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Date: Thur 21st November 2019
Location: Boot & Flogger, Red room
Ports: Rebello Valente from '27 to '85, plus QdlR vintages as supplied to RV

Bottles:
- Rebello Valente: '27, '42, '45, '47, '55, '60, '63, '66, '70, '72, '77(mag)
- Quinta de la Rosa: '60, '63, '70

Known RV vintages currently missing from line-up: <'27, '31, '35, '58, '75, '80, '83, '85
As for some time in the middle of 20th century, Quinta de la Rosa supplied grapes to Sandeman for production of the Rebello Valente vintage ports; we have therefore extended the tasting to include some vintages from QdlR during that era.

Attendees:

1. SB - Industry guest
   PB & KW (SB's +1 and +2, sharing port)
2. PW
3. SCD
4. TC
5. MPM
6. CPR
7. DRL
8. NAC
9. AHB
10. THRA
11. IDJ
12. AP
13. WG
14. JDAW

Reserves:

• RK
• VDSS (caparica)
• Dia

Bottles being brought:

• THRA: RV27, RV42, RV47, RV60
• AHB: RV45*
• PW: RV55, RV66
• NAC: RV63*, RV72*
• CPR: RV70*, QdlR60*
• SCD: RV77mag
• SB: QdlR63, QdlR70

*bottles at B&F, which along with PW bottles will be decanted at B&F mid-afternoon.

The placemats (and parameters by which made).


Post-event threads: Review, RV27, RV42, RV45, RV47, RV55, RV60, Rs60, RV63, Rs63, RV66, RV70, Rs70, RV72, RV77.

Would love to come to this but at this stage I would need to adopt.

Yes Please.

Did we say that we would invite Sophia to this one ?

Yes please!

Yes please

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Yes please, I would certainly like to come, have liked those few I have tried, but currently have none! I see there are a few on sale, so could obtain something or would ask to adopt if possible.

Yes please.

I've got one bottle of 1972.

The last (sob sob) of a full case from a Christie's auction some years ago. All the other bottles were pretty good, so high hopes for this one...

Also just found a bottle of 1963 that I thought had been drunk.

I'm interested, subject to date etc.

nac wrote: ↑15:01 Tue 04 Jun 2019I've got one bottle of 1972.

Excellent; this is the only bottle of '72 we have amongst us from replies so far, so if you're happy to save it for this tasting that would be appreciated.[/quote]

nac wrote: ↑19:05 Wed 05 Jun 2019Also just found a bottle of 1963 that I thought had been drunk.

Nice; my experience is usually the other way round!

Note: Tom by email also.

Count me in on this.

Yes, please

PhilW wrote: ↑13:30 Thu 06 Jun 2019

nac wrote: ↑15:01 Tue 04 Jun 2019I've got one bottle of 1972.

Excellent; this is the only bottle of '72 we have amongst us from replies so far, so if you're happy to save it for this tasting that would be appreciated.

nac wrote: ↑19:05 Wed 05 Jun 2019Also just found a bottle of 1963 that I thought had been drunk.

Nice; my experience is usually the other way round!
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Yes - will save the 72.

If for any reason I can't make the tasting then I'll make arrangements to supply the bottle anyway, as suspect finding another might be tricky.

Pleas ad me to the list.

Yes please.

I have none.

(Just in time — I think I’m the fourteenth.)

Date now set for the 21st November. I am also pleased to confirm that Sophia Bergqvist of Quinta de la Rosa will be joining us as our industry guest; this is particularly appropriate as for some time in the middle of 20th century, Quinta de la Rosa supplied grapes to Sandeman for production of the Rebello Valente vintage ports.

Please re-confirm your wish/ability to attend now that the date has been set (final costs not confirmed, depends on numbers and hence number of bottles, though expected to be similar to previous vertical tastings).

Please put me to the reserve

Reconfirmed please

Re-confirm please. Thanks.

Reconfirm

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The B&B shall be shut for this one... reconfirming please.

Yes reconfirming. Thx Phil.

Confirmed

Please add me to the reserve list , I missed this when it came out