Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 23th March 2010
March 22nd appears free in my diary at the moment. I'm interested and will offer the bottles I have available by PM when requested to do so.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 23th March 2010
Just checked the german source of the Malvedos 79. Price is for halfe bottles. Do you think it is worth buying two of them? Opinions, please.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 23th March 2010
DrDirk, I think there's likely to be quite a bit of adoption for this tasting, so I don't think a lack of a bottle at this point will be a problem. Could you reconfirm for the 22nd?
It is for me and, I assume, BenR. I will amend accordingly. I hope DRT will still be willing even though it is only just within seven days of the 28th...Axel P wrote:Sorry to be such a nerd, but I do have birthday on the 24th so my wife will not give me authorised leave on the night before. Is the 22nd possible as well?
If we are unlikely to find the Malvedos 1979 somewhere else, it might be worth getting them, even in half-bottles.Axel P wrote:Just checked the german source of the Malvedos 79. Price is for halfe bottles. Do you think it is worth buying two of them? Opinions, please.
Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
This sounds fantastic. The 22nd is also good for me. Thanks a lot.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Suits me too! In my diary!
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Monday 22 March 2010: I’m in.
Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Perfect. I'm in too.jdaw1 wrote:Monday 22 March 2010: I’m in.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
22nd of March is also good for me. Please count me in.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Great stuff. First post amended accordingly. Assuming that Axel had a sensible reason for the limits he has imposed at his tastings, I think we're probably looking for about 6-or-so more participants.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
22nd is booked. I just got the 79 halves for 50 EUR total and will save it.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Reserve me a +1 please.
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Axel P wrote:22nd is booked. I just got the 79 halves for 50 EUR total and will save it.
Done.jdaw1 wrote:Reserve me a +1 please.
Questions: should the ’61 be purchased? Should an honoured guest be invited? (And what about the ’12?)
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
My ‟+1” if he accepts is an honoured guest, though nothing to do with the Symingtons.JacobH wrote:Axel P wrote:22nd is booked. I just got the 79 halves for 50 EUR total and will save it.
Done.jdaw1 wrote:Reserve me a +1 please.
Questions: should the ’61 be purchased? Should an honoured guest be invited? (And what about the ’12?)
Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
1.26 Euro per bottle is a very good dealAxel P wrote:I just got the 79 halves for 50 EUR
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Please keep a place for a little whileJacobH wrote: Questions: should the ’61 be purchased? Should an honoured guest be invited?
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
DRT wrote:1.26 Euro per bottle is a very good deal
Ok, I guess its halfes, isnt it?jdaw1 wrote:
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
I've rather overlooked this thread, but I should be back in Blighty by this date..
I can't offer much help filling the identified gaps in the lineup, although I would note that the Malvedos '57 appears to have been marketed as a Crusted port, and gets listed from time to time.
What I could add is the Graham '42.. ex stock.. (and can probably mitigate the cost of some less scarce players)
- Room for a little 'un?
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I can't offer much help filling the identified gaps in the lineup, although I would note that the Malvedos '57 appears to have been marketed as a Crusted port, and gets listed from time to time.
What I could add is the Graham '42.. ex stock.. (and can probably mitigate the cost of some less scarce players)
- Room for a little 'un?
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Excellent. I’ve added you to the list of attendees and the ’42 to the list of possible Ports.uncle tom wrote:I've rather overlooked this thread, but I should be back in Blighty by this date..
I can't offer much help filling the identified gaps in the lineup, although I would note that the Malvedos '57 appears to have been marketed as a Crusted port, and gets listed from time to time.
What I could add is the Graham '42.. ex stock.. (and can probably mitigate the cost of some less scarce players)
- Room for a little 'un?
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any Graham’s Crusted available, retail, from anything older than the 1990s. But we should keep our eyes on the auctions in case any turn up between now and then.
For anyone reading this post, we now have 3-ish spaces left. If you would like to attend please either reply or contact me by private message. Don’t be shy!
Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Hi Jacob,
After careful consideration I am afraid to say I have to drop out of this tasting for personal reasons. This is sad but unfortunately unavoidable.
regards
WS1
After careful consideration I am afraid to say I have to drop out of this tasting for personal reasons. This is sad but unfortunately unavoidable.
regards
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Re: Graham’s & Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Many thanks for letting me know. I've taken you off the listWS1 wrote:After careful consideration I am afraid to say I have to drop out of this tasting for personal reasons. This is sad but unfortunately unavoidable.
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Re: Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Thanks particularly to the help of Derek, this tasting is now beginning to come together.
The proposed final line-up of Ports is the following:
1. 1957 Malvedos
2. 1958 Malvedos
3. 1962 Malvedos
4. 1964 Malvedos
5. 1965 Malvedos
6. 1966 Graham
7. 1968 Malvedos
8. 1970 Graham
9. 1976 Malvedos
10. 1978 Malvedos
11. 1979 Malvedos
12. 1982 Malvedos
13. 1984 Malvedos
14. 1985 Graham
15. 1986 Malvedos
16. 1987 Malvedos
17. 1988 Malvedos
18. 1990 Malvedos
As the number of wines from Quinta dos Malvedos has increased, it seemed sensible to reduce the number of Graham VPs to one from each decade we are seriously surveying. They should provide interesting waypoints throughout the vintages.
There are currently two spaces left on this tasting. If you would like to attend, please reply here or contact me.
The proposed final line-up of Ports is the following:
1. 1957 Malvedos
2. 1958 Malvedos
3. 1962 Malvedos
4. 1964 Malvedos
5. 1965 Malvedos
6. 1966 Graham
7. 1968 Malvedos
8. 1970 Graham
9. 1976 Malvedos
10. 1978 Malvedos
11. 1979 Malvedos
12. 1982 Malvedos
13. 1984 Malvedos
14. 1985 Graham
15. 1986 Malvedos
16. 1987 Malvedos
17. 1988 Malvedos
18. 1990 Malvedos
As the number of wines from Quinta dos Malvedos has increased, it seemed sensible to reduce the number of Graham VPs to one from each decade we are seriously surveying. They should provide interesting waypoints throughout the vintages.
There are currently two spaces left on this tasting. If you would like to attend, please reply here or contact me.
Re: Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Based on which, the current draft of the paperwork, entailing the first use of the PageOrdering! parameters.
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=29121#p29121]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:Changes:
- !
- PageOrderingGlasses, PageOrderingTastingNotePages and PageOrderingPlaceNames replace the less-powerful NamesInOuterLoop.
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Re: Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Jacob (, Derek),
thanks a lot for the organisation. If there is anything I can contribute, please let me know.
Are you planning to have my Malvedos 79 included or do you have seperate ones? I would be more than happy to bring mine to the tasting, although they are 2 half bottles.
Axel
thanks a lot for the organisation. If there is anything I can contribute, please let me know.
Are you planning to have my Malvedos 79 included or do you have seperate ones? I would be more than happy to bring mine to the tasting, although they are 2 half bottles.
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Re: Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Sessions of eight and ten ports need to be sub-divided into flights. A possibility is:
If that’s OK, should the first session’s middle flight be on one page, even though that forces a slight disordering of the glasses? (Because the first session’s other page would hold ’57 ’58 and ’68 ’70.)
- Before dinner
- ’57 ’58;
- ’62 ’64 ’65 ’66;
- ’68 ’70.
- After dinner
- ’76 ’78’ 79 ’82;
- ’84 ’85 ’86
- ’87 ’88 ’90.
If that’s OK, should the first session’s middle flight be on one page, even though that forces a slight disordering of the glasses? (Because the first session’s other page would hold ’57 ’58 and ’68 ’70.)
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Re: Quinta dos Malvedos: 22nd March 2010
Yes, please; I think it might be fun to see how two halves compare to the regular 78.Axel P wrote:Are you planning to have my Malvedos 79 included or do you have seperate ones? I would be more than happy to bring mine to the tasting, although they are 2 half bottles.
Once everything is settled (hopefully soon), I will contact everyone attending to discuss finances.
Julian: can't we use A3 paper and so have the pre/post dinner selections on one sheet?