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Ben,

Pommy42 hasn't replied so the 14th seat is yours, if you'd like to attend.

The pricing is considerably more friendly than the current Graham Ne Oublie 1882 retail price at the Lodge, which was €12k per bottle when I was there in February.

The £3k is for a pack of the three half bottles - cheaper than the price per 75cl of, say, Taylor 1896 Single Harvest Tawny.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:48 Sat 09 Mar 2024 ..,B&F is Thu 25th April..,

No it’s not! You know it’s not because I’ve already told you it’s not!

It’s Tuesday April 23rd!!!


I might, perhaps, be able to make it.

Links to tasting notes have been added to the original post.

Boa Vista Vinha do Ujo 2020. Ujo is a north facing vineyard in Quinta da Boa Vista comprising a mixed field blend of 25 different grape varieties. Incredibly fragrant on the nose, full of fruit and floral perfume. Still very young on the palate, full of fruit with tremendous acidity. Exquisite fine ...

2019 vintage, matured in bottle for 18 months. Steely with amazing grip. Such a long mineral finish. Wonderful white wine. 90/100

Quinta do São Luiz Winemaker’s Collection 2022, 100% Tinta Cão. Pale pink on the eye, but nothing pale about the fruit filled nose or the vibrant palate. Generous fruit with plenty of acidity keeping the wine spritely and fresh. One of the few rosé wines I actually like. 88/100.

IMG_6690.jpeg 2021 Quinta de São Luiz. Scarlet colour, narrow rim. Powerful nose of fruit of the forest and sous bois with the alcohol still not fully integrated. Beautiful on the palate, ripe but not sweet fruit - brambles picked on a dewy morning. Soft tannins in the fruit, barely perceptible but...

IMG_6641.jpeg Quinado, matured in barrel for over 100 years without racking. 400 litres from a single cask, bottled for these packs - and no more for future release! Deep olive brown colour; 60% opaque. A wonderful nose of old Port with the marked vanilla overlay typical of an aged quinado. Again s...

IMG_6644.jpeg Vermouth, aged for over 100 years. Port wine base, probably red Port. Very similar in colour to the VVO, not racked or worked due to the difficulty in cleaning pumps and hoses afterwards. Perhaps a little darker than the VVO. Less râncio on the nose, a little vanilla, a little wood as...

IMG_6646.jpeg Bottled in halves in 2024. A blend of wines of which the youngest wine in the blend is 1937, oldest is 1890. Deep olive brown colour with an olive green rim. Generous nose, wonderful vinagrinho and concentrated balsamic vinegar - incredibly aromatic. Slightly thickened on the palate, ...

KOPKE “THE LIBRARY COLLECTION” UK LAUNCH The_Library_Collection.jpg Kopke are well known for their stocks of historic Port. Their practice for many generations has been that when commercial stocks are sold to the point where around 1,000 litres are left, the stocks are reclassified from “commercial...

Done

IMG_6636.jpeg Warre 1969 Vintage Port, bottled 1974. The bottle had signs of seepage but was base of neck fill with a good colour. When the seal was removed (which had been tightly wrapped with Clingfilm) it became obvious the cork had fallen into the bottle. However, the capsule appears to have pr...

IMG_6473.jpeg NV Viera de Sousa White 10YO, bottled November 2023 in 50cl. €16 for a 100ml pour at Canalha in Lisbon. Deep orange in colour. Baked apricots on the nose. Flavours of honeyed fruit flow onto the palate bringing depth and an impression of good age. Despite the impression of honey, the ...

IMG_6577.jpeg 1902 Quinta do Sibío produced by José Duarte d’Oliveiro. Bottled in August 1906. Decanted at 7pm. Pale olive brown colour, 20% opaque. Beautifully expressive on the nose, a slightly oxidised edge to the orange and caramel. Orange and coffee on the palate, drier in style with the acidi...

IMG_6600.jpeg NV São Leonardo 60YO tawny, bottled in 2017. Based on a blend of 1948 and 1972 colheitas. Pop and pour. Fabulous red pear and caramel on the nose. A lovely balance on the palate, cola flavours and a gentle tannic grip. Wonderful cola finish that lasts for minutes. 97/100. Drunk 02-Mar...

IMG_6469.jpeg 1958 Real Companhia Velha, by the glass from Garrafeira Nacional in the Ribeira Mercado in Lisbon, €46 for a 50ml pour. Deep orange in colour, the tone of 50 year old oak. Sharp rhubarb on the nose, a little malt vinegar. Smooth on the palate, rhubarb and brown sugar, none of the vine...

IMG_6584.jpeg 1963 Petre’s Colheita from Niepoort. Bottling date not known but believed, from the sello, to be late 1970s. A little râncio on the nose, flat but with a little floral rose perfume. Smooth texture on the palate, generous acidity giving an elegant structure. Bright star fruit on the pa...

IMG_6589.jpeg 1912 Niepoort, bottled in 1981. Chestnut brown colour, 70% opaque. Decanted 24 hours. A huge vinagrinho nose, savoury and marmite. Hugely acidic, an element of dried fig with the intense savoury marmite flavour searing across everything else. Rich, and incredibly powerful. Such a wond...

IMG_6557.jpeg 1961 Krohn Vintage Port. Pop and pour. Top shoulder fill with signs of recent seepage (but has just been flown to Portugal). Intensely dark red, with a distinct brick tone, 90% opaque. A nose of sweet black fruit gums and fragrant black liquorice. On the palate the impression is of li...

IMG_6582.jpeg 1935 Quinta do Junco from Borges. Opened at 7pm. A little oxidised and acidic on the nose, but beside the oxidised tones is a core of butterscotch and lemon. Acidic on the palate, slightly drier in style with the lemon oil showing strongly. Bright and acidic and very full of life. Cof...

IMG_6572.jpeg 1955 Cockburn, bottled in the UK by an unknown bottler. Pop and pour from a bottle with a base of neck fill and a good colour. Ruby red colour, 60% opaque. Fruit nose, ripe red berries and fruits of the forest. Smooth fruit on the palate, red fruit gums with a nicely judged backbone o...

This will be decanted shortly.

I won’t be with you this evening, the logistics and diary just didn’t work out for me.

I will be with you in spirit since I plan to open a Warre 1969 LBV which has started to seep.