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- KillerB
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Derek has reached 1000 posts
Our first millennial poster is unsurprisingly Derek. For his efforts he has been awarded the first full Vintage declaration on the board.
Port is basically a red drink
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Andy Velebil
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Cruz Vintage Port 1989!
Cruz Vintage Port 1989! How much of an honour is that?
- RonnieRoots
- Fonseca 1980
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The cruelty was assigning “Martinez Vintage Port 1985† to …
No. The cruelty was assigning “Martinez Vintage Port 1985† to as few as twelve-hundred-odd posts.
Given that it recieved a WS score of 89 and is not generally regarded as a top flight VP I think there are a great number of VP's that will credibly outrank Martinez 1985.
Derek
DANGER: This is threatening to turn into a discussion about Port which should not exist in this part of the Forum
Derek
DANGER: This is threatening to turn into a discussion about Port which should not exist in this part of the Forum
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
And if I accept your blasphmy, isn't it by the same logic, also correct that there are lots and lots that are WORSE?Derek T. wrote:Of course. That is all these scoring systems are good for![]()
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.but I do actually think that there are lots and lots of ports that are superior to Martinez 85, so my point is valid - with or without the dodgy evidence![]()
Derek
So why was it provocatively put down as around twelvth in a list of all-time Ports?
(I'm not really bothered, but you're not getting away with poor reasoning!)
Alan
Unprecedented!
Derek: understand that this matter is so serious, so grave, of such import, that Conky—yes, Conky—has correctly abbreviated “you are†. Unprecedented!Conky wrote:but you're not getting away with poor reasoning
Re: Unprecedented!
Thanks for the warning, Jdaw. I note the gravity of the situation and will proceed with extreme caution.jdaw1 wrote:Derek: understand that this matter is so serious, so grave, of such import, that Conky—yes, Conky—has correctly abbreviated “you are†. Unprecedented!Conky wrote:but you're not getting away with poor reasoning
Alan,
I didn't say there weren't any that were worse. We didn't use all of the ruby, tawny, reserve, aged tawny and SQVP ports so why would we do that with VP? All KillerB has done is pick a low-end VP to ease us in to the great ports. Things like Fonseca 2000 will obvioulsy come much later
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn