A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
Continuing the theme from 2009 (Vargellathon) and 2010 (Grahams vs Malvedos) I have taken it upon myself, in consultation with those also blessed to be an Aries, to start the planning for 2011. With so many vested interests, there is already strong demand, before we even have a firm date!
Proposed theme: Fonseca vs. Fonseca Guimaraens (DRT has a FG 1965!)
Date: tbc, but likely to be very early April (edit: 4th April)
Venue: tbc until date is resolved, but hopefully the RAF Club on Picadilly (edit: confirmed RAF Club)
Attendees:
1. Me
2. DRT
3. DRT's +1 (industry guest)
4. RAYC
5. Axel
6. JDAW1
7. UncleTom
8. AHB
9. Ghandih
10. Cookie
11. JacobH
12. Chris Doty
13. WS1
14. AndyVelebil
Waiting list:
1. Marc J
No longer attending:
1. Christopher G
2. JacobH +1
3. Mrs Ghandih
Vintage availability:
Costs of attending will need to be balanced based on what can physically be contributed, along with the cost of dinner, corkage etc. No idea how this will all work out yet and I will certainly engage the support of others to help work it all out. (DRT please!) To help me work out what line up we could organise, could people PM me what they are willing to contribute or put up for adoption, along with any cost estimates. I will start a post of available vintages to tease DRT and JDAW1 into making this the most complete vertical ever achieved!
Updated 17th January 2011:
We have now confirmed the date (4th April ) and venue (RAF Club, courtesy of Axel again.). Please can you all confirm your attendance (or otherwise) and update me if you have any undeclared bottles of Fonseca / Guimaraens you are willing to make available.
Updated 27th January:
Attendance and wait list updated.
Updated 22nd March:
Attendance list updated.
Proposed theme: Fonseca vs. Fonseca Guimaraens (DRT has a FG 1965!)
Date: tbc, but likely to be very early April (edit: 4th April)
Venue: tbc until date is resolved, but hopefully the RAF Club on Picadilly (edit: confirmed RAF Club)
Attendees:
1. Me
2. DRT
3. DRT's +1 (industry guest)
4. RAYC
5. Axel
6. JDAW1
7. UncleTom
8. AHB
9. Ghandih
10. Cookie
11. JacobH
12. Chris Doty
13. WS1
14. AndyVelebil
Waiting list:
1. Marc J
No longer attending:
1. Christopher G
2. JacobH +1
3. Mrs Ghandih
Vintage availability:
Costs of attending will need to be balanced based on what can physically be contributed, along with the cost of dinner, corkage etc. No idea how this will all work out yet and I will certainly engage the support of others to help work it all out. (DRT please!) To help me work out what line up we could organise, could people PM me what they are willing to contribute or put up for adoption, along with any cost estimates. I will start a post of available vintages to tease DRT and JDAW1 into making this the most complete vertical ever achieved!
Updated 17th January 2011:
We have now confirmed the date (4th April ) and venue (RAF Club, courtesy of Axel again.). Please can you all confirm your attendance (or otherwise) and update me if you have any undeclared bottles of Fonseca / Guimaraens you are willing to make available.
Updated 27th January:
Attendance and wait list updated.
Updated 22nd March:
Attendance list updated.
Last edited by benread on 07:13 Tue 22 Mar 2011, edited 3 times in total.
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
Re: A birthday tasting 2011
A place holder for offered vintages...
Edit 18th January:
We have offered so far:
Fonseca: 1960,1963,1966,1970,1977,1980,1985,1992,1997,2000
Fonseca Guimaraens: 1942 (poss),1962 (poss),1965,1968,1972,1976,1978,1984,1986,1988,1991,1996
A vague plan is emerging to focus on the FG and intersperse them with occasional Fonseca, as we did with the Grahams / Malvedos tasting in 2010.
Edit 18th January:
We have offered so far:
Fonseca: 1960,1963,1966,1970,1977,1980,1985,1992,1997,2000
Fonseca Guimaraens: 1942 (poss),1962 (poss),1965,1968,1972,1976,1978,1984,1986,1988,1991,1996
A vague plan is emerging to focus on the FG and intersperse them with occasional Fonseca, as we did with the Grahams / Malvedos tasting in 2010.
Last edited by benread on 23:02 Tue 18 Jan 2011, edited 1 time in total.
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Re: A birthday tasting 2011
I have Fonseca 66, 85, 97 and 2000 and FG65.
I thought I had 3 or 4 other FGs, but I must had done a KillerB-V94 on them
I thought I had 3 or 4 other FGs, but I must had done a KillerB-V94 on them
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: A birthday tasting 2011
If, in your search for FG, you happen upon a stash of FG64 beyond that needed for this tasting, please advise.
1964 is my birth year and very few '64s exist. FG is one, and I would love to aquire more once this tasting has its allotment in place.
1964 is my birth year and very few '64s exist. FG is one, and I would love to aquire more once this tasting has its allotment in place.
