2000 Gould Campbell

[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.

[winesecretary]

Opened 09/02/25 2130 decanted 10/2/25 0930.

Immense amounts of thick sediment.

Quality assessment sample suggests this is a bruiser.

[jdaw1]

GC00. Dark red, 85% opaque. Bright — mint? — and light. Dry mid-palate. Liked, despite the lightness.

[winesecretary]

Good rich thick port. Under-rated on the night.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red colour, almost but not quite opaque at the centre. A lovely nose of ripe fruit, with a wanderful focus. The balance on the palate is lovely, with delicious ripe fruit dominating, spreading over the palate like black cherry jam. Super aftertaste, rich and full of ripe dark fruit. Fabulous Port. 93/100