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Not including Unknown Shipper Ports, I have identified 102 candidates for me to bring to this tasting. This comprises 5 colheitas, 1 crusted, 13 LBV, 1 ruby, 3 tawny with indication of age, 1 white and 78 vintage or single quinta vintage Ports.

Next step is to eliminate anything in sizes smaller than a full bottle.

The combination of remorseless analysis and case after case of lovely port is a delightful one...

Eliminating options which are in sub-sized containers reduces the number to 85. Now to eliminate any bottles held in bond...

As previously discussed, Alex possibly now has too much spare time on his hands.

Wonder how his Quinta purchasing plans are progressing?

No plans to purchase a quinta, I can't yet figure out how to generate the income I need to be able to buy adequate supplies of Port once I've used up all my capital buying one.

So instead, work continues on the list of options available.

Once I look at the wines I have which are not in bond or in case quantity offsite storage, the list reduces to only 23 choices.

That would still suggest you are sorted for annual iterations of this tasting until you are 80...

winesecretary wrote: ↑23:36 Tue 18 Feb 2020 That would still suggest you are sorted for annual iterations of this tasting until you are 80...

Unless others have the same wines as I have. Many of my list are unusual but by no means rare - several Taylor, Graham, Dow, Sandeman and Ferreira LBVs are on the list.

Since there seems to be plenty of space, I'd like to bring a guest, ACMS, to this tasting please. He is right-handed.

Very happy for that to happen, and have added him to the list.

On current count I have 1 Colheita, 3 LBVs, 1 SQVP, and 9 VPs for which there are no tasting notes.

Looking ahead, plus 1 Colheita and 4 VPs for which there is one tasting note...

It's my own fault, having set this tasting up so far in advance. I am now drinking some of the possibilities simply because they are to hand. At least I am posting notes on them.

Count me in.

I have an old ullaged bottle that I've owned for a very long time, vintage and bottler known, major shipper suspected anecdotally.

There are only a dozen or so notes posted for this vintage, most of them for Cockburn, which I believe this bottle probably isn't..

@ uncle tom - splendid!

winesecretary wrote: ↑23:06 Thu 04 Jun 2020 It's my own fault, having set this tasting up so far in advance. I am now drinking some of the possibilities simply because they are to hand. At least I am posting notes on them.

When the theme was first posted, I went through my list of wines and noted those which would qualify. I too have fallen victim to now having fewer bottles which qualify than I did in February. I have written notes on them, which I promise I will get round to posting when I have finally caught up with typing up all my handwritten notes from the last 3 years.

uncle tom wrote: ↑10:28 Fri 05 Jun 2020There are only a dozen or so notes posted for this vintage, most of them for Cockburn, which I believe this bottle probably isn't..

1908?

Ok-confession; I took a Port to a small (within guidelines) gathering last week only later to find that no tasting note currently exists for this Port on the Forum. Alas, I neglected to take one...(sackcloth and ashes)!

idj123 wrote: ↑15:22 Sat 13 Jun 2020 Ok-confession; I took a Port to a small (within guidelines) gathering last week only later to find that no tasting note currently exists for this Port on the Forum. Alas, I neglected to take one...(sackcloth and ashes)!

... and the port was??

It was Calem Foz 82 and a very lovely Port it was, fruit filled and we'll balanced with plenty of years ahead of it. Probably one of the best 82s I have tasted.

idj123 wrote: ↑11:21 Sun 14 Jun 2020 It was Calem Foz 82 and a very lovely Port it was, fruit filled and we'll balanced with plenty of years ahead of it. Probably one of the best 82s I have tasted.

That will do as a tasting note. Please pote it into the tasting note thread!

1908?

Correct - Gilbey 1908 - which I was told a long time ago is probably Croft, for which there are no notes..

I should have an option or two. Count me in!

@ akzy - counted accordingly

Dear Friends, I have worked hard with the B&F to see if we could make the logistics for this tasting work, but we have now admitted defeat. We will return another day. The current weight of planned tastings looking for a date is such it will be one a week next year at this rate!