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45% opacity, dark copper. Tart orange fruit on the nose. Lively acidity, oranges, and dry. Punchy - a little bit overpowered even.

40% opacity, toffee amber. Lovely warm rounded nose with lots of honeycomb, cedar, almonds. Very smooth in the mouth, honeycomb and almonds again. Very enjoyable. Noticeably different to the other two 30YO on parade at this event, the Dow 30YO and the San Leonardo 30YO.

55% opacity, dull dark red. Sweet red fruit on the nose. Bit flabby, lacking structure.

45% opacity, dull brick red. Nose has soft, sweet cherries, some dustiness. MId-weight, faint tannins, gentle heat, a little cherry fruit still there. Not stellar port, but pretty good for a year that was a complete howler.

In the intervening period I've now booked a holiday and will be away until the 26th

I think also 3/10, but maybe 4/10. Six answers were not quite stabs in the dark, but some could be out by a century or more

@ flash - auction market is undergoing a substantial correction. Fill your boots if you haven't already. Yet again I find myself broke during a correction, goddamnit. Interesting that you’ve noted this. Was chatting with a friend earlier in the week, musing about liquidity issues potentially drivin...

mcoulson wrote: ↑21:04 Sun 08 Oct 2023

Alex M wrote: ↑16:08 Tue 26 Sep 2023 https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29200/l ... l-1963-12/

Allegedly one of the few surviving full cases of NN 63.

This lot sold for £34k ...

I was expecting (much) higher...

I should have mentioned - I have a surprise extra bottle coming too.

Still time to turn the placemats into 6 glasses per page??

Tuesday the 10th is already taken. The 24th would be a yes from me.

Confirming attendance. I think there have been a lot more bottle offers than those you’ve listed - see top post.

Can I bring the Cr00? Reluctant to take another Cr66 from the same tranche the bottle for the recent ‘66 vertical came from, as that one seemed overly mature.

winesecretary wrote: ↑13:20 Mon 25 Sep 2023 Ham hock
Sirloin medium
Salad
Fries

Bual 1993 confirmed. I am going to open it now to give it a bit of air.

George I couldn't see ham hock on the menu...did you use this menu: https://davybars.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws ... g-Bars.pdf

For me please:

Ardennes pâté
Sirloin steak, rare + fried egg
skinny fries
green beans and shallots

Bit funky this one. Had I opened it on its own with some cheese, I would have seen it off. Something in the taste profile was just not quite right.

Sugared water, long past it.

45% opacity, mature red. Lovely chewy full strawberries, great structure and balance. Still feels young with more to come! Super port - my WOTN.

Very slight TCA hint, which has held back an otherwise lovely port.

35% opacity, mature red, amber rim. Soft and chewy, oranges and peppermint. Much more mature, soft and sweet than the other ports on show - more like a Cr63 than what I would expect for a Cr66.

45% opacity, mature red. Candy and red fruit on the nose. Full mouthfeel, chewy red fruit which is drying a little with some bitterness. Nice port.

30% opacity, mature red, orange rim. Rich red fruit on the nose. Soft and smooth, gentle bitterness, toffee, drying cranberries, though a slightly artificial flavour in the finish. Pleasant enough but not a stunner.

40% opacity, mature rich red. Lovely sweet strawberry nose. Chewy entry, some bitterness, very nice. No points from me, which feels harsh.

45% oapcity, gleaming rich red. Great balance, full, rish mouthfeel, concentrated cranberries, very slightly drying. Lovely juice.

45% opacity, mature red. Red fruit and violets on the nose. Wonderful full, rish mouthfeel, chewy cranberries, great balance. Superb port. Wondering how Alex and I had such a different experience!

30% opacity, mature dusty red. Dusty red fruit on the nose. Lovely soft elegant mouthfeel, cranberries which are just beginning to dry out. Another fine port!

40% oapcity, mature warm red. Faint strawberry nose. Soft entry, red fruit then spreads across the palate, lovely syrupy chewiness mid to late palate. Like the Noval, another fine port.