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I'm not sure what number offline we are up to - but does anyone fancy meeting up late next Spring in London for an offline with a theme of "1908 Horizontal".

I confess that I am a little short of the recent 1908 vintage in my cellar, but I would be interested in opening one of my bottles if others could also obtain some.

Even if there were only 5-6 of us and only 2-3 bottles it would still be quite an experience.

Anyone interested?

Alex

Unfortunately, all of my 1908's are lying down in the "Not Yet Ready" area of my cellar so I would be unable to contribute a bottle. However, I would be happy to contribute a reasonable amount of cash or some other ports from other vinatges.

Incidentally, wine-searcher have a Niepoort 1908 for £998

I am serious that I plan to open one of my bottles of 1908 next year. I would love to open it in the company of other port lovers - ideally those who would be able to bring another bottle of 1908 port to drink alongside it but equally with anyone willing to make a contribution towards its replacement with something equally special in my cellar.

To date it looks like its Derek and I. Does no-one else want to join us?

Alex

I'm sure you know I'll probably turn up. Just trying to think of a sarcastic way of saying I can't make it, because it'll be too far South!!!

There you are, I managed it.

Alan

How about if we make it somewhere on the north side of the Thames?




Alex

I will brive to the south end of the M20 to taste a 1908

Hopefully we can find more 1908's but can I suggest that it may be more practical to work on the basis of a pre-WW1 line-up rather than limiting it to a single vintage of that age?

Derek

AHB wrote:How about if we make it somewhere on the north side of the Thames?




Alex

I think St.Helens is technically on the North side of the Thames?

Melbourne would be on the South.

Alan

My one tasting of 1908s, Taylor and Cockburn, alas didn’t impress.

I've not tried a 1908 vintage port yet but I'm prepared to be disappointed. By the time a port reaches its 100th anniversary it has got to be a gamble whether it has lasted the distance or not.

However, its worth opening one of them to find out. If you've already tried a Taylor and a Cockburn then I'll open a Dow and see how that has lasted.

I'm also happy to expand the theme of this proposed tasting to be a pre-WWI tasting if that means that more people have bottles that they could contribute.

Alex

I have just one '08 - a Gilbey bottling, origin of wine not known. I had it vaguely in mind to pop it at Xmas next year, but that is not cast in stone...

Tom

My next visit to the UK is currently scheduled to be from the last weekend of January to the first weekend of February (when Uncle Tom is in Thailand). And my only remaining pre-WW1 port is a Taylor 1912.

Hello,

Many thanks for the open invitation. My experience of these old buffers is that they tend to be a little too sweet and gentle for me (hence my appreciation of the '66 Fonseca recently, which still had some tannins with which to kick me).

I'm inclined to sit this one out in the hope some younger things will come along to entertain me...


Ghandih

Ghandih,

There is no need for you to miss out on the fun. Just bring along a Cruz LBV 2001 and sip that whilst watching us glug down the old washed-up rubbish

Derek

Mmmmm! A Cruz LBV 2001 all to myself? Why Ambassador, with this port you are really spoiling me!

Enjoy!

Alex,

did you think about a fee for anyone who doesnt bring one? Maybe with the sources you guys are having on the island, we could buy a couple.

Axel

I haven't really thought about a fee for anyone who doesn't have a bottle but would be interested in attending. However, I'm more than happy to discuss such things by private message. There are a number of these bottles available (at a price) on wine-searcher so it should not be too difficult to source additional vintage ports.

Alex

Alex,

if you are interested in having people participating who dont posess 08 VPs, you might get a line of interesting VPs together and come up with a fee.

Just an idea....

Axel