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Plan Update:

1. V89, 90, 94, 96*, 97, 06, 07, 08 and VC07 plus 134 glasses packed in DRT's car and ready to go.

2. Subject to confirmation, KillerB plus his V96 and glasses to be collected from Coventry at 07:00 on 23rd Feb

3. V01 to be collected from Thomas Peatling, Bury St Edmunds at 09:00

4. Various things to be deposited and collected at Seckford Wines at 10:00

5. V99, 03 and 05 plus glasses to be collected from Wolfgang around 12:00

6. V91 and 92 to be collected from Daren at around 12:15

7. V95 to be collected from Chris Doty at around 12:30

8. V98 to be collected from BBR around 13:00

9. Ben and Cookie will have V00 and 04 and are to bring them with them to the venue.

10. DRT and ARK arrive at the venue around 14:00

11. JDAW arrives at the venue around 15:00

12. Tasting commences 18:30

Times are very approximate.

*My V96 is a contingency in case KillerB gets snowed-in

sounds like a good plan! Looking fwd to see on Tuesday!

I have created the TN threads for this tasting and incorporated the appropriate links:

• Organisation thread
• Review of the evening
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1989
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1990
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1991
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1992
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1995
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1996
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1997
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1998
• Quinta do Vesuvio 1999
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2000
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2001
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2003
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2004
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2005
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2006 (Magnum)
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2007
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2007 Capela
• Quinta do Vesuvio 2008 (Work-in-progress Cask Sample*)

*Please note that the 2008 Cask Sample was donated to this tasting by the Symington family before the final blend was complete so this may not accurately represent what the Vesuvio 2008 will be, should it be approved and declared later in 2010.

DRT wrote:

• Quinta do Vesuvio 2006 (Magnum)

Is that just in case 19 regular bottles isn't enough between us?

Do we have an ’06 single to compare to the magnum?

JacobH wrote:

DRT wrote:

• Quinta do Vesuvio 2006 (Magnum)

Is that just in case 19 regular bottles isn't enough between us?

It's always a good idea to have a contingency in place

jdaw1 wrote:Do we have an ’06 single to compare to the magnum?

I don't. Do we need one? If so, do we need a Mag of each of the others in the line-up?

DRT wrote:Do we need one?

Of course we do. Haven’t you learnt anything?

DRT wrote:If so, do we need a Mag of each of the others in the line-up?

I’m willing to accept that this is a lower-priority ‘need’ though still a ‘need’.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:Do we need one?

Of course we do. Haven’t you learnt anything?

Sorry. If someone can bring one I will happily participate in the experiment.

All,

Please do not decant your bottles tonight or tomorrow morning. We will decant everything at the venue.

Thanks
Derek

Please note that we have the room from about 5pm. If someone is in the room before it is available to us, you may have to improvise

AHB wrote:Please note that we have the room from about 5pm. If someone is in the room before it is available to us, you may have to improvise

My hotel is 100 yards from NCC. JDAW and I can improvise in my room for a couple of hours if necessary, though not in the Biblical sense

Are the placemats printed?

jdaw1 wrote:Are the placemats printed?

Not be me. Please can someone else do this?

My route tomorrow is as follows:

Home >> IP33 1QS >> IP12 1PE >> EC2A 2AL >> EC4R 9AS >> EC2V 7PG >> SW1A 1EG >> W1H 7BS

If you think you should be on my route but do not see your postcode above please email or text me with the correct details.

See you all tomorrow for an ample sufficiency of Vesuvios

Derek

Remember to bring a pen.

DRT wrote: See you all tomorrow for an ample sufficiency of Vesuvios

Derek

Are you the DRT we know?

V2000 and I about to leave Reigate. T-12 and counting!

jdaw1 wrote:Are the placemats printed?

I had intended to do this yesterday, but circumstances prevented this. I shall endeavour to do so today but probably only have an 80% chance of success.

AHB wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Are the placemats printed?

I had intended to do this yesterday, but circumstances prevented this. I shall endeavour to do so today but probably only have an 80% chance of success.

I have done them.

benread wrote:

AHB wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Are the placemats printed?

I had intended to do this yesterday, but circumstances prevented this. I shall endeavour to do so today but probably only have an 80% chance of success.

I have done them.

Brilliant! Thank you ever so much.

Have fun guys!

I expect a series of well-composed tasting notes first thing in the morning.

Sounds like fun. How did the 2006 Magnum show? I hope it was worthy of the wait.

Roy Hersh wrote:Sounds like fun. How did the 2006 Magnum show? I hope it was worthy of the wait.

I thought it was very good, others thought it tasted of dodgy unwashed feet = do you think it perhaps needs more time?

As usual on these occasions my notes are sparse and somewhat useless so I am waiting on AHB and others posting theirs before adding my few words