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What LBV's have you tried that you didn't like? All of them... until Saturday. To be fair though, it's not a huge number - until discovering the port forum earlier this year my port tasting has all been solo experiments, so while I found what I liked (F70,W77) I had found only that each time I'd tr...

Dinky (toys) ?

Despite the fact that every previous time I've tried an LBV I have felt it wasn't worth it, I bought a bottle of the Croft unfiltered LBV 2004 during the recent offer, just to try. I decanted it on Fri night and drank it last night and was very pleasantly suprised - finally an LBV that I actually en...

Thanks to all for their suggestions and the various ports I have had opportunity to try at a couple of offlines, I currently have a short-list of suitable replacement 'favourite' vintage ports, as follows: 1= Calem 85 1= Morgan 91 3 [runner up] Warre 91 However, since both top choices are essentiall...

Procter and Gamble?

suggestion: a first post update would be useful.

If we cannot ... (b)find two or three to form a decanting team then I suggest we do not attempt to do this blind as it will be a disaster. Provided I know sufficiently in advance (which this is), I'm happy to arrange to have the day off on the 11th, and could then be available as early in the day a...

Dow 91 VP Decant: Decanted 24hrs before tasting Sight: Medium dark port, not quite reached the slight amber edge yet though close. Smell: Full fresh blackcurrants, some vanilla Taste: - Slightly sour edge on initial taste, but otherwise full flavour, lots of blackberries with some strawberries and v...

Might it be worth having a non-public forum as part of the website to allow non-public discussion of possible purchasing opportunities? I'm thinking of scenarios where a few interesting bottles crop up and we might want to buy some between us, or where they are either not of interest or (for example...

Philw, you need a control smell in between each sniff. I did think about that, but could not think of a suitable olfactory cleanser as opposed to something which simply overrides, and would therefore likely be no more valid than a suitable pause. Tap water. I'm assuming you're suggesting smelling i...

Readers are invited to suggest names in this spirit for port, whether ruby, tawny, or other. Wow, so many to choose from... ok I'll have a go at this: Ruby - "Sink the Pink" or "Whole Lotta Rosie" VP - "Thunderstruck" Jereboams of VP - "It's a Long Way to the Top&...

Philw, you need a control smell in between each sniff. I did think about that, but could not think of a suitable olfactory cleanser as opposed to something which simply overrides, and would therefore likely be no more valid than a suitable pause. Btw which riedels are you using? Riedel makes well o...

I decided it was about time to join in with this experiment and post my notes, especially after my wife generously bought me a pair of Riedel port glasses for our anniversary :D The Setup: http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7767/dsc0002lf.jpg One bottle of Dow 1991, decanted through medical gauze 24...

If you're in no great hurry, I'll probably be shipping another pallet or two from Quevedo next year - remind me around March time.. Thanks Tom, am certainly in no hurry so if I can piggy back my small request that would likely be ideal - I love the scale though, I'm thinking about picking up a few ...

Does anyone know of a UK source for Quevedo VP? As someone who only buys small quantities I realise it's unlikely, but thought I'd ask just in case. Obviously it won't be ready for drinking for a long time, but I was reading a description of the Quevedo 2005 which sounded delicious and would be temp...

Slightly more expensive, but given the distance to your celler, you might consider something like this , i.e. to allow on demand remote access and/or regular data upload over GSM/GPRS to home PC and alarms via SMS. This was the first I found doing a quick check as I was sure someone would have made ...

I thoroughly enjoyed Mon night, both for the chance to expand my exprience with different ports and for the opportunity to meet more TPF-ers. Unfortunately my tasting notes were swept up in the end of night clean-up which is a pity (probably due to my slightly less than sober state and hence failure...

I don't have the labels you mention, but have scissors and sellotape - I'll print and bring on standard A4 unless anyone else posts to the contrary.

Phil.

The actual current numbers are: Average age: 28 years, 10 months, 2 days, 15 hours and 23 minutes Total number of bottles of VP: 3503 Tom just.... wow.... :shock: I recently attended a wedding at one of the Cambridge colleges, and at the meal was considering asking them to see their cellar, just ou...

According to my computer, opening the 1851 reduced the average age of the bottles in my cellar by all of 13 days.. If, before opening the 1851, the average age was 30 years, then Tom has about 3650 bottles. If 20 years, then 3930 bottles. If 40, 3370; and if 50, 3090. An interesting and suprisingly...

Thanks for the heads-up; I'll be there too... now all we have to do is persuade them to hold it at TCP or the Steak Exchange...

I'd be up for joining you on the 8th as well, happy to try steak exchange or be at TCP. Would have brought a bottle of Warres 91, but have just drunk it

Phil.

An interesting read, especially for me since my favourites are F70 and W77, and an interesting result regarding the odd cork in the Warres bottle. I notice from the tasting notes that you mention the cardboard and wood on the nose; I often find the latter (the woodiness, if that is a word) as a comp...

Oh my: isn’t the current draft of placemats sufficiently complicated? You can always ignore my suggestion, I won't be offended :) FWIW I didn't intend any change to placemats to be required as a consequence of the above. I would be happy to assist with preparation/decanting etc on the day if needed...

You could perhaps sufficiently reduce the 'insider knowledge' of the people performing the initial decant, while also increasing the number of people who could be involved without compromising port identities with minor modification to your steps: 1. Source sufficient dark glass bottles (there might...

