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Vintage Wine and Port are running a Black Friday sale. Mostly 10%-15% discounts on a few bottles. This 1973 Devesa White caught my eye at £50 for a 50cl that is 50yo (family bottling, so not a formal colheita). Noting the favourable reviews on this forum, I have bought several. https://www.vintagewi...

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Sadly, I am no longer able to make this. I shall follow the review and discussion with interest!

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SCP wrote: ↑08:52 Thu 20 Oct 2022

Second bottle from the same source. Unaffected by 7 years in bottle. Superb tawny port. Oranges caramel and vanilla (wasn’t concentrating as sharing with friends).

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Sorry, I can’t make this any more, please remove me from the attendees and offer up my place. I wasn’t down to contribute a specific bottle, so hopefully straightforward.

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Could Sandeman Seixo work? It’s probably also not in the same premium category like the others either.

Still - delighted to see such a good selection on offer.

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I read this as 4 x 25 ml pours! Happy to be corrected though.
400 mL of VVV for £49 is about £90 per bottle, so less than retail?

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Also only one score for the F70, was it flawed?

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It’s fair to say that I haven’t ever drunk it blind or even at a tasting with other Ports so my impression my be completely wrong. However, if we were comparing it to “any 20 year old”, I’d take the Kranemann, Kopke, Niepoort, or Ramos Pinto over the 40-year-old Fletcher. If we are comparing it to ...

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Maynard’s 50 year old is available
https://www.vintagewineandport.co.uk/50 ... y-port.cfm

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I was sceptical of the Fletcher’s 40yo, until I did a blind comparison to Graham 20yo. I preferred the Fletcher’s.

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Sorry, I’ll now actually be in the USA that week, so can’t make it.

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Opened and tasted 19th Oct 2022.
Sourced from a relatively new wine merchant that has acquired some older stocks.
Wonderful tawny port. Golden-orange colour. Oranges, caramel and a little vanilla. Superb.
Happily unaffected by 6 years in bottle; glad I have a second!

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Really disappointing. A big uptick in price and what looks like a substantially worse/more limited line-up to be tasted.

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I think Palmer and Maynard also have 50yo bottlings. Also interested in attending.

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Plus both '20 and '21 because of no foot treading.

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Having tried lab-grade filter paper for a while and been frustrated by how slow / clogging it is (and the amount of liquid absorption). I have actually been using a clean, heavily washed, 100% cotton white handkerchief in a funnel for the past couple of years - less of a problem with liquid absorpti...

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Axa Millessima and Vintage Wine & Port have both listed 6-packs of Noval 2020, only available DPV, and at £530 and £470 respectively.
It doesn’t look like any have been bought since being listed a couple of weeks ago.

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For the Platinum Jubilee long weekend, a bottle of 1977 Sandeman, which is marked with "The Silver Jubilee". Double decanted 5 hours ahead. Well-integrated, Soft and elegant. Mature, not tannic or spirity Some slight musty cardboard (others thought earthy). Enjoyable light red fruits (incl...

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Farr Vintners just listed 2020 Churchill's EP at 520 IB per 12-bottle case (normal size bottes).
For reference they have the 2016 at 440 IB as well.

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Ocado offering £15 discounts on Kopke 30 yo and Kopke 1985 Colheita to bring them to around ~£60 each.
Delivered, 2021 bottling.

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Alex M wrote: ↑15:31 Sun 22 May 2022 6 x Fonseca 1992 @ £288 IB BBR.

That looks like a good price for it! I have it down as £595 for 12 bottles IB ten years ago. Thanks

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winesecretary wrote: ↑09:36 Sun 15 May 2022 the case-for-the-2020-child

Indeed my predicament. I would have banked on Vesuvio and/or a selection of the “normal” major house releases, but looks like a small number of pricey bottles.
Incidentally, not seen the Noval for sale anywhere yet (hat-tip to nac on the G and W/WVV?)

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Yes please, I have TV95

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No objection; one question - per previous discussions, we tend not to assign an abbreviation unless there are at least ~3+ releases of VP; do these both meet that criteria? I recently acquired a bottle of Harvey's 1985 Vintage Port. Wine-searcher tells me that 1985 (image matches the label on my bo...

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I’m interested, but don’t currently have any bottles - I can try to get one nearer the time though.

