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I'll likely get to the B&F for 1715 if any help needed with pouring etc.

Opened at 2215 last night, decanted at 0930 this morning.

Nose has jammy red fruit, perhaps not surprisingly.

And I just noticed that CK77 hasn't been offered yet - I have one of the late release bottles I can offer. Previous examples of this have not woo'd the crowds, so if something needs to give to keep the botlle numbers sensible, this could be a candidate.

flash_uk wrote: ↑19:19 Sat 20 Apr 2024 I am pretty sure I have one bottle left of the Ferreira (dumpy bottle), otherwise I think everything else would be matching things already out there. I’ll check and confirm.

Said bottle located.

I'm planning to follow Julian's lead with the G2000. Audouze’d: opened Monday evening; decanted Tuesday morning.

What a cracking event guys, and a splendid write-up Harry!

Very much enjoyed reading about this fabulous experience!

M.Charlton wrote: ↑11:16 Fri 03 May 2024 Now SFE have released, it’s time to get a date in the diary for this! How about 1 October 2024?

No objections here...

Doggett wrote: ↑20:13 Tue 30 Apr 2024 Good knowledge… but even more important… what was the cork/bottle??

F70. Damn fine.

New discovery for me this morning when using the bagging technique to remove a whole cork from inside a bottle. Compostable food waste caddy bin bags are excellent for the task. Cork out with one pull. IMG_1820-compressed.jpeg The bag surface is slightly grippy which helps grab the cork, and they do...

Alex - could you post a picture of the magazine, next to maybe Port Vintages or something that would show relative size? Trying to get an idea of what I’m searching for in the house…
Cheers

Doggett wrote: ↑16:42 Thu 25 Apr 2024 This reminds me that I never got the first issue… Alex, don’t still have any spare copies?

I’m not sure I did either. Or if I did, not sure which shelf it is now on!

Thanks Martin. Food order for me please:

Potted Devon crab
Sirloin (rare) + fried egg
Fries
Broccoli

Welsh rarebit

mcoulson wrote: ↑07:06 Thu 25 Apr 2024

PhilW wrote: ↑20:30 Wed 24 Apr 2024 For me please:

Starter: Smoked salmon
Main: Steak (Medium-rare), chips, green beans, and Bearnaise sauce (please!)

Arh but which steak ?? there are two to choose from ....

And the green beans have vanished.

This tasting seems to have suddenly crept up!

Food order for me please:

Potted Devon crab
Sirloin (rare) + fried egg
Fries
Broccoli

Welsh rarebit

Thx

MigSU wrote: ↑08:15 Wed 24 Apr 2024 Well, Mike, you couldn't come to the B&F, but at least you enjoyed an emphatic win!

Yes it was a bit of a party atmosphere with that scoreline! Hope the B&F was the usual fun

I am pretty sure I have one bottle left of the Ferreira (dumpy bottle), otherwise I think everything else would be matching things already out there. I’ll check and confirm.

Confirmed and confirmed. Nice work Martin and everyone!

mcoulson wrote: ↑09:18 Tue 09 Apr 2024 If you have told me about bottles you have but not provided me with a price then I have not included them in the calculations.

Oops. Now sent you costs too. No new bottles though. Seems only 75 missing in the 55-03 range?

Wouldn’t hurt to do a 2003 horizontal now that it has reached 21 years of age. Indeed, though I've only just taken my first 94 case from storage, so if others are in a similar position I suspect we might not have convenient access to many yet. Good point! Maybe we pencil something in for 2025 and g...

PhilW wrote: ↑13:06 Tue 09 Apr 2024…but I need to try 2003 more widely to see if that statement really holds true

Wouldn’t hurt to do a 2003 horizontal now that it has reached 21 years of age.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:07 Mon 08 Apr 2024 Objections?

It’s not a double magnum.

Oh yes. Please.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑22:47 Wed 03 Apr 2024 IMG_6353.jpeg


This is the highest resolution I can post here.

But whatever the bottle is — you have a bargain!

That is much clearer. Typeface now looks just like Glenn's bottle.