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Fabulous inviting rich ruby. Beautiful mouthfeel and fruit. Really very good port indeed.

Pale rim. Acrid nose. Increasingly unpleasant to me as the evening went on. I don't think I like 1975 port. Others liked this more.

Markedly paler than the 1966. Hint of vanish on the nose. The fruit's all present and correct, though.

A lovely full rich red. Dumb nose. Palate full of life. Arguable still needs time? Tannins still present. Lovely - would have made a spectacular wine as the focus of an evening.

Yellow rim. A little bite of something. Oranges and butterscotch. Not what was expected - possible stored a little warm at some point in its life?

Still very much discernible as vintage port. Rich red fruit on the nose and palate and full of life. 2 points from me and a deserved third place on the night.

Pale rim. A hint of balsamic. Still some tannins. Sweet and delicious.

Pale rim. A little spirity on the nose ,almost a varnish note but not quite. Warm red fruits on the palate. Still a ghost of tannin on the finish. Very fine wine. Two points from me and a deserving winner on the night.

A shade darker than the 1942. A hint of pontefract cake on the nose. Rich fruit. Lovely port. A point from me and a deserved second place on the night.

Fully mature, orange rim. Cherry nose with added tinned strawberry. Lovely fruit washing across your tongue like a tide coming in. Just a hint of heat on the finish.

Thank you to Martin for arranging. Thank you to everyone for providing such interesting wines. Several of them were new to me and happily almost all of those new to me were truly lovely.

May I echo the comments of others on the quality of the write up.

Good bottles of Taylor 48 are the real deal. This bottle sounds like it was the real deal.

1960 opened and decanted at 0720. Smells divine. Decanted nice and clean with heavy sediment mainly left in the bottle.

Bottled autumn 1962 by J G Thomson & Co Ltd of The Vaults, Leith.

It’s not my tasting so its co-ordinator will comment - but from my perspective if you just turned up with the Niepoort I for one would be delighted- it’s the one I haven’t ever got my paws on.

What a lovely writeup with the ebullient HH enthusiasm really bubbling through.

Quite some tasting. but as cem says I also would have gone oldest to youngest especially if ll decanted at same time.

At 1013 on a Sunday morning too

Is most certainly is!

Julian - I am immensely obliged.

Glenn - thank you, and I am glad we are not needing to rely on your fast cellar access.

The inevitable has happened and I cannot find my half case of 1985 Graham. 60,80,83 etc I can find but not 85.

I am happy to fork out for anyone else’s bottle of 85 Graham, if they have one to hand that they can bring along.

Tom, my sincere apologies, I now have to be elsewhere for work on this evening.

Starter: green salad
Main: harissa chicken
Pudding: Welsh rarebit

Thank you

Starter: green salad
Main: harissa chicken
Pudding: Welsh rarebit

Confirm, agreed, confirm

A bottle from the recent Blenheim Palace clear out. Level into neck. Short cork but excellent seal and came out clean, violets bursting from bottle as I did so. Half hour decant. A lovely clear mature garnet. Liquorice and cranberry on the nose. Strawberries and cream on front palate, cranberry and ...

The Alchemist chain is fine so long as you like house music (and not talking). Your experience may vary.