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I rather fancy trying a few of the 2011 vintage at 15 years and see how they are getting on.

Wondered if there was any interest for such a tasting? More of an academic and chit chat tasting.

The results will be a useful first tasting benchmark after the launch tasting for the 2051 tasting. I hope this could be the first of many..

Venue Boot and Flogger
Board Room so max of 8 ( possibly can be moved to a bigger room )

1: CMAG - GST
2: JDAW VCap ( adopted from CG )
3: AHB G
4: Wine Secretary F
5: Flash UK QdMeao
6: Akzy V
7: NAC T
8: MC N plus a mystery bottle

If anyone had any of the following would be great, Noval, Niepoort , Taylor or Dow. I have the Niepoort Bioma but only in larger format unfortunately.



The list is full now and will go to reserves.

Splendid idea for Thursday 23^rd April 2026: yes please. I have some.

I am up for this. I also have quite a few of these.

I may be in London that day.

Yes please - I drink a few 2011s every year and they are delicious.

Yes please, from memory have N, Ck, Meao, T and one other.

I'm definitely interested, might struggle with the Thursday (or at best will need to leave earlier than ideal). Would the Tuesday or Wednesday be an option?

I have Noval and Niepoort.

I am afraid for this tasting the date is fixed as all 2011 tastings until 2051 need to be on St George’s Day.
Thus may be at a different venue to normal on Pall Mall. Not 67 will advise.
I am not intending this to be an all encompassing tasting just the ones we fancy.
I will bring a GST and Vesuvio Capela

More details to follow

Yes please. Do I need to calculate the likelihood of survival for this?

akzy wrote: ↑19:19 Tue 03 Feb 2026 Yes please. Do I need to calculate the likelihood of survival for this?

I think I can speak on behalf of all the members, Zak, in saying we hope you have more than 79 days left in the tank.*

*maths confirming the same welcomed.

M.Charlton wrote: ↑20:18 Tue 03 Feb 2026we hope you have more than 79 days left in the tank.

No. I rather hope that, if the tank has been used for anything other than the finest Vintage Port, they let you out of the tank before then.

Which security service has taken such an interest in you?

I have a selection of shippers at home, and would be happy to bring any one of the following:

• Niepoort Crusted, bottled in 2011
• Quinta do Noval
• Skeffington (but it would have to be 2 halves)
• Quinta do Vesuvio
• Capela de Quinta do Vesuvio

All my fancy 2011s are in storage, and generally not for me.

So, with permission of the organiser, I intend to bring both of those I have at home (the widely-available M&S, and the rare Quarles Harris), and also adopt a prestige name.

Hi Alex
Would you bring the Vesuvio please

I would like to ideally do the 2 Grahams, 2 Vesuvio, Niepoort and possibly a couple of the other top tier

Yes please.

I think Vesuvio is the only thing I have easily on hand.

I’m happy to bring whatever works best. These are not difficult to buy at the moment, so let me know what you want and if I don’t have it, I’ll buy it.

I have Cockburn, Croft and Fonseca in storage and (given they are at L&W) can pull single bottles of each with a month or so’s notice.

Thanks
Alex are you ok to get the Graham please. Winesecretary Fonseca

Fonseca it is.

Fonseca procured.

akzy wrote: ↑08:19 Sun 08 Feb 2026 I think Vesuvio is the only thing I have easily on hand.

Thank you

Christopher wrote: ↑09:57 Sun 08 Feb 2026 Thanks
Alex are you ok to get the Graham please.

Happy to do so.

Hello may I join in and be number 8 please?

mcoulson wrote: ↑06:47 Mon 09 Feb 2026 Hello may I join in and be number 8 please?

For sure , great to have you along

nac wrote: ↑23:36 Sat 07 Feb 2026Yes please.

Just checked and I have Fonseca, Taylor and Vesuvio.

Thanks can I put you down for the Taylor please

Many thanks

Christopher wrote: ↑16:12 Mon 23 Feb 2026 Thanks can I put you down for the Taylor please

Many thanks

Yup. Done.

If Martin doesn't have a 2011 to bring along, I can offer a bottle of Noval for adoption.

This arrived a few minutes ago. Bought from Frazier Jones in Solihull and released from bond on Friday after I ordered one.

(And I have to say the service I got from them was excellent.)

The bottle will now rest gently in the cellar for the next 6 weeks.

I'll bring a noval along and a suprise bottle that could be good or bad for that matter .....

mcoulson wrote: ↑20:20 Thu 05 Mar 2026 I'll bring a noval along and a suprise bottle that could be good or bad for that matter .....

Nice work thank you
The GST and Capela are on coming out of bond as we speak

The Capela has arrived

Graham Stone Terraces as well. Great packaging on both!

Please post the booklets in the Port-box enclosures thread, or lend them to me and I’ll do it.

Christopher wrote: ↑22:23 Wed 11 Mar 2026 The Capela has arrived

I am jealous. None of my Capelas in any of the vintages came is such a lovely 3-bottle wood box.

flash_uk wrote: ↑02:16 Tue 03 Feb 2026 Yes please, from memory have N, Ck, Meao, T and one other.

Hi could I please put you down for Meao. I also bought some of this , not a Port you see often so I think would be interesting to compare with the others

I have added a Niepoort Vinha Velha to the line for educational purposes.
One of the advantages of such a young tasting is the corks should come out ok. Could everyone please double decant and bring the bottles so we can get some pictures

Many thanks

Christopher wrote: ↑15:50 Sat 21 Mar 2026I have added a Niepoort Vinha Velha to the line for educational purposes.

Long ago my mother explained to me that her father, my maternal grandfather, was always very tight with his pennies. He was. But if her childhood self could justify to her father that something was “educational”, that was reliably enough to persuade him to buy it. Hence I’m tickled by this description of 2011 Niepoort Vinha Velha.

Only last week did I teach my son how to operate the slide rule that he, for many years, used at work.