2011 Horizontal - London, Sunday 23rd April 2051

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Re: 2011 Horizontal - London, Sunday 23rd April 2051

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egads, i would be 72, and if this were spread out over 2 weeks, 73!
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Though only on the reserves list, my then-to-be-87 year old self would still like to attend.

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First post update to add Gerwin to the reserve list and re-confirm interest from Tom and Glenn.

I am not updating the list of ports as their availability will very much depend on who the 14 brave survivors are when we get to 2051.

Perhaps those who have promised bottles could consider bequeathing them to this tasting in their Wills?
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Still in but at 80 I am not sure how much port I will be still able to hold.🙄😥

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Yes, happy to keep the sub's bench warm and wait it out...
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DRT wrote: 23:37 Wed 10 Jul 2013People (all subject to being fit to attend):
  1. DRT; ✓
  2. DJ; ✓
  3. JDAW; ✓
  4. CaliforniaBrad;
  5. ADV; ✓
  6. AHB; ✓
  7. JHG; ✓
  8. THRA; ✓
  9. RAYC;
  10. PW; ✓
  11. WPS; ✓
  12. BMHR;
  13. TLW;
  14. PEM.
Reserves: ✓ = reconfirmed interest in Nov 2018
It appears those on the subs' bench are keen to make the first team 88)
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Dont do this tasting without Vallegre Vintage Port 2011. Fantastic and the biggest surprise of 2011.
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Dont do this tasting without Vallegre Vintage Port 2011. Fantastic and the biggest surprise of 2011
Or Crasto or Burmester - the latter was quite a surprise also..
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yes please ... ;-)
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Please put me on the reserve list. It will be my 90th birthday that day so will have to celebrate the day before. I don’t have any 2011’s so will have to adopt.
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I don’t have any 2011’s so will have to adopt.
You've only got 33 years to buy some - better hurry.. :D
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Yes please. Good possible with 63 years :)
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I’ll be 81 then and hopefully drinking through my cellar before the kids empty it! Yes still keen.


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AHB wrote: 17:26 Sat 03 Nov 2018 Could we add the fact that it is a Sunday to the title? Have we booked a room at the B&F? Hopefully we will be able to get the Red Room — but I'm not sure what are the opening hours of the B&F on Sunday.

