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- 20:51 Tue 21 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - 16 May 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 8414
Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - date tbc
Confirmed - thanks, Neil!
- 03:18 Sat 04 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Croft vertical, Tue 07 Nov 2023
- Replies: 138
- Views: 24025
Re: Croft vertical, Tue 07 Nov 2023
Thank you - I can confirm.jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:11 Fri 03 Nov 2023Seat is yours. Please confirm. You are to order food on the day.M.Charlton wrote: ↑15:07 Thu 02 Nov 2023I can now make that evening, if you’re still looking for someone to take a seat?
- 15:07 Thu 02 Nov 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Croft vertical, Tue 07 Nov 2023
- Replies: 138
- Views: 24025
- 15:19 Thu 14 Sep 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 - 6th Feb
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1599
Re: Quinta do Vesuvio in February 2024 (Date TBC)
Yes please. I have the 2005.
- 22:49 Tue 29 Aug 2023
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1806
Re: Hello
Thanks for reminding me, Oliver - I need to put a write up of the Niepoort visit on here! 
- 21:16 Tue 04 Jul 2023
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: A Visit to Quinta do Noval
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7823
Re: A Visit to Quinta do Noval
Fantastic write up, Alex - thank you for sharing! The last time in was at Quinta do Noval was in 2019, and they had quite a few terraces to repair due to land slips (I hope they’ve managed to do so in the meantime). A very special place indeed!
- 22:17 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The Standard Food Order
- Replies: 50
- Views: 69302
Re: The Standard Food Order
M.Charlton wrote: ↑16:52 Thu 09 May 2019 Please can the below be added to the default order - thanks!
Starter: Truffle mac and Cheese
Main: Rare sirloin steak, with Béarnaise sauce, fries and green beans.
- 22:14 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Niepoort
- Replies: 5
- Views: 446
Re: 1983 Niepoort
E: Mid-red, tending to light red at the rim.
N: Very rich red fruit, perhaps some mint.
P: A pleasant palate if a little short lived. (1 point).
N: Very rich red fruit, perhaps some mint.
P: A pleasant palate if a little short lived. (1 point).
- 22:14 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Feuerheerd
- Replies: 4
- Views: 339
Re: 1983 Feuerheerd
E: Mid-red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Mustiness / damp.
P: Musty and acrid.
Disliked immensely.
N: Mustiness / damp.
P: Musty and acrid.
Disliked immensely.
- 22:13 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Offley
- Replies: 5
- Views: 393
Re: 1983 Offley
E: Dark/mid-red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Cherry sweetness, toasted almonds.
P: Pleasantly surprised by this, with a rich sweet finish of good length. (1 point).
N: Cherry sweetness, toasted almonds.
P: Pleasantly surprised by this, with a rich sweet finish of good length. (1 point).
- 22:12 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Kopke
- Replies: 4
- Views: 314
Re: 1983 Kopke
E: Mid-brown, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: Off.
P: Quite unpleasant (stewed?).
N: Off.
P: Quite unpleasant (stewed?).
- 22:12 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Cockburn
- Replies: 4
- Views: 312
Re: 1983 Cockburn
E: A pretty red colour, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: Nose lacking in complexity.
P: Ditto palate.
N: Nose lacking in complexity.
P: Ditto palate.
- 22:12 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Berry Bros
- Replies: 5
- Views: 297
Re: 1983 Berry Bros
E: A pretty red colour, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: A strange yet muted note on the nose.
P: Straightforwardly acceptable vintage Port.
I heard that this BBR was produced by W.
N: A strange yet muted note on the nose.
P: Straightforwardly acceptable vintage Port.
I heard that this BBR was produced by W.
- 22:12 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Warre
- Replies: 6
- Views: 422
Re: 1983 Warre
E: A pretty red colour, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: Hmmm. A strange yet muted note on the nose (certainly stranger than its BBR colleague).
P: Disliked more and more as the evening went on.
N: Hmmm. A strange yet muted note on the nose (certainly stranger than its BBR colleague).
P: Disliked more and more as the evening went on.
