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M.Charlton

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:00 Sat 21 Mar 2026
nac wrote: ↑17:19 Sat 21 Mar 2026With exception of Tom (awaiting confirmation) believe the list of bottles is now complete.
Please allow me to be surprised by the omission of Dow, and of Ramos Pinto, and of Niepoort.

I will be bringing D instead of G. C’est la vie.

Please could you update the placemats, Julian. Thanks.

M.Charlton

Yes please.

M.Charlton

The B&F have confirmed the red room for 5 May 2026 for this tasting - please put this in your calendars/reply if this date is does not work for you. Just waiting on a few more folk to update here (or by DM) what they can offer so I can update the top post and determine what the five trios will be.

M.Charlton

What an absolute corker of an evening, well done to George for starting this particular piece of silliness off .... thank you Alex for doing the honours on the night A stunning line up of Ports by any bodies standards ..... how often do you do to a tasting where an excellent F66 comes 5th !!! Secon...

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It has been quite a while since the last GC/SW/QH triple vertical. Over conversion at the recent Fonseca vertical , it seemed that another ought to be organised. Where: Boot and Flogger. When: 5 May 2026. I propose 15 bottles, 5 from each shipper. I propose holding this on one of 5, 12 or 19 May 202...

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When: Tuesday 5 May 2026 Where: Red room, Boot and Flogger (DMN-16941287904) People: MC - M.Charlton ; HTWH - hadge ; MSC - mcoulson ; MJRM - Bertie3000 ; MPM - flash_uk ; CPR - CPR 1 ; JDF - JohnDavidFrance ; IDJ - idj123 ; NAC - nac ; AHB - Alex Bridgeman ; BRP - BRPetrie ; JDAW - jdaw1 . GC avail...

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‘66 decanted at 14:30. Aiming for a 17:45-18:00 arrival at the B&F.

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akzy wrote: ↑19:19 Tue 03 Feb 2026 Yes please. Do I need to calculate the likelihood of survival for this?

I think I can speak on behalf of all the members, Zak, in saying we hope you have more than 79 days left in the tank.*

*maths confirming the same welcomed.

M.Charlton

Please could I be put down as an adopting attendee? Of course, if I get a hold of some of these beforehand I will post here. Thanks

M.Charlton

Please could I have:

Smoked salmon;
Ribeye (medium rare) with peppercorn sauce, fries and creamed spinach; and
Welsh rarebit.

Thanks!

M.Charlton · Re: 60 @ 66 - Tuesday 14 April 2026 Yes please. Have D and G.

Yes please. Have D and G.

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9 or 10 fine by me.

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Confirmed - thank you, George.

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Mercury is long-term reliable and unchanging. As a thermometer, it works. […] But be cautious with mercury as it is nasty toxic ( extremely nasty toxic , a video not for those of delicate disposition). Hence, always, I double-affix a mercury thermometer, such that one attachment failing cannot caus...

M.Charlton

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:36 Tue 16 Dec 2025 […]
What do people use, and do they know it to be accurate?
[…]

We used pre calibrated Brannan thermometers back in my day. They worked well.

M.Charlton

Hi George, With regret, I’m afraid I must drop out of this tasting (an unavoidable clash has arisen at work). Believe Martin and I will be stepping in to help George, but this event will almost certainly be pushed into 20206. Expect an update shortly. If the date for this changes, please could I be...

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6 x V92.

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Pale red into an orange/brown rim. Nice clean bottle with no cloudiness in the glass. A pleasant sweetness on entry which quickly gave way to red-fruit, which was quite citric, and which lacked in heat. Then the tannins faded into a syrupy, spiced and figgy-chutney kind-of finish. This is really ver...

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FWIW I highly recommend visiting the Niepoort cellars. I went there a couple of years ago with some friends to do one their tastings (lineup below - excl. some samples from barrel). Very sound bunch in there. They looked after us really well and the tour was spot on too. Looks like a great lineup, ...

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I won't be in the area in October, but which lodges have you not visited yet? Maybe we can help with suggestions of which ones to go to. I'm also trying a black glass blind tasting at the Quevedo tasting room on my next trip - that might be a bit of fun! Hi Alex, Might visit Quevedo then, someone w...

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winesecretary wrote: ↑21:56 Thu 04 Sep 2025 I would place it in the OFWs section.

Agree.

M.Charlton

Please could I order:

Ham hock terrine;
Caesar salad with chicken schnitzel; and
Welsh rarebit.

Thanks for sorting, Martin!

M.Charlton

Yes please. Have F66 and F85.

M.Charlton · Re: 2011: Port from the Nineteen Nineties, Mon 08 August 2011 Yes please.

Yes please.

