The Crusting Pipe, London, 26th August 2010. AHB, Cookie, jdaw1 and Uncle Tom in attendance.
Theme: Bring a vintage port to share - to be served blind.
Organisation thread;
Review of the evening;
1985 Delaforce;
1970 Warre;
1977 Quarles Harris;
1985 Cálem;
1975 Cockburn;
1982 Sandeman.
1985 Calem
1985 Calem
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1985 Cálem
Cá85, red, 70% opaque, pink at edge. Lovely colour. Very acidic. Later, still undrinkably acidic. AHB thought corked.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1985 Cálem
Corked and undrinkable. Not rated.
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