale auburn in colour, with a rose rim. Floral honey on the nose, pleasant but not strong. Dusty sweet redcurrant jelly on the tongue, with the tannins showing through as a gentle dusty persistence. Floral and rose-water flavours in the mouth, ...
- 21:55 Tue 11 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Christmas offline 2010
- Replies: 117
- Views: 50052
Re: The Christmas offline 2010
I'm in.
Does the fact that Chris is game mean that we can shoot him on August 12?
Can we reserve a couple of spots for guests who would not normally attend our offlines? Last year the fact we did this meant that Rute and Joao were able to join us.
Does the fact that Chris is game mean that we can shoot him on August 12?
Can we reserve a couple of spots for guests who would not normally attend our offlines? Last year the fact we did this meant that Rute and Joao were able to join us.
- 17:43 Tue 11 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
- Replies: 74
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Re: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
The last two seats at the offline have now been taken, by a London based friend of Gustavo and our occasional port companion Nicos Neocleous.
- 08:31 Mon 10 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
- Replies: 74
- Views: 38215
Re: Fiftieth Anniversary - Wednesday 19th May
The venue for the tasting is The Bowler, 32 Bowling Green Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0BJ, +44 20 7837 8340. We have a reservation from 18:30. I suggest that we aim to arrive for a 7pm start. We'll start with dinner and follow that with the offline, no doubt we will drink some of the ports with t...
- 17:10 Sat 08 May 2010
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: May 5, 6 or 7
- Replies: 38
- Views: 23479
Re: May 5, 6 or 7
We were, you would have, we would have been 5.KillerB wrote:Were you in town? I had no idea, I would have travelled down.g-man wrote:very sad to not have met up with you guysm, but I was very lucky to have caught a plane back to the states before volcano faweofiqicffecv erupted again.
Next time.
- 09:14 Sat 08 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Dow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3771
Re: 1983 Dow
Mature red in colour, showing the red / brown mix of maturity. Similar nose to the Warre 1970 shown alongside, but not as well developed; slightly hot, with All Spice and cherries. Slightly sweet entry, then full of dry cherries. Quite harsh on the sides of the tongue; joy, but with ripe cherry frui...
- 08:36 Sat 08 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1935 Taylor
- Replies: 5
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Re: 1935 Taylor
Russet brown, with a very light centre and a pale rim; looking as though it will be in its tertiary phase. Alcoholic on the nose, with a hint of rubber. Toffees all over the entry, then sweet redcurrant and some dryness on the edge of the tongue. Spicy acidity and lots of honey flavours on the palat...
- 08:27 Sat 08 May 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1997 Croft Roeda
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4551
Re: 1997 Croft Roeda
Dark red, very young, opaque centre and deeply coloured rim. Loud blackcurrants all over the nose. Big, sweet and fruity in the mouth; so full of fruit that the peppery tannins are almost hidden. Sweet, deep blackcurrants on the aftertaste; long and lingering but not big in flavour. Soft and approac...
- 07:48 Fri 07 May 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: UK General Election results
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20006
Re: UK General Election results
Please do create them, anything which saves me time and effort is appreciated. Please also feel free to copy the already posted W70 note.
- 00:33 Fri 07 May 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: UK General Election results
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20006
Re: UK General Election results
JDAW now in Marylebone. Reserve bottle of T35 brought in case first was corked now being decanted.DRT wrote:JDAW: Head for Marylebone - I'm chasing the Clipper in a canoe!