JustinK visited Belfast last night and we opened a modest selection of bottles. No tasting notes were written but we enjoyed all the wines:
Dow 63, the lowest-ullaged bottle from a recently acquired small stash, in surprisingly good shape, I remember fine spirit and pepperiness, a little tannin..
Cockburn 70, probably the wine of the night, a surprising amount of fruit, and some lovely spice and structure
Dow 75 - never had it before and was very pleasantly surprised. Rather light, but very pleasant drinking and even with some fruit.
Quarles Harris 83 - again, I'd never had this before and again it was a very pleasant surprise. Goes alongside the Gould Campbell as the best of the vintage in my humble opinion.
I am spending Xmas week itself at the very tip of Cornwall and have just ordered a small selection of good things to be delivered to my hosts. Hope you all have a good festive season and see you in the New Year! I depart for Sweden at the end of June (though I'll still be just a short plane ride away) to take up an exciting new job, after 21 years in Belfast and 25 in Ireland… Let the six months of leaving parties commence…
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Re: A little Belfast festivity
Congratulations on the new job
I am pleased to see that you and Justin had a pleasant evening. Presumably my invitation was lost in the post?
I am pleased to see that you and Justin had a pleasant evening. Presumably my invitation was lost in the post?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Your invitation was returned with "Derek isn't allowed to come" written on the envelope… In your handwriting!DRT wrote:Congratulations on the new job
I am pleased to see that you and Justin had a pleasant evening. Presumably my invitation was lost in the post?
Daniel J.
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Re: A little Belfast festivity
Harsh.djewesbury wrote:Your invitation was returned with "Derek isn't allowed to come" written on the envelope… In your handwriting!DRT wrote:Congratulations on the new job
I am pleased to see that you and Justin had a pleasant evening. Presumably my invitation was lost in the post?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Yes I thought so too.DRT wrote:Harsh.djewesbury wrote:Your invitation was returned with "Derek isn't allowed to come" written on the envelope… In your handwriting!DRT wrote:Congratulations on the new job
I am pleased to see that you and Justin had a pleasant evening. Presumably my invitation was lost in the post?
Daniel J.
Husband of a relentless former Soviet Chess Master.
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Husband of a relentless former Soviet Chess Master.
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