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Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.

I’ll aim to be at the B&F around 17.00 but might be half an hour earlier.

I’m going to head to the B&F for 1630.

Kopke and Burmester decanted - looking good..

I'll be there 1700ish.

I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
  • 1994 Croft;
  • 1994 Taylor;
  • 1994 Fonseca;
  • 1994 Tesco;
  • 1994 Martinez;
  • 1994 Warre;
  • 1994 Dow;
  • 1994 Graham;
  • 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio;
  • 1994 Cockburn;
  • 1994 Kopke;
  • 1994 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1994 Burmester;
  • 1994 Cálem;
  • 1994 Royal Oporto;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats;
• Food order.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.

Which bottles won't make the cut?

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑16:45 Wed 27 Mar 2024

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.

Which bottles won't make the cut?

Currently not included:
Niepoort
Niepoort Petre's
Broadbent
Passadouro
and a Rozes LBV

Glenn E. wrote: ↑21:48 Wed 27 Mar 2024

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑16:45 Wed 27 Mar 2024

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.

Which bottles won't make the cut?

Currently not included:
Niepoort
Niepoort Petre's
Broadbent
Passadouro
and a Rozes LBV

The Niepoort Petre is decent. I haven't had the regular Niepoort but I know there were issues. Sounds like a fun tasting.

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑14:32 Thu 28 Mar 2024

Glenn E. wrote: ↑21:48 Wed 27 Mar 2024

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑16:45 Wed 27 Mar 2024

Glenn E. wrote: ↑18:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.

Which bottles won't make the cut?

Currently not included:
Niepoort
Niepoort Petre's
Broadbent
Passadouro
and a Rozes LBV

The Niepoort Petre is decent. I haven't had the regular Niepoort but I know there were issues. Sounds like a fun tasting.

For my palate the Broadbent is the weakest of the 4, but all 4 can be good Ports if they're clean.

But as the Spartans once replied to Philip of Macedon... if.