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g-man wrote:i would like to know what the occasion would be to open a 15L bottle of wine.

Lunch.

77 decanted at 9pm last night in case I forget. The hue is darker than I remember.

In quantity certainly but perhaps not in quality. I have a preference for the Graham placemats due to both the variety of bottlings shown as well as the more innovative use of the second sheet.

Updated draft of the placemats . Done - should the theme heading be in the gap between the 60 and 63 rather than 55 and 60? http://www.jdawiseman.com/2012/20121113_graham_20121111_left.png http://www.jdawiseman.com/2012/20121113_graham_20121111_right.png Also see Very rarely one might want the cent...

DRT wrote:Sorry, I missed this first time around. I agree that G77 benefits from a long decant - it can be very hot and disjointed in the first few hours. 24 hours doesn't sound like a bad plan to me.

Thank you. Will do.

griff wrote:Could I trouble people for decanting advice for the 77? Past experience has been fairly long (24 hours plus) demonstrating benefit. Any thoughts?

Gentlemen?

Could I trouble people for decanting advice for the 77? Past experience has been fairly long (24 hours plus) demonstrating benefit. Any thoughts?

I would have to taste both first to let you know without doubt. But if I had to make a punt I would go for the lower fill despite the cork positioning.

AHB wrote:Corkage has been agreed at £5 per bottle.

Promising!

There are some relatively young ports with good reputations that I have never tried and would love to do so if the chance crops up. These are: Magalhaes 2007 Quinta do Vale Meao 2007 Dow 2003 Quarles Harris 2003 Smith Woodhouse 2003 Warre 2003 Gould Campbell 2000 Quarles Harris 2000 Sandeman 2000 S...

Yay! I can make it!

I think the Sainsbury's BdB and BdN are both made by Duval Leroy. A decent purchase indeed for mid-week fizz.

V95 for me. Only had the three bottles but it was rather nice and now have depleted all my stock

Has the date been chosen? If yes, please could it be added to the title of the thread? I don't think it has been settled yet. Given their relative enthusiasm for this, shall we try to find a date that both Griff and Jacob can make? Doesn't preclude Oct 29th being a night for a tasting. No need to o...

I am still in.

Busy the next morning Have fun gentlemen.

I think all avenues have been suggested. However for some light amusement here are two of my favourite ways of opening wine without a corkscrew.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHTADX5nxT8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZQVvovxTSU

Hence the current dearth of Warre's LBV on the market?

DRT wrote:Please feel free to suggest dates that work.

My dad is coming over from Australia for a short visit (unfortunately not a port fan) and so free dates are a little tight. At this stage I can only make 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th. Depending on what he does I may be able to make other dates.

I would be keen depending on the date.

I really enjoyed this tasting. A consistently high standard of port for me. Excellent show!

in a winery, commercial yeast will possibly escape and start floating around in the air. It is certainly plausible that some champagne yeasts may have not been fully killed off and resided int he flawed bottles (though rare) Fizzy port, at least it saves you from putting the tonic in. Add lime and ...

Sounds complicated. I can follow it now but I suspect I shall need assistance at the end of the night

You may also recall the occasion when I first re-corked some Ni97's and you witnessed one bottle in my kitchen erupting its contents like a bottle of champagne.. I know of at least 1 other bottle where the same thing happened. I didn't see it happening myself but was told that it seemed like the ju...

Just opened the F63, and... ..it's a bloody forgery! - a blatent but well crafted forgery... - embossed wax capsule covering a foil and T-stopper. The wine inside is an old ruby.. Fortunately the stash came from Christies, so I should have some redress; although it was bought a long time ago.. Will...