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First clue: This mathematical question shall require will and determination to solve. Only Tuesday 28th January 2020 and Thursday 13th July 2019 are other non-trivial solution to this during the last year. The determinant of the matrix for the scores on the evening mentioned in the question is 50, ...

The only time the initials of the participants have spelled GoCat?

akzy wrote: ↑

15:34 Thu 26 Mar 2020

More importantly, how was it?

nope you're not catching me out like that; if I answer you say "correct, your question" (we've been there before!). That said, I will soon be posting a tasting note which may be of interest
Still your question

Across the river from Casa Santa Eufemia... Quinta da Devesa? Winner :D It is/was indeed the 30yr old white from Quinta da Devesa; I couldn't help but notice the proximity to both Casa Santa Eufemia and Quinta do Mourao; perhaps a small golden White triangle around there (no, I couldn't tell from l...

AHB wrote: ↑

15:37 Wed 25 Mar 2020

Casa Santa Eufemia?

Not Eufemia.

Final clue: the correct Quinta is located close to two of AHB's guesses.

akzy wrote: ↑

14:20 Wed 25 Mar 2020

Go on, I'll have a punt. Quinta da Prelada?

Not Prelada.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑

01:28 Fri 20 Mar 2020

Quinta da Revolta 20 year old white?

Not 20yr.
Not Revolta.

AHB wrote: ↑

22:58 Sun 22 Mar 2020

Kopke 30yo white in half bottle format.

Yes, it is 30yr
Not Kopke (guessed previously, and not a "Quinta da").
(Not a half-bottle - though it's not a 70/75cl either...)

flash_uk wrote:Gaivosa 10yr old?

Not 10yr.
Not Gaivosa.

Mourão, and it's 60 years old An excellent guess, and perhaps a good memory since the current releases of white Mourãos are I believe the 50yr and the 90yr; I do indeed have a bottle of the Mourão 60yr white, however that is not the bottle I have opened (and now mostly consumed). Not 60yr. Not Mour...

nac wrote: ↑

08:31 Tue 17 Mar 2020

Non-colheita Kopke?

Nope, not Dalva, Andresen, or Kopke.

More clues:
It's a ...yrs old white tawny, from Quinta da ....
How old, and where from?

CPR 1 wrote: ↑

19:17 Sun 15 Mar 2020

Dalva 2007?

No.

Doggett wrote: ↑

20:10 Sun 15 Mar 2020

Andresen?

No.

First clue: Not a colheita.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑

17:52 Sun 15 Mar 2020

A 1989 colheita? The house of which I have forgotten?

I would guess you're thinking of the Barão de Vilar '89 white colheita - but no, not that.

A similar question: What lesser-known white port am I drinking right now?

jdaw1 wrote:

PhilW wrote: ↑

19:02 Fri 13 Mar 2020

Pocas

Does not begin “Quinta da”. Nor does it heed previous clue. And mis-spelt.

One of those criticisms was fair - I'd missed the "Quinta da" clue. However, the "mis-spelling" was the reason why I felt it meet the requirements of the previous clue.

Quinta da Revolta?

Pocas

jdaw1 wrote:Alpha by abbreviation, or by dominant word in name? Perhaps I wasn't consistent: what is new guidance?

Alpha by abbreviation, though I wasn't intending to change the approach - should I revert?

Phil - could you copy the abbreviation list into the first post which you own? Makes it much easier to find! Not copy: move. So that there is one official list, rather than several inconsistently updated. Agreed and done. Also moved Vale Meao and Van Zeller abbreviations to their correct alphabetic...

I have to withdraw from this event due to other commitments; my apologies.

I'd agree with VDM as most obvious choice, and to my mind no more confusing with potential Vesuvio single quinta as Gould Campbell GC is with potential new Graham's single quinta (i.e. we already cope with this issue). Do we not already have VM for Quinta do Vale Meao anyway?

The bottle appears to be a Burmester bottle from the embossed JWB on the glass, and the label indicates that it is a tawny (matured in cask) from red grapes (as standard, so not a white). From elsewhere, it seems that "Tordiz" is a name sometimes used by Burmester on their 40yr old tawny (which I'm ...

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AHB wrote: ↑

14:10 Sun 01 Mar 2020

It might also help us if you can share the gist of the reply from Burmester.

Sogevinus/IVDP confirmed only that the selo was sold to JW Burmester in April 1982; no additional info regarding the bottle.

Hi Jonjoe, and welcome to
It's always interesting to try and identify unknown bottles of port, so happy to help; Please do post pictures if you can?

Suggest "error <= 5 years" would be better than "correct decade" for the half-point
(cf guesses of 63, 67, 72 or 77 for a 70, for example)

I'm going to have to withdraw from this tasting due to a work conflict, sorry.
Please pass my spot on to the first reserve.

Perhaps an outing for archway layout on A3(landscape)+A4(portrait)?