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There will be fourteen of us, likely all full-capacity drinkers, and 14 × 1¼ = 17½. Table space limits us to 1×A3 + 1×A4, so to about 15 + 6 = 21 glasses. Would it be wrong to have between 18 and 20? Table space is a genuine constraint. It is more efficient if printing onto trimmed /A2 (e.g., Vesuv...

cem wrote: ↑23:16 Sat 25 May 2024Anyhow I will also bring a Mag of GC77 stored in the UK so this tasting's reputation is not irreparably harmed.

GC77 in magnum has an excellent reputation. In single, not so much. I have both, and am willing to bring.

Great theme. Yes please. I’ll bring a ’70, and something else to be decided.

Yes and ‘M’ is on the bottle list but not the placemats as far as I can see. Possibly because we don't know what 'M' is? It might be Morgan (Mg), Martinez (Mz), Martha (Mt), Mackenzie (Mk), Messias (Ms) or possibly something else; Martin? Are you hypothesising Mackenzie 1977 and Martinez 1977 befor...

I am bringing two extra people, Rachel M. and Kyleigh L., met recently (as in, four hours ago) at a Spanish tasting.

Who is to print the placemats?

I have a maybe. I might have second maybe.

G77 found and standing.

Given these agreements, and other silence, all added to the first post.

winesecretary wrote: ↑15:00 Sun 19 May 2024I can’t remember my abbreviations.

Abbreviations.

In a recent Dr Who episode they returned to June 2024, and behold screen grab. The Time Lords knew that this was going to happen.



Luckily, the stairs at the B&F are Dalek-proof.

@ Julian - is the N actually Ni? I can’t remember my abbreviations. Yes. Done. I suspect that the Offley will also be Offley Boa Vista, OBV77 rather than O77 Done. "Berry's Own Selection" per the actual brand Done. correcting punctuation The text did have a dot, placed as BBR themselves p...

The the placemats have been added to the first post.

mcoulson wrote: ↑06:29 Sun 19 May 2024Can everyone make the 30th ?

Not I.

Also, is it optimal to have such a tasting in the peak of summer heat?

hadge wrote: ↑12:25 Sat 18 May 2024I'm no longer 100% for this tasting, so I will drop to reserves and JDAW gets my spot.

Thank you for the seat.

When it’s about ready, pls make a list of shippers in attendance, so that placemats can be made.

Oh, yes please. I have available F60, N63 (Grants of St James’s), G66, F66, W66. Previous events of, approximately, this type: Thu 09 Mar 2017 — {Dow,Graham,Fonseca,Taylor,Warre} × {1980,1983,1985}; Wed 17 June 2015 — The Sweet-Spot Vintages ({’66, ’70, ’77}×{D, G, T, W}), blind; Wed 23 Apr 2014 — 1...

G03, dark dark red, 80% opaque. Big and sumptuous, spice mid palate, lots of dark fruit especially blackberries. Liked.

G00, opened 22:15, decanted at 09:30. Dark dark red, 80% opaque. Mid weight, loverly dark fruit, great balance. Not super old bones in it, but in a great state right now.

G97, opened previous day then decanted 08:00. Dark dark dark red, 90% opaque. Palate had mint and dark cherries, with heat. Not in a good balance — more cellar time needed.

G94: dark dark red, 90% opaque. Light, hollow mid-palate; dark plum fruit, ending pleasingly dark-fruited and sweet. But junior to what it should be.

G91: glorious red, 40% opaque. Dirty nose. Same dirt showing in palate; weight of the shipper’s SQVP. Nose too wrong.

G85: opened 19:30 previous day, decanted 07:30 that morning. glorious red, 50% opaque. Showed very well, mid weight, with lots of lovely red fruit. Not huge. Junior to the TFP’s big-two 1985s. Nonetheless, I liked this a lot.

G83: a sillier colour than the G80 — dark dark dark red, 90% opaque. Notes were becoming brief: very vey dry mid-palate, then faint ending.

G80: a silly colour — dark dark red, 80% opaque. Intense plum fruit, big and sweet, likely with baga.

G77: red-pink, 30% opaque. Nose had maraschino cherries. Different to all older bottles: intensely maraschino, with slight spearmint. The contrast in style was very great.