Glenn Elliott
Re: A birthday tasting 2011
Glenn,
It did not escape my notice that a bottle of FG64 passed through my hands on its way to Seattle not so long ago. We will, of course, keep watch for more
Derek
It did not escape my notice that a bottle of FG64 passed through my hands on its way to Seattle not so long ago. We will, of course, keep watch for more
Derek
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Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: A birthday tasting 2011
I have had good luck with reserve lists so far so would certainly be interested in putting my name forward - thanks, Rob
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Re: A birthday tasting 2011
I note that since Fonseca Guimaraens is not quite a SQVP (the question over Graham's Malvedos notwithstanding), this does not exempt from organising a proper SQVP tasting in 2011
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Ben,
I have quite some Fonsecas, Guimaraens and Panascals after 1970, which I am happy to contribute. Let me know and I would like to fill the gaps.
Axel
I have quite some Fonsecas, Guimaraens and Panascals after 1970, which I am happy to contribute. Let me know and I would like to fill the gaps.
Axel
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Would love to attend!
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That's two on the reserve list. How many do we need before we do this with Magnums?
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I don't think I have ever seen a magnum of Fonseca Guimaraens!JacobH wrote:That's two on the reserve list. How many do we need before we do this with Magnums?
But if we can get 7 people on the reserve list then maybe it would be worth 2 bottles of each wine...
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Pff...detailsAHB wrote:I don't think I have ever seen a magnum of Fonseca Guimaraens!JacobH wrote:That's two on the reserve list. How many do we need before we do this with Magnums?
Re: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
Details updated. See first post.
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I'm still available!
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.
Re: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
First draft of placemats.
So far, we are rubbish and will be going thirsty.benread wrote:to tease DRT and JDAW1 into making this the most complete vertical ever achieved!
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Still planning on attending, baring any major work issues. Looking into flights soon.
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Re: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
I laughed out loud when I saw the draft placemat for the Fonseca Guimaraens vertical - with 1 bottle of Guimaraens and 4 bottles of Fonseca on it!jdaw1 wrote:First draft of placemats.
So far, we are rubbish and will be going thirsty.benread wrote:to tease DRT and JDAW1 into making this the most complete vertical ever achieved!
Ben - stop teasing us with your second post (the placeholder for the offered vintages) and start to tantalise...we are only 2 months and 13 days away from the tasting.
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.
Re: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
Between fourteen people not enough. Maybe Axel can save us:AHB wrote:I laughed out loud when I saw the draft placemat for the Fonseca Guimaraens vertical - with 1 bottle of Guimaraens and 4 bottles of Fonseca on it!
Axel P wrote:I have quite some Fonsecas, Guimaraens and Panascals after 1970, which I am happy to contribute. Let me know and I would like to fill the gaps.
Re: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
Rest assured we will not be thirsty. At last count, we have 20+ offered vintages! Will try and update tonight.AHB wrote:I laughed out loud when I saw the draft placemat for the Fonseca Guimaraens vertical - with 1 bottle of Guimaraens and 4 bottles of Fonseca on it!jdaw1 wrote:First draft of placemats.
So far, we are rubbish and will be going thirsty.benread wrote:to tease DRT and JDAW1 into making this the most complete vertical ever achieved!
Ben - stop teasing us with your second post (the placeholder for the offered vintages) and start to tantalise...we are only 2 months and 13 days away from the tasting.
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
Re: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
List of possible ports now updated. Costs will need to be confirmed.
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
Re: A birthday tasting 2011 - 4th April 2011
Updated draft of placemats.
- +Lots of bottles. Hurray!
- Most bottles missing the name of the contributor.
- Nothing in the pedants’ third millennium.
Re: A birthday tasting 2011
Link to that Malvedos tasting.benread wrote:Fonseca: 1960,1963,1966,1970,1977,1980,1985,1992,1997,2000
Fonseca Guimaraens: 1942 (poss),1962 (poss),1965,1968,1972,1976,1978,1984,1986,1988,1991,1996
A vague plan is emerging to focus on the FG and intersperse them with occasional Fonseca, as we did with the Grahams / Malvedos tasting in 2010.
For starters I’d be happy to lose the F60 and F80.
Re: A birthday tasting 2011
I agree. I also think that 1985, 1992, 1997 and 2000 represent too many extremely immature Fonseca vintages.jdaw1 wrote:Link to that Malvedos tasting.benread wrote:Fonseca: 1960,1963,1966,1970,1977,1980,1985,1992,1997,2000
Fonseca Guimaraens: 1942 (poss),1962 (poss),1965,1968,1972,1976,1978,1984,1986,1988,1991,1996
A vague plan is emerging to focus on the FG and intersperse them with occasional Fonseca, as we did with the Grahams / Malvedos tasting in 2010.
For starters I’d be happy to lose the F60 and F80.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: A birthday tasting 2011
Surely F85 would be interesting against FG84 and FG86.DRT wrote:I also think that 1985, 1992, 1997 and 2000 represent too many extremely immature Fonseca vintages.
On the other hand, it isn’t as if we don’t know what F85 is like. We know it well.
Re: A birthday tasting 2011
Yes, it would be. My point was that 4 bottles of immature port spanning only 15 years is too many. One from four might not be too many.jdaw1 wrote:Surely F85 would be interesting against FG84 and FG86.DRT wrote:I also think that 1985, 1992, 1997 and 2000 represent too many extremely immature Fonseca vintages.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn