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Dear All
This year not only marks an important anniversary of the legendary 1970 vintage but also the 20th anniversary of the
2000 vintage! Where did all the years go?
I think it’s a great time to carry out an appraisal to see how they are getting on. I suspect I need more of this vintage which if memory serves me right was the first vintage I purchased on release.



Venue : The Ovens in the Boot and Flogger.
Time : 18.00 for a start at 18.30

Attendees

1. CMAG - Croft
2. RGO - Adopt GC from AHB please
3. CMAG Guest - Acquire Noval or adopt Noval from CPR please
4. AHB - Ramos Pinto (Ca, Ck, EV, GC, Mz, QH, RP)
5. JDAW - Adopt 2 halves of Warre from TC please
7. MPM - Adopt Ni from IDJ please
8. NAC - Vale Dona Maria (T, F, V, TVV, VDM)
9. IDJ - Graham (Ni, V, G, RCV, Da)
10. CPR - Taylor (F, Ni, V, T, N, BBR, Pd)
11. TC - Fonseca (Bu, Ck, F, Fd, Hu, Ni, RP, S, V, W)
12. HADGE - Adopt Vesuvio from NAC please
13. ID - Offley

Waitlist

1. Currently no-one

I suspect limit will be 12 but let’s see if there is any interest
More admin will follow in due course but if interested parties could let me know what they could bring that would help. I fear most 2000 is still sleeping in wooden boxes!
Thanks

Current draft of the placemats.

Yes please

Yes please.

Yes please. I only have Sandeman Vau.

Yes please. Will check what I've got.

...and have just checked and have:

Taylor
Fonseca
Vesuvio
Vargellas Vinha Velha
Quinta do Vale

All in my cellar.

Yes, I am in although don't know what I have to offer at this stage but will check.

yes please

Yes please

Yes please!

QH, W, Ni, Feuerheerd, T(vv), F, S, Ck, V.... maybe some others.

Could I get a guest slot please? I have a couple of guests from the industry in mind, who would be very interested.

I have on hand Calem, Cockburn, Sainsbury (Eira Velha), Gould Campbell, Martinez, Offley, Quarles Harris, Ramos Pinto

Sure Alex

I have some Croft....

I much regret not being available that week. Please do post lots of tasting notes and reviews.

CPR 1 wrote: ↑22:15 Thu 16 Jan 2020yes please

I seem to be missing from the attendees list

And to add I can offer F, Ni, V, T, N, BBR (SW), Passadouro and Warre LBV.

CPR you will be added
We can go to 14

CPR 1 wrote: ↑08:28 Fri 17 Jan 2020

CPR 1 wrote: ↑22:15 Thu 16 Jan 2020yes please

I seem to be missing from the attendees list

And to add I can offer F, Ni, V, T, N, BBR (SW), Passadouro and Warre LBV.

Sorry, Charles, I missed your first post when updating the list last night. Now rectified

Yes please.

Dave just beat ID, who would like to attend. I'll waitlist her and, if my first choice guest doesn't manage to make it she can have his seat.

please can i added to the waitlist, thanks

hadge wrote: ↑22:55 Fri 17 Jan 2020 please can i added to the waitlist, thanks

Done.

My industry guest is unavailable (our date clashes with ProWein) so the space goes to ID. She will be bringing an Offley, if that is acceptable to the organiser.

nac wrote: ↑22:02 Thu 16 Jan 2020 ...and have just checked and have:

Quinta do Vale

Neil - which Vale was this? Meão? Dona Maria? Mendiz? Another one I can’t think of?

Thanks

Have now checked and as suspected, don't currently have too much 2000-only Ni, V, G and (rather oddly) RCV and Dalva.

AHB wrote: ↑12:55 Sat 18 Jan 2020

nac wrote: ↑22:02 Thu 16 Jan 2020 ...and have just checked and have:

Quinta do Vale

Neil - which Vale was this? Meão? Dona Maria? Mendiz? Another one I can’t think of?

Thanks

Aah, good point.
Just checked and it's the D.Maria.

I will delve into the darkest corners of our cellar tomorrow and see whether what I think is here actually is. Should be a few different Ports according to the excel file...

To hand, Graham, Vesuvio and Dow.

