1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.

I’ll aim to be at the B&F around 17.00 but might be half an hour earlier.
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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I’m going to head to the B&F for 1630.
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Kopke and Burmester decanted - looking good..
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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I'll be there 1700ish.
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Glenn E. wrote: 17:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.
Which bottles won't make the cut?
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Mike J. W. wrote: 15:45 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Glenn E. wrote: 17:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.
Which bottles won't make the cut?
Currently not included:
Niepoort
Niepoort Petre's
Broadbent
Passadouro
and a Rozes LBV
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Glenn E. wrote: 20:48 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Mike J. W. wrote: 15:45 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Glenn E. wrote: 17:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.
Which bottles won't make the cut?
Currently not included:
Niepoort
Niepoort Petre's
Broadbent
Passadouro
and a Rozes LBV
The Niepoort Petre is decent. I haven't had the regular Niepoort but I know there were issues. Sounds like a fun tasting.
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Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

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Mike J. W. wrote: 13:32 Thu 28 Mar 2024
Glenn E. wrote: 20:48 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Mike J. W. wrote: 15:45 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Glenn E. wrote: 17:15 Tue 26 Mar 2024 I look forward to everyone's notes! We are doing a significant horizontal of 1994 the first week of August. Probably 26 bottles over 2 sessions. We have, I think, 30 or 32 bottles available but some just aren't worth including.
Which bottles won't make the cut?
Currently not included:
Niepoort
Niepoort Petre's
Broadbent
Passadouro
and a Rozes LBV
The Niepoort Petre is decent. I haven't had the regular Niepoort but I know there were issues. Sounds like a fun tasting.
For my palate the Broadbent is the weakest of the 4, but all 4 can be good Ports if they're clean.

But as the Spartans once replied to Philip of Macedon... if.
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