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M.Charlton

Fantastic write up, Alex - thank you for sharing! The last time in was at Quinta do Noval was in 2019, and they had quite a few terraces to repair due to land slips (I hope they’ve managed to do so in the meantime). A very special place indeed!

M.Charlton

M.Charlton wrote: ↑16:52 Thu 09 May 2019 Please can the below be added to the default order - thanks!

Starter: Truffle mac and Cheese

Main: Rare sirloin steak, with Béarnaise sauce, fries and green beans.

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E: Mid-red, tending to light red at the rim.
N: Very rich red fruit, perhaps some mint.
P: A pleasant palate if a little short lived. (1 point).

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E: Mid-red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Mustiness / damp.
P: Musty and acrid.
Disliked immensely.

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E: Dark/mid-red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Cherry sweetness, toasted almonds.
P: Pleasantly surprised by this, with a rich sweet finish of good length. (1 point).

M.Charlton

E: Mid-brown, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: Off.
P: Quite unpleasant (stewed?).

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E: A pretty red colour, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: Nose lacking in complexity.
P: Ditto palate.

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E: A pretty red colour, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: A strange yet muted note on the nose.
P: Straightforwardly acceptable vintage Port.
I heard that this BBR was produced by W.

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E: A pretty red colour, tending to light brown at the rim.
N: Hmmm. A strange yet muted note on the nose (certainly stranger than its BBR colleague).
P: Disliked more and more as the evening went on.

M.Charlton

E: Dark red tending to mid-red at the rim.
N: A fruity (and perhaps slightly liquorice-y) nose.
P: A slightly less full palate than the QH, with less spice. Good length.
The third of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (1 point given).

M.Charlton

E: Dark red tending to dark red at the rim. The darkest wine of the night for me.
N: A dark fruit nose.
P: A very full palate, with a nice bit of spice (and certainly drier than I’d usually go for). Very good length.
The second of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (2 points given).

M.Charlton

E: Dark red tending to red at the rim.
N: Another fruity nose (hooray).
P: Very much enjoyable – perhaps a little drier than I’d usually go for. Good length.
The first of three Ports from the column of acceptability. (1 point given).

M.Charlton

E: Red tending to light red at the rim.
N: A strange nose which I noted as “meaty”.
P: Imagine blue cheese bended with a dash of jam.
Not nice at all.

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E: Dark red tending to dark red at the rim.
N: A rich and fruity nose (hooray).
P: A short, straightforward palate of sweet dark fruits.

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E: A pretty red, tending to red at the rim.
N: Quite spirit-y on the nose.
P: A short palate, quite hot, and quite sweet.
Unimpressed (except for the Tetris-sized sediment).

M.Charlton

E: Red tending to brown at the rim.
N: An unwanted nose of hot stewed fruit.
P: Hot and acrid on the palate.
Not at all enjoyable.

M.Charlton

E: Cloudy/brown in the glass.
N: A very strange musky liquorice note on the nose.
P: The mustiness on the nose did not translate to the palate, nor did much else to write about.
Such a shame.

M.Charlton

My thanks to Tom and to Alex for organising this one, and especially to Tom for providing so many of the Ports. It was a shame that most of the wines were less than good, particularly so in the case of the NN. However, it was good to see how well the "second label" wines stood up relative ...

M.Charlton

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑11:01 Wed 17 May 2023 People who are adopting, please choose one of the bottles offered for adoption by Tom. It doesn't matter which you choose, just choose the one you'd like to be at the tasting.

Please could I adopt the Cockburn’s.

M.Charlton

forest26 wrote: ↑21:52 Fri 12 May 2023 Quite keen on this

Add
Devesa 50 tawny and White
Quevedo 50 year white
Palmer 50

anyone with stocks of Tawny will join the bandwagon

Need to check a couple of the bottles listed as they may be same but rebranded

Excellent, thanks Tony.

M.Charlton

Starter - Mac n Cheese.
Main - steak (rare), fries, green beans and Bearnaise sauce, please.
I’ve not managed to acquire anything from 1983 in the intervening period, so I’m still an adopter.

M.Charlton

I'm now aware of 12 bottlings (the first post has been edited to list them). If I've missed some, please let me know.

Also, does anyone know if we are to expect releases from any of the other houses anytime soon?

M.Charlton

Yes please. I have G70, G94 and G97.

M.Charlton

Yes please.

M.Charlton

23rd or 25th May both work for me.

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