2003 Horizontal - Tue 18 March 2025

[M.Charlton]

When: Tuesday 18 March 2025
Where: Boot and Flogger (DMN-16879586256)

People and the bottles they are bringing:

1. MC (Cr)
2. RON (G, in halves)
3. MPM (W)
4. HTWH (T, Ts)
5. CPR (N)
6. NAC (V)
7. PW (D)
8. MSC (F, GC)
9. GEAG (Ni)
10. IDJ (TTD, Kr)
11. TC (B, Cá, K)
12. JDAW (Ck, Rr, SV, NiS, Pt and Pt+)
13. CMAG
14. IF (Ian - CMAG's guest)

Reserves:

1. placeholder

Bottles indicated as being available:

1. Burmester (TC)
2. Cálem (TC)
3. Cockburn (JDAW)
4. Croft (MC, NAC)
5. Dow (JDAW)
6. Fonseca (NAC, MSC, MPM, HTWH)
7. Gould Campbell (MSC, MPM)
8. Graham (RON, in halves, BRP)
9. Kopke (TC)
10. Krohn (IDJ)
11. Niepoort (GEAG, IDJ (mag - he thinks), CPR)
12. Niepoort Secundum (JDAW)
13. Noval (CPR)
14. Portal (CPR, JDAW in storage)
15. Portal+ (JDAW in storage)
16. Roriz (JDAW)
17. Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference (JDAW, IDJ)
18. Sandeman Vau (JMK, JDAW)
19. Taylor (NAC, HTWH, CPR)
20. Tesco (HTWH)
21. Vesuvio (NAC, JDAW, GEAG, IDJ)
22. Warre (MPM in storage)

Current draft of the food order.

Current draft of the placemats.

[M.Charlton]

Wouldn’t hurt to do a 2003 horizontal now that it has reached 21 years of age.

Indeed, though I've only just taken my first 94 case from storage, so if others are in a similar position I suspect we might not have convenient access to many yet.

Good point! Maybe we pencil something in for 2025 and give ourselves some time to collate some bottles. Obvious candidates being G, D, W, V, T, F, Cr, N, NN, Ni, S, Ch, Ck. and whatever odds and sods that folks have beyond these.

I've added this to the planner for 2025 - now needs someone to take ownership...

Further to the above, I'd be happy to take on orgainsing a 2003 horizontal for 2025. To get the ball rolling, how about some point between 17 February and 21 March inclusive?

[rich_n]

Yes please! I believe I have at least one 2003 available and will edit this message to add that information when I find out what.

<Edit>

Graham, in halves.

[flash_uk]

Yes please.

[hadge]

Yes please

[CPR 1]

Yes please subject to date. I have a 'few' different ones I could provide when we get to that point

[nac]

Yes please.

[nac]

Yes please.

…and definitely have Croft, Fonseca, Taylor & Vesuvio. Possibly others but need to check.

[PhilW]

Yes please

[akzy]

Yes please.

[mcoulson]

May I join in please

I have Fonseca ...

[winesecretary]

Yes please. Will report list of options later.

[idj123]

Yes please, count me in. I will see what little I have!

[forest26]

Yes please if spaces

[jdaw1]

Yes please. I have several, including — I think, need to check — Cockburn, Dow, Quinta de Roriz, Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference. And maybe Sandeman.

To be helpful I have edited the first post.

[Justin K]

Yes please and I have Sandeman’s Vau

[jdaw1]

Yes please and I have Sandeman’s Vau

And you are the overseas member, filling the fourteenth place.

[jdaw1]

I have several, including — I think, need to check — Cockburn, Dow, Quinta de Roriz, Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference. And maybe Sandeman.

Not Sandeman, but I also have Sandeman Vau, Vesuvio, and Niepoort Secundum.

Edit: and, in storage, Portal and Portal+.

[winesecretary]

I think i just have Vesuvio and Niepoort

[CPR 1]

I have a number of duplicates (if needed) but can also add Noval and Portal to the line up

[flash_uk]

Pretty sure I have F, also have W (which needs to come from storage if needed).

