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W66 just decanted. A little spiky at the moment. Sounds like the W60 perhaps? Shall bring the corks as well.

unless that biological process was causing increased pressure inside the bottle Which I think it must be doing. The corks I pulled recently were not super tight, but tighter than one normally finds in a sound bottle twice that age. You may also recall the occasion when I first re-corked some Ni97's...

F85 decanted: Looks in fine condition indeed.
Will decant W66 tomorrow before catching the train.

So now I have to ask, what's the deal with the leaking corks 6x closed case comes in and 2 of the bottles are leaking terribly. They buggered the 750mL bottling I think. My bottles have ranged from advanced to oxidised. You may be more fortunate. Anecdotally the halves are sound. Don't know if magn...

Noval LBV down to £9/bottle at Tesco. Just to update it is the 2005 and is the generic variant. Ready to drink. A little floral on the nose and milk chocolate on the fruit filled palate. Acidity not discernable. By contrast the Quinta do Noval LBV 2005 is made of much sterner stuff. Closed and tann...

Noval LBV down to £9/bottle at Tesco. Just to update it is the 2005 and is the generic variant. Ready to drink. A little floral on the nose and milk chocolate on the fruit filled palate. Acidity not discernable. By contrast the Quinta do Noval LBV 2005 is made of much sterner stuff. Closed and tann...

Noval LBV down to £9/bottle at Tesco.

Or we could have a more general ABV tasting ( ABV III never got off the ground due to scheduling, for instance). We could have a few 20s as an amuse-bouche (collective purchase) before moving on to other things. I like the idea of ABV3, featuring 3 20 year old tawnies. I don't own any 20yo tawnies,...

Hmm...dammed with faint praise I look forward to the notes!

Yes please! All dates possible at this stage.

I feel that Warre did not suffer an 80's dip in form to the same degree as some other venerable port houses. But then I could be biased due to my like of this house.

I'm not sure it this helps the question of whether this port can be broached or not. Such a contrast of views at present. Maybe we will have to check once again.

My fave 77 when not corked!

jdaw1 wrote:Twenty hours so decanted about 11pm the night before was excellent for the 1985 Fonseca.

Thanks. Good to hear that the strategy was successful. I shall do similar then.

So long as they keep making it. Would diverting port to the LBV and single quinta ranges be a better revenue earner?

Fonseca 2006 on sale now in the UK.

Sorry to hear but I am very surprised by your low strike rate! I haven't been as fortunate :( I'd built up an expectation that Champagne was unlikely to be corked, I wasn't sure why - I assumed that the corks used were top quality so less likely to be contaminated. That's what I think about port co...

I didn't twig that it will be a birthday tasting. In that case I'll make it by hook or by crook!

Carl

Would it be too early to stand the 85 Fonseca and the 66 Warres up? I assume I need to decant prior to the event? If so, what timings please Gentlemen? Carl We should be in a better position to answer the decanting question for the F85 after tomorrow's offline. It's not too early to stand the two b...

Would it be too early to stand the 85 Fonseca and the 66 Warres up? I assume I need to decant prior to the event? If so, what timings please Gentlemen?

Carl

Its wonderful when a wine that is looked forward to performs to one's expectations. Congrats on the milestone as well.

Sorry to hear but I am very surprised by your low strike rate! I haven't been as fortunate

As I have already told Phil, Rebecca is unable to make this event as one of us needs to stay at home as a result of obtaining a puppy. Unfortunately for you she has let me rather than her attend

My aunt's name as well.

How many are using a natural cellar to store their wine? you mena like a basement or a cave or something specially built like uncle tom has? More the former, but either one. It seems like more people have fridges than old fashion basements. I keep my wine in a basement that has seasonal swings, pro...