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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.

Cork shattered. How are the cork manufacturers not ashamed?

S00. Dark red, 80% opaque. earl-palate soft red fruit, rounded, mid-palate black and red fruit both showing, white spice late. Long and big. But maybe slightly lacking structure (flabby would be too much of a concept here, maybe a quarter flabby). MPM doubted whether it will last twenty years.

Prunes on nose. Congruent palate. Not exactly weak, but not powerful. Pleasant but undistinguished.

S00: Darker and less mature than the SV, 95% opaque. The nose is lacking harmony, a little harsh. Smoother on the palate than expected from the nose, sweet and ripe. The smoothness on the palate is backed by a gentle grip. Lovely finish, great length. 90/100.