Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
I have just realised I will be staying overnight in London on 17th March (i.e. Wednesday!) and have not arranged to meet any port chums in the evening. Please, can anyone help salvage this situation?
I think it is perhaps too much to ask to have a horizontal of 25 bottles of 1815 Vintage Port at this short notice so would suggest this could be a "bring anything you can so long as it's Port" night.
Any takers?
Derek
I think it is perhaps too much to ask to have a horizontal of 25 bottles of 1815 Vintage Port at this short notice so would suggest this could be a "bring anything you can so long as it's Port" night.
Any takers?
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
That’s a shame. I’ve just put an 1815 on death row: I suppose it can be drunk in Paris.
- Chris Doty
- Graham’s Malvedos 1996
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Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
At the risk of seeming like an alcoholic...count me in. TCP at 1900hrs?
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
Usual business. Feel free to pre-announce what you’re bringing.
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
There is a very good chance of my attendance...shall we do blind tasting as our last attempt at guessing anywhere near what we were drinking recently was a disaster...so some of us had to resort to good old detective work...OK I cheated ....but none the less still had a chance og getting it wrong..and I did not have to own up..
Cookie
Cookie
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
Done. I will book the Boardroom for 18:30 if possible.Chris Doty wrote:At the risk of seeming like an alcoholic...count me in. TCP at 1900hrs?
Blind suits me fine.
Any more or is it just Chris, Cookie and I who are willing to step up to the plate?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
The Boardroom is now booked for 18:30 on Wednesday.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
Uncle Tom has confirmed he is in by email. Now we are four.
Non-attendees:
AHB: out of the country
CMAG: no pass available
BMHR: no pass available
JDAW: in Paris, presumed no pass available
ARK: out of the country
Usual Suspects MIA:
WS1
JacobH
Any more?
Non-attendees:
AHB: out of the country
CMAG: no pass available
BMHR: no pass available
JDAW: in Paris, presumed no pass available
ARK: out of the country
Usual Suspects MIA:
WS1
JacobH
Any more?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- Chris Doty
- Graham’s Malvedos 1996
- Posts: 843
- Joined: 12:30 Fri 29 Jan 2010
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
Well lads, we gave it a decent go. Very nice to meet Tom for the first time, but three out of four bottles being flawed/off is thankfully an unusual event.
1985 Quinta do Noval: Cloudy, with a very light, almost watery rim and TONS of loose sediment. Drinkable, and not at all without life, but very clearly defective. (Flawed)
1966 Fonseca: Wonderful nose -- starting out almost like cactus in arizona, but quickly migrating to cinnamon, clove, and just a drop of butterscotch. Pretty light and astringent on the mid-palate, and the finish was harsh, disjointed, and alcoholic. Again, not undrinkable, but clearly not representative. A great pity. (Flawed)
2000 Quarrles Harris: Not very good at all, I'm afraid. Some spices and plums on the nose, but this was flat and uninteresting. I have no experience with QH, but given my experience with the 2000 vintage so far, I'm hoping this bottle was flawed. (Flawed)
1983 Offley: the de facto wine of the night, this was actually a pretty solid effort, to its credit. A bit of chocolate on the nose, with good structure in place and a fairly well-balanced profile. Not something to write home about IMHO, but a great bottle for casual consumption (86pts)
On to Malvedos!
1985 Quinta do Noval: Cloudy, with a very light, almost watery rim and TONS of loose sediment. Drinkable, and not at all without life, but very clearly defective. (Flawed)
1966 Fonseca: Wonderful nose -- starting out almost like cactus in arizona, but quickly migrating to cinnamon, clove, and just a drop of butterscotch. Pretty light and astringent on the mid-palate, and the finish was harsh, disjointed, and alcoholic. Again, not undrinkable, but clearly not representative. A great pity. (Flawed)
2000 Quarrles Harris: Not very good at all, I'm afraid. Some spices and plums on the nose, but this was flat and uninteresting. I have no experience with QH, but given my experience with the 2000 vintage so far, I'm hoping this bottle was flawed. (Flawed)
1983 Offley: the de facto wine of the night, this was actually a pretty solid effort, to its credit. A bit of chocolate on the nose, with good structure in place and a fairly well-balanced profile. Not something to write home about IMHO, but a great bottle for casual consumption (86pts)
On to Malvedos!
Re: Emergency off-line: London, 17th March 2010
Hi there,
Sorry I could not make it due to other appointment. This sounds like a sad evening - so many flawed bts. Hope at least it was funny and you came up with interesting stories like damps suits, girls tasting or something.
regards
WS1
Sorry I could not make it due to other appointment. This sounds like a sad evening - so many flawed bts. Hope at least it was funny and you came up with interesting stories like damps suits, girls tasting or something.
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
Mark Twain
Mark Twain