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A small group gathered at the Bung Hole for a blind tasting, DJ being in town for the evening. We were joined by two guests: AHB being able to join at the last minute, he was accompanied by Mrs B; DJ brought his friend Richard West.

The line-up of bottles was interesting: five were from the same year, three were the same wine and two were decanted from the same bottle.

We also had a pork pie, made by DJ.

• Review of the evening
• 2000 Sandeman Vau decanted from double-mag into standard bottle
• 2000 Sandeman Vau from half-bottle
• 2000 Sandeman Vau decanted from double-mag into half-bottle
• 2000 Fonseca
• 2000 Niepoort Secundum
• 1981 Warre LBV
• 1955 Butler Nephew
• 1970 Taylor
• 1980 Taylor
• Placemats
• Planning and arrangements

The team showed incredible skill in guessing.. AHB got two half-points; DRT got two half-points; Mrs B got one half-point. Nobody else was remotely close....

WIne of the Night was no. 8, THRA's Taylor 1970, which was everyone's favourite except for JDAW (Niepoort Secundum 00) and Mrs B (Fonseca 00).

Niepoort Secundum was a wine that many knew very little about and it duly came second.

DRT's Butler Nephew 55 was third.

djewesbury wrote: We also had a pork pie, made by DJ.

No tasting note for this? Surely it could be accomodated somewhere?!

It was excellent.

benread wrote:

djewesbury wrote: We also had a pork pie, made by DJ.

No tasting note for this? Surely it could be accomodated somewhere?!

I agree, we need a 'Vitamin P' thread somewhere.

In the meantime I refer you to comments made on the evening, from here onwards. Not that I'm blowing my own trumpet.

(Have just hung up two small sides of bacon that have been curing for the last 10 days.. The cellar looks like something out of the Blair Witch Project now...)