1980 Gould Campbell

[jdaw1]

On Friday 15th May 2009 jdaw1 had been invited to speak to the class of culinary-skills teacher JohninNYC, that class being at The Art Institute of New York City. Links:

• Review of the events as a whole;
• Placemats (omitting the OBV95 as that was bought too late to be claimed on the expenses);
• Churchill Vintage Character;
• 10Y Churchill tawny;
• 20Y Rainha Santa tawny;
• 2003 Noval LBV;
• 2001 Churchill LBV;
• 1995 Offley Boa Vista;
• 1980 Gould Campbell.

[jdaw1]

Wanting the students to learn that VP changes with exposure to air, the GC80 was decanted at the start of the class. As usual, dark red, looking much younger than 28. Initial nose was closed plum, and the taste likewise unhelpful. Over three hours it grew: soft, heat centre-palate then soft again. Gentle throughout. At three hours sudden there bloomed aniseed, and one student suggested cloves. Much more interesting and the youngsters agreed.

[g-man]

People actually sat over 3 hours for the class? Wow
what did u talk about julian for 3 hours?

[DRT]

People actually sat over 3 hours for the class? Wow
what did u talk about julian for 3 hours?

I know from experience that a JDAW description of how to wash a port glass can fill most of that time

[JohninNYC]

I got some vanilla bean, cooked black cherry, some dark chocolate. Plus the addl aromas comments above. It, indeed, was very interesting for the students to learn how a wine can change in such small amounts of time.

As per Gman's ques. it took so long because we can only drink so fast

[g-man]

I got some vanilla bean, cooked black cherry, some dark chocolate. Plus the addl aromas comments above. It, indeed, was very interesting for the students to learn how a wine can change in such small amounts of time.

As per Gman's ques. it took so long because we can only drink so fast

haha did julian not partake in the drinking?

[jdaw1]

Everybody, in turn, used tongs or a garotte to open a bottle. (Old wines bottles, refilled with water and recorked didn’t want expensive accidents.)