That would also be splendid!PhilW wrote:I think Rob was referring to the T64SHT, rather than TV64.Glenn E. wrote:TV64 would be splendid!
I'll amend the 1st post until Rob confirms one way or the other.
That would also be splendid!PhilW wrote:I think Rob was referring to the T64SHT, rather than TV64.Glenn E. wrote:TV64 would be splendid!
I'm also not sure if he was offering to bring it, or just asking about it! BTW, RAYC should be listed as RAYC rather than RayC in the first post, since this is Rob (who uses initials RAYC) rather than Ray C which is another user on the board - just to keep things simpleGlenn E. wrote:That would also be splendid!PhilW wrote:I think Rob was referring to the T64SHT, rather than TV64.Glenn E. wrote:TV64 would be splendid!
I'll amend the 1st post until Rob confirms one way or the other.
I'm being optimistic!PhilW wrote:I'm also not sure if he was offering to bring it, or just asking about it!
Done. And duly noted.PhilW wrote:BTW, RAYC should be listed as RAYC rather than RayC in the first post, since this is Rob (who uses initials RAYC) rather than Ray C which is another user on the board - just to keep things simple
Thanks in advance for bringing those 3 bts homeGlenn E. wrote:3 bottles of Port have mysteriously appeared at my house. Hopefully they do not mysteriously break prior to traveling to London.
Happy to be of service.WS1 wrote:Thanks in advance for bringing those 3 bts homeGlenn E. wrote:3 bottles of Port have mysteriously appeared at my house. Hopefully they do not mysteriously break prior to traveling to London.
To further clarify, 1985 Fonseca is always welcome at a tasting. Any tasting.Glenn E. wrote:Any of those would be good. I would choose the Fonseca personally, but they're all very good.
{sackcloth and ashes}jdaw1 wrote:A grade-A splendid post, perfect in every way except for its failure to mention to substitutability of Graham for Fonseca.
Or you could just adopt one of mine?AW77 wrote:OK, then I will get a '85 Fonseca. I could get a bottle from BBR. I would pay for it via my credit card. Would anyone of the London-based attendees volunteer to pick up the bottle and bring it (ideally already double-decanted) to the tasting? How about flash_uk? He seems to be an expert on this particular wine.
Thanks for the offer. I already dropped BBR an e-mail. So if it doesn't work out with BBR, I would like to come back to your generous offer.flash_uk wrote: Or you could just adopt one of mine?
Sounds like a great idea to me! I'd love to try one of these allegedly fabulous UK T85s.AW77 wrote:The comparison (http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8782) of the F85 and the T85 gave me this idea:
How about also getting a T85 to compare it with the F85 that I will bring ? We could split the costs of the T85 evenly among the attendees.
There is one for 48 Pounds:
http://www.corneyandbarrow.com/p-17726- ... hants.aspx?
Good. Where do we get the T85 from? Could we adopt it from someone or would someone go and pick it up at Corney & Barrow's London shop?Glenn E. wrote: Sounds like a great idea to me! I'd love to try one of these allegedly fabulous UK T85s.
The London shop doesn't look to be in any of our planned touristing areas, so it would be mildly inconvenient for me to pick up.AW77 wrote:Good. Where do we get the T85 from? Could we adopt it from someone or would someone go and pick it up at Corney & Barrow's London shop?Glenn E. wrote: Sounds like a great idea to me! I'd love to try one of these allegedly fabulous UK T85s.
Excellent! Thank you. This tasting gets more and more interesting as the date approaches.idj123 wrote:I have a case of T85 in storage and so would be more than happy to reclaim a bottle for this 'play off' between F85 and T85 (I'll bring another bottle for the 'bring a bottle' main theme).
Done! I also updated idj123's status to include the T85.AW77 wrote:@ Glenn: Could you please update my status at your initial post?
Haha. A masterful post.Glenn E. wrote:To further clarify, 1985 Fonseca is always welcome at a tasting. Any tasting.Glenn E. wrote:Any of those would be good. I would choose the Fonseca personally, but they're all very good.
For example, at a typical Port tasting my TN might contain something like, "F85: what all middle-aged Ports aspire to be. Solid structure, great fruit, well-balanced tannins and acidity. A fabulous Port."
While at a Colheita tasting my TN might contain something like, "F85: presents atypically for a Colheita, but a fabulous Port nonetheless."
While at an Old & Odd tasting, my TN might contain something like, "F85: odd that this doesn't seem particularly old, but a fabulous Port nonetheless."
While at a claret tasting, my TN might contain something like, "F85: ah, finally something I can drink amongst all this rubbish claret. This is a fabulous Port."
What am I doing at a claret tasting, you might ask? Well, obviously, I heard there might be some 1985 Fonseca present.
In summary: F85 is always welcome.