A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011

[DRT]

Fonseca 1985 has now been added to the line-up...

1933 Fonseca Guimaraens
1942 Fonseca Guimaraens
1957 Fonseca Guimaraens
1960 Fonseca
1961 Fonseca Guimaraens
1965 Fonseca Guimaraens
1967 Fonseca Guimaraens
1968 Fonseca Guimaraens
1970 Fonseca
1972 Fonseca Guimaraens
1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
1977 Fonseca
1978 Fonseca Guimaraens
1982 Fonseca Guimaraens
1984 Fonseca Guimaraens
1985 Fonseca
1986 Fonseca Guimaraens
1987 Fonseca Guimaraens
1988 Fonseca Guimaraens
1991 Fonseca Guimaraens
1992 Fonseca
1995 Fonseca Guimaraens
1996 Fonseca Guimaraens
1998 Fonseca Guimaraens
2001 Fonseca Guimaraens
2004 Fonseca Guimaraens
2005 Fonseca Guimaraens

Thank you, Axel.

[DRT]

Does anyone think that 27 is not quite enough?

[Andy Velebil]

Does anyone think that 27 is not quite enough?

Me. We had 30 something bottles at the Malvedos tasting IIRC.

Anyone else care to make a very generous donation of a regular Fonseca?

[JacobH]

Anyone else care to make a very generous donation of a regular Fonseca?

I own no regular Fonseca but am happy to contribute in cash if it would help

[RAYC]

I think this is a fantastic line-up and, not being the type to leave port go to waste, am already quite daunted by the volume!

Others who have done these large tastings before will have a better feel than I, but is it really possible to add too many more bottles without compromising enjoyment of what is already there?

That said-

And are we really refusing F66?

[Andy Velebil]

I think this is a fantastic line-up and, not being the type to leave port go to waste, am already quite daunted by the volume!

Others who have done these large tastings before will have a better feel than I, but is it really possible to add too many more bottles without compromising enjoyment of what is already there?

That said-

And are we really refusing F66?

The funny thing is, I'd normally tend to agree with you. That is, until the Malvedos tasting where some 30+ bottles were opened and scarcely a drop was left at the end. So to answer your question, No!

And what is this about refusing a F66????

[jdaw1]

Have the authorities yet ruled on the ’66? And have the authorities ruled wisely?

[jdaw1]

Updated draft of placemats.

• +1985.
• Please check carefully.

[DRT]

Have the authorities yet ruled on the ’66? And have the authorities ruled wisely?

Assuming the two attendees who have yet to pay their contribution do so, we have precisely £7 remaining in the team fund. Does anyone have a time machine so that we can return to 1968 and purchase an F66?

[jdaw1]

we have precisely £7 remaining in the team fund.

Precisely! A whole number of pounds! Nice coincidence, that one would expect to happen about one time in a hundred.

Does anyone have a time machine so that we can return to 1968 and purchase an F66?

It would seem a terrible waste of a time machine to purchase only one bottle.

[RAYC]

we have precisely £7 remaining in the team fund.

Drastic times called for drastic measures, and i took the liberty of putting the £7 on Oxford to win by a margin of 2&1/2 lengths or more at 5/2.

Doesn't get us to a F66, but might at least buy us each a half pint of Timothy Taylor from the pub around the corner beforehand...

[DRT]

we have precisely £7 remaining in the team fund.

Drastic times called for drastic measures, and i took the liberty of putting the £7 on Oxford to win by a margin of 2&1/2 lengths or more at 5/2.

Doesn't get us to a F66, but might at least buy us each a half pint of Timothy Taylor from the pub around the corner beforehand...

I put the £7 on Scotland to beat Brazil by 6 goals at 25,000/1 - I can't bear to look at the result so please can someone confirm that I am now able to complete the line-up and transfer the venue to The Yeatman Hotel?

[jdaw1]

Scotland fell short by only a few goals.

[DRT]

Scotland fell short by only a few goals.

So we won 3-0? Splendid!

[Chris Doty]

As I notice it is missing, I could happily add a 00'F to the mix if it would be a welcome addition.

[DRT]

As I notice it is missing, I could happily add a 00'F to the mix if it would be a welcome addition.

Consider your hand snapped off

Thank you

[DRT]

Fonseca 2000 has now been added to the line-up...

1933 Fonseca Guimaraens
1942 Fonseca Guimaraens
1957 Fonseca Guimaraens
1960 Fonseca
1961 Fonseca Guimaraens
1965 Fonseca Guimaraens
1967 Fonseca Guimaraens
1968 Fonseca Guimaraens
1970 Fonseca
1972 Fonseca Guimaraens
1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
1977 Fonseca
1978 Fonseca Guimaraens
1982 Fonseca Guimaraens
1984 Fonseca Guimaraens
1985 Fonseca
1986 Fonseca Guimaraens
1987 Fonseca Guimaraens
1988 Fonseca Guimaraens
1991 Fonseca Guimaraens
1992 Fonseca
1995 Fonseca Guimaraens
1996 Fonseca Guimaraens
1998 Fonseca Guimaraens
2000 Fonseca
2001 Fonseca Guimaraens
2004 Fonseca Guimaraens
2005 Fonseca Guimaraens

JDAW, please update placemats.

[jdaw1]

Updated draft of placemats.

• +1966;
• +2000.
• Please check carefully.

That means we have thirty-five vintage ports, making this the largest-equal tasting.

Edit: counting error, much regretted. Only twenty-nine, so falling far short of noteworthy.

[DRT]

Updated draft of placemats.

• +1966;
• +2000.
• Please check carefully.

That means we have thirty-five vintage ports, making this the largest-equal tasting.

... so far

Thank you to the very kind chap who donated the 1966. A splendid fellow if ever I met one

[RAYC]

Thank you Julian and Chris.

But - 35?

Updated draft of placemats.

• +1966;
• +2000.
• Please check carefully.

That means we have thirty-five vintage ports, making this the largest-equal tasting.

[DRT]

Thank you Julian and Chris.

But - 35?

Despite best efforts I have not yet managed to secure a Fonseca 1935. Sorry.

[RAYC]

Ha - no, was querying the counting - I make 29.

[jdaw1]

Sackcloth and ashes! A counting disaster. Twenty-nine it is we might be thirsty.

[jdaw1]

Fonseca 1935

[DRT]

Fonseca 1935

Can I please borrow your sackcloth and ashes?