Wednesday 28th April 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum

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Yes please.
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Sounds good to me!
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OK for me
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That’s good with me. Thank you.


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Yes, this suits me although will have to proffer a different bottle as I have drunk my last offering!
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I have just opened the one bottle I have in London of the '98 ChAA. Quite stinky right now. I will have to retrieve another before this tasting. Or just stick with the four other Churchills I have in the 'fridge.
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I actually did save the ruby reserve for this but also still have some of the 20 yo tawny in the fridge. Whether that will survive is yet to be seen, of course.
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Yes but as I will be 60 by then I may fall asleep during the Zoom call😂
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rich_n wrote: 10:12 Thu 08 Apr 2021 I actually did save the ruby reserve for this but also still have some of the 20 yo tawny in the fridge. Whether that will survive is yet to be seen, of course.
I've just finished the 20yo tonight (lovely stuff). My next pack has been lost in the post - I fear for the future.
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To help the Churchill team prepare for their call with us, please post here what you intend to open for the tasting.
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Same as before - 1985 Churchill VP
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Alex Bridgeman wrote:To help the Churchill team prepare for their call with us, please post here what you intend to open for the tasting.
I'll stick with my original choice - the ruby reserve.
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Alex Bridgeman wrote: 19:54 Tue 13 Apr 2021 To help the Churchill team prepare for their call with us, please post here what you intend to open for the tasting.
I think I’ll stick with my original choice of the 2009 QdG & 20YOT.

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: 19:54 Tue 13 Apr 2021 To help the Churchill team prepare for their call with us, please post here what you intend to open for the tasting.
I now find myself able to attend the new date - I will stick with drinking the 2000VP
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I will have the club ruby port.
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akzy wrote: 16:45 Thu 15 Apr 2021 I will have the club ruby port.
Ditto!
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Alex Bridgeman wrote: 19:54 Tue 13 Apr 2021 To help the Churchill team prepare for their call with us, please post here what you intend to open for the tasting.
I still have the remains of the bottles that were sent out as samples - 1991 Vintage, Agua Alta 1995, Gricha 2005, Gricha 2009 - so I'll go with those.
Will be interesting to see how they've held up.
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A quick question for those in the know, should the ruby reserve be decanted in advance? I'm aware it probably isn't a requirement to do much more than open it an hour or two in advance but if it'll help improve it I'll happily do so.
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I shall be partaking of Vintage 1991, Agua Alta 1995 & 1998, Gricha 2005 & 2009.
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@ rich_n - it will surely do the ruby no harm to give it a fair bit of air. Maybe double decant the day before and shove it in the fridge?
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Re: Wednesday 28th April 2021 - Online Churchill tasting with the Port Forum

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Ruby reserve for me please
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Since I recently had the 94 I will switch to the 87 AA.
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if allowed into the tasting I would open the 85. Still need to relocate the bt again.... :shock: :?

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Having drunk my last bottle of the Ch82 for the last-planned date, I will go with the kindly-provided group samples of Vintage 91, Agua Alta 95, Gricha 05 and Gricha 09 (Club Release), and may or may not open a Ch85 as well.
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