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by jdaw1 » 11:53 Tue 12 Nov 2013
NV Borges VVV bottled 1947
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st October 2013, at The Bung Hole, with a vague non-theme of ‟All Hallows’ Eve: Remember the Dead (Blinded and Decorated)”.
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by jdaw1 » 23:22 Sat 16 Nov 2013
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by jdaw1 » 16:21 Sun 17 Nov 2013
Borges VVV. Cloudy brown. Nose stinky. Obviously wood aged.
Later, others showed more enthusiasm.
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by djewesbury » 21:13 Sun 17 Nov 2013
Was this relabelled by the owner, or by the shipper?
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by DRT » 22:25 Sun 17 Nov 2013
jdaw1 wrote:Borges VVV. Cloudy brown. Nose stinky. Obviously wood aged.
Later, others showed more enthusiasm.
Did the wine improve with time, or was it the Port tasting equivalent of beer goggles that made it appear more attractive to some?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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by jdaw1 » 22:33 Sun 17 Nov 2013
DRT wrote:Did the wine improve with time, or was it the Port tasting equivalent of beer goggles that made it appear more attractive to some?
If I recall correctly, which for the same goggle reason might not be so, some others had
ab initio enthusiasm.
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by uncle tom » 17:40 Tue 19 Nov 2013
Was this relabelled by the owner, or by the shipper?
By the shipper.
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