1995 tasting - Tuesday 13 January 2026 (B&F) New Date

[Bertie3000]

This tasting is booked for Tuesday 13 January.

I think for now I will limit this to 12 attendees until it is clear how many bottles will be available. I will buy one or two extra bottles if we cannot source enough between us. I will not allocate who should bring what until the attendees list is more complete.

Attendees:

1. Bertie 3000 = Michael M (Nv, TVVV)
2. nac = Neil (ChAA, GM, N)
3. MSC = Martin (V, Os) - new date tbc
4. AHB = Alex (N, Cs, Pe, V, W - 4 year bottling)
5. JDAW = Julian (WC, Ts, G LBV) - new date tbc
6. flash_uk = Mike M (to adopt)
7. idj123 = Ian (V)
8. CPR = Charles (FG, TV, TVVV)
12. DC =Michael M guest
    
    Reserve list:
    Wine Secretary = George

[mcoulson]

I'd help you play that game subject to the date .....

I have Vesuvio and oddly Osborne

[flash_uk]

I have (doesn’t check notes), none

[winesecretary]

I'd be up for it but I have none now - we drank my sole bottle of 1995 Osborne a few weeks ago. Early November good, can't do August.

There are many more ports than I remember seeing or tasting so it would be educational. Albeit some are unicorn notes I suspect we can probably find 15 or so of them.

Barros
Burmester
Champalimaud
Churchill Agua Alta - nac has
Croft Roeda - winesecretary has
Dow Bomfim
Ferreira
Fonseca Guimaraens - CPR1 has
Graham Malvedos - nac has
Graham LBV - provided courtesy of hadge
Krohn
Offley
Petre -AlexB has
Quinta de Roriz
Quinta do Crasto - AlexB has
Quinta do Infantado
Quinta do Noval - nac, AlexB have
Quinta do Noval Silval
Quinta do Passadouro
Quinta do Vesuvio - AlexB has
Ramos Pinto
Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Taylor Terra Feita
Taylor Vargellas - CPR1 has
Taylor Vargellas Vinha Velha - CPR1 has
Tesco - provided courtesy of Hadge
Torga
Warre Cavadinha - jdaw1 has

[idj123]

Yes, I would be up for this. Only have the V presently (I bought the Osborne to a recent tasting).

[Alex Bridgeman]

The 1995 vintage is drinking really nicely at the moment - good choice for a tasting!

Subject to the date, I’m interested.

Annoyingly, I opened my last bottle of Tesco (Quarles Harris) 1995 a few weeks ago. I’m sure I have some other bottles, just not sure what.

[hadge]

Depending on date, could be interested.

I'm sure that I have the Tesco, I'm sure that I have some others too. would need to have a good look.

[CPR 1]

I am up for this (date permitting).

I can contribute FG, Taylor Vargellas and Vargellas Vinha Velha

Happy to bring the Vinha Velha and offer the others for adoption if that helps things along

[nac]

Yes please.
Definitely have Agua Alta. Possibly others. Will check.

[winesecretary]

@ CPR1 - I’d happily adopt one of those.

[jdaw1]

Yes please. I think my Cavadinhas were stolen, but I will check.

[flash_uk]

I am up for this (date permitting).

I can contribute FG, Taylor Vargellas and Vargellas Vinha Velha

Happy to bring the Vinha Velha and offer the others for adoption if that helps things along

Would be grateful to adopt the other one.

[nac]

Yes please.
Definitely have Agua Alta. Possibly others. Will check.

Have checked, and not much else. I have:
Churchill Agua Alta
Graham Malvedos
Noval

[nac]

Yes please.
Definitely have Agua Alta. Possibly others. Will check.

Have checked, and not much else. I have:
Churchill Agua Alta
Graham Malvedos
Noval

Also have Warre Otima 1995 - but not sure that really counts.

[jdaw1]

Yes please. I think my Cavadinhas were stolen, but I will check.

I have WC95. Not stolen!

[Alex Bridgeman]

I've had a quick look at my cellar list. I have on hand:

• Quinta do Crasto
• Quinta do Noval
• Quinta do Vesuvio

In offsite storage I have:

• Petre

[Mike J. W.]

You should all fly over to the States for a tasting. I could supply the following Ports:
1995 Ports
Churchill Agua Da Alta
Cockburn Quinta dos Canais
Croft Quinta da Roeda
Delaforce Quinta Da Corte
Dow Quinta do Bomfim
Ferreira
Fonseca Guimaraens
Graham's Malvedos
Martinez Quinta Da Chousa
Martinez Quinta da Eira Velha
Porto Souza
Quinta do Crasto
Quinta do Tedo
Quinta do Vesuvio
Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas
Warre Quinta Da Cavadinha

And I know where I could get easily get my hands on a Quinta de Roriz

[Rummy]

I would very much like to attend, but it very much depends on the date:
I have cellared:

• In

• TV

• V

• GM

• DB

[Alex Bridgeman]

You should all fly over to the States for a tasting. I could supply the following Ports:
1995 Ports
Churchill Agua Da Alta
Cockburn Quinta dos Canais
Croft Quinta da Roeda
Delaforce Quinta Da Corte
Dow Quinta do Bomfim
Ferreira
Fonseca Guimaraens
Graham's Malvedos
Martinez Quinta Da Chousa
Martinez Quinta da Eira Velha
Porto Souza
Quinta do Crasto
Quinta do Tedo
Quinta do Vesuvio
Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas
Warre Quinta Da Cavadinha

And I know where I could get easily get my hands on a Quinta de Roriz

Mike - do you know of any other Quinta da Chousa vintages? That’s a new Quinta for me. Any more information on it would be really interesting.