I'm going to have to withdraw from this tasting due to a work conflict, sorry.
Please pass my spot on to the first reserve.

Would an Infantado be welcome?

PhilW wrote: ↑10:01 Fri 21 Feb 2020 I'm going to have to withdraw from this tasting due to a work conflict, sorry.
Please pass my spot on to the first reserve.

Noted - Harry, that mean's you're in if you are still available. If you are, please post what 2000 Port you could contribute.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑23:56 Fri 21 Feb 2020 Would an Infantado be welcome?

If that's what you have on hand, I'm sure it would be.

flash_uk wrote: ↑21:10 Thu 16 Jan 2020Yes please

Mike - do you have any particular wines you would like to offer?

OK people, I have volunteered to step in and help Christopher organise this tasting since he's a bit swamped at work. As I see it, there's really only two things which are outstanding:
(1) Who is bringing which wine(s)
(2) The food order

WINES TO BRING
CMAG - Croft
RGO - Adopt GC from AHB please
CMAG Guest - Acquire Noval or adopt Noval from CPR please
AHB - Ramos Pinto (Ca, Ck, EV, GC, Mz, QH, RP)
JDAW - Infantado Adopt 2 halves of Warre from TC please
DRT - Sandeman Vau
MPM - Adopt Ni from IDJ please
NAC - Vale Dona Maria (T, F, V, TVV, VDM)
IDJ - Graham (Ni, V, G, RCV, Da)
CPR - Taylor (F, Ni, V, T, N, BBR, Pd)
TC - Fonseca (Bu, Ck, F, Fd, Hu, Ni, RP, S, V, W)
HADGE - Adopt Vesuvio from NAC please
ID - Offley
DRL - Dow (G, V, D)

The above line up gives us the following wines:
Cr, D, F, G, GC, N, Ni, O, RP, SV, T, V, VDM, W
As Tom has pointed out, we are missing Ck from this line-up.

FOOD ORDER
Please let me know no later than 9pm on Sunday 8th March if you would like anything other than your standard food order.

As Infantado is not of the highest repute, I should adopt as well. What is available?

jdaw1 wrote: ↑10:13 Mon 02 Mar 2020 As Infantado is not of the highest repute, I should adopt as well. What is available?

We are missing Warre from the line-up. Perhaps you could adopt that from Tony?

Thanks for help Christopher out Alex. Happy to adopt the Ni if that's OK with Ian.

Please note we will be in the Ovens (that's the area on the ground floor round the back of the bar) and not the Red Room for this tasting.

I have also been advised the menu has changed, and is now as follows:

Starters
Chapel and Swan oak smoked salmon, horseradish crème fraîche, capers 9.50
Duck liver pâté, toasted sourdough bread, house pickles 8.50
Potted crayfish, pickled cucumber, sourdough toast 9.85
Truffled Mac and Cheese V. 6.75
Serrano ham, Russian potato salad, soft boiled Legbar egg 7.95
Burrata on toast, burnt orange, heritage tomato, crushed coriander and fennel seed dressing V. 8.25

Mains
Chicken schnitzel, lemon and oregano crumb, braised peppers, rocket 16.00
Chapel and Swan smoked chicken Caesar salad 14.50
Roasted celeriac, spinach, leek and sweet potato cottage pie VE. 14.50
Gnocchi, roasted cauliflower, tamarind tomato, crispy kale V. 14.00
Cornish hake, courgettes, seafood sauce, crispy olive and almond crumb 18.00
Grilled scallops, bacon, tiger prawns, spring onion chilli 18.95
Davy’s Kentish bangers and mash, beer battered onion rings, Madeira gravy 14.50/16.00
Grilled gammon steak, free range egg, chips, spiced pork scratching, pickle gravy 14.95
add black pudding 2.50
Grass fed and aged steaks from Royal Warrant butcher Donald Russell, served with gratin potatoes or green salad
Fillet 220g, aged for 21 days 32.50
Ribeye 300g, aged for 28 days 29.50
Sirloin 220g, aged for 28 days 26.00
Béarnaise or peppercorn sauce 2.25 each

Desserts, Pudding and Savoury
Chocolate fondant, crème fraîche, red berries V. 7.50
Flourless Bramley apple and blackberry nut crumble VE. 7.00
Poached red wine pear, whipped mascarpone, amaretto crumb V. 6.50
Trio of mini puddings V. 7.75
Bramdean pudding V. 6.50
Sticky toffee pudding, Dorset clotted cream, butterscotch sauce V. 7.00
Treacle tart, custard V. 7.00
Welsh rarebit 5.50
British cheese board 9.50 Tuxford and Tebbutt Stilton V., Somerset Brie V., Westcombe Cheddar, grapes, ale chutney, biscuits

Anyone whose standard order doesn't match up with one of the above please let me know what you would like to eat. Anyone whose standard food order does not match up with one of these and who does not let me know what they would like will have to accept my judgement for what is the closes approximation to their standard food order which is on the above menu.

AHB wrote: ↑09:29 Mon 02 Mar 2020

PhilW wrote: ↑10:01 Fri 21 Feb 2020 I'm going to have to withdraw from this tasting due to a work conflict, sorry.
Please pass my spot on to the first reserve.

Noted - Harry, that mean's you're in if you are still available. If you are, please post what 2000 Port you could contribute.

great and I'm still free. I currently to hand have Taylors, but happy to adopt if need be.

hadge wrote: ↑13:18 Mon 02 Mar 2020

AHB wrote: ↑09:29 Mon 02 Mar 2020

PhilW wrote: ↑10:01 Fri 21 Feb 2020 I'm going to have to withdraw from this tasting due to a work conflict, sorry.
Please pass my spot on to the first reserve.

Noted - Harry, that mean's you're in if you are still available. If you are, please post what 2000 Port you could contribute.

great and I'm still free. I currently to hand have Taylors, but happy to adopt if need be.

Harry - you're adopting the Vesuvio from me (see above in thread).

nac wrote: ↑15:40 Mon 02 Mar 2020

hadge wrote: ↑13:18 Mon 02 Mar 2020

AHB wrote: ↑09:29 Mon 02 Mar 2020

PhilW wrote: ↑10:01 Fri 21 Feb 2020 I'm going to have to withdraw from this tasting due to a work conflict, sorry.
Please pass my spot on to the first reserve.

Noted - Harry, that mean's you're in if you are still available. If you are, please post what 2000 Port you could contribute.

great and I'm still free. I currently to hand have Taylors, but happy to adopt if need be.

Harry - you're adopting the Vesuvio from me (see above in thread).

ok great

AHB wrote: ↑10:42 Mon 02 Mar 2020

jdaw1 wrote: ↑10:13 Mon 02 Mar 2020 As Infantado is not of the highest repute, I should adopt as well. What is available?

We are missing Warre from the line-up. Perhaps you could adopt that from Tony?

Sorry - I no longer have the Warre.

forest26 wrote: ↑06:35 Tue 03 Mar 2020

AHB wrote: ↑10:42 Mon 02 Mar 2020

jdaw1 wrote: ↑10:13 Mon 02 Mar 2020 As Infantado is not of the highest repute, I should adopt as well. What is available?

We are missing Warre from the line-up. Perhaps you could adopt that from Tony?

Sorry - I no longer have the Warre.

Would two half bottles W suffice?

Let me know what you want - I have Ni, RP, V, C, S, Burmester(half bts ), Hutcheson (0.5L bottles), F, Fhd

If it's of any use have just obtained a couple of bottles of the 2000 Noval Silval. One could be made available if required.

I will add a Noval regular to what I am already bringing. Very keen to see how it is shaping up. Will go shopping!

Sorry I won't be able to make this event - don't forget that Cockburn had a good result with this vintage..

forest26 wrote: ↑11:18 Tue 03 Mar 2020Would two half bottles W suffice?

Let me know what you want - I have Ni, RP, V, C, S, Burmester(half bts ), Hutcheson (0.5L bottles), F, Fhd

Two halves of Warre for Julian to adopt from you would be great, thank you.
Would you contribute the Fonseca please?

Christopher - please could you acquire a Noval for your guest's contribution or adopt a bottle of this from CPR

flash_uk wrote: ↑11:44 Mon 02 Mar 2020 Thanks for help Christopher out Alex. Happy to adopt the Ni if that's OK with Ian.

Ok with me Mike and to note that I also have a bottle of the Secundum.