Hi - I've decided I should sign myself off for this one; as third reserve I'm very unlikely to be needed, and getting rooms at the last minute likely impossible, plus will simplify any other pre-xmas arrangements.

Phil.

jdaw1 wrote:
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=43393#p43393]Here[/url] PhilW wrote:which is remarkable given it's current age...

argh.. that'll teach me to modify my sentence mid-flow; I think it was going to be "which is remarkable given it's over 30years old". Bugger.

Medium colour, with a light fruity smell (which seemed to disappear later, unless our noses had been overwhelmed by others by that point). On tasting, medium dry, slightly spirity, light in flavour with no woody tones. Similar to F83 but lighter - a very nice port, though I prefer something with a f...

Medium dark in colour, with very little smell. On tasting, huge full flavour, very long with deep woody tones and very smooth. My port of the night, very similar in many ways to my current/previous staple, W77. Additional note, didn't show quite so well with remaining sample on following evening, th...

Medium dark in colour, very fruity smell. Loads of fruit and flavour, dense and complex and delicious to taste, very slightly tannic. Also guessed as F83. Additional note: tried the following night with leftover sample and was again very impressed, same as above with minimal tannin noticed. Lovely p...

Very, very dark colour, with almost no smell. Very intense, full falvour with some acidity, minimal fruit. Seemed immature, as though it would need another 5+ years, but might be very nice once it opens up.

The first of two bottles of G85 tasted at this tasting. Medium dark colour, quite spirited but almost no smell. On tasting, seemed partly corked (identical edge to the G83 I tried recently and also marked as partly corked; interesting co-incidence or...), very dry flavour.

(Two bottles tested, as first appeared partly corked.) This second bottle was very similar to the first in colour/smell, medium dark colour, quite spirited but almost no smell. This bottle was much nicer than the first to taste with no 'partly corked' edge; very strong/dense flavour, slightly woody ...

Quite dark in colour, smell very spicy with lots of fruit. Taste also full-bodied, spicy and warm very full flavour. Extremely nice falvour to me, but had a sour edge which I did not like. Discussion queried whether this was VA, and may be worth trying another to see. Without the sour edge would be ...

In addition to the reviews posted in the tasting thread, I thought it might be worth commenting here on my following night follow-up additional tasting I was lucky enough to be able to do with samples of the remains from Thurs excellent night. To briefly summarise my previous conclusions from Thu: T...

[/quote]A small observation, which is in no way intended as a criticism: RAYC doesn't seem to have grasped the fundamental basis of the ‟bring a bottle of vintage port to the tasting” :roll:[/quote] Indeed, and he generously brought some spare tasting bottles and gave me a few to share the leftover...

AHB wrote:Phil W has asked me to post his wish to attend this offline.

Thanks Alex

I would certainly like to attend. I've checked calendar and can definitely make the 10th, but if it's the 17th I might have to pass, unless I can juggle some commitments.

Phil.

AHB wrote:
JacobH wrote:What time are people planning on getting to the Crusting Pipe?
I can probably be there any time between 6 and 7. What time are others arriving? If closer to 6 than 7, I shall try to be earlier rather than later.

I was planning to be there around 6:15/20.

Phil.

Phil - what initials do you go by? In small groups we tend to label things with initials. Please post yours. JDAW. I usually just use PW - sorry couldnt reply quicker, have been away on long weekend. Thanks to rayc and jdaw1 for sorting the placemats, am looking forward to meeting everyone. Phil.

ok, as I've not attended an event before, nevermind organise one, just wanted to check if there is anything else to be done. I have previously booked the table, in the board room and confirmed TCP will supply the glasses and ordered the rib-eyes for those who have stated they wanted them. Hopefully ...

At the risk of being 'Mr Reserve' at the moment (Oct, Dec) could I be added as a reserve for this also, in case (unlikely though it may be) a place becomes available?

Thanks,

PhilW.

jdaw1 wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:I have lists of bottles from RAYC (+guest), from AHB, and from PhilW. Others: please send me a list of what you can bring.
Phil: your list has gone, ahem, missing. Please resend.

Re-sent.

Have placed pre-order request for 3x rib-eye this afternoon, pending confirmation.

Phil.

They also asked me if I wanted to pre-order rib-eye steaks for everyone as has been done previously - while that sounds wonderful to me, I didn't know if people would want that? Yes please for me; they are delicious steaks. Jacob will be a no-no. The others will most likely say yes, but I should le...

I'd like to be added to the waitlist too please, just in case.
Thanks,

Phil.

Partly-corked Grahams 83.

Drunk recently as part of my search for a new 'favourite' 80s VP . Unfortunately partly corked, so difficult to make any real valid judgement. Compared to the 77 Grahams tried previously extremely favourably, this was surprising dry (not the sweet stickier taste I expected) with a very closed intens...

TCP booking confirmed, in the Board Room since there is 6 of us including Ray's guest; confirmed they will supply glasses etc. They also asked me if I wanted to pre-order rib-eye steaks for everyone as has been done previously - while that sounds wonderful to me, I didn't know if people would want t...

To DRT/JacobH, A scanned version of "Oporto Old and New" is available free online from from the internet archive here , either viewable online in browser or downloadable as 20M pdf, if that might meet either of your needs (I realise it may not if higher-quality scans of the illustrations a...

Just thought I'd share this oddity, seen on ebay, here ... Anyone actually tried any of this stuff? Almost didnt post this in the 'Port Conversations' forum, since despite the label a bit of searching implies it might be australian-made, not from oporto... interesting though (and wow, what an awful ...

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