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There is a proper grumble to be made about the Symingtons’ 2019 declaration. No, it is not holding prices steady (thank you to the Syms). Nor about releasing a set of Nines at a fair price (thank you to the Syms). No, not these. Instead there is a proper serious grumble. It is starkly obvious, and d...

@Big_Fortified_Tasting Crasto 2015 LBV . Dark red, 95% opaque. Quite a dry LBV, with red grape, and green herbs, maybe even basil, and a touch of spearmint. Dryness persists to the still-full ending, which is long and full. This is a solid LBV, which could be drunk in quantity — by me, a much large...

@Big_Fortified_Tasting has traditionally been the place to tasting newly released Port. New learning this year: at home, so that it can be done whilst my work computer beeps at me, and whilst being reminded of domestic duties. Quinta do Portal Vintage Port 2018 : 100% opaque dark purple, and red ri...

nac wrote: ↑

09:17 Wed 07 Apr 2021

Graham's thing starts at 1900

No. Just no.

Dow declared 1899; Graham declared 1901; approximately everybody else declared 1900. So we can’t start a Graham tasting at 1900. Did you mean Warre? And if you are arranging a Warre vertical starting at 1900, yes please, definitely include me.

Christopher wrote: ↑

18:38 Mon 05 Apr 2021

Can I go on the reserve list

Yes. Done.

Splendid reply from Simon.

I am available for full adoption.

So they get two dozen of Port, and the junior dozen is Dow or Vesuvio. This will not be a life of hardship. For my judgement, Dow (or the other fine names mentioned) can mature slowly for most of forty years. Hence, rather than seeking impossible quantities of the unavailable, you buy larger quantit...

Let’s guess that we will have access to the Ports we have, plus those for which the website has data sheets . That would be 10 × colheita + 4 × tawny with indication of age + 12 × VP + 4 × LBV. Perhaps I’m older than formerly, but thirty in one session starts to be non-trivial consumption. Tawnies a...

George, Phil: I think that answers the question. ‘Junior’ seemed, well, junior, so was de-emphasised circa 1980.

Thank you. Added to the second post. So far we have nine colheitas, ten VPs, zero LBVs, and might be able to obtain one Quinado.

Idle perusal of vintageport.se tells me this was a business founded by Manoel D. Poças Junior in 1918 (that explains the '100 years' cork on the 2000 colheita botled in 2018, I was wondering) and now called Manoel D. Poças Junior Vinhos SA. I infer that Poças Junior and Poças are the same wine, the...

hadge wrote: ↑

11:39 Fri 02 Apr 2021

if not to late, please can i be added to the list?

You are the fourteenth. Hence now full; further acceptances will be waitlisted.

CPR 1 wrote: ↑

19:44 Thu 01 Apr 2021

The 77 is Poças Junior

Is there a difference? Is Poças merely a shortened name for Poças Junior, or are they different?

Hopefully not too late but yes please! You are the thirteenth. One seat remains. I can offer 1977 and 2009 Both are VP - The 77 is Poças Junior I have the 1964 Colheita and the 2011 VP which I could offer up for this tasting. I have … the 2017 VP. I have the 2000 Colheita I can offer 1970 and 1985 ...

CPR 1 wrote: ↑

19:33 Thu 01 Apr 2021

I can offer 1977 and 2009

VP or colheita?

MigSU wrote: ↑

19:03 Thu 01 Apr 2021

I was wondering why João Geirinhas would be participating in this event. Seemed odd.

My error. Corrected, about an hour ago.

We’ve never properly tasted the wines of Poças , a house best known for its wood-aged Ports, but which also makes VP and LBV. I have tasted too few of all categories. It is envisaged — so not a firm plan — that we will start with a flight of wood-aged, tawnies or colheitas or both. Then with and aft...

This post to list bottles available. Colheitas: Colheita 1964 (GEAG, IDJ, TC); Colheita 1967 (TC); Colheita 1996 (TC); Colheita 1997 (TC); Colheita 2000 (RON, TC); Colheita 2001 (TC); Colheita 2003 (TC); Colheita 2006-small (TC); Colheita 2006-big (TC); Vintages: Vintage 1970 (THRA); Vintage 1977 (C...

This post to hold plans as and when agreed. Date: Tuesday 26th April 2022 (reservation acknowledged and accepted at 16:33 on Tue 06 Apr 20 21 ). Theme: Poças , both wood- and bottle-aged . Where: The Red Room, Boot & Flogger . People: João Monteiro ; Tony C. Julian W. Alex B. Rich N. Charles R. Simo...

Please include me in the afterparty.

Pleading the fifth.

Yes please, if there’s still space at the table.

hadge wrote: ↑

19:29 Sun 21 Mar 2021

Error the GC was 97 ops!

No harm done: both GEAG and NAC have Gould Campbell.

Mike: are you willing to make available printing facilities, such that trimmed A2 becomes possible, ... If Mike can’t, I can. Thank you. Original plan was nineteen; later upgraded to twenty-one . … • Team seemed keen on Mz; and I on Fr. Updated selection: Cá, Cr, Df, D, Fr, F, GC, G, K, Mz, Ni, Ps,...

Mike: are you willing to make available printing facilities, such that trimmed A2 becomes possible, which would allow twenty-one glasses? Or twenty-one on A2 trimmed to be 1″ = 25.4mm taller than A4, and 86.0mm ≈ 3.39″ less wide than 3×A4. (Radius ≈ 122.841pt ≈ 1.71″ ≈ 43.34mm.) http://www.jdawisema...