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Draft food order now done - just waiting on orders from Tony, Ian and Simon.

jdaw1 wrote:Flash: who to make food order file? Thee or me?

I can do it.

60% opacity, deep red. Nose he candy and strawberry. Smooth entry, nice rounded mouthfeel, good fruit level, strawberries. Nice long aftertaste and great balance. Superb specimen of G85. Possibly the best bottle of this I have tasted.

40% opacity, brown-red, cloudy. Muted nose. Lacking some structure. Sweetness and some heat but no backbone. Watery finish. Not the best bottle it must be said. VA affected? I have to hope the remaining 11 from the case are better than this

85% opacity, deep dark red. Fruit and tannin, lacking some acidity. Very soft and smooth. Spice and tobacco. Nice port, drinking well now and will last some time and develop further I think.

50% opacity, warm red. Fruit and tannin, syrupy mouthfeel which has heat mid palate, some spice.

75% opacity, dark red. Some heat across the palate, dry fruit - strawberry and damsons. Heads toward a tannic finish with some heat. Quite sharp alcohol. Re-reading this note, it sounds a tad harsh, while I recall enjoying the G80. Again like the D80 I think this one will become a superstar. Buy som...

80% opacity, deep deep red. Muted nose, dark fruits. Deep fruit on the palate, to a finish of big dry tannin. Alcohol also to the fore. All the ingredients are there, bit unintegrated right now perhaps. Suspect though that this will come together into a stunning port in the next 5-10 years. I will b...

30% opacity, red-brown, orange-yellow rim. Hints of menthol and tobacco. Lovely syrupy mouthfeel, tingling heat mid to late palate. Muted oranges with a long long aftertaste. Very nice indeed, very true to G70 traditions.

45% opacity, warm red, slight cloudiness. Smooth entry, medium bodied, very gentle head in the finish. Quite fruity, redcurrants, nice round mouthfeel. Good balance although tannins muted. Some thought this slightly flawed. I didn't notice on the night - perhaps the darker hue suggest faint TCA? Oth...

10% opacity, butterscotch. Nose tawnied, veering toward varnish. Tasted wrong, not undrinkable but a very sharp bitter edge. Various theories on the source of the failings. I suspect some combination of heat and light at play.

25% opacity, red-amber, copper rim. Quite short on the palate with a slight burnt citrus edge which lingers long on the aftertaste. Easily wins over a flawed G63, but not a stellar bottle of D63.

25% opacity, wonderful red-Amber with a copper rim. Nose of menthol and mint. Lovely gentle smooth entry, some heat mid palate which lingers into the finish. Some bite with the heat, and some faint hints of dried orange peel. At 56 years young, still retaining a fabulous structure. Wonderfully elega...

25% opacity, orange-brown with a copper rim. A wonderful burst of flavours right across the palate. Oranges in there. Very fine and enjoyable port. Finish not quite as impressive as the G60 tasted alongside.

Could attendees please post details of their food order from the menu below. Starters Truffle Mac & Cheese £5.25 Potted shrimps with granary toast £8.25 Wild mushrooms on toast with walnut pesto £7.25 v. Roasted beetroot and goat’s cheese salad with toasted walnuts £7.25 v. Plate of smoked salmo...

How about
"on bin end
lacks acidity"

On arrival, lacks acidity.

Count me in. Watched a Year in Burgundy last night and enjoyed it.

idj123 wrote:I must admit that I like this match-up approach and is one we should repeat.

Me too. Possible future matchings:

• Fonseca and Taylor;
• Gould Campbell and Smith Woodhouse;
• Croft and Warre;
• Niepoort and Noval.

Another wonderful pre-BFT tasting. Thanks to Alex for getting everything organised :) We had the added delight to have Chris, Oscar Quevedo and David Kennard join us for dinner and port. More about David here . Oscar needs no further introduction. :D :D Turning to the port, I was really looking forw...

Having had the pleasure of learning about the film last night at our tasting, I'm now sitting down with a glass of port to watch another of David's films, A Year in Burgundy.

Completed, a week ago.

First post updated with details of some wines which have now been delivered to the B&F in advance. Ian - did you bring the Fonseca on Thursday night? Can't recall as I was already seated when you arrived!

Decanted 27 hours in advance at 1500 on Wednesday. Looks and smells very fine. Surprisingly long cork which came out neatly in one go.

Constandia wrote:I would be interested in filling up a space and if that's possible then I could arrange it with TC to adopt one of his bottles. Or contribute with some money in the pot?

Excellent, welcome aboard Dia. First post updated.