That was a Taylor 10y old (bottled in 91) and was refused by me to airtravel this home. Very bad though. Came in a mixed lot from Tom. Not even the barkeepers of the hotel did like it.
Axel
The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
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Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
worldofport.com
o-port-unidade.com
o-port-unidade.com
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
Please check first post of this thread. If good I’ll copy with small variations to the other places.
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
! which is missing the 1911 Burgundy. (T20YO corrected to T10YO.)jdaw1 wrote:Please check first post of this thread
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
Please add threads/links for these...
DRT wrote:...jdaw1 wrote:It is easier to add them all at once. Other than the 1860 solera Cossart Gordon sercial, are any missing?
1911 Burgundy (I don't know which producer)
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1977 Berry Brothers (Quarles Harris)
2003 Sainsbury Taste The Difference VP
2005 Robustus (Magnum)
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
Done. 1. Please check. 2. Please ask somebody who knows to send the name of the Burgundy, and then the task can be finished.
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
1. Checked. All good.jdaw1 wrote:Done. 1. Please check. 2. Please ask somebody who knows to send the name of the Burgundy, and then the task can be finished.
2. Tom, Wolfgang, Alex or Rob - did you note the name of the Burgundy?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
I know nothing about Burgundy - I didn't note who the producer was.DRT wrote:2. Tom, Wolfgang, Alex or Rob - did you note the name of the Burgundy?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
The Burgundy was Clos de Vougeot 1911 - it showed well for about half an hour, about half an hour after decanting.
Dirk provided us with a masterclass in extracting old decayed corks - only a tiny fragment fell into the wine, yet the cork left on the table was in tiny pieces..
Dirk provided us with a masterclass in extracting old decayed corks - only a tiny fragment fell into the wine, yet the cork left on the table was in tiny pieces..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
It seems that none of the bottles were The Unknown Shipper. And even most of his friends were old rather than peculiar.jdaw1 wrote:as always with the theme The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends.
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
Many were unknown until the cork was revealed. Niepoort V.V. and the Boal were peculiar. The rules were obeyed.jdaw1 wrote:It seems that none of the bottles were The Unknown Shipper. And even most of his friends were old rather than peculiar.jdaw1 wrote:as always with the theme The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
Splendid.DRT wrote:Many were unknown until the cork was revealed. Niepoort V.V. and the Boal were peculiar. The rules were obeyed.
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
Indeed. My unknown "believed" 1935 "possibly" Taylor turned out to be a Cockburn 60.DRT wrote:Many were unknown until the cork was revealed. Niepoort V.V. and the Boal were peculiar. The rules were obeyed.jdaw1 wrote:It seems that none of the bottles were The Unknown Shipper. And even most of his friends were old rather than peculiar.jdaw1 wrote:as always with the theme The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends.
Albeit an extremely good Cockburn 60 that managed a couple of points in the WOTN voting. 
At least 6 or 7 of the VPs were only known once the bottles had been smashed and corks revealed.
Rob C.
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
Well done Sirs! What a line-up!
Re: The Bell, Thu 15 Dec 2011
I’ve had these things go older, and I’ve had these things go younger. Such is life.RAYC wrote:My unknown "believed" 1935 "possibly" Taylor turned out to be a Cockburn 60.