Today is the only opportunity that I will have to print the placemats, so I have done so.
I have also looked up my unknown bottle in my cellar list, where I have written the following description:
Alex' Cellar Records wrote:8 bottles in a lot, which appear to be different ages. This bottle has a short cork, remnants of a wax capsule embossed "PORT" in the centre and "Christopher & Co. Ltd." around the edge. Bottle appears to be from the 1960s.
Cork has been attacked by weevil, but appears to be holding. Mid-shoulder fill; would benefit from a rewax to protect the cork.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
But I’m likely to be slightly late: expect my arrival to be just before 7pm. (In a big structured tasting being late is unhelpful. In an unstructured bring-a-bottle tasting it matters little.)
jdaw1 wrote:GB70 decanted at 3pm, and in excellent condition. Yum!
went for a late lunch to the Bunghole ~ 3:00 PM in order to decant the G70. This is really very good indeed! Had a small glass with the Pear and Stilton salat. The Magnum G70 is safely stored in their cellar up right after having double decanted it. As expected colour and concentration is stronger due to cellared in Magnum format.
cu later
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough" Mark Twain
djewesbury wrote:Did my postcard arrive? Addressed to tpf (and named individiduals) c/o TBH. If not, do ask.
It did indeed. It was handed over to us, we read the narrative, looked wistfully at the picture of all those port barrels and then put the postcard back on the wall where it had been put for us.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.