[Mike J. W.]

Mike - do you know of any other Quinta da Chousa vintages? That’s a new Quinta for me. Any more information on it would be really interesting.

Alex,

Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any other vintage for the Martinez Quinta da Chousa. I won it at an auction last September for under $40 all in. I only bought it because John M. (aka Big Love) and I are planning a 1995 wine horizontal sometime this year. It popped up, so I grabbed it. At the time I bought it I did scour the internet seeing if I could find anything out about it or to see if there were other vintages of it, but I came up empty. I had no idea such a bottle even existed before I saw it at the auction.

If you'd like, I could post a pic of the front label. It doesn't say much, but you could get a sense of the bottle at least. The back label is all government warnings, but no history or story about the Quinta.

[jdaw1]

Martinez Quinta da Chousa.

Of this brand, the book only knows only of 1995.

From page 309 (2^nd edition):

 

[Bertie3000]

Thanks all. Definitely looks like there will be enough interest and bottles to make an evening of this. As I have never booked a room for Port Forum at B&F, is there a particular way to do this or person to contact? Also what is the name of the best room to book? Thanks.

[mcoulson]

This thread

viewtopic.php?t=12466

has an base food order form on it .... the default food order is mostly upto date except for when stuff has been removed from the menu.

Your going to want to book the RedRoom and can do with with a chap called Ollie whos email address is bootandflogger@davy.co.uk

That will get you a confirmation booking number DMN- plus a load of numbers which you can bung on the food order when you have it completed ..

If you want PM me a phone number for you and I can run through the whole process .... it's a bit like herding cats .... except with cats they all like wiskers ..... but then everybody likes Port .....

[Bertie3000]

I have now booked the Boot & Flogger Red Room for Tuesday 18 November. This was about the best gap I could find in a fairly hectic port diary (shout if I have messed it up at all!). Now we have a date I would appreciate it if people could confirm attendance (or not). Appreciate this might not be quite as exciting sounding as some of the other tastings this year but should be fun. Thanks

[Rummy]

Won't be able to make it on that date, due to work obligations I'm rather limited in my availability sadly; and already took some time off for the Portwieinmesse later that month.

Wishing you a very pleasant tasting!

[hadge]

I'm not going to be able to make this. thanks.

[mcoulson]

sorry I can't do that week .... I'm afraid I have a pile of other things in the way ....

[nac]

Yes - can do that date.

[mcoulson]

sorry I can't do that week .... I'm afraid I have a pile of other things in the way ....

Scratch that ... I've re jigged my diary so I can make it ... Count me in ...

[winesecretary]

In the diary. Will be fun!

[Big Love]

Maybe we should both do this in November and we could compare notes! Sure we would have some overlap in bottles..

[Bertie3000]

I plan to update this thread with attendees and bottles at the weekend. If anyone needs to change/confirm anything or wants to be added, please can you do so today or tomorrow. Right now there looks to be plenty of spaces Thanks

[Alex Bridgeman]

I should have posted earlier, but I can't make the date of 18th November.

[jdaw1]

Yes please. I think my Cavadinhas were stolen, but I will check.

My last WC95 is available for this tasting.

[Bertie3000]

Initial post now updated. Please let me know any updates or changes needed. I have put a couple of people as date tbc as it was not clear if they could make the actual date. Thanks

[CPR 1]

Just confirming the date works - I am in

[winesecretary]

I might start looking for some of the obscure ones. I’ll update idc.

[idj123]

Yes, date works for me also.

[nac]

Date still OK for me.

[jdaw1]

Harry can’t make this tasting, but has donated Tesco 1995 Vintage and Graham 1995 LBV. Please could the organiser say whether wanted.

[Bertie3000]

Thank you Harry that is very kind. Yes please can we have both.

[winesecretary]

Have acquired 1995 croft roeda

[Bertie3000]

That is a great addition George. I am planning to buy two or so more in the next month or so (Ramos Pinto seems to be fairly common for example) but waiting to see if anyone else comes forward first with new bottles.

[Bertie3000]

I have unfortunately had a work nightmare and now need to be overseas during this week. Apologies. So annoying! Anyway the options for this evening now are:
1 someone takes the evening over and runs it. Happy to still provide 2 bottles for the tasting.
2 I move it into next year and run in the first part of 2026.
3 I simply cancel.
Any preferences? Happy to go with consensus.
Sorry again.

[winesecretary]

Boo. But, my suggestion is for spring 26 so you can attend the tasting that you have planned.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Absolutely. You’re the organiser so you should choose a date that works for you.

Early 2026 (January?) would allow me to attend!

[mcoulson]

Your in charge so 2 it must be !

[flash_uk]

2!

[Bertie3000]

Thanks all. January in general will work for me.

Before I go back to the Boot and Flogger, can I check if there is any preference between Tuesday 13 January and Tuesday 20 January? I have a slight preference for 13 January but only slight.

[mcoulson]

either work for me ....