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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.

G75: red-pink, 15% opaque. Sweet and softly ’75ish, being very light with lovely balance.

G70: opened the previous day, decanted 08:00. Not a real G70: soft, light, thin, brown sugar. Sweetness remains.

G66: glorious red, 30% opaque. Sub-par — light, bitter, a hint of red fruit, and cherries late. A shame, as others from this batch have been excellent.

G63: red-brown, 20% opaque. Nose slightly dirty — said by Martin C. to be “dusty”. Very light, heat prominent, faded and not right.

G60: decanted 07:21. Bottled by J Thompson. Mid weight, very long, maraschino cherries.

G55: decanted noon. Glorious red, 40% opaque. Black pepper, smoke, spice, string sweetness, and some heat. Excellent Port, but in this company, not in the top rank.