83@40 2023 - May 25th

[uncle tom]

I'm in the office on Thursday so can print the placemats then. Let me know if required.

If you could, that would be much appreciated.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tom - what time are you planning to arrive at the B&F? Would you like some help setting up, decanting, pouring etc?

[Alex Bridgeman]

BBR and Offley opened at 19.00 to Audouze gently in the wine cabinet overnight.

[nac]

I'm in the office on Thursday so can print the placemats then. Let me know if required.

If you could, that would be much appreciated.

OK - will do.

I’m aiming to arrive 1730ish.

[jdaw1]

I’ll arrive shortly before 18:30.

[flash_uk]

Arriving around 18:00.

[nac]

F83 decanted last night at 2000. Back into the bottle and Vac-U-Vined at 2130. QA sample good.

[Alex Bridgeman]

BBR and Offley opened at 19.00 to Audouze gently in the wine cabinet overnight.

And double decanted back into the original bottles at 07.00.

[uncle tom]

Tom - what time are you planning to arrive at the B&F? Would you like some help setting up, decanting, pouring etc?

Aiming for 16.15

[Justin K]

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[Mike J. W.]

What a great pic! Although '83 isn't a top notch vintage, I'm sure there are going to be some very good Ports drunk tonight. My money is on the Gould Campbell and Offley Boa Vista showing well. And of course, the Graham's. Enjoy!

[mcoulson]

Regardless fabulous evening with totally enjoyable company ... And the port wasn't bad either ....

[winesecretary]

If one of the magicians can post related tasting notes blanks I will try to write up my fairly terse notes tomorrow

[jdaw1]

• Review of the evening as a whole
• 1983 Noval Nacional;
• 1983 Fonseca;
• 1983 Taylor;
• 1983 Graham;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Quarles Harris;
• 1983 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1983 Warre;
• 1983 Berry Bros;
• 1983 Cockburn;
• 1983 Kopke;
• 1983 Offley;
• 1983 Cálem;
• 1983 Feuerheerd;
• 1983 Niepoort;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[Glenn E.]

What a great pic! Although '83 isn't a top notch vintage, I'm sure there are going to be some very good Ports drunk tonight. My money is on the Gould Campbell and Offley Boa Vista showing well. And of course, the Graham's. Enjoy!

Overall, I think that 1983 is better than 1985. Sure, '85 has a small handful of outstanding Ports that '83 can't match, but the rest of '85 seems inferior to '83 to me.

Dow, Gould Campbell, Graham, and if it is untainted Cockburn should all be top flight. Too bad you didn't have a Ramos Pinto - I often have that in the running for Port of the Vintage in 1983.

[jdaw1]

If one of the magicians can post related tasting notes blanks I will try to write up my fairly terse notes tomorrow

This request is being discussed in the thread On the posting of tasting notes.