2014 pre-Harvest Tour tasting, London, 9/23

[Glenn E.]

TV64 would be splendid!

I think Rob was referring to the T64SHT, rather than TV64.

That would also be splendid!

I'll amend the 1st post until Rob confirms one way or the other.

[PhilW]

TV64 would be splendid!

I think Rob was referring to the T64SHT, rather than TV64.

That would also be splendid!

I'll amend the 1st post until Rob confirms one way or the other.

I'm also not sure if he was offering to bring it, or just asking about it! BTW, RAYC should be listed as RAYC rather than RayC in the first post, since this is Rob (who uses initials RAYC) rather than Ray C which is another user on the board - just to keep things simple

[Glenn E.]

I'm also not sure if he was offering to bring it, or just asking about it!

I'm being optimistic!

BTW, RAYC should be listed as RAYC rather than RayC in the first post, since this is Rob (who uses initials RAYC) rather than Ray C which is another user on the board - just to keep things simple

Done. And duly noted.

[Glenn E.]

3 bottles of Port have mysteriously appeared at my house. Hopefully they do not mysteriously break prior to traveling to London.

[AW77]

When I offered the '92 Andresen Colheita I didn't know that people would roll out more impressive bottles (like the '69 TV) and thus raise the bar.
So shall I bring something else? I could get for example a '83 Niepoort, '85 Taylor or '85 Fonseca from merchants here in Germany. (I like ruby style ports so '80s ports are just my cup of tea at the moment.)

[Glenn E.]

Any of those would be good. I would choose the Fonseca personally, but they're all very good.

[WS1]

3 bottles of Port have mysteriously appeared at my house. Hopefully they do not mysteriously break prior to traveling to London.

Thanks in advance for bringing those 3 bts home

regards
WS1

[Glenn E.]

3 bottles of Port have mysteriously appeared at my house. Hopefully they do not mysteriously break prior to traveling to London.

Thanks in advance for bringing those 3 bts home

Happy to be of service.

[Glenn E.]

Any of those would be good. I would choose the Fonseca personally, but they're all very good.

To further clarify, 1985 Fonseca is always welcome at a tasting. Any tasting.

For example, at a typical Port tasting my TN might contain something like, "F85: what all middle-aged Ports aspire to be. Solid structure, great fruit, well-balanced tannins and acidity. A fabulous Port."

While at a Colheita tasting my TN might contain something like, "F85: presents atypically for a Colheita, but a fabulous Port nonetheless."

While at an Old & Odd tasting, my TN might contain something like, "F85: odd that this doesn't seem particularly old, but a fabulous Port nonetheless."

While at a claret tasting, my TN might contain something like, "F85: ah, finally something I can drink amongst all this rubbish claret. This is a fabulous Port."

What am I doing at a claret tasting, you might ask? Well, obviously, I heard there might be some 1985 Fonseca present.

In summary: F85 is always welcome.

[jdaw1]

A grade-A splendid post, perfect in every way except for its failure to mention to substitutability of Graham for Fonseca.

[Glenn E.]

A grade-A splendid post, perfect in every way except for its failure to mention to substitutability of Graham for Fonseca.

{sackcloth and ashes}

[AW77]

OK, then I will get a '85 Fonseca. I could get a bottle from BBR. I would pay for it via my credit card. Would anyone of the London-based attendees volunteer to pick up the bottle and bring it (ideally already double-decanted) to the tasting? How about flash_uk? He seems to be an expert on this particular wine.

[flash_uk]

OK, then I will get a '85 Fonseca. I could get a bottle from BBR. I would pay for it via my credit card. Would anyone of the London-based attendees volunteer to pick up the bottle and bring it (ideally already double-decanted) to the tasting? How about flash_uk? He seems to be an expert on this particular wine.

Or you could just adopt one of mine?

[AW77]

Or you could just adopt one of mine?

Thanks for the offer. I already dropped BBR an e-mail. So if it doesn't work out with BBR, I would like to come back to your generous offer.

[AW77]

The comparison (http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8782) of the F85 and the T85 gave me this idea:
How about also getting a T85 to compare it with the F85 that I will bring ? We could split the costs of the T85 evenly among the attendees.
There is one for 48 Pounds:
http://www.corneyandbarrow.com/p-17726- ... hants.aspx?

[Glenn E.]

The comparison (http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8782) of the F85 and the T85 gave me this idea:
How about also getting a T85 to compare it with the F85 that I will bring ? We could split the costs of the T85 evenly among the attendees.
There is one for 48 Pounds:
http://www.corneyandbarrow.com/p-17726- ... hants.aspx?

Sounds like a great idea to me! I'd love to try one of these allegedly fabulous UK T85s.

[AW77]

Sounds like a great idea to me! I'd love to try one of these allegedly fabulous UK T85s.

Good. Where do we get the T85 from? Could we adopt it from someone or would someone go and pick it up at Corney & Barrow's London shop?

[Glenn E.]

Sounds like a great idea to me! I'd love to try one of these allegedly fabulous UK T85s.

Good. Where do we get the T85 from? Could we adopt it from someone or would someone go and pick it up at Corney & Barrow's London shop?

The London shop doesn't look to be in any of our planned touristing areas, so it would be mildly inconvenient for me to pick up.

Would they deliver to TBH on the day of the tasting, with instructions for decanting by TBH staff? It seems that would be optimal.

[AW77]

Or perhaps one of the London-based attendees could pick up the bottle and bring it already double-decanted to the tasting (I think decanting is best done by someone from TPF). I could pay for the bottle from Germany using my credit card. If we are 6 people at the tasting, this would be 8 Pounds per person. I guess the others wouldn't mind two glasses of T85 for 8 quid. And if they do, you and me will have the T85 all for ourselves.

[djewesbury]

I didn't think Corney's London base is a shop; think it's just their HQ.

[idj123]

I have a case of T85 in storage and so would be more than happy to reclaim a bottle for this 'play off' between F85 and T85 (I'll bring another bottle for the 'bring a bottle' main theme).

Ian

[Glenn E.]

I have a case of T85 in storage and so would be more than happy to reclaim a bottle for this 'play off' between F85 and T85 (I'll bring another bottle for the 'bring a bottle' main theme).

Excellent! Thank you. This tasting gets more and more interesting as the date approaches.

[AW77]

I have now purchased a bottle of F85 from BBR. Flash_uk has volunteered to pick it up and bring it already decanted to the tasting. Thank you very much for this, Mike.

@ Glenn: Could you please update my status at your initial post?

[Glenn E.]

@ Glenn: Could you please update my status at your initial post?

Done! I also updated idj123's status to include the T85.

[CaliforniaBrad]

Any of those would be good. I would choose the Fonseca personally, but they're all very good.

To further clarify, 1985 Fonseca is always welcome at a tasting. Any tasting.

For example, at a typical Port tasting my TN might contain something like, "F85: what all middle-aged Ports aspire to be. Solid structure, great fruit, well-balanced tannins and acidity. A fabulous Port."

While at a Colheita tasting my TN might contain something like, "F85: presents atypically for a Colheita, but a fabulous Port nonetheless."

While at an Old & Odd tasting, my TN might contain something like, "F85: odd that this doesn't seem particularly old, but a fabulous Port nonetheless."

While at a claret tasting, my TN might contain something like, "F85: ah, finally something I can drink amongst all this rubbish claret. This is a fabulous Port."

What am I doing at a claret tasting, you might ask? Well, obviously, I heard there might be some 1985 Fonseca present.

In summary: F85 is always welcome.

Haha. A masterful post.