- Review of the evening as a whole;
- Gould Campbell:
- 1970,
- 1977 single,
- 1977 magnum,
- 1980,
- 1983,
- 1985,
- 1991,
- 1994;
- Smith Woodhouse:
- Quarles Harris:
- The RAF Club;
- Planning and arrangements;
- Placemats, sort of.
1985 Quarles Harris
1985 Quarles Harris
A triple vertical of Gould Campbell, Smith Woodhouse and Quarles Harris, at the RAF Club on Thursday 17th November 2011, in honour of the 30th Birthday of the organiser. Links:
Re: 1985 Quarles Harris
QH85. Red, 50% opaque. Nose is of milk chocolate. Cadbury’s flake at that. Lots of milk chocolate. JES said ‟cheap chocolate”. The chocolate also appeared in the taste, mid-to-light weight, late palate finding honey runny honey. RM thought ‟a bit cooked”.
Re: 1985 Quarles Harris
quite pale colour, harsh alcoholic finish, somehow chocolaty in a bad disjointed way. unbalanced and rather thin
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Re: 1985 Quarles Harris
Mid red, with a hint of orange in the colour; 80% opaque. Modest oranges on the nose, and a swirl releases some bottle stink. Blood oranges on the palate and dry tannins that hold the cheeks; a touch of birch-sap bitterness on the mid-palate that fades to leave modest fruit. Dry cheeks and teeth on the lingering finish of raisins and birch-wood. 84/100.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: 1985 Quarles Harris
Acidity on the nose and a soapy, unpleasant taste. Not liked.
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Ernest H. Cockburn
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