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Apologies gents, I'm going to be heading to the States so I won't be able to make this one

Muted nose. Fairly simple. Leads with orange acidity and cherries but not much else.

Stewed fruit on the nose. Nice but nothing more on the palate. A little acidity, a little fruit. Not very impressive.

A relatively quiet nose is deceptive. Black cherries, loads of spice and tannic grip. Dark dark chocolate orange. Eucalyptus here too. This is rather good.

Spicy cherries on the nose. Very spicy and tannic on the palate but with plenty of cherry fruit to carry it. Very young. Intriguing.

Gorgeous nose - full fruit with minerality and chocolate. Milk chocolate, cherries and eucalyptus and a touch of spice. Tannic. Medium acidity. Might smell better than it tastes but it is still a rather enjoyable.

Redcurrant/cranberry nose. Caramel, milk chocolate and cherries on the palate. A little acidity too. Not a long finish, but rather lovely.

Muted nose. Can't find much at all there. Better on the palate. Red fruits and a tonne of tannins. Orange peel acidity late. A decent finish.

Muted nose. More open on the palate. Plenty of acidity, orange peel and redcurrant. Spicy. Still tannic. I like this, v good.

Closed nose. A touch spicy. Lots of tannic grip which is keeping this in restraint. Some sweet red fruit being held in check. Could be brilliant but it seems to me that this is a long way from its peak.

Chocolate and dark cherries on the nose. Slightly muted on the palate but that might be because it's a touch cold - I'll come back to this later.

Coming back to it, this is a very enjoyable wine - strawberries and chocolate. Tannic grip.

Fruity nose, the most inviting so far. Dark cherries, eucalyptus, a touch of spice, still some tannic grip. Caramel. Minty later on. Citric acidity adding depth. Lovely stuff, v good to excellent.

Subtle nose - strawberry. Much more going on once on the palate. Strawberry, caramel, a touch of spice. Mouth coating. A long finish. V good to excellent.

Sweet red fruit on the nose. Strawberries and redcurrant on the palate, some caramel. Not much depth. A bit underwhelming with a short finish.

A closed nose that opens up on the palate. Chocolate, caramel, spicy. A white pepper heat. Not much fruit, maybe a little redcurrant hiding in behind. A good long finish. Another of this evening's ports that seems like it needs more time to open up.

A closed, spirity nose. Similarly closed on the palate but with a minerality. Eucalyptus. Not aggressively tannic but seems like it's holding back.

Another gentle nose, subtle red fruits. A touch of pepper spice. Sweet red fruit on the palate. A touch of spice. Nice but nothing more for my money.

A bit of a muted nose. Slightly spiced red fruits. Red berries, salinity and pepper. Some caramel sweetness. I'm a bit underwhelmed by this, if I'm honest.

Sweet red fruits in the nose. A touch of eucalyptus. Soft fruits on palate. Cranberry and what I initially thought of as a biscuit, but Mike suggested salted caramel and I'm inclined to agree. Not a long finish but an enjoyable port. Good.

jdaw1 wrote:

nac wrote: ↑19:42 Thu 19 May 2022

jdaw1 wrote: ↑18:49 Thu 19 May 2022Decant timing? As far as possible, let’s be consistent. Twelve or twenty-four hours?

I was going to to mine the night before, so 24hrs sounds reasonable.

Reminder: (double-)decant this evening.

Dow has been double decanted. Have I missed the start time? I am planning for 6/6.30.

... being decent is part of the deal we have with the B&F. I’ll organise food. People: pls post ... Starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous Main: Sirloin (medium rare), chips, plus bearnaise sauce* *please! (the current menu only lists peppercorn, but please ask if they coul...

...being decent is part of the deal we have with the B&F. I’ll organise food. People: pls post, perhaps having referred to the menu (soup of day will be Leek and Potato). Mike — yes, agreed. Current draft of the food order . Please may I have the melon and Parma ham to start, a medium rare sirl...

My father thanks the forum for the heads up on the Graham Crusted.

I'm at a gig tonight so won't be able to make either. Enjoy!

A kind donation of the remains of a bottle from from Oscar at the BFT who was flying back the next morning and wouldn't be taking it with him. It was lovely to get time to chat with him about his wines at the event, and all of the wines Quevedo had brought were showing well (including the 2017 LBV w...