- Alex B. brought Kopke 1985;
- jdaw1 brought Warre 1985 and Warre 1977;
- g-man+♀ (Stephanie) brought Sandeman 1977 and Rebello Valente 1977;
- Bob Heckart brought Graham 1985.
New York, 29 October 2007
New York, 29 October 2007
The presence of Alex B. in New York triggered a tasting (arranged via this thread) to which:
W77, W85, G85, K85, RV77, S77
Bottles: Warre 1977, Warre 1985, Graham 1985, Kopke 1985, Rebello valente 1977, Sandeman 1977.
… with the two decanters containing Warre 1977 + Warre 1985
… with the two decanters containing Warre 1977 and Warre 1985.
Claes Oldenburg
The Rebello Valente 1977 had bottle stink, so late in the evening we substituted larger glasses. The visual effect was that of a Claes Oldenburg.
Alex B. brought his usual tasting glass.
Alex B. brought his usual tasting glass. We argued about who was more retentive, and seemed to agree on collective guilt.
Pictures of the glasses taken early in the evening.
Pictures of the glasses taken early in the evening.
restaurant OK
The consensus seemed to be that the restaurant indeed had good fries and great steak; that the profiteroles indeed required an extra-large helping of chocolate sauce, and that a suitably fantastic time was had by all.
The photo's do add a depth, well done. Isn't the Rebello77 so much lighter!
I'll look forward to reading your thoughts on the Ports and the evening.
Alex.
Did you have to nip off to chop down some redwoods at some stage in the evening? (See,I couldn't crack that appauling joke without photo's).
The US, and not a 2003 in sight. Bravo!
Alan
I'll look forward to reading your thoughts on the Ports and the evening.
Alex.
Did you have to nip off to chop down some redwoods at some stage in the evening? (See,I couldn't crack that appauling joke without photo's).
The US, and not a 2003 in sight. Bravo!
Alan
walked heavily and opened and closed doors noisily
Wife has complained that, on my return, I walked heavily and opened and closed doors noisily. Other than that, feeling OK this morning.
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One should always be prepared for those unexpected eventualities when strangers offer you mature vintage ports. The best way is with your own glass!Derek T. wrote:Incidentally, that glass in it's funny little coffin is always with AHB wherever he goes. Did he keep all the cork fragments?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Andy,ADV wrote:Never mind the tree trunk that Alex always has, how about his favorite plaid shirt
Be very carefull. That's Alex's favourite Offline shirt which I have seen many times over the past 2 years. It gives him special powers, just like Samson's hair. With the shirt and hunk of oak Alex is a force to be reckond with. Whatever you do, DO NOT try to touch the shirt - you will live to regret it
Derek
PS: The main reason for the red checked shirt is that no one can see the dribbles at the end of the night
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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This is my traditional port drinking wear. Note that despite the close proximity of the camera to my shirt you cannot make out any of the port stains or spills that slopped down my front during the evening. Very carefully chosen clothing that will probably also be used tonight.Conky wrote:Did you have to nip off to chop down some redwoods at some stage in the evening?
Anyway, you're just jealous...
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Re: walked heavily and opened and closed doors noisily
I was a bit "seedy" first thing in the morning, but by the time I had had my venti Earl Grey tea, fruit salad for breakfast and sat on the train for an hour I was fine. 10am meeting was no problem at all.jdaw1 wrote:Other than that, feeling OK this morning.
Thankfully Andy has an earlier start than me tomorrow!
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Overall Summary
The tasting notes for the individual ports are posted elsewhere, but I thought a summary might be useful of our thoughts on the overall wines. Towards the end of the evening we went around the table and said which of the ports was our port of the night. The voting was:
jdaw1 - (1) Graham 85 (2) Warre 77 (3) Kopke 85
Cary - (1) Sandeman 77 (2) Rebello 77
Jeff - (1) Warre 85 (2) Kopke 85 (3) Rebello 77
Bob - (1) Warre 77 (2) Graham 85
Steff - (1) Warre 77 (2) Graham 85
AHB - (1) Warre 77 (2) Sandeman 77
I walked back to the subway station with Jeff and Steff and we had an interesting conversation about what the differences are between a mature wine (the Warre 77 was seen as the most mature of the evening) and a younger wine with more "oomph" in it. We didn't come to any conclusion as to which was a better type of wine - just that different people prefer different things!
It was a great evening and I just want to thank everyone for making it fun.
Alex
jdaw1 - (1) Graham 85 (2) Warre 77 (3) Kopke 85
Cary - (1) Sandeman 77 (2) Rebello 77
Jeff - (1) Warre 85 (2) Kopke 85 (3) Rebello 77
Bob - (1) Warre 77 (2) Graham 85
Steff - (1) Warre 77 (2) Graham 85
AHB - (1) Warre 77 (2) Sandeman 77
I walked back to the subway station with Jeff and Steff and we had an interesting conversation about what the differences are between a mature wine (the Warre 77 was seen as the most mature of the evening) and a younger wine with more "oomph" in it. We didn't come to any conclusion as to which was a better type of wine - just that different people prefer different things!
It was a great evening and I just want to thank everyone for making it fun.
Alex
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Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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