2000 Sandeman Vau

[jdaw1]

As organised by George G., on Monday 10th February 2025, Some of the usual folks gathered in the Boot & Flogger, for a horizontal of 2000s.

Woe betide! What has become of us‽ A horizontal of Port from this century^†. Yes yes, the world has other disasters afoot, but this disaster is afoot here: what has become of us‽

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 2000 Taylor;
  • 2000 Fonseca;
  • 2000 Croft;
  • 2000 Dow;
  • 2000 Warre;
  • 2000 Graham;
  • 2000 Quinta do Vesuvio;
  • 2000 Martinez;
  • 2000 Cockburn;
  • 2000 Gould Campbell;
  • 2000 Smith Woodhouse;
  • 2000 Quarles Harris;
  • 2000 Sainsbury's Taste The Difference;
  • 2000 Niepoort;
  • 2000 Niepoort Secundum;
  • 2000 Sandeman;
  • 2000 Sandeman Vau;
  • 2000 Portal;
  • 2000 Osborne;
  • 2000 Quinta do Passadouro;
• The placemats;
• The food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

† Please allow, or at least forgive, the non-pedantic definition.

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[jdaw1]

SV00. Dark red, 80% opaque. Black pepper, dark plums, maybe too much mid-palate heat. In good shape, and as good as a its big sister.

[winesecretary]

Palate more fruited than the Sandeman. Rather nice, actually.

[Alex Bridgeman]

SV00: Substantial heavy sediment in the glass. Mature tone to the colour, 90% opaque. Fresh cranberry on the nose, sweetened and fragrant. Sharp palate, good grip with good depth of fruit giving a very nice palate; quite a lot of menthol on the aftertaste, followed by a long liquorice Pontefract cake finish. 88/100.