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And again, 'til the 7th. Without wishing to sound like I'm in Sainsbury's advertising, it means that: Graham Q.d. Malvedos £19.25, Graham Crusted £9.35, BOB Vintage 2004 £11.24 (I think), Taylor LBV £7.49, Cockburn LBV £6.00, Taylor 10 y.o. Tawny £11.47. Also, Taittinger NV £17.99, Lanson Black Labe...

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I concur that this has a lot to it, and that the 2004 is better rounded.

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2004 Quinta do Crasto (Sainsbury TTD) 4 days after decanting. Quite a fresh nose, damsons, fennel and peppermint. Rich and spicy, but perhaps starting to close up. Great acidity, and very tannic. Finish has a little length, but could be longer. Not complaining, however! Perhaps its youth makes this...

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Also Ocado and Waitrose Wines are currently doing 25% discounts on 6 and 12 bottle purchases respectively.

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Returning to Derek's point (if I may), the point of this is the romantic story behind the wine, and the packaging. Those with that kind of cash will view it as a rather nice display item or gift, and drink it by tasting the imagination that goes with 150+ years of age, rather than by the wine alone.

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Thus far (er, 2 months!) I have little complaint with Big Yellow. Comparatively expensive, yes. The security and convenience is very good (access from 05.00 to 23.00) especially if, as Alex says, you don't have a cellar (a rather tricky proposition when you live in a flat).

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I think I am becoming a fan of Chris's style of describing wines, in particular the movie references! I might try the same

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NV Taylor 10 Years Old Tawny Port From a 50cl bottle; bottled 2009. Served cool, about 12C I think. Pale red/brown colour. Quite light, dried fruit, sticky Christmas pud, marzipan, raisins and peel. It benefits from being cooler than R.T.; very sweet but with plenty of acidity to balance. A long li...

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Another maybe from me.

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Opened on the occasion a 70's themed birthday party a couple of weeks ago. From memory - Mature red colour. Cherries and strawberries, and very sweet - one could almost feel the sugar on the tongue. Really long finish. Showed better immediately upon opening than after 30 hours, quite the opposite to...

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Dark and opaque. Some herbs, damsons and chocolate but a difficult wine as it seems fairly closed up. Hugely tannic, too. Ought to be good in a few years time.

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Quite astonishing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11442633

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Took a 53 mile return cycling trip from south London as far as Copthorne, near Crawley, on Sunday. The smell of the air from fields of cattle reminded me of a '95 Musar tasted earlier this year. Curious how one pastime can remind one of another that is completely unrelated.

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http://www.tesco.com/wine offering 25% discount 'til 28th September.

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Bought as L.B.V., but is V.P. (or S.Q.V.P.). Seems to be the wrong bottles in the case, ah well, never mind. D+0 Decanted, with some fine chunks of sediment. Dark and opaque. Fresh nose of cherries, damsons and a huge amount of herbs. Strong herbal flavours in the mouth too, and a chewy tannic strea...

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I ordered the 2004 L.B.V. but upon receipt the label says "Vintage 2004" (as with this picture but with 2004 instead of 2007): http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xqO5XifqQu4/TDZIiJS5oiI/AAAAAAAAAJA/WNhT4ZLmOng/s1600/Quinta+do+Infantado+Vintage+2007.jpg Also it was bottled in May 2007, rather than 2...

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A recent trip of four of us to Pollard's Hill, Norbury, London S.W. realised a harvest of 32lb of sloe berries - a record harvest (last year's was half that amount I believe). They were perhaps picked slightly early in the season as many were barely ripe; however ripe berries were still plentiful. I...

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A modest wine opened on the occasion of obtaining a modest promotion at work. After 2 hours decant time: Mature red colour, transparent with browning rim (ooh er). Very rich nose of smoke, figs and marzipan. Quite sweet, rich, with a well placed dose of heat. Long finish of almonds and cherries. Ver...

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1987?

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I've got a lone bottle somewhere - keep a while longer? Or palm off to an unsuspecting relative at Christmas?

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To elaborate on "yum": dark ruby red, with a wonderful enticing nose of mint, fennel, plums. Fruity and sweet with a lovely acidic tang, firm tannins, slightly light with medium finish. Very reasonable port for the sum paid (£10).

