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Mike W. and I won at auction last night: 2 @ 1994 Croft 4 @ 2004 Krohn 6 @ 2002 Q de Roriz 6 @ 1991 Delaforce 6 @ 2002 Davis Bynum Port (Mike says made with Malbec grapes) 12 @ 1997 Chateau La Foret Sauternes An odd assortment for sure....but we got it at a v good price (would have been better but a...

Love reading about this!

Probably the 1995 Smith Woodhouse Madelena I have more 1995 Taylor Vargellas but those are half bottles (I had a case of 24, but have drunk or given away some) These are great QPR Ports so easy to stock up on them. Cannot have enough of the 95 SWm in my book....so solid and usually can get for a son...

Please PM Me, too.

Yes--these four rather stood out. And scores were really shared until late in the tasting.

A very fine tasting. All of the Ports were fine. 1995 Smith Woodhouse was the WOTD (Day for Night as this was an afternoon tasting) with 1995 Andresen close behind in 2nd. 1991 Dows was 3rd just edging out the 1992 Smith Woodhouse. Here is the WOTN Chart.

Looks great!

If 6 of us did all 31 we'd be legends!

Slight change---taking out the 1992 Warre's and subbing in a 1998 Graham's - this will give us 7 different producers. Julian, if you would be so kind as to make this edit to placements---thank you. Late Bottled Vintage pre-2000 Tasting Lineup 1984 Smith Woodhouse 1984 Warre's 1986 Smith Woodhouse 19...

Honestly, we are disappointed we are not at least 10 but soon must commit fully with what we have (venue needs a proper count and to allow for the accoutrements). But truly appreciate your sentiments.

Thank you Julian for your time making the amazing placements.

Maybe we should both do this in November and we could compare notes! Sure we would have some overlap in bottles..

Looking awesome so far....names to come.

Dear Julian; Thank you - I was going to solicit your help for placements and you beat me to it. Your "conditions" are perfectly reasonable. We have our bottles set but not who - there is still room at the table. Here is the Line-Up :660033: Late Bottled Vintage pre-2000 Tasting Lineup 1984...

Greetings Port Lovers; Mike W, Matt W, Lucas and I are organizing a tasting and have room for more. Know it is a long shot but still want to offer the invitation. We are going to cap at 12 people and so far have 6.5 commitments: Cost will be about $155 to $180 per person for Port, dinner, corkage fe...

10 YO Palmer White....not had a Palmer Port yet. Not common over here.

Bottled 2023. Wow! Intense and rich--good weight. In the restaurant I could not get the color quite true. Cashew and hazelnut paste with a bit of toffee and caramel on the end....just a hint of orange extract with an interesting spice later. Quite balanced and well structured. Very well received. Th...

SW91.....edited the above.

Last night we had a tasting of Smith-Woodhouse from the 1990s: the 1991, 1994 & 1997 VPs and the 1995 SW Madalena (a particular favorite as it is quite affordable and a lovely Port). All bottles decanted about 5 hours before--could have done with a few more hours but decent enough. SW to me is t...

Agree--not what I would expect from a T70. To me a flawed bottle.

Thank you all for such a lovely and lively time! Fascinating and memorable theme and what a great way to kick off a London visit! And a pleasure to meet you.

Special shoutout to JDAW for the cuff links!! My equipage is now complete!

Regards,
John

When setting up seating, would appreciate my wife and I being placed next to each other as I am sure we will be sharing the chef's creations---thank you. Quite excited about coming over, getting acquainted and sharing some lovely Ports.

Food Order:

Harrissa Chicken - 1
Haddock -1
Roasted Carrots -1
Sticky Toffee Pudding - 1

Thank you!

My wife and I are coming to London on Holiday arriving on the 19th and we were hoping there is room for two of us at the B&F that night. (The B&F is on the bucket list and we planned on going regardless; famous to me from reading about it here). Would love to meet all of you and share some l...

Hello! I will be in London on a holiday from Feb 19 to 26th and going to the Boot and Flogger is high on the list of places to visit. This event looks full but if anything else is going on or someone would like to share a glass be happy to meet. Actually, that would be marvelous to put a face with a...