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1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 07:54 Tue 17 Mar 2026
by jdaw1
Neil arranged that we taste 1966s at sixty, at the
Boot & flogger, on Tuesday 17
th March 2026.
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Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 21:15 Tue 17 Mar 2026
by flash_uk
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Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 21:43 Tue 17 Mar 2026
by Christopher
Thanks for posting so efficiently. No surprise on the winner! Fonseca just seem to have knocked it out the park in that period. Thought the Dow may have been higher
Hope you had a great night and sorry not to be there
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 18:13 Wed 18 Mar 2026
by winesecretary
This was a delightful evening with a significant number of very good ports many of which could have been WOTN in other tastings. While the Fonseca AHB and Fonseca PW were predictably strong, I particularly enjoyed the Avery and Ferreira, both of which were new to me, and the Sandeman, which was a particularly toothsome example.
It was also lovely to see everyone!
My sincere thanks to Neil as organiser.
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 20:31 Wed 18 Mar 2026
by Mike J. W.
winesecretary wrote: ↑18:13 Wed 18 Mar 2026
This was a delightful evening with a significant number of very good ports many of which could have been WOTN in other tastings. While the Fonseca AHB and Fonseca PW were predictably strong, I particularly enjoyed the Avery and Ferreira, both of which were new to me, and the Sandeman, which was a particularly toothsome example.
It was also lovely to see everyone!
My sincere thanks to Neil as organiser.
Do you know who the producer was for the Avery bottling?
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 21:29 Wed 18 Mar 2026
by winesecretary
@ Mike J.W. - apparently a blend of 5 of Sandeman, 5 of Fonseca, and 1 of Taylor. I am sure there was Taylor in it, as the heat is an unmistakable characteristic.
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 02:15 Thu 19 Mar 2026
by Mike J. W.
winesecretary wrote: ↑21:29 Wed 18 Mar 2026
@ Mike J.W. - apparently a blend of 5 of Sandeman, 5 of Fonseca, and 1 of Taylor. I am sure there was Taylor in it, as the heat is an unmistakable characteristic.
Interesting. Thanks George.
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 12:21 Thu 19 Mar 2026
by Bertie3000
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Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 17:24 Sat 21 Mar 2026
by nac
An enjoyable evening, but not really blown away by anything.
Will probably continue to buy 66s when they're good value but unlikely to actively seek them out.
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 08:06 Sun 22 Mar 2026
by mcoulson
nac wrote: ↑17:24 Sat 21 Mar 2026
An enjoyable evening, but not really blown away by anything.
Will probably continue to buy 66s when they're good value but unlikely to actively seek them out.
I agree with that lot ... WOTN for me was the company which as always was brilliant
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 10:06 Mon 23 Mar 2026
by Alex M
An excellent evening with great company. Concur with the above. Good wines but I will not seek out unless excellently priced. Enjoyed Warre, Fonseca and Noval.
1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 19:46 Mon 23 Mar 2026
by Andy Velebil
Some time ago we said the same thing about 1963’s. Then they came out of whatever phase they went into and were fabulous again. Do you think the same has now happened to the 1966’s?
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 21:12 Mon 23 Mar 2026
by flash_uk
Andy Velebil wrote: ↑19:46 Mon 23 Mar 2026
Some time ago we said the same thing about 1963’s. Then they came out of whatever phase they went into and were fabulous again. Do you think the same has now happened to the 1966’s?
Very possible. They have gone into the current phase from a rock solid position - I think it would be unwise to say they won’t ever come back to a good place.
Re: 1966s, at sixty, on Tue 17 Mar 2026, at B&F
Posted: 23:24 Mon 23 Mar 2026
by Alex Bridgeman
Andy Velebil wrote: ↑19:46 Mon 23 Mar 2026
Some time ago we said the same thing about 1963’s. Then they came out of whatever phase they went into and were fabulous again. Do you think the same has now happened to the 1966’s?
And a few years before that we were saying the same thing about the 1960s.
I wonder if there’s something to be learned from this…?