And yes, I am still in.
I had Sunday lunch at the B&F just before Christmas (which was splendid). Their opening hours are 12.00-17.00. With 50+ Ports we may need to start on Saturday and finish on Sunday.
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Just because I could, I took the list of Ports known to have been declared from the 2011 vintage and checked to see which we have available to us. This is what I found:
  • ‘Douro Boys’ (40 cases in magnums only);
  • Wiese & Krohn:
    • Krohn;
    • Krohn Retiro Novo;
  • Niepoort:
    • Niepoort (1,650 cases);
    • Niepoort Bioma;
    • Broadbent (170 cases);
    • Morgadio de Calçada Vintage Porto (Dirk Niepoort);
  • Quinta do Noval:
    • Quinta do Noval (2,200 cases);
    • Quinta do Noval Nacional (230 cases);
  • Real Companhia Velha:
    • Delaforce (500 cases, produced on contract by Taylor Fladgate Partnership);
    • Royal Oporto (1,500 cases);
    • Real Companhia Velha (4,500 cases);
    • Quinta das Carvalhas (500 cases);
  • Rozès:
    • Rozès;
    • Rozès Quinta do Grifo;
    • Rozès Quinta do Pego;
  • Sogevinus:
    • Barros;
    • Burmester;
    • Cálem;
    • Kopke;
    • Rocha;
  • Sogrape (PT):
    • Ferreira;
    • Offley;
    • Sandeman;
    • Sandeman Vau (500 cases);
  • Symington Family Estates:
    • Graham (8,000 cases);
    • Graham’s The Stone Terraces Vintage Port (250 cases);
    • Dow (5,000 cases);
    • Warre (3,000 cases);
    • Cockburn (3,000 cases);
    • Quinta do Vesuvio (1,250 cases);
    • Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio (200 cases);
    • Smith Woodhouse (1,000 cases);
    • Special SFE blend for The Wine Society;
    • Special SFE blend made for Berry Brothers;
    • Special SFE blend made for Waitrose;
    • Quarles Harris (seemingly as an exclusive for Trader Joe’s);
    • Quinta de Roriz (being Prats & Symington, rather than just Symington) (350 cases);
  • Taylor-Fladgate Partnership:
    • Croft (5,000 cases);
    • Quinta da Eira Velha;
    • Fonseca (6,000 cases);
    • Skeffington;
    • Taylor (11,000 cases);
    • Vargellas Vinha Velha (310 cases);
  • Rui Roboredo Madeira:
  • Vinko Companhia de Vinhos:
    • Feuerheerd;
    • Quinta Dona Matilde;
    • Maynard;
    • Barão de Vilar;
  • Churchill Graham:
    • Churchill (3,000 cases);
    • Churchill Quinta da Gricha;
  • Alves de Sousa;
  • J. H. Andresen;
  • Bulas;
  • Casal dos Jordoes (correctly Jordões) - seen in a wine shop in Vila Nova de Gaia in June 2017
  • Castello d'Alba (from Rui Roboredo Madeira Vinhos SA, seen in a wine shop in Porto)
  • Quinta da Senhora do Convento;
  • Quinta do Crasto;
  • Dalva;
  • Duorum;
  • DR (Agri-Roncão Vinicola Lda) (125 cases);
  • Fafide (from Rui Roboredo Madeira Vinhos SA, seen on the website of Rui Roboredo)
  • Gran Cruz;
  • Messias;
  • Quinta Vale Dona Maria;
  • Quinta do Vale do Meão
  • Passadouro;
  • Pintas;
  • Poças;
  • Portal;
  • Presidential;
  • Quevedo (320 cases);
  • Ramos Pinto;
  • Quinta da Romaneira (7,000 cases);
  • Quinta de Eira Velha;
  • Quinta de la Rosa;
  • Quinta de Val da Figueira;
  • Quinta do Sagrado (225 cases);
  • Quinta Seara d’Ordens;
  • Quinta do Infantado;
  • Quinta do Tedo;
  • Quinta do Tedo Savedra;
  • Quinta do Vallado Adelaide;
  • Quinta de Valle Longo;
  • Sequeirinha (brand name of the Sequeira family port firm);
  • Vieira de Sousa;
  • Vista Alegre
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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I think I make that 87 Ports. I like it 88)
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Of those not in bold (and therefore I assume currently missing) I can offer: Quinta da Senhora do Convento, Vista Alegre and Alves de Sousa.

Let's hope we all make it to 2051 ! :D
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Jasper May wrote: 22:36 Wed 16 Jan 2019 Of those not in bold (and therefore I assume currently missing) I can offer: Quinta da Senhora do Convento, Vista Alegre and Alves de Sousa.

Let's hope we all make it to 2051 ! :D
Thank you, the list has been updated.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Wait list plus 1 please! Will turn 80 within a few months of this onsite, cant think of a better way of celebrating. My son will be 40 (born in 2011) and will be joining me on this trip as he will be a huge port lover based on the 2011 VP collection collection I have amassed for him.
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Getting worried now, still not on the reserve list. Paranoia is setting in, maybe this is only open to members of the New British Empire (MNBE’s) created in 2028 after the war in Europe (NBE won as Europe couldn’t agree on a defence strategy). Despite me acquiring a dodgy bottle of Nacional from a defrocked priest in 2049 (patience will prevail). Will drink it all my own😂
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Being 1st on the reserve list, and seeing as there are 4 on the main list who have not yet re-confirmed as-of late 2018/early 2019, I am presenting my currently (early 2019) available Ports:

Graham
Graham's The Stone Terraces
Quevedo (2 x 375)
Quevedo (750)
Quevedo (6L)
Vesuvio
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Glenn E. wrote: 00:30 Tue 05 Feb 2019Quevedo (6L)
DRT is in charge, and needs to handle promotions and relegations. But allow my tuppence-worth: given the scale of the tasting, adding an Imperial would be a brave decision, minister.
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jdaw1 wrote: 00:29 Wed 06 Feb 2019 adding an Imperial would be a brave decision, minister.
Who are you and what have you done with Julian?
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DRT wrote: 10:04 Fri 09 Nov 2018I am not updating the list of ports as their availability will very much depend on who the 14 brave survivors are when we get to 2051.
I’ve done the opposite: placemats updated with a fuller list of Port, but not yet of people — awaiting decisions from DRT.

Indeed, eight pages of glasses suggests that this should be split into multiple sessions.
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jdaw1 wrote: 19:07 Sat 09 Feb 2019awaiting decisions from DRT.
What decisions have I to make?
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