Churchill Tasting, 1st March 2022

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Churchill Tasting, 1st March 2022

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At the Festive Virtual I suggested that it might be nice to have a proper tasting of the Churchill VPs and SQs. So, here we go…

Date - Tuesday 1st March 2022
Venue - Boot & Flogger, Red Room

If you’re interested please also indicate what bottles you can offer. Suspect we won’t have a problem with the VPs but will struggle with the Fojos and early Agua Altas.

Attendees
  1. Johnny Graham
  2. Jamie Churchill Graham
  3. NAC (has Ch85, Ch91, Ch94, ChAA95, Ch97, ChG05, ChG09)
  4. Rich N (ChG05, ChG09)
  5. CPR (adopting)
  6. MPM
  7. Zak R
  8. SCD (ChAA95)
  9. GEAG (ChAA98, Ch00)
    HTWH
    PhilW (Ch82, Ch85)
    TC
    AHB
  10. JDAW (Ch85)
  11. IDJ
  12. BenR
  13. PW
Reserves
  1. WillW
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Some quick research suggests the following are in scope (up to 2011):

1982 VP
1983 Agua Alta
1984 Fojo
1985 VP
1986 Fojo
1987 Agua Alta
1989 Fojo
1990 Agua Alta
1991 VP
1992 Agua Alta
1994 VP
1995 Agua Alta
1996 Agua Alta
1997 VP
1998 Agua Alta
1999 Gricha
2000 VP
2000 Gricha
2001 Gricha
2003 VP
2005 Gricha
2006 Gricha
2007 VP
2009 Gricha
2011 VP

Current draft of the placemats.
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Yes please!

<Edit> I can provide the 05 and 09 Grichas, obviously - same as everyone that that subscribed to Port.Club year 1.
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yes please - I will need to adopt for this one
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Yes please!
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Yes please.
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Yes please depending on the date, can contribute a 1995 Agua Alta.
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Yes please. Have 98 AA and 00 VP. My one bottle of 92 AA is reserved for the '92 tasting.
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yes please, I will have to have a look at what i have, i know i have 85 to hand easily but think that i have few others from mixed lots not recorded.
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Yes please; have Ch82, Ch85 and ChG05 (though the last is in unopened case in storage).
BTW, I know I included 87? in my list of known vintages of ChAA, but on checking the 87 I had seen is a Ch87cr (crusted), not ChAA.
*nvm, I've now also seen a picture of a ChAA87
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Yes please
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Yes please!
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JDAW by WhatsApp…

And now full. Reserves accepted.

Will confirm date shortly.
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nac wrote: 17:52 Thu 23 Dec 2021JDAW by WhatsApp…
Thank you. Yes.

I have the Vintage 1985.
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Reserve list then please. Have the 85.
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Reserve list, please. I do not seem to have any Churchill but can no doubt find some in Portugal.
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I also have the CH91, according to my spreadsheet.
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Churchill Grahams have been invited. Awaiting confirmation of their availability before setting the tasting date.
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I’d be interested if a space becomes available. I have a single bottle of Ch. 85 and quite a few port club bottlings.


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The Churchills are struggling with availability and have asked it we could do this Tuesday 1st March (as both Johnny & Jamie will be in the UK).

Just checking availability with B&F, but what's the view on this date?
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nac wrote: 11:12 Mon 17 Jan 2022 The Churchills are struggling with availability and have asked it we could do this Tuesday 1st March (as both Johnny & Jamie will be in the UK).

Just checking availability with B&F, but what's the view on this date?
Red Room is available.
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nac wrote:The Churchills are struggling with availability and have asked it we could do this Tuesday 1st March (as both Johnny & Jamie will be in the UK).

Just checking availability with B&F, but what's the view on this date?
I can make it. The Quevedo event is scheduled the evening before but that looks tentative and I don't know if Oscar has confirmed, so I don't know if that changes things in terms of shifting that event. I've commented in the topic for that event.
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I can probably make the 1st March
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I can do 1st March.

I have just acquired some more Ch82 to add to my ChAA98 and Ch00.
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Works for me.
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Should work for me
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I think I can make the date work too. Thank you for making the arrangements for the tasting which will hopefully happen.
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Now confirmed for Tuesday 1st March @ B&F, Red Room. Let's assume kick-off at 1900.

The Churchill Grahams have confirmed attendance.

Can those previously confirmed for an unknown May date please reconfirm that they are available for this new date.
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Reconfirming with the CHAA95. Thank you.
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Reconfirming.

Not much I can offer: Ch 1982, 1985, 2011; ChG 2005, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019 but what I have, I am happy to use for this tasting.
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Reconfirming. My CHAA98 is mysteriously missing. Only the ChG09 I can offer. Happy to adopt if preferrred.
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Reconfirming, will double check bottles tomorrow, but have Ch 1985
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Yes please — Tuesday 01 March 2022 works for me.
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Right, need final confirmations please. If you haven’t already confirmed for 1st March please do so. I’ll start giving places away to the reserves later this week.

I’m also now sorting out the bottles and will confirm what I need from people shortly. If you haven’t already indicated what you have to offer please do so now.

It looks like we haven’t got any of the Fojos or early Agua Alta, or the 2003 and 2007 VPs. I’m going to see if the Churchills can help with any of these.
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Reconfirming.
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Reconfirming, thanks.
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reconfirming thx.
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Reconfirming my place on the reserve list (I note it’s not there currently).
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idj123 wrote: 18:48 Mon 07 Feb 2022 Reconfirming my place on the reserve list (I note it’s not there currently).
Fixed.
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I can't do 1st March, so will have to drop (damn).
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Reconfirming with CHAA95
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If it gets as far as me I’m free on 1st March!


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This one snuck up quickly! I assume we're going ahead with the Grahams in attendance, although the chatter on here has been a little quieter than the 85s thread. Neil, are we good to go? Which wines would you like us to bring?
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Apologies everyone, I’m going to have to drop out of this tasting. I have a pretty full-on week next week and this would be too much of a squeeze.
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I am bringing (have already delivered to the B&F) ChAA92, ChAA98, Ch00.
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Sorry, been quiet. Will confirm all the details and bottles required tomorrow. Am checking with guests that they're still coming.
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Just heard from the Churchills. They are supplying a number of bottles at a discounted cost:

2003 & 2007 VP
1987 Agua Alta
1984, 1986, 1989 Fojo

So, plenty of bottles to adopt.

Looks like there might be spaces, so if you’re on the reserve list please confirm availability. I’ll sort out remaining details tomorrow.
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Current draft of the placemats.

(The placemats for the previous Churchill tasting, on 06 Feb 2013, used Helvetica and Times. An email today from the Churchill office “suggest[ed] using the Helvetica font”, so Helvetica is being used, with Times.)

I have the ’85, but if it is preferred that I adopt, then I will do as instructed.
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Confirming. I still have the ChG05 and ChG09, but provided costs aren't prohibitive I could adopt if we'd prefer to stick to full VP.
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Two spaces are now available.
IDJ - you're in.
Will - short notice, but are you available? Can you let me know ASAP please.
Ben - if Will isn't available then you're in.
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nac wrote: 10:36 Wed 23 Feb 2022 Ben - if Will isn't available then you're in.
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