Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th

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Delaforce 58 and friends - October 15th

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I recently secured (but have not yet collected) a case of Delaforce '58

This is a rare beastie - I've never tried it before and nor, it seems, have many others..

So end of next week or early the week after, I thought it might be fun to have a casual sighted offline in London of VPs you don't often see..

Date: Oct 15th

Venue: The Bunghole

Attending:

THRA
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JDAW
RAYC
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Re: Delaforce 58 and friends - early October

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Hi Tom,

I am interested, but cannot do the 10th to 14th of October due to driving back to Germany. Again am off 19th to 23rd of October for driving back.

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I can do early next week but not Thursday or Friday.

I can do Monday or Wednesday the following week.
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Interested. I can throw in another mystery '58.
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How does Monday 8th suit?
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Regrettably if it were Monday 8th I will not be there. That said, other dates that week little more likely!

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Hi Tom,

Monday the 8th looks good to me; sadly cannot do any other day of the week.

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Any day from Mon 1st to Wed 17th, yes please, with light-drinking guest (my port-liking mother-in-law).
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I can't do Monday 8th.

Could we do Monday 15th instead?
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jdaw1 wrote:(my port-liking mother-in-law)
who, on her daughter’s recommendation, wants to try The Bung Hole food. Please can it be the usual venue?
AHB wrote:Could we do Monday 15th instead?
Works for me.
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Hi,

Monday 15th of October is OK for me. Since I guess nobody has tried Croft da Roeda 1970 yet I will bring this round. What a we do the comparison to a Croft 1970?

A bit a geeky tasting idea but should be fun.

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Are we agreed on the 15th then?
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I might be bringing the bottle that is the subject of the thread ‟Who gave me the Burgundy and the Port?”.
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uncle tom wrote:Are we agreed on the 15th then?
Hopefully, since this is the only one of the days that everyone (including me!) seems to be able to make.

Are we declaring what we bring in advance or just declaring on the day?
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AHB wrote:Are we declaring what we bring in advance or just declaring on the day?
uncle tom wrote:sighted
Declare for the placemats (first draft thereof, missing many ports).
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I can't make the 15th as I will be out of the country but please proceed without me.

Have fun!
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For some time we’ve been meaning to do a 1927 horizontal. Would this be an opportune moment?
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jdaw1 wrote:For some time we’ve been meaning to do a 1927 horizontal. Would this be an opportune moment?
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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DRT wrote: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
:lol:

Perhaps we should wait for Derek’s return from foreign climes.
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Given a theme of port not often seen, I shall bring my only bottle of Bomfim 1979.
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jdaw1 wrote:
AHB wrote:Are we declaring what we bring in advance or just declaring on the day?
uncle tom wrote:sighted
Declare for the placemats (first draft thereof, missing many ports).
Should not Cynthia receive credit for the BBR 70 if she is the donator?

Mine will be RO58. As it cost me approximately the same as an undiscounted LBV and is quite possibly undrinkable, i shall have a look for something else that we haven't had at a tasting recently and post a list of options. Before i do so, how strictly do we want to stick to the initial theme ("VPs you don't often see"), or how much do we just want nice port?
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OK, date fixed as Oct 15th.

Can someone PM me the contact details for TBH and I'll check to see if 'our' room is free..
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uncle tom wrote:the contact details for TBH
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RAYC wrote:how strictly do we want to stick to the initial theme ("VPs you don't often see"), or how much do we just want nice port?
There’s very little nice port that I often see. Even, for example, Fonseca 1985 is not something that I often see. Indeed, far too infrequently.

However, as information for assessing quantities, my special guest is not a heavy drinker. I’ll be impressed if she clears half a bottle.
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Updated draft of the placemats, still missing at least one Port.
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