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- 13:20 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
- Replies: 107
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Re: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
A tasting of aged LBV ports (pre-2000), at the Boot & Flogger , on Tuesday 5th March 2024. Review of evening as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV ; 1979 Warre LBV ; 1981 Warre LBV ; 1982 Warre LBV ; 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV ; 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV ; 1994 Fonseca LBV ; 1995 De...
- 13:16 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Aged LBVs, 5 March 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1736
Re: Aged LBVs, 5 March 2024
Ben: thank you for making this review thread, and with Neil making the TN threads. Good work — I have been shamed into posting my TNs.
- 13:15 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Gould Campbell LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1205
Re: 1970 Gould Campbell LBV
GC70 LBV. Red-brown-orange, 30% opaque. My note says only “No.”
- 13:15 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1997 Quinta do Noval LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1196
Re: 1997 Quinta do Noval LBV
N97 LBV. dark dark red, 6% opaque. Dry; slightly rough; rater simple. Nice enough in a harmless sort of way.
- 13:14 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Fonseca LBV
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1208
Re: 1994 Fonseca LBV
F94 LBV. Not right. Actually, wrong.
- 13:13 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1995 Reccua LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1176
Re: 1995 Delaforce LBV
Ré95 LBV. Dark dark red, 60% opaque. Nose of bacterial yuk. So yuk that not tasted.
- 13:12 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1995 Delaforce LBV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1224
Re: 1995 Delaforce LBV
Df95 LBV. dark dark dark red, 80% opaque. Nose harmless. Palate intensely dry, of green grass. Just not right.
- 13:11 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1352
Re: 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV
Rs90 LBV . Oh dear. Or, in the delightful modern parlance as used by my youngest, oh my days! Orange, 10% opaque. Nose of light varnish. If it is not framed as a red port, but instead as a sauternes-sherry mix, it could be drunk with pleasure. It was possible to pretend that it was a very very ligh...
- 13:09 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1290
Re: 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV
SW84 LBV. Light red, 25% opaque. Far past prime, dry, some red cherry remaining.
With time it improved in the glass, but still, far past prime.
With time it improved in the glass, but still, far past prime.
- 13:08 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV
- Replies: 4
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Re: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV
QH78 LBV. Red-brown, 50% opaque. Nose so revolting that not tasted.
- 13:07 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1982 Warre LBV (unfiltered)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1112
Re: 1982 Warre LBV (unfiltered)
W82 LBV. Dark dark red, 80% opaque — again, an excellent colour for a VP of its age. Big, a hint of Tayloresque roughness, drier than the other Warres, and brighter. The brightness also manifested itself as being slightly lighter. I gave it third place; the people agreed with me; justice was done.
- 13:05 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1981 Warre LBV
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1170
Re: 1981 Warre LBV
W81 LBV. Dark dark red, 60% opaque — an excellent colour for a VP of its age. Wonderful, so soft, so very long, VP-grade red-fruited Port that could be Dow 1970. I gave it first; it came first-equal; justice was almost done — it was the best at the table.
- 13:04 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1979 Warre LBV
- Replies: 4
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Re: 1979 Warre LBV
W79 LBV. Dark red, 60% opaque — an excellent colour for a VP of its age. Soft old Port, very long, with lots of red cherry and plum fruit, and a sharp bitterness (good bitterness) throughout. I gave it second; it came first-equal; justice was done.
- 12:58 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1995 Delaforce LBV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1224
Re: 1995 Delaforce LBV
A tasting of aged LBV ports (pre-2000), at the Boot & Flogger , on Tuesday 5th March 2024. Review of evening as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV ; 1979 Warre LBV ; 1981 Warre LBV ; 1982 Warre LBV ; 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV ; 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV ; 1994 Fonseca LBV ; 1995 De...
- 12:58 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1352
Re: 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV
A tasting of aged LBV ports (pre-2000), at the Boot & Flogger , on Tuesday 5th March 2024. Review of evening as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV ; 1979 Warre LBV ; 1981 Warre LBV ; 1982 Warre LBV ; 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV ; 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV ; 1994 Fonseca LBV ; 1995 De...
- 12:58 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1290
Re: 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV
A tasting of aged LBV ports (pre-2000), at the Boot & Flogger , on Tuesday 5th March 2024. Review of evening as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV ; 1979 Warre LBV ; 1981 Warre LBV ; 1982 Warre LBV ; 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV ; 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV ; 1994 Fonseca LBV ; 1995 De...
- 12:57 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV
- Replies: 4
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Re: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV
A tasting of aged LBV ports (pre-2000), at the Boot & Flogger , on Tuesday 5th March 2024. Review of evening as a whole ; Tasting notes: 1978 Quarles Harris LBV ; 1979 Warre LBV ; 1981 Warre LBV ; 1982 Warre LBV ; 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV ; 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV ; 1994 Fonseca LBV ; 1995 De...
- 00:19 Sat 09 Mar 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Aged LBVs, 5 March 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1736
Re: Aged LBVs, 5 March 2024
Very interesting, and a stunning result for Warre. I thought the W81 LBV was the clear winner (could have been blind-guessed to be a D70 full Vintage), but others supported the ’79, and a score-draw felt like a fair reflection of the discussion. Well that was a remarkable tasting. I am not sure we h...
- 23:32 Fri 08 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4368
Re: Blind Fun - 11th March
The placemats are believed done. Who will print?
- 22:40 Wed 06 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4368
- 22:38 Wed 06 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4368
Re: Blind Fun - 11th March
The B&F has been sent a link to thefood order.
- 22:35 Wed 06 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4368
Re: Blind Fun - 11th March
Tony, Ian, Neil, Mike, Harry: are you yet willing to reveal whether or not fortified?
- 21:40 Wed 06 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4368
Re: Blind Fun - 11th March
Any more food orders? I have to submit our food order tomorrow.. Food order being sent this evening. Please inspect now. Harry has been pinged. sirloin steak I’ve guessed medium-rare. Sorry to change the plan a bit but I find that I have a second bottle that I'm able to bring so Julian would you mi...
- 22:46 Thu 29 Feb 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
- Replies: 107
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Re: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
Placemats updated.
My preference would be not to Audouze, but to open and decant on the morning. Is there an official decanting request?
My preference would be not to Audouze, but to open and decant on the morning. Is there an official decanting request?
- 23:20 Wed 28 Feb 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
- Replies: 107
- Views: 55062