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An Emergency, at the Boot & Flogger, on Monday 21^st September 2015. Just four of us: JDAW, DRT, THRA, and SCD (who had started his introduction thread only the day before).

Links:

• Review of evening as a whole;
• 1950 Quinta do Noval (THRA);
• 1970 Dow (DRT);
• 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio (SCD);
• 1985 Churchill (JDAW ‘A’);
• 1994 Tesco (JDAW ‘B’);
• 1989 Château Batailley (brought by DRT);
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made).

What a port to record my first TN. The N50 was my wine of the night and I am very grateful to Tom for bringing it along. I am afraid my comments will not be up to you hardened folk and I am not sure they are of much value, but as they say...you have to start somewhere!

I recorded, that colour wise it as a medium deep tawny that was lighter at the edge, showing its age. with Tom's clue being it was a rarely tasted port from a major shipper, I very mistakenly guessed at a Sandeman 67... But in my defence I am not up to speed on your previous tastings

It tasted wonderful and smooth right through the finish, with a hint of orange. As a fan of an old tawny, it was a lovely tasting port and I hope to enjoy it again.

Simon

A very fine first TN post!

flash_uk wrote:A very fine first TN post!

Seconded. My humbler efforts follows.

N50, from THRA, decanted 15:00. Red-orange, 30% opaque. Nose of red fruit. Lovely texture, oleaginous, mid weight, and very mature. Also quite astringent. Guessed to be Cr54, but on revelation was not embarrassed to have guessed a 1950s non-general year, even if the wrong one.