1977's - Tue 11th June 2024

[BRPetrie]

Martin and I are going to meet at 2pm at Bar Douro London Bridge for a light lunch before we head to the Boot & Flogger.

Anyone else who is free to join us, would be very welcome to.

If only I wasn’t working … naughty boys.

[jdaw1]

Links again: • Review of the evening as a whole; • Tasting notes — Warre, Dow, Graham, Gould Campbell, Smith Woodhouse, Berry’s Own Selection, Offley Boa Vista, Ferreira, Sandeman, Fonseca Panascal, Fonseca, Taylor, Croft, Delaforce, Morgan, Ramos Pinto, Niepoort, Royal Oporto, Morano, Ducal; • Placemats; • Food order; • Planning and arrangements.

[hadge]

Failing objection both cogent and soon, the G77 will be opened tonight and decanted tomorrow morning.

Or I'm assuming 90% of the 1977 VPs will be corked.

this is why I thought there was so many bottles at the tasting.

[nac]

Taylor decanted last night at 1800. Had just over 4 hours in decanter before going back into the bottle and VacUVined.
QA sample good. Not corked.

[jdaw1]

Graham:

Opened 18:30 Monday; decanted 08:15 on the morning of the tasting.

[flash_uk]

My ETA likely to be in the region of 1830, perhaps 1815 if all goes well.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Picture of and decanting details for Morgan posted on the Morgan thread.

[BRPetrie]

Croft opened & decanted 1245 - on sampling, rather charming and not corked!

[cem]

GC Mag - Very dark fruit bomb - not corked
Niepoort - quiet light coloured but looking good - not corked
Ducal - a little cloudy but has fruit - not corked
Morano - maderised tawny by the looks of it - not corked but shot
Villa Eden Cab Sav Mag (Napa) not corked, in great condition and will be a treat. Unlikely most will have had a better 1977 red I'll warrant. The winemaker was Nils Venge who is a Napa legend.

I shall arrive between 5 and 5.30.

[idj123]

RP double decanted at 10.45am today. Only tasted from a drip on the funnel but am very hopeful. ETA 5.50pm.

[Glenn E.]

GC Mag - Very dark fruit bomb - not corked

Looking forward to see what you think of this. I had it a couple of times (from magnum) and then lucked into an auction lot of 7 (IIRC... might have been 6) mags that I was able to acquire for $120 each. In the US, at least, that's a steal of a price. After I drank one of the auction lot bottles I went out and happily replaced it for $240.

It's a wonderful, beautiful wine from magnum.

[M.Charlton]

The score sheet:

[cem]

Really enjoyed last night!

The fact that Taylor stormed to victory sets up the "Spot The Taylor" meet nicely.

[rich_n]

Very enjoyable evening, thanks to those involved in organising and navigating the apparently complex set of options in various cellars!