Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
Re: Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
Mike and George are obviously Warre fans with seven Ports receiving scores or HMs each! Sounds like a great tasting… not jealous at all.
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Re: Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
It was a great tasting, in many ways.
(i) It was lovely to see everyone including some faces new to me
(ii) The run of 55, 58, 60, 63, 66, 70 was the strongest run of six consecutive vintages of mature port from one house I think I have ever tasted. I would be proud to serve a bottle (in equivalent condition) of any one of them at the end of the grandest dinner party.
(iii) The 22, 58 and 63 were each the best ports (well, those most to my taste) I have ever tasted from those vintages.
(iv) I really like the style of Warre.
(i) It was lovely to see everyone including some faces new to me
(ii) The run of 55, 58, 60, 63, 66, 70 was the strongest run of six consecutive vintages of mature port from one house I think I have ever tasted. I would be proud to serve a bottle (in equivalent condition) of any one of them at the end of the grandest dinner party.
(iii) The 22, 58 and 63 were each the best ports (well, those most to my taste) I have ever tasted from those vintages.
(iv) I really like the style of Warre.
Re: Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
Many of these comments should go in the Review thread.
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1922 Warre, bot. Robinson & Payne;
- 1942 Warre;
- 1945 Warre;
- 1946 Warre;
- 1947 Warre;
- 1955 Warre;
- 1958 Warre;
- 1960 Warre;
- 1963 Warre, bot. Mayor Sworder;
- 1966 Warre, bot. Mayor Sworder;
- 1970 Warre;
- 1975 Warre;
- 1977 Warre in Tappit Hen.
Re: Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
Julian - btw, the 77 ended up being a magnum rather than a Tappit Hen.
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Re: Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
Julian is right. Please could one of the administrative forces transfer all post-dinner posts to the review thread (and then delete this post)?
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Re: Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
A very pleasant evening - great to meet old friends again after what seems like such an age..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Re: Warre's Sesquarcentennial Tasting - Weds 6th Oct 2021 (date confirmed)
Gentle nudge for Ian.Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑23:17 Wed 06 Oct 2021 George, Charles, Ian - would you be able to share your decanting times with us please? I always try to keep a record of decanting times with my notes.
Thank you to George and Charles.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.