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jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:13 Sun 25 May 2025 My plan is to open the Fonseca on Monday night, the Warre on Tuesday morning, and decant both Tuesday morning. Any objection?

Sounds reasonable.

My N & Ch will be decanted Monday evening, 4ish hours in decanter and then back in bottle and VacUVined.

As we’ve turned the page, hiding the list of links, pls allow them again, concisely: review; F, T, Cr, N, S, G, D, W, Mz, SW, Ni, Ch, † = F #2; placemats.

I'm about to print unless someone tells me not to !!

mcoulson wrote: ↑19:24 Mon 26 May 2025I'm about to print unless someone tells me not to !!

Do it.

Have fun tomorrow chaps. I will be very interested to read what you think of the wines.

20ish years ago, when I was backfilling gaps in my cellar, I ended up buying quite a lot of 1985 and have plenty of it left to drink — but it’s a vintage I’ve been a bit underwhelmed by.

But I’ve never had the chance to do a side-by-side comparison like you’re doing tomorrow. Please share your thoughts and impressions.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:28 Mon 26 May 2025But I’ve never had the chance to do a side-by-side comparison like you’re doing tomorrow.

You were at the horizontal of 1985s in Nov 2015 (and even posted TNs such as for Cálem); and at the {1980, ’85, ’85} × {D, W, G, F, T} with Jancis in March 2017 (e.g. TN, Fonseca).

jdaw1 wrote:

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:28 Mon 26 May 2025But I’ve never had the chance to do a side-by-side comparison like you’re doing tomorrow.

You were at the horizontal of 1985s in Nov 2015 (and even posted TNs such as for Cálem); and at the {1980, ’85, ’85} × {D, W, G, F, T} with Jancis in March 2017 (e.g. TN, Fonseca).

Evening Derek

I'm aiming for 1730 at the B&F.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑19:44 Mon 26 May 2025

mcoulson wrote: ↑19:24 Mon 26 May 2025I'm about to print unless someone tells me not to !!

Do it.

Thanks.
Aiming to be there 1700ish.

PhilW wrote: ↑23:21 Mon 26 May 2025

jdaw1 wrote:

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:28 Mon 26 May 2025But I’ve never had the chance to do a side-by-side comparison like you’re doing tomorrow.

You were at the horizontal of 1985s in Nov 2015 (and even posted TNs such as for Cálem); and at the {1980, ’85, ’85} × {D, W, G, F, T} with Jancis in March 2017 (e.g. TN, Fonseca).

Evening Derek

I accept the rap across the knuckles; well deserved for being lazy in my writing.

I have not had the chance to participate in a side-by-side tasting of the 1985 Port vintage for many years and remain rather underwhelmed by them - on the whole and generalising unashamedly.

My bottles opened at 8.30 this morning, stood and then doubled decanted at 1pm.

Allowing for GB railways delay (so, no change from SWR) eta just after 6.30pm. Therefore, please curb any over enthusiasm of the staff when it comes to the timing of the food!

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑21:28 Mon 26 May 2025Please share your thoughts and impressions.

My TNs posted. Others: please encouraged to do likewise.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:43 Sun 25 May 2025review; F, T, Cr, N, S, G, D, W, Mz, SW, Ni, Ch, † = F #2