I'm still exhausted. It's the first time in years that I have written notes on every wine in the line-up!
It was indeed a triumphant return. All hail King Doty! Hip-hip, hurray!
Doty's Triumphant Return - London, Friday, February 15th
Re: Doty's Triumphant Return - London, Friday, February 15th
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: Doty's Triumphant Return - London, Friday, February 15th
But I trust you lost your notes on the way home, just to live up to your reputation?DRT wrote:I'm still exhausted. It's the first time in years that I have written notes on every wine in the line-up!
Re: Doty's Triumphant Return - London, Friday, February 15th
You know me too wellRonnieRoots wrote:But I trust you lost your notes on the way home, just to live up to your reputation?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: Doty's Triumphant Return - London, Friday, February 15th
Links:
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1945 Taylor (#3, Cherish Port Left);
- ???? Taylor (#4, Cherish Port Right);
- 20Y Niepoort Tawny, bottled 1975 (#8, Moist Left);
- 20Y Niepoort Tawny, bottled 2008 (#6, Moist Right);
- 1957 Fonseca Val de Mendiz, Oporto bottled 1960 (#9, Loud Left);
- 1967 Quinta do Noval (#10, Loud Right);
- 1987 Quinta do Noval (#5, Single Left);
- 1987 Quinta do Noval Nacional (#11, Single Right);
- 1985 Dow magnum (#1 and #2, Risqué Left and Ebullient Right);
- 1980 Dow magnum (#7 and #12, Risqué Right and Ebullient Left);
- Placemats;
- Planning and arrangements.