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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...

M.Charlton

6 x V92.

M.Charlton

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...

M.Charlton

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, ...

M.Charlton

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.

M.Charlton

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 (...

M.Charlton

And outrageous value on Amazon at present…

M.Charlton

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

M.Charlton

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!

M.Charlton

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...

M.Charlton

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...

M.Charlton

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...

M.Charlton

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.

M.Charlton

Thanks nac and MSC.

I’m aiming to be there around 1630.

M.Charlton

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...

M.Charlton

Can’t see any Sogevinous Ports on the list - I have Kopke Burmester and Calem As I’m visiting Burmester Monday - I’ll bring one along Thank you, Tony. First post updated and placemat considerations are already underway (ta @jdaw1). Note the B&F doesn’t have green beans on their menu anymore.

M.Charlton

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:06 Fri 07 Mar 2025

The food order is believed to be correct.

Green beans no longer feature on the B&F’s menu - so whether they show up or not is another matter!

M.Charlton

Julian has kindly offered to update the food order to reflect the following. Ian J: Starter - Welsh rarebit. Main - Sirlion steak (medium rare), fries and carrots. Harry H: Did not post. Per the standard food order relative to what’s on the current menu, order is: Main - Sirloin steak (medium rare),...

M.Charlton

The draft of the placemats has been updated: +GC; aesthetic improvements. As ever, please, to be checked: names, bottles, assignment from latter to former; other stuff. Thanks, Julian. Points I’ve noted: Pt+ should list JDAW solely; ZDR to be removed; NiS to say “CMAG from JDAW” (or any other wine ...

M.Charlton

mcoulson wrote: ↑19:47 Mon 03 Mar 2025
Right ... Bit of a result ... Found the auction invoice .. GC 2003 ... 4 bottles so I must have them despite not being in my excell file .... I'll bring one along with the along withe the Fonseca !

An excellent result - thank you, Martin. This completes the lineup for this tasting.

M.Charlton

Have we decided not to include GC then (see earlier posts); it’s not attributed to anyone on the opening post, as far as I can see? @Martin and @Mike - thanks for both noting that you have GC available. Whomever posts first saying they can bring it will be thanked and the first post will be updated...

M.Charlton

@Harry, @Ian and @Tony - please could you post your food orders soonest. If you don't post and if your default food order choices are still on the menu, then your default choices will be ordered. If your default choices are not on the menu, please order on the night. @Julian - similarly, please let ...

M.Charlton

• Pâté;
• Ribeye (rare), peppercorn sauce, and fries; and
• Welsh Rarebit.

M.Charlton

I also have Gould Campbell now ....... I approached the admin of retrieving the W03 from storage. And discovered that I also have GC03. Instructions please. And now I'm confused. I see that Martin noted he also has GC, but GC doesn't appear on the placemats. Michael - I think GC slipped through the...

M.Charlton

rich_n wrote: ↑22:54 Fri 28 Feb 2025
M.Charlton wrote: ↑23:36 Fri 21 Feb 2025 Team: please could you post here the number of hours you would expect a 2003 Port to be sat in its decanter prior to the tasting.
Any deviation from 3-4 hours for the Graham halves?

From me, none.

M.Charlton

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:59 Tue 25 Feb 2025

akzy wrote: ↑20:45 Tue 25 Feb 2025
akzy wrote: ↑20:32 Wed 19 Feb 2025Unfortunately I will no longer be able to attend this. I'll hopefully catch you all soon at another one.
Organiser: without ZDR, are we one too few? If it would help, I have a candidate guest.

Correct - without ZDR, we are one too few. Please bring your guest.

M.Charlton

Team: please could you post here the number of hours you would expect a 2003 Port to be sat in its decanter prior to the tasting.

M.Charlton

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:43 Thu 20 Feb 2025 Michael C. and I have agreed that, a few days in advance of the tasting, these six will be delivered to the B&F, and he and the B&F will arrange decanting.

Marvellous - thanks. Will do.

M.Charlton

Many thanks Harry and Julian for sorting this one out. Plenty of niche interest and very much enjoyable.

M.Charlton

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:54 Tue 18 Feb 2025 I will open and decant at about midday on Wednesday.

Ditto.

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