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If you feel strongly you want to decant into a decanted ok but please bring the original bottle

Need to clarify…

Is your preference for these to just be double decanted OR to be decanted, left in decanter for X hours and then to go back into the original bottle?

If the latter what is the preference for the value of X?

I will be double decanting in the morning and taking the bottles into the office and then into the tasting. Your suggestion is definitely better but I am afraid not actually possible for me to do
Please just make a note of what you decide to do
Thanks

I would prefer to be pouring from the original bottle

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑06:28 Thu 16 Apr 2026

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:27 Wed 15 Apr 2026A draft of the placemats has been added to the first post.

Please check carefully.

The Noval is coming from Martin (who has adopted it from me), not from George. Martin is also bringing an undisclosed bonus bottle.

Christopher is bringing the Bioma.

Believed fixed.

The Quarles Harris is coming from my cellar.

There’s a possible delay to me on the Thursday. Please, at the event for QE2’s 100^th, could somebody take from me the QH11, and with it do the right thing two days later?

[Pictures moved to QH11 thread.]

At the weekend I’ll make TN threads, and move the pictures in the previous post to the appropriate one.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:17 Thu 16 Apr 2026At the weekend I’ll make TN threads, and move the pictures in the previous post to the appropriate one.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 2011 Quinta do Vale Meão;
  • 2011 Quarles Harris;
  • 2011 Capela do Vesúvio;
  • 2011 Graham Stone Terraces;
  • 2011 Vesuvio;
  • 2011 Graham;
  • 2011 Fonseca;
  • 2011 Taylor;
  • 2011 Quinta do Noval;
  • 2011 Niepoort Bioma;
• Placemats
• Planning and arrangements.

Food order sent
At the moment I see we have 11 bottles for 8 , so all is as it should be

Julian thanks for all your help as always

Alongside the Meao, I have a surprise ‘11 to bring. Will bring blind, for some fun.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:12 Thu 16 Apr 2026 The Quarles Harris is coming from my cellar.

There’s a possible delay to me on the Thursday. Please, at the event for QE2’s 100^th, could somebody take from me the QH11, and with it do the right thing two days later?

[Pictures moved to QH11 thread.]

Ordinarily I would be able, but now already bringing 5 bottles on Thursday (2 x 2011 and 3 for Zak).

Why not bring on Tuesday and leave with the B&F, with decanting instructions?