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Greetings Daniel - hope all well with you!

For Julian:
Ham hock terrine
Slow braised beef bourguignon (edit: + fried egg please)
Skinny fries
Roasted carrots

For me:
Ham hock terrine
Sirloin steak (rare)
Fried egg
Skinny fries
Roasted carrots

Welsh rarebit

Confirmed. Thx Neil.

Tentative yes, thank you.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:31 Sun 19 Nov 2023 Labelling bins:

Did your bins come with the brass hooks already installed, or did you add them?

Voting was undertaken for two age ranges, 1927-1982 and 1991-2017.

95% opacity. No further note, and no points given.

85% opacity. No further note but I gave 2 points so it must have been as good as the 2011s usually are.

85% opacity, dull red. Lovely rich, bramble and christmas cake nose. Wow on the palate. Rish red fruits, chewy and lovely sweetness, strawberries, soft chewy tannin. Super port.

60% opacity, blood red. Jammy, redcurrant, slightly mid weight.

60% opacity, red, slightly cloudy. Bramble on the nose. Full, young, lovely blackberry, chewy and sweet, gentle tannins. Balanced and good structure. Solid port.

55% opacity, dull red. Jammy red fruit on the nose. Lively young fruit, raspberries & blackberries, good acidity. A little thin nonetheless.

40% opacity, mature red. Gentle heat, dried cranberries.

25% opacity, amber. Lively caramel nose. Soft, chewy, caramel, hints of sage, leading to gentle citrus notes (as is often the case with '75 vinatge). Well balanced. Not too shabby for a '75.

35% opacity, mature red. Didn't take a further note. I thought possibly a hint of TCA but not sure anyone else agreed!

25% opacity, tobacco amber. Nose is bursting with treacle. Soft and syrupy, oranges and treacle, lovely balance, elegant. On colour alone, this bottle was out of pattern with the ports younger and older than it. Very enjoyable, but different to what I would think a '66 would be like. Note to self: c...

30% opacity, mature red-orange, nice sheen. Candied orange nose. Oranges burst across the palate, lip-licking, sweet. surprisingly a little mid-weight though.

35% opacity, mature red-orange, nice sheen. Wonderful nose, herbacious, lavender, rosemary. Full, round, syrupy, orange bomb. Great balance, great structure. Lovely port. 1 point.

30% opacity, mature red-orange. Nose has a little TCA. Shame about the TCA as the palate has lovely chewy strawberries.

30% opacity, mature red-orange. Soft chewy entry, then gentle heat and dryness. Candied seville oranges. This bottle punched above its expected weight! 1 point.

30% opacity, mature red-orange. Lovely round, rich mouthfeel. Wonderful caramels and dried strawberries. Long, long finish, lip-licking strawberry. I liked, 2 points.

35% opacity, mature red-orange. Nose is lively, cranberries. Full mouthfeel, gentle heat, some bitterness and then drying cranberries. Acidity slightly dominates. I liked, 2 points.

10% opacity, straw yellow. Almonds on the nose. Soft, smooth chewy almond and vanilla. Seems like a bottle that has started to oxidise, but perhaps only recently.

Small tweak to my order:

Burrata to start
Steak noted as rare