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I am in favour of flat fee structure. I have not had the nacional but would be interested to try it.

1 hour decant 98% inky black with a glorious crimson rim Nose of cool blue fruits with a distinct herby garrigue prickle from the aguardiente Palate cycles from absolutely masses of blackberries at first, through blackberry and apple pie with a nice sugar-glazed shortcrust pastry, to Lindt 85% on th...

I have none but eager to attend and happy to make appropriate fiscal contributions

Just to note - fading after 48 hours. Still good port but not splendid.

@Julian - I think a decent sized rat could do breast stroke in your Graham's LBV 2015 lake @ Alex - yes £40 is much too rich for us ordinary folk, and the wines too rare. @ Jacob - yes separate. The idea is to taste blind the things one can buy in the shops, which has wider value than just this comm...

24 hour decant. A fine deep ruby. Nose of crushed herbs, star anise, cherries in kirsch. Lovely smooth mouthfeel, blood orange, red cherry, cinnamon and star anise again. The very faintest warmth, late, with a hint of allspice. Delicious port, perfectly ready. From same case as previous bottle repor...

Would be interested but would probably have to adopt.

Is what it says above. You can bring a port you already have but it must be, or have been, available at retail (not necessarily in the UK) in 2023 for the equivalent of £16 or less. When you sign up, say what you are going to bring. We will do this single blind (so tasting sheets numbered 1-14 with ...

Have we done in the past decade a 'basic port tasting'?

With the bar being set at current retail of say 16 quid?

It might not be massively enjoyable but it would be illuminating.

Pop'n'decant'n'pour after an absolutely miserable day that made me want to become an atheistic anchorite. Pristine bottle, wax seal over foil. Contents no more than 70% opaque. Unsurprising hint of heat on nose given minimal decant, but it's mainly maraschino cherry there. When given a good slurping...

It may be rose tinted spectacles but I do remember the Cockburn Special Reserve being more than merely 'quite pleasant' about thirty five years ago. But then, as I recall, it cost about £6. The equivalent price now would be about £17 rather than the £12 Tesco have it for.

Hmm. For a port with which I am slightly disappointed I seem to have consumed this bottle remarkably quickly.

The 1980s thread having been bugging me a bit I thought I would give this one another run out. An attractive full deep garnet at the rim. This is very nice port. But. Mercifully cool blue fruit on the nose, lacking that Taylor hotness. I think the palate lacks a bit of confidence. Almost but not qui...

Tuesday 16th May or Wednesday 17th May fine, can't do Thursday 18th May.

May not be available the following week due to a hearing floating in that week but currently unknowable

Ocado have (at least one) 4.5l Graham 10 YO on offer for about £135. Not my bag but if it's yours...

GEAG CEM DGR bringing reds.

Julian you already have mine in your possession. Darrel's is 2001 McGregor Vineyards Black Russian Red, Finger Lakes, NY.

Four reds as DGR is also bringing one.

Are we sighted on the red wine?

I am sure I speak for all attending when I say that I do not believe any of us will object to a magnum of Fonseca 1977, in any guise you care to produce it.

Pop and decant and pour. Given 20 minutes. 99% opaque red juice. Violets, red Concord grape juice, esteva, chocolate on the nose. Full rich sweet mouthfeel first. Wash of roasted South African plums next, the skins prominent. Mid palate, late palate, and finish really savoury and meaty, dominated by...

DGR food order

Smoked salmon
Sirloin steak blue (really extremely extremely rare, pat the steak warmly as it walks out of the kitchen), bearnaise sauce, fries, salad

+ 23 hrs

More violets on the nose.

A bit more blackcurrant heft on the mid palate.

Still remains a cool port although there's a bit of star anise warmth at the end of the finish now.

Maybe this will last longer than my snap prediction, although this bottle won't...

Pop and decant and pour then given 20 mins in glass 98 per cent opaque purple juice Blue fruit and cinnamon nose, quite restrained Nice cool mouth feel with some slightly sullen South African plum flavours Agen prunes and chocolate gingers late Lovely balance A very nice young vintage port, very ple...

A full rich red. Looks quite attractive.

Overwhelming sugary nose. So much so it is not really possible to discern any fruit.

Sweet confected mouthfeel. No discernible acidity or bite.

I'm afraid that this does not suit my palate at all. It's going to be used for cooking.

Hummus and Melba Toast as starter
Chicken main
Fries

Thank you