1963 Quinquagenary, Wokingham, Fri 11 & Sat 12 Oct 2013
Posted: 23:17 Fri 13 Sep 2013
To celebrate the Quinquagenary of AHB, he arranged a horizontal of 1963s in Wokingham at The Cantley House Hotel (evenings of Friday 11th and Saturday 12th October 2013) and The Walter Arms (lunch on Saturday 12th), and two evening Champagne tastings for our better halves. Sadly the venue was not able to accommodate all AHB would have liked to have invited. Diaries had been blocked since early 2012, and bottles had been gathered for most of a decade before that. A splendid weekend indeed.
Evening, Friday 11th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel
• 1963 Viera de Souza;
• 1963 Quarles Harris;
• 1963 Gould Campbell;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1963 Graham;
• 1963 Krohn;
• 1963 Poças;
• 1963 Morgan;
• 1963 Avery;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1963 Rebello Valente;
• 1963 Quinta de la Rosa;
• 1963 Sandeman;
• 1963 Dalva;
• 1963 Constantino.
Four bottles were added:
• 2010 Niepoort Coche Branco;
• 1966 Château Batailley (magnum);
• 1863 Burmester;
• 1977 Warre (tappitt hen).
Afternoon, Saturday 12th October 2013 at The Walter Arms
• 1963 Quinta do Sibio;
• 1963 Real Vinicola;
• 1963 Real Companhia Velha;
• 1963 Adams;
• 1963 Royal Oporto;
• 1963 Dolamore;
• 1963 Berry Bros & Rudd;
• 1963 Taylor;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1963 Niepoort;
• 1963 Mackenzie;
• 1963 Feuerheerd;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1963 Martinez.
Evening, Saturday 12th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel
• 1963 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
• 1963 Warre;
• 1963 Dow;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• 1963 J. H. Andresen;
• 1963 Borges & Irmão;
• 1963 Delaforce;
• 1963 Pinto dos Santos;
• 1963 Cavendish;
• 1963 Gonzalez Byass;
• 1963 Cálem;
• 1963 Cálem Quinta da Foz;
• 1963 Burmester;
• 1963 Ferreira.
One bottle was added:
• Martinez Crusted bottled 1973;
Evening, Friday 11th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel (‟Is Patience Worthwhile?”)
• NV Moët & Chandon, Purchased recently;
• NV Moët & Chandon, Cellared 1 year;
• NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top, Purchased recently;
• NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top, Cellared 2 years;
• NV Etienne Dumont, Purchased recently;
• NV Etienne Dumont, Cellared 3 years.
Evening, Saturday 12th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel (‟Champagne: The Whole Spectrum”)
• NV Duval Leroy Blanc de Blanc, Sainsbury;
• NV Waitrose Own Label Blanc de Noir;
• Mystery bottle;
• NV Krug;
• NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top;
• 2002 Heidsieck Monopole Gold Top;
• 2000 Nicolas Feuillatte;
• 1996 Pol Roger.
Port
• Placemats (and parameters by which constructed).Evening, Friday 11th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel
• 1963 Viera de Souza;
• 1963 Quarles Harris;
• 1963 Gould Campbell;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1963 Graham;
• 1963 Krohn;
• 1963 Poças;
• 1963 Morgan;
• 1963 Avery;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1963 Rebello Valente;
• 1963 Quinta de la Rosa;
• 1963 Sandeman;
• 1963 Dalva;
• 1963 Constantino.
Four bottles were added:
• 2010 Niepoort Coche Branco;
• 1966 Château Batailley (magnum);
• 1863 Burmester;
• 1977 Warre (tappitt hen).
Afternoon, Saturday 12th October 2013 at The Walter Arms
• 1963 Quinta do Sibio;
• 1963 Real Vinicola;
• 1963 Real Companhia Velha;
• 1963 Adams;
• 1963 Royal Oporto;
• 1963 Dolamore;
• 1963 Berry Bros & Rudd;
• 1963 Taylor;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1963 Niepoort;
• 1963 Mackenzie;
• 1963 Feuerheerd;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1963 Martinez.
Evening, Saturday 12th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel
• 1963 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
• 1963 Warre;
• 1963 Dow;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• 1963 J. H. Andresen;
• 1963 Borges & Irmão;
• 1963 Delaforce;
• 1963 Pinto dos Santos;
• 1963 Cavendish;
• 1963 Gonzalez Byass;
• 1963 Cálem;
• 1963 Cálem Quinta da Foz;
• 1963 Burmester;
• 1963 Ferreira.
One bottle was added:
• Martinez Crusted bottled 1973;
Champagne
• Placemats.Evening, Friday 11th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel (‟Is Patience Worthwhile?”)
• NV Moët & Chandon, Purchased recently;
• NV Moët & Chandon, Cellared 1 year;
• NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top, Purchased recently;
• NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top, Cellared 2 years;
• NV Etienne Dumont, Purchased recently;
• NV Etienne Dumont, Cellared 3 years.
Evening, Saturday 12th October 2013 at The Cantley House Hotel (‟Champagne: The Whole Spectrum”)
• NV Duval Leroy Blanc de Blanc, Sainsbury;
• NV Waitrose Own Label Blanc de Noir;
• Mystery bottle;
• NV Krug;
• NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top;
• 2002 Heidsieck Monopole Gold Top;
• 2000 Nicolas Feuillatte;
• 1996 Pol Roger.