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Well done and thank you for sorting out an excellent evening, Martin! In summary, I feel that the 1975s comprise some wines which are, indeed, quite solid (see WOTN analysis), but in general these wines seem to lack the “zip” I’m looking for which I find in other vintages in the around 50 yo range (...

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And outrageous value on Amazon at present…

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Strong agree re not using paper filters. Recently had a couple of Ports which were noticeably “papery”, which was a real shame.

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Hi George,
With regret, I’m afraid I must drop out of this tasting (an unavoidable clash has arisen at work).

M.Charlton

mcoulson wrote: ↑11:20 Wed 02 Jul 2025 I also need everybody's food orders

Hi Martin,
Please could I have:

Ham hock terrine
Caesar salad with chicken schnitzel
Welsh rarebit

Thanks,

M.Charlton

Hi Martin,

Please can you update my defaults to:

- Ham hock terrine;
- Caesar salad with chicken schnitzel; and
- Welsh rarebit.

Many thanks

M.Charlton

Yes please. I have T77 and T85.

M.Charlton

Sorry I couldn’t make it tonight, folks - sounds like it was a good one!

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Likewise - thanks!

M.Charlton

The draft of the placemats has been updated. From the attendees listed on the first post, both Zak R. and Alex H. are missing from the placements (though neither have reconfirmed nor advised on Ports). Daniel VDSS is listed on the placemats, despite: No response received: Daniel (VDSS) (deemed unav...

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jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:18 Mon 24 Mar 2025
flash_uk wrote: ↑23:03 Mon 24 Mar 2025Any thoughts/comments on having the extra ports?
My vote is don’t. Over the whole event, we will have more than enough.

Ditto.

M.Charlton

The Cr03 was decanted, via an unbleached muslin cloth, at Newcastle Central station at 0735 on 18/3/25. The QA sample proved promising, and the contents of the decanter were placed under vacuum at 1145.

M.Charlton

Re the extra three (K, B, Cá), I await instructions from our master. And from Neil, re /A2 . I put Tony down as bringing B, because he said: As I’m visiting Burmester Monday - I’ll bring one along Re K and Cá, that’s entirely down to Tony’s discretion. Please post if you wish to bring them, Tony, s...

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In summary, I thought that many Ports were of equally good quality, with a few shining through to attract points (per scoresheet). There were no Ports which I thought unimpressive, other than the (certainly faulty) D and the unfortunately closed T.

M.Charlton · Re: 2003s, Tue 18 Mar 2025, B&F Scoresheet:

Scoresheet:

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Folks, Many thanks indeed for coming along to tonight’s tasting. I thought it was very instructive, somewhat surprising (score sheet below, input re my maths appreciated as may be needed), and my thanks to you all for your patience with respect to my attempts at organisation. Turning now to the all-...

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Croft 2003.

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My six bottles (Pt, Pt+, Rr, Ck, SV, NiS=F&M) were left at the B&F on Wed 5th March 2025 . Because the staff of the B&F might not notice the Pt / Pt+ distinction, each bottle had around its neck a pre-written Wisemanesque decanter label. Full instructions re decanting are with the staff...

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mcoulson wrote: ↑03:10 Wed 12 Mar 2025 I suspect we will have the normal glasses issue with this evening ...

I have asked for 308 glasses. They did not indicate that this will cause any issues when they replied to my request.

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Thanks nac and MSC.

I’m aiming to be there around 1630.

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jdaw1 wrote: ↑00:06 Tue 11 Mar 2025 Updated: the placemats +Ian F.

Also updated: the food order.

Both checked. Both excellent. Many thanks.

M.Charlton

Christopher wrote: ↑00:02 Mon 10 Mar 2025 Can I please be added to the reserves to bring a guest
Many thanks

I’ve added your guest (Ian, initials = IF) to seat 14, Christopher.

M.Charlton

This is an excellent outcome - thank you, Christopher. Please could you post their initials ASAP and their food order, too.

M.Charlton

Thanks for offering to print, @nac.

Thanks for offering to make any further amendments that may be needed, @jdaw1.

Team, please do pipe up if you think any amendments need to be made to the placemats in view of the foregoing.

M.Charlton

jdaw1 wrote: ↑00:04 Sun 09 Mar 2025 The draft of the placemats has been updated: +K, +B, +Cá, on /A2. For printing onto A2 these need to be finalised by Tuesday.

Checked and look good to me, many thanks.

M.Charlton

Re the extra three (K, B, Cá), I await instructions from our master. And from Neil, re /A2 . I put Tony down as bringing B, because he said: As I’m visiting Burmester Monday - I’ll bring one along Re K and Cá, that’s entirely down to Tony’s discretion. Please post if you wish to bring them, Tony, s...

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