Time for a 1985 horizontal?

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Time for a 1985 horizontal?

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Reminding me of a challenge thrown down more than 5 years ago following a 1966 horizontal, jdaw1, by private message, wrote:
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=9648#p9648]Here[/url] DRT wrote:Now then, the big question is, do we do the 1963 or the 1985 horizontal first?
That decision has been taken. What next?
So, we have now done the 1963 vintage and have re-visited 1966 at least once. We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

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DRT wrote:
Reminding me of a challenge thrown down more than 5 years ago following a 1966 horizontal, jdaw1, by private message, wrote:
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=9648#p9648]Here[/url] DRT wrote:Now then, the big question is, do we do the 1963 or the 1985 horizontal first?
That decision has been taken. What next?
So, we have now done the 1963 vintage and have re-visited 1966 at least once. We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

Who is in?
We did an 83 v 85 very recently...
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djewesbury wrote:We did an 83 v 85 very recently...
Are you making a point or an observation?
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DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:We did an 83 v 85 very recently...
Are you making a point or an observation?
Merely inviting comment. Do we want to do 85 again so soon? We could wait 18 months..?
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It was JDAW's suggestion to post this now. I will leave him to make arguments regarding timing.
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DRT wrote:Who is in?
I would be in. Given the relatively low cost of wines from the year (compared with old verticals), perhaps this could be a pretty broad horizontal (2bt/person)?
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PhilW wrote:
DRT wrote:Who is in?
I would be in. Given the relatively low cost of wines from the year (compared with old verticals), perhaps this could be a pretty broad horizontal (2bt/person)?
Agreed. One drinkable and one horribly tainted with VA :lol:
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DRT wrote:
PhilW wrote:
DRT wrote:Who is in?
I would be in. Given the relatively low cost of wines from the year (compared with old verticals), perhaps this could be a pretty broad horizontal (2bt/person)?
Agreed. One drinkable and one horribly tainted with VA :lol:
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I would certainly be game
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A 1985 Horizontal soon does not preclude another 1985 Horizontal in eighteen months, or after, or before, or all three.

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PhilW wrote:Given the relatively low cost of wines from the year (compared with old verticals), perhaps this could be a pretty broad horizontal (2bt/person)?
DRT wrote:Agreed. One drinkable and one horribly tainted with VA :lol:
Splendid suggestion and reasoning.
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jdaw1 wrote:A 1985 Horizontal soon does not preclude another 1985 Horizontal in eighteen months, or after, or before, or all three.

I’m in.
PhilW wrote:Given the relatively low cost of wines from the year (compared with old verticals), perhaps this could be a pretty broad horizontal (2bt/person)?
DRT wrote:Agreed. One drinkable and one horribly tainted with VA :lol:
Splendid suggestion and reasoning.
OK OK, I never said I wasn't in. I'm in.
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I might be, it depends on where and when.
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In reply to the obvious question not yet asked: Churchill, Fonseca, Martinez, Taylor (single and magnum), and maybe (need to check) Warre magnums.
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Can I vote for WOTN yet?
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I have Churchill, Dow, Fonseca, Graham, Martinez; Warre in 37½ and 75 cl.
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DRT wrote:We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

Who is in?
Is this a preview of the horizontal I have planned for 2015 that you all are going to fly to Seattle to attend?

(Sitting at 24 confirmed bottles with 6 more expected.)
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Glenn E. wrote:
DRT wrote:We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

Who is in?
Is this a preview of the horizontal I have planned for 2015 that you all are going to fly to Seattle to attend?

(Sitting at 24 confirmed bottles with 6 more expected.)
I'm in!
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djewesbury wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:
DRT wrote:We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

Who is in?
Is this a preview of the horizontal I have planned for 2015 that you all are going to fly to Seattle to attend?

(Sitting at 24 confirmed bottles with 6 more expected.)
I'm in!
Excellent, that brings us to ~7 so far...
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Glenn E. wrote:
DRT wrote:We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

Who is in?
Is this a preview of the horizontal I have planned for 2015 that you all are going to fly to Seattle to attend?

(Sitting at 24 confirmed bottles with 6 more expected.)
Hmmm. What time of year? If it is in UK school holidays and doesn't clash with our August plans I might enquire whether Elizabeth would enjoy a trip to Washington in 2015.
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AHB wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:
DRT wrote:We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

Who is in?
Is this a preview of the horizontal I have planned for 2015 that you all are going to fly to Seattle to attend?

(Sitting at 24 confirmed bottles with 6 more expected.)
Hmmm. What time of year? If it is in UK school holidays and doesn't clash with our August plans I might enquire whether Elizabeth would enjoy a trip to Washington in 2015.
I was thinking early in the year, possibly January or February. No definitive time has yet been set - I intend to work around travel schedules as much as possible.
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Glenn E. wrote:
AHB wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:
DRT wrote:We now need to do 1985 justice and put the VA question to bed.

Who is in?
Is this a preview of the horizontal I have planned for 2015 that you all are going to fly to Seattle to attend?

(Sitting at 24 confirmed bottles with 6 more expected.)
Hmmm. What time of year? If it is in UK school holidays and doesn't clash with our August plans I might enquire whether Elizabeth would enjoy a trip to Washington in 2015.
I was thinking early in the year, possibly January or February. No definitive time has yet been set - I intend to work around travel schedules as much as possible.
If my schedule is the same in 2015 as it is for 2014, then early New Year would be very good... Before university term starts again...
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Early 2014 for me also, Delaforce, Fonseca, Martinez, Taylor and Warres.
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I have 22 different '85s, so supply is not an issue.

Would like to participate, but not before April
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Can it be May?
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I got 22 houses, too, so we should try to make it big. Please count me in.

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