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by jdaw1 » 11:11 Wed 09 Oct 2013
To celebrate the Quinquagenary of AHB, he arranged a horizontal of 1963s in Wokingham at
The Cantley House Hotel (evenings of Friday 11
th and Saturday 12
th October 2013) and
The Walter Arms (lunch on Saturday 12
th), and two evening Champagne tastings for our better halves. Sadly the venue was not able to accommodate all he would have liked to have invited. Diaries had been blocked since early 2012, and bottles had been gathered for most of a decade before that. A splendid weekend indeed.
Partial links:
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Review of the event as a whole, which starts with a full set of links;
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Placemats (and
parameters by which constructed).
On the placemats BBR had special attention.
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by jdaw1 » 15:33 Sun 13 Oct 2013
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by jdaw1 » 15:33 Sun 13 Oct 2013
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by jdaw1 » 11:37 Mon 14 Oct 2013
BBR63, allegedly Taylor. Red to brown at edge, 40% opaque. Nose nasty. Untasted, partly because others said that the taste was the same as the nose.
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by DRT » 23:35 Mon 14 Oct 2013
Oxidised nose. On the recommendation of JDAW this was not tasted.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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by uncle tom » 17:54 Sun 20 Oct 2013
Looked better than it tasted - no major defects, just didn't wow me..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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WS1
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by WS1 » 10:29 Sun 03 Nov 2013
cloudy dark ruby red, colour show signs of age and handicap; slightly maderised smell; not bad smell but noticeably slightly foul smell of various fruits; slightly oxidised, but still enjoyable; nice fruit composition.
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AHB
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by AHB » 09:30 Tue 05 Nov 2013
Deep orange colour, 50% opaque. Oxidised nose, rather smelly. Sweeteness on entry but little flavour. Some butterscotch and orange peel comes through on the mid-palate and delivers decent flavours and complexity. Sugary aftertaste and finish, with lots of acidity delivering a bitter grapefruit. This is drinkable, but well past its best. 82/100. Drunk 11-Oct-13. Decanted 3½ hours.