Emergency, Tue 26 April 2022

[jdaw1]

This post to hold plans as and when agreed.

Date: Tuesday 26th April 2022 (reserved on Tue 06 Apr 2021, and checked by phone on Thu 27 Jan 2022).

Theme: It was to be Poças, but that has been scrapped. Now an emergency: bring Port.

Where: The Red Room, Boot & Flogger.

Confirmed for emergency:

1. Julian W.;
2. Neil C.;
3. Tom A.;
4. Alex B.;
5. George G.;
6. Jo W.;
7. Mike M.;
8. Alex M..

Current version of the placemats.

[jdaw1]

This post to list bottles available.

• Colheitas:
  1. Colheita 1964 (GEAG, IDJ, TC);
  2. Colheita 1967 (TC);
  3. Colheita 1996 (TC);
  4. Colheita 1997 (TC);
  5. Colheita 2000 (RON, TC);
  6. Colheita 2001 (TC);
  7. Colheita 2003 (TC);
  8. Colheita 2006-small (TC);
  9. Colheita 2006-big (TC);
• Vintages:
  1. Vintage 1970 (THRA);
  2. Vintage 1977 (CPR, IDJ, TC);
  3. Vintage 1978 (TC);
  4. Vintage 1985 (THRA, IDJ);
  5. Vintage 1996 (TC);
  6. Vintage 2000 (IDJ);
  7. Vintage 2003 (TC);
  8. Vintage 2009 (CPR);
  9. Vintage 2011 (GEAG);
  10. Vintage 2017 (RON).

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On Poças website:

• Tawny:
  • 10 Years Old
  • 20 Years Old
  • 30 Years Old
  • 40 Years Old
• Colheita:
  • 1992
• Vintage:
  • 2011
  • 2013
  • 2015
• LBV:
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012

[jdaw1]

We’ve never properly tasted the wines of Poças, a house best known for its wood-aged Ports, but which also makes VP and LBV. I have tasted too few of all categories.

It is envisaged — so not a firm plan — that we will start with a flight of wood-aged, tawnies or colheitas or both. Then with and after food we will concentrate on the bottle-aged, VPs and LBVs.

Likely as not, many of the bottles will come from or via Tony C. of Vintage Wine & Port, for which thanks. But others with gems are encouraged to reveal them here.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Yes please.

[rich_n]

Yes please, I rather like the wines I've tried of theirs.

<edit> I have the 1997 Colheita that George found underwhelming during yesterday's virtual gathering, as well as the 2017 VP.

[CPR 1]

Yes please

[Doggett]

Yes please

[uncle tom]

Count me in..

[flash_uk]

yes please!

[PhilW]

Yes please.

[winesecretary]

Yes please

[akzy]

Yes please.

[MigSU]

I was wondering why João Geirinhas would be participating in this event. Seemed odd.

[jdaw1]

I was wondering why João Geirinhas would be participating in this event. Seemed odd.

My error. Corrected, about an hour ago.

[MigSU]

I was wondering why João Geirinhas would be participating in this event. Seemed odd.

My error. Corrected, about an hour ago.

Yes, I saw the correction.

[CPR 1]

But others with gems are encouraged to reveal them here.

I can offer 1977 and 2009

[jdaw1]

I can offer 1977 and 2009

VP or colheita?

[CPR 1]

I can offer 1977 and 2009

VP or colheita?

Both are VP - The 77 is Poças Junior

[winesecretary]

@ rich_n I was drinking the 2000 Colheita yesterday, not the 1997 Colheita. It was indeed underwhelming.

I have the 1964 Colheita and the 2011 VP which I could offer up for this tasting. I have higher hopes of both.

[Glenn E.]

The 1964 Poças Colheita is one of the best of the vintage. I think I slightly prefer the 1964 Noval Colheita, but I can't think of any others that I'd rate over the Poças. It's a great Colheita from a pretty mediocre (at best) year.

[winesecretary]

@ Glenn E. - Thank you, you have heightened my higher hopes. I've never had it, it was just a wandering-round-the-internet-one-weekend-ooh-that-looks-an-interesting-bottle purchase.

[rich_n]

@ rich_n I was drinking the 2000 Colheita yesterday, not the 1997 Colheita. It was indeed underwhelming.

I have the 1964 Colheita and the 2011 VP which I could offer up for this tasting. I have higher hopes of both.

You are indeed correct, I was drinking the '97 but I shall blame lockdown-brain for not being able to remember that detail.

Julian, this means I have the 2000 Colheita, not the '97.

[uncle tom]

I don't have many Pocas, but I can offer 1970 and 1985 VPs

[idj123]

Hopefully not too late but yes please! I have the 64 colheita (which I agree with Glenn is great and knocked the Taylor 64 into a cocked hat when last tasted side by side-when Glenn was present I think). Also have the 77, 85 and 2000 VPs.

[jdaw1]

Hopefully not too late but yes please!

You are the thirteenth. One seat remains.

I can offer 1977 and 2009

Both are VP - The 77 is Poças Junior

I have the 1964 Colheita and the 2011 VP which I could offer up for this tasting.

I have … the 2017 VP.

I have the 2000 Colheita

I can offer 1970 and 1985 VPs

I have the 64 colheita … the 77, 85 and 2000 VPs.

Which have been listed in the second post.