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Posted: **22:04 Fri 28 Apr 2023**

This post to hold plans as and when agreed.

Theme: Croft.

Location: the Boot & Flogger.

Date: Tuesday 7th November 2023, for which day the Red Room is booked.

Bottles:

1945 (IDJ);
1947 (NAC);
1950 (CPR);
1955 (IDJ, NAC);
1960 (IDJ, CPR, NAC);
1963 (IDJ, GEAG, MC, MPM);
1966 (IDJ, MPM, NAC);
1967 Roêda (NAC);
1970 (IDJ, MPM, CPR, NAC);
1975 (CPR, NAC with dodgy halves and excellent magnums);
1977 (IDJ, MPM, CPR, NAC);
1978 Roêda (NAC);
1982 (MPM);
1987 Roêda (CPR);
1991 (GEAG);
1994 (ZDR, NAC)
2000 (GEAG, MPM, NAC);
2002 Roêda (NAC);
2003 (CPR, NAC);
2004 Roêda (NAC);
2008 Roêda (NAC in halves);
2011 (GEAG);
2015 Roêda (JDAW, NAC halves in bond);
2016 (MC in halves);
2018 Roêda (MC in halves, NAC halves in bond).

People:

Industry guest;
JDAW;
AHB;
IDJ;
PW;
MC;
MPM;
CPR;
TC;
CMAG;
HTHW;
GEAG;
SCD.

Reserves:

NAC;
ZDR.

Draft of the food order.

Current draft of the placemats

Posted: **22:04 Fri 28 Apr 2023**

It’s been too long since we’ve had a Croft vertical (• 29 Oct 2014 at Plantation Place; • 16 Jan 2012 at the Bunghole; • 09 Feb 2008 in Boston).

You know what to do.

Posted: **22:17 Fri 28 Apr 2023**

Yes please.

Posted: **06:48 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Posted: **07:20 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please.

Posted: **07:40 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please. Will check what I have.

Posted: **07:55 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please .... I'm sure I have something reliant to bring

Posted: **08:18 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

People: we are quorate. Please PM me what you could make available, and the £ you’d charge.

Posted: **08:23 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please!

Posted: **08:26 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please

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Posted: **08:31 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please.

Posted: **09:04 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please

Posted: **09:17 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

Yes please

Posted: **16:17 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

GEAG is away at the moment, so I’m making an executive decision that he would accept.

Posted: **20:45 Sat 29 Apr 2023**

yes please

Posted: **09:06 Sun 30 Apr 2023**

That takes us to fourteen. There will be a reserve list, and I expect that the first one or two reserves will make it.

So far the only bottle we claim to have is Zak’s 1994. Let’s hope that it’s a Nebuchadnezzar.

Adrian Bridge has accepted his invitation.

Posted: **09:33 Sun 30 Apr 2023**

I have the 45, 55, 60, 63, 66, 70 & 77.

Posted: **09:59 Sun 30 Apr 2023**

I am delighted to find that I accepted this while on honeymoon, well done George (Julian). I have 1963, 1991, 2000, and 2011.

Posted: **17:03 Sun 30 Apr 2023**

Can I please go on the reserve list

Posted: **18:11 Sun 30 Apr 2023**

flash_uk wrote: ↑08:23 Sat 29 Apr 2023Yes please!

I believe I have 63, 66, 70, 77, 82 and 00.

Posted: **16:37 Tue 02 May 2023**

nac wrote: ↑07:40 Sat 29 Apr 2023 Yes please. Will check what I have.

Think I have:
Vintage - 1947, 1955, 1960, 1966, 1970, 1975 bottles in suspect condition & magnums in excellent condition, 1977, 1994, 2000, 2003
Roeda - 1967, 1978, 2002, 2004, 2008 halves, 2015 halves in bond, 2018 halves in bond

Posted: **20:35 Tue 02 May 2023**

The first post now lists twenty-five vintages. Starting to look like a proper tasting. Prices received from Charles (very generous — doffs hat) and and others.

Policy: I’m tempted to restrict this to ≤2003. Perhaps plus 2011. Objections?

Posted: **20:55 Tue 02 May 2023**

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:35 Tue 02 May 2023
Policy: I’m tempted to restrict this to ≤2003. Perhaps plus 2011. Objections?

Agree

Posted: **07:30 Wed 03 May 2023**

Have 55, 60, 70. Will PM costs. Without your proposal I would have suggested <=87 or <=94 depending on whether we have any further older vintages; but I certainly have no problem with (either of) your proposal(s).

Posted: **07:48 Wed 03 May 2023**

I would be tempted to leave out the SQVPs so as to enable us to include all of the full vintage ports.