[nac]

If anyone is searching for additional 2003 bottles, just had a new list from Richard Brazier at https://www.ancientandmodernwines.co.uk/.

Has the following (ex VAT per bottle):
- Smith Woodhouse £35
- Delaforce £40
- Churchill £45

[M.Charlton]

We’re doing very well for attendees and bottles. Now to the matter of a date.

I propose Tuesday 18 March 2025.

How does that sound, folks?

[flash_uk]

Looks ok for me, Michael.

[mcoulson]

Good for me ....

[rich_n]

Currently I can attend on that evening

[PhilW]

Would work for me

[winesecretary]

Good for me

[nac]

We’re doing very well for attendees and bottles. Now to the matter of a date.

I propose Tuesday 18 March 2025.

How does that sound, folks?

Works for me.

[CPR 1]

that works for me - thanks

[M.Charlton]

Thanks, all. As a majority have now indicated 18 March 2025 is acceptable, I’ll contact the B&F to get this booked in. Once done, I’ll update the first post with the reference.

[jdaw1]

Early draft of the placemats, there being pictures in the first post.

[winesecretary]

I also have TTD, so there is a backup there.

[M.Charlton]

Current draft of the placemats (needing assignment of who is bringing what — to happen later).

I propose the following initial assignments for those who have indicated what they've got:

MC (Cr)
JMK (SV)
RON (G, in halves)
MPM (W)
CPR (N)
NAC (T)
MSC (F)
GEAG (Ni)
JDAW (D)

This leaves the following folk to bring a bottle (or to adopt one):

HTWH
PW
ZDR
IDJ
TC

The remaining available bottles per the first post include: Cockburn; Niepoort Secundum; Portal; Portal+; Roriz; Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference; and Vesuvio. Atopters and adoptees to agree on adoption in the usual way.

[hadge]

I will need to double check, but I have T, F to hand, plus some of the others just need to check which ones are to hand.

I also have Tesco's own label, which might be fun to taste against Sainsbury's?

[PhilW]

I think it would be interesting to have the Secundum alongside the vintage, so if Julian is willing I'd like to adopt that please.

[winesecretary]

Secundum v Vintage has normally tended towards a win for Secundum for me; because they are all pretty young the vintage port made to ‘drink now’ is, well, drinking now. I look forward to another head to head.

[jdaw1]

like to adopt that please.

Let’s await instruction from our master about adoption versus £ rebalancing.

[PhilW]

like to adopt that please.

Let’s await instruction from our master about adoption versus £ rebalancing.

Four posts up:

Atopters and adoptees to agree on adoption in the usual way.

Am happy either way (adopt/£) or indeed there is plenty of time before the tasting for me to purchase also if preferred.

[rich_n]

Graham halves have been successfully liberated and are now resting in Bristol.

[BRPetrie]

Hello - may I please go on reserves for this. I have Graham in 75cl.

[M.Charlton]

Hello - may I please go on reserves for this. I have Graham in 75cl.

Sure can.

[rich_n]

Hello - may I please go on reserves for this. I have Graham in 75cl.

That would make for a rather interesting comparison!

[Christopher]

Can I please be added to the reserve list
Thanks

[M.Charlton]

Can I please be added to the reserve list
Thanks

Sure can.

[mcoulson]

I also have Gould Campbell now .......

[BRPetrie]

We’re doing very well for attendees and bottles. Now to the matter of a date.

I propose Tuesday 18 March 2025.

How does that sound, folks?

Hello - forgive me, but I’ve now realised I cannot make the 18th because, of all things, I’ll be in Porto!

Please remove me from reserves!

[winesecretary]

@ BRPetrie - The best reason to back out of a tasting….

[Justin K]

I can't make it after all so will have to postpone my non flying travel experiment to a tasting (car, boat, train and tube). Enjoy Christopher!

[idj123]

Should add that I have TTD, Kr, V and Ni (mag-I think).