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I bought one from Lisbon airport in January. The perfect quantity for waiting in the departure lounge.

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After half the bottle:

"Yum".

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From a half bottle. Bottled by Symington Family Estates, and credits Antonio Serodio (I think- it's written as a signature) as Winemaker. Dark red and opaque. Very young nose of herbs and black cherries. Quite dry in the mouth, with some herbs and chocolate, but the finish is very short with acidity...

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A fascinating evening's drinking. No easy winner, really, as they were all very good or at least very promising, with the exception of the '77 which was sadly corked. Note to self is that the Dow style is a little too dry.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): A lovely, easy drinker, and comparative to the Croft '82 in that respect.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): Odd, because it smelt a bit stewed. Very intriguing, though. All the components seem to be there to turn it into something very good.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): Good, but I only remember it had slightly more acidity than the rest.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): The sweetest and most easy drinking of them all. A third place for the night.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): The most youthful looking, dark red and opaque. Rich in fruit but seemed to be disjointed somehow. Nevertheless, very good and I wouldn't refuse if offered it.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): Corked, but lightly so - but nevertheless took away what might have been. Would make an excellent ingredient to onion gravy or port and cherry jam sauce.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): The surprise of the night, very good indeed.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): My joint W.O.T.N. Still very much red, but translucent. Very good indeed.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): Dark tawny colour, but still showing strongly. Plenty of time left in this one.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): Dark tawny colour, light and very nicely balanced but possibly on its way down.

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From memory (left the tasting notes at the table again): Light tawny colour, quite easy drinking but seems to be fading away. Nevertheless extremely good.

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Looking at some of the traffic this morning, it looked pretty tricky to ride on the road at all! Some of the tube is running, I believe the Northern is as per normal. It may be worth venturing into a station to check before resorting to other means.

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Andy, After decanting (using the other end of your chopstick to stop the cork blocking the neck) you can wrap the bottle in newspaper before breaking it with a hammer to liberate the cork in one piece. With practice, the plastic bag method of cork removal works, as seen here: http://www.youtube.com...

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The bikes have dynamo driven LEDs, though you'll need to register with TFL and get a 'key' I think, as they haven't implemented pay as you go yet. There's a good chance the bikes could be anywhere - as it currently stands they are having some trouble keeping them evenly distributed at docking statio...

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Yes, Charing X is not far away. LUL are saying they will try to operate as much as they can. Taxis and omnibus services will obviously be in more demand and slow moving with the extra traffic. Feeling adventurous? (and particularly so after drinking all that port), you could hire one the Blue Boris ...

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It might be important for attendees to know that there is a proposed strike on the Tube on Monday evening and all day Tuesday. I wonder if the the two events are somehow related...

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I'd very much like to attend this - is there is an available space? Absolutely there is. Don't suppose you have a bottle of Dow 1991 you could bring along as your contribution? If not, we can sort one our for you to adopt. I'll try to update when passing an apple shop. MKD: please say wether the 19...

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I'd very much like to attend this - is there is an available space?

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Tesco now stocking a new vintage BOB "Finest" vintage port - 2000 - in half bottles at £9.99. Come the Christmas deals, this may be a good purchase. The only mention of the shipper is "Symington Family Estates".

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A proposed by-law for a minimum price to buy alcohol. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-10846702 It seems to be targeted at those who buy super strength cider and lager; 9% for 500ml will see a min price of £2.25. For the rest of us it'll make little difference (£4.50 for a bottle of w...

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Latter half of August is better for me, so another time alas.

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Good suggestion.

Went to a fantastic sherry and tapas tasting at Gordon's Wine Bar the other day - or at least it was billed as a tasting but turned out to be a seven course meal lasting 6 hours! So, I may be tempted to bring a sherry if the date suits (and I can get permission also!)

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Has anyone experienced this before? I've purchased a case of recently bottled southern Rhone wine and they are rather flat and slightly acidic.

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I like sherry (mainly the dry varieties), but it's a bit of a mixed bag. You could say sherry is to port as British Leyland is to Rolls Royce. Perhaps a terrible analogy; but with sherry, it's inexpensive but functional (Morris Maxi), sometimes unreliable (Austin Princess), unusual but occasionally ...

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