- 22:11 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Smith Woodhouse
- Replies: 7
- Views: 632
Re: 1983 Smith Woodhouse
E: Dark red tending to mid-red at the rim.
N: A fruity (and perhaps slightly liquorice-y) nose.
P: A slightly less full palate than the QH, with less spice. Good length.
The third of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (1 point given).
N: A fruity (and perhaps slightly liquorice-y) nose.
P: A slightly less full palate than the QH, with less spice. Good length.
The third of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (1 point given).
- 22:11 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Quarles Harris
- Replies: 7
- Views: 682
Re: 1983 Quarles Harris
E: Dark red tending to dark red at the rim. The darkest wine of the night for me.
N: A dark fruit nose.
P: A very full palate, with a nice bit of spice (and certainly drier than I’d usually go for). Very good length.
The second of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (2 points given).
N: A dark fruit nose.
P: A very full palate, with a nice bit of spice (and certainly drier than I’d usually go for). Very good length.
The second of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (2 points given).
- 22:10 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Gould Campbell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 344
Re: 1983 Gould Campbell
E: Dark red tending to red at the rim.
N: Another fruity nose (hooray).
P: Very much enjoyable – perhaps a little drier than I’d usually go for. Good length.
The first of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (1 point given).
N: Another fruity nose (hooray).
P: Very much enjoyable – perhaps a little drier than I’d usually go for. Good length.
The first of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (1 point given).
- 22:10 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Dow
- Replies: 6
- Views: 568
Re: 1983 Dow
E: Red tending to light red at the rim.
N: A strange nose which I noted as “meaty”.
P: Imagine blue cheese bended with a dash of jam.
Not nice at all.
N: A strange nose which I noted as “meaty”.
P: Imagine blue cheese bended with a dash of jam.
Not nice at all.
- 22:10 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Graham
- Replies: 5
- Views: 319
Re: 1983 Graham
E: Dark red tending to dark red at the rim.
N: A rich and fruity nose (hooray).
P: A short, straightforward palate of sweet dark fruits.
N: A rich and fruity nose (hooray).
P: A short, straightforward palate of sweet dark fruits.
- 22:09 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Taylor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 316
Re: 1983 Taylor
E: A pretty red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Quite spirit-y on the nose.
P: A short palate, quite hot, and quite sweet.
Unimpressed (except for the Tetris-sized sediment).
N: Quite spirit-y on the nose.
P: A short palate, quite hot, and quite sweet.
Unimpressed (except for the Tetris-sized sediment).
- 22:09 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Fonseca
- Replies: 5
- Views: 270
Re: 1983 Fonseca
E: Red tending to brown at the rim.
N: An unwanted nose of hot stewed fruit.
P: Hot and acrid on the palate.
Not at all enjoyable.
N: An unwanted nose of hot stewed fruit.
P: Hot and acrid on the palate.
Not at all enjoyable.
- 22:08 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1983 Noval Nacional
- Replies: 8
- Views: 776
Re: 1983 Noval Nacional
E: Cloudy/brown in the glass.
N: A very strange musky liquorice note on the nose.
P: The mustiness on the nose did not translate to the palate, nor did much else to write about.
Such a shame.
N: A very strange musky liquorice note on the nose.
P: The mustiness on the nose did not translate to the palate, nor did much else to write about.
Such a shame.
- 22:08 Mon 29 May 2023
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 1983s, Thu 25 May 2023, at B&F
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1355
Re: 1983s, Thu 25 May 2023, at B&F
My thanks to Tom and to Alex for organising this one, and especially to Tom for providing so many of the Ports. It was a shame that most of the wines were less than good, particularly so in the case of the NN. However, it was good to see how well the "second label" wines stood up relative ...
- 21:57 Wed 17 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 83@40 2023 - May 25th
- Replies: 115
- Views: 20980
Re: 83@40 2023 - May 25th
Please could I adopt the Cockburn’s.Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑11:01 Wed 17 May 2023 People who are adopting, please choose one of the bottles offered for adoption by Tom. It doesn't matter which you choose, just choose the one you'd like to be at the tasting.
- 01:38 Mon 15 May 2023
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 50 Year Old Tawnies (and potential friends) - 2023 (or later)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10982