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jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:45 Thu 10 Jan 2019From Victoria: The Queen, Julia Baird: “Queen Victoria was born, roaring, at 4:15 ᴀ.ᴍ., in the hour before dawn on May 24, 1819”.

The time convenient to us that is closest to the two hundredth anniversary of that would be the evening of Thursday 23^rd May 2019.

And we did.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• The Ports:
  • 1963 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1960 Croft;
  • 1963 Sandeman;
  • 1963 Dow;
  • 1966 Taylor;
  • 1966 Fonseca;
  • 1966 Warre;
  • 1970 Royal Oporto Carvalhas;
  • 1970 Fonseca;
  • 1970 Warre;
  • 1977 Taylor;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

T66, decanted 16:00. Dark red, 50% opaque. Palate long and lovely, but very dry, still with a hint of cherry.

Dark rose red colour, 40% opaque. Vigorous swirling in the glass releases some mature fruit. A lovely texture on the palate with rich flavours full of mature fruit. Wonderful layering of flavours, rich and developed. Delicious redcurrant aftertaste, spiced up with hints of mace, leads to a very fine finish of cranberry jelly. Great length. 91/100.