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Unfortunately, from the same source, I also had a cask sample half-bottle of Graham 1994. This didn’t show as well as I’d have expected and also had a fairly brief window during which it was enjoyable (very hot after opening, good after a few hours, then faded fast).

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Yes, March 1996, photo in case of interest

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I've previously tasted the "conventional" W94 at BBR port walks in 2016 and 2019. This was comparable to those two, but noticeably less tannic which I think would be the half-bottle rather than necessarily a cask vs regular bottling.

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Could I be added to the reserves please. I only have the 1986.

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1994 Warre, half-bottle cask sample (with T-stopper). Opened to breathe 2 hours before drinking. Rich blackcurrant to start, followed by blackberry jam and a long finish with some tannic grip under the sides of the tongue. Outstanding. I find I prefer the profile of younger Warre over older (40+ yea...

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I’m afraid I can’t make this any more. Next reserve?

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Unknown storage conditions. Double-decanted and then tasted 6 hours and 30 hours later. Minimal opacity and faded colour to a mid-orange, not promising. 6 hours in: Short entry, dominated by spirit and tobacco taste. Drinkable, but not much liked. 30 hours in: much better, gained some hints of red c...

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Could I be added as a reserve please? I have the 1992 Passadouro (plus an appropriate amount to make up a fair value contribution), might get a Churchill Agua Alta, if there's interest.

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From 60ml, bottled 2021. From Barão de Vilar, part of the Palmer Decades Book of Port. A rare tasting note from me (take with a handful of salt), but given only one other in the index for this shipper... Red-brown colour. Some nice caramel and soft red fruit, but quite musty on the nose and hot on t...

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I would be interested as well

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Fonseca 1985 opened and in progress for today.
Potentially a Dow 1977 to follow later in the week.

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A bottle of Vesuvio 1992, opened and enjoyed over the first couple of days of the Tour de France (watching highlights)

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NinaG wrote: ↑06:24 Fri 10 May 2019 Hi,
do you have pictures?

We are going next weekend

Happy to post some when I get back.

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Thanks Alex and Derek, I went to Quinta de la Rosa and Bomfim last time I was in the Douro valley, so was looking for other options. I have heard of a picnic at Roeda, so might try that and would then make sure we visit Tedo. If needs be we can skip the Sandeman visit (although I haven’t been to Sei...

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When looking into visiting Q’ta do Vesuvio, I came across: http://milesaway.pt/projects/quintas/?lang=en Perhaps others on this forum have heard of this particular guide? A very interesting guide, not one I'd heard of before. Hmm, I hadn’t found that either when searching for Vesuvio visits, thanks...

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After reading through the many notes here, the latest plan is the following (unless Vesuvio does indeed take visitors): Train Porto - Pinhao, quick lunch Walk to Quinta da Roeda Taxi to Quinta do Seixo Taxi to Quinta do Tedo (tapas dinner here, or in castas e pratos in Regua) Taxi to Regua & tra...

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I'm planning a day trip up the Douro for 6-8 people in May and looking for a little advice. All of the group enjoy port, with varying degrees of knowledge (half have been to Porto before). I've previously been to the Douro valley and visited Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta de la Rosa on foot from Pinhao...

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Farr Vintners have plenty of stock (11 cases).

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Spotted at Heathrow T5 today. Priced at £39.99.

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Thanks Tom! Order placed.

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We have a big event coming up next month, for which we will need to double decant ~15-18 bottles of vintage port. I'd like to put T stoppers in and don't know where to source them (and I'm not able to drink 15 bottles of tawny in the next 4 weeks). Any ideas? If not, then any alternatives that we co...

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A thoroughly enjoyable evening in excellent company and a big thank to you all those who joined me on my return to the UK. Two special events of the evening that will live long in the memory: England won a match on penalties; many thanks to Christopher for providing a truly special bottle, the 1815 ...

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We certainly have space in the room, so I’m sure you’re welcome to join!

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Great, thank you.

Could I check if decanting the Ck63 8 hours beforehand works? I’d prefer to double decaf at home before heading into town.

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jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:01 Thu 28 Jun 2018 The placemats have been updated. Somebody please check.

Looks good, thanks Julian.

Would someone be able to print these before Tuesday evening? I am without access to a suitable printer for the next few days.

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