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As organised by George G., on Monday 10th February 2025, Some of the usual folks gathered in the Boot & Flogger, for a horizontal of 2000s.

Woe betide! What has become of us‽ A horizontal of Port from this century^†. Yes yes, the world has other disasters afoot, but this disaster is afoot here: what has become of us‽

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 2000 Taylor;
  • 2000 Fonseca;
  • 2000 Croft;
  • 2000 Dow;
  • 2000 Warre;
  • 2000 Graham;
  • 2000 Quinta do Vesuvio;
  • 2000 Martinez;
  • 2000 Cockburn;
  • 2000 Gould Campbell;
  • 2000 Smith Woodhouse;
  • 2000 Quarles Harris;
  • 2000 Sainsbury's Taste The Difference;
  • 2000 Niepoort;
  • 2000 Niepoort Secundum;
  • 2000 Sandeman;
  • 2000 Sandeman Vau;
  • 2000 Portal;
  • 2000 Osborne;
  • 2000 Quinta do Passadouro;
• The placemats;
• The food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

† Please allow, or at least forgive, the non-pedantic definition.

En primeur purchase - in my cellar since delivery in 2003.

T00. Dark red, 80% opaque. Smooth black fruit, spice, lovely VP. Not very heavy, edge-of-drinking-window, I really liked this and duly WOTN’d.

Paling rim. Spicy nose, then spirit. Dries quite quickly on the palate. Chocolate tannins.

T00: Just approaching the tone of colour of a mature VP. A nose that has a slightly soapy tone, which seems to be a feature of a few wines from this vintage. The entry is rather nice, with ripe and sweet fruit holding gentle tannins. The tannins hold nicely and deliver and support a long fruit finish. Really very good.  94/100