Time for a 1985 horizontal?
- uncle tom
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Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
I have:
Burmester
Calem
Churchill
Cockburn
Croft
Delaforce
Dow
Fonseca
Gonzalez, M
Gould Campbell
Graham
Martinez
Morgan
Niepoort
Noval
Pocas
Rebello Valente
Sabordella
Sandeman
Smith Woodhouse
Taylor
Warre
Notable absentees: Nacional, Offley, Quarles Harris & Ramos Pinto
Burmester
Calem
Churchill
Cockburn
Croft
Delaforce
Dow
Fonseca
Gonzalez, M
Gould Campbell
Graham
Martinez
Morgan
Niepoort
Noval
Pocas
Rebello Valente
Sabordella
Sandeman
Smith Woodhouse
Taylor
Warre
Notable absentees: Nacional, Offley, Quarles Harris & Ramos Pinto
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
Is the above list a suggestion that we hold the tasting at your house?uncle tom wrote:I have:
Burmester
Calem
Churchill
Cockburn
Croft
Delaforce
Dow
Fonseca
Gonzalez, M
Gould Campbell
Graham
Martinez
Morgan
Niepoort
Noval
Pocas
Rebello Valente
Sabordella
Sandeman
Smith Woodhouse
Taylor
Warre
Notable absentees: Nacional, Offley, Quarles Harris & Ramos Pinto
In any case, I am in if schedules match - might be through London in June or so. My 85s are all in the US, so would order up something from Davy's or BBR or some such.
Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
Usual practice at such structured tastings, especially with such asymmetry of provision, is a financial rebalancing.TLW wrote:My 85s are all in the US, so would order up something from Davy's or BBR or some such.
- uncle tom
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Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
You've not seen my house then...Is the above list a suggestion that we hold the tasting at your house?
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
I had two bottles of NN85, and only remembered drinking one of them. That one was drunk in July 2006, and the one I didn’t drink somehow disappeared on Sat 17th March 2007. Sorry.uncle tom wrote:Notable absentees: Nacional, Offley, Quarles Harris & Ramos Pinto
I also had lots of RP85 from Vickers’ Liquors at ≈$25 a bottle; alas departed to the Great White RP85 In The Sky. (Or down the drain.)
Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
Of course, we will try to do as complete a horizontal as possible.
Known 1985 declarations:
Extras:
Known 1985 declarations:
- A. Pinto dos Santos;
- Andresen;
- Barros;
- Berry Brothers & Rudd Selection (perhaps same blend as Smith Woodhouse see below);
- Borges & Irmão;
- Burmester;
- Cálem;
- Churchill;
- Cockburn;
- Croft;
- Dalva;
- Delaforce;
- Dow;
- Feist;
- Ferreira;
- Feuerheerd;
- Fonseca;
- Gilberts;
- Gonzalez Byass;
- Gould Campbell;
- Graham;
- Hooper;
- Hutcheson;
- Kopke;
- Krohn;
- M. Gonzalez;
- Martinez;
- Messias;
- Messias Quinta do Cachão;
- Morgan;
- Niepoort;
- Offley Boa Vista;
- Osborne;
- Poças;
- Quarles Harris;
- Quinta da Romaneira;
- Quinta do Crasto;
- Quinta do Infantado;
- Quinta do Noval;
- Quinta do Noval Nacional;
- Ramos-Pinto;
- Robertson Rebello Valente;
- Romariz;
- Royal Oporto;
- Rozès;
- Sandeman;
- Smith Woodhouse (perhaps same blend as Berry Brothers & Rudd Selection see below);
- Souza;
- Taylor;
- Warre.
- Barbosa;
- Cálem Quinta da Foz;
- Fonseca Quinta do Panascal;
- Kopke Quinta São Luiz;
- Magalhães;
- Pousada Porto;
- Quinta de Avidagos;
- Quinta de Roriz;
- Quinta do Bom Retiro Pequeno;
- Quinta do Convento de São Pedro das Ãguias;
- Seguro;
- Skeffington;
- Van Zeller.
Extras:
Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
Just noticed that
which isn’t on my list.uncle tom has, so he wrote:Sabordella
Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
I'm not sure that the BBR B.o.B. (which is SW) counts as an individual declaration, but if so you should probably include the Mayor Sworder B.o.B / Quinta do Sibio that we tasted last year (link) and The Wine Society's offering (Martinez? - link)jdaw1 wrote:Berry Brothers & Rudd Selection;
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Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
I am amazed you want to revisit that, going on your previous TN!RAYC wrote:I'm not sure that the BBR B.o.B. (which is SW) counts as an individual declaration, but if so you should probably include the Mayor Sworder B.o.B / Quinta do Sibio that we tasted last year (link)jdaw1 wrote:Berry Brothers & Rudd Selection;
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Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
Is Berry Bros & Rudd 1985 known to be the same Smith Woodhouse blend? If it is, I’ll add a few words to the list.RAYC wrote:I'm not sure that the BBR B.o.B. (which is SW) counts as an individual declaration
Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
I'm not sure i ever expressed a desire to revisit this....i think you are putting words in my mouth!djewesbury wrote:I am amazed you want to revisit that, going on your previous TN!RAYC wrote:I'm not sure that the BBR B.o.B. (which is SW) counts as an individual declaration, but if so you should probably include the Mayor Sworder B.o.B / Quinta do Sibio that we tasted last year (link)jdaw1 wrote:Berry Brothers & Rudd Selection;
I hard thought it was relatively well known, yes (i thought i read it on this site, but couldn't find it on a quick search just now).jdaw1 wrote:Is Berry Bros & Rudd 1985 known to be the same Smith Woodhouse blend? If it is, I’ll add a few words to the list.RAYC wrote:I'm not sure that the BBR B.o.B. (which is SW) counts as an individual declaration
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Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
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Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
I have seen several bottles of Hooper's 1985 over the last couple of years at auction, such as this.jdaw1 wrote:Possible 1985 declarations:...
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Re: Time for a 1985 horizontal?
Thank you. Post updated.PhilW wrote:I have seen several bottles of Hooper's 1985 over the last couple of years at auction, such as this.