But, if we do include do Roeda, my spreadsheet alleges I have 1980 Roeda (and I know I have a half of 2005 Roeda).

Maybe a separate Roeda tasting idc?

Posted: **08:18 Wed 03 May 2023**

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:04 Fri 28 Apr 2023 1975 (CPR, NAC with dodgy halves and excellent magnums);

Minor correction - my 75''s are bottles, not halves.

Posted: **08:21 Wed 03 May 2023**

I'm fine with suggestions to restrict range by date and/or no Roeda.

@JDAW - will send you bottle costs.

Posted: **08:48 Wed 03 May 2023**

If we have sufficient bottles strong preference to focus on full declarations and omit Roeda

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Posted: **09:08 Wed 03 May 2023**

winesecretary wrote: ↑07:48 Wed 03 May 2023 I would be tempted to leave out the SQVPs so as to enable us to include all of the full vintage ports.

But, if we do include do Roeda, my spreadsheet alleges I have 1980 Roeda (and I know I have a half of 2005 Roeda).

Maybe a separate Roeda tasting idc?

I would agree with George and omit the CrR and focus on the full vintage for which I was going to suggest stopping at 2000. Hopefully, some of those still to show their hands have pre war vintages.

Posted: **12:00 Wed 03 May 2023**

Does look like we have sufficient bottles to do a Roeda vertical. Maybe soon after the Croft?

Posted: **12:45 Wed 03 May 2023**

... but not the following night...

Posted: **20:21 Thu 04 May 2023**

We have a problem: the Red Room is booked on Tue 14th Nov. Ouch. So the date is being moved forward by one week, to Tuesday 7^th November 2023, for which the Red Room is now booked. Force majeure, alas.

Posted: **20:25 Thu 04 May 2023**

New date is OK for me.

Posted: **21:18 Thu 04 May 2023**

New date is OK for me.

Posted: **21:46 Thu 04 May 2023**

Works for me too.

Posted: **09:50 Wed 26 Jul 2023**

I would love to be added to the reserve list for this, have not tried many Croft vintages, but would need to adopt a bottle...

Posted: **12:33 Wed 26 Jul 2023**

Please may I also be added to the list or reserves for this please

Posted: **20:44 Wed 26 Jul 2023**

I can’t find the 2000, I have drunk my last 1963, but have the 1991 and 2011 ready and waiting.

Posted: **21:23 Wed 26 Jul 2023**

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:21 Thu 04 May 2023 We have a problem: the Red Room is booked on Tue 14th Nov. Ouch. So the date is being moved forward by one week, to Tuesday 7^th November 2023, for which the Red Room is now booked. Force majeure, alas.

I'm fine with the new date ....

Posted: **16:33 Thu 03 Aug 2023**

Can I go on the reserve list please

Posted: **22:25 Thu 03 Aug 2023**

Amongst others, I have Roeda 1980.

Posted: **14:07 Mon 07 Aug 2023**

New date done with me. Would avoid Roeda and keep to classics to see this amazing house changing over time

Posted: **13:25 Fri 15 Sep 2023**

I now have a scheduling clash and may not be able to attend. If my place is required please make use of it.

Can potentially still provide some bottles if needed.

Posted: **13:49 Fri 15 Sep 2023**

...and a separate Roeda tasting might be nice?

Posted: **15:44 Tue 26 Sep 2023**

Should still be ok for this date
Cr35?

Posted: **18:56 Tue 26 Sep 2023**

forest26 wrote: ↑15:44 Tue 26 Sep 2023 Should still be ok for this date
Cr35?

Posted: **20:31 Tue 26 Sep 2023**

I believe that the list of acceptances correctly reflects thread. Time to advance the plot.

• For Tuesday 7th November 2023, please confirm or withdraw.

• Bottle offers have been sent from ZDR (Cr94); MC (Cr63, Cr16, CrR18); JDAW (CrR15), CPR (Cr50, Cr60, Cr70, Cr75, Cr77, CrR87, Cr03); and PW (Cr55, Cr60, Cr70). Others: please do likewise.

Posted: **20:39 Tue 26 Sep 2023**

Confirming attendance. I think there have been a lot more bottle offers than those you’ve listed - see top post.

Can I bring the Cr00? Reluctant to take another Cr66 from the same tranche the bottle for the recent ‘66 vertical came from, as that one seemed overly mature.

Posted: **21:14 Tue 26 Sep 2023**

flash_uk wrote: ↑20:39 Tue 26 Sep 2023I think there have been a lot more bottle offers than those you’ve listed - see top post.

Yes, and no. Lots of bottles offered, without prices. Only a few people have sent offers with numbers.

Posted: **06:24 Wed 27 Sep 2023**

Yes, fine for this revised date. Will contact regarding bottle and pricing.

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