For The Love Of Port

Canadian Thanksgiving dinner tonight. I'll be opening up a 1994 Warre's I found for a steal in Portland a few years ago. My first time tasting this VP

Orange-tawny colour. Aromas of walnut, cinnamon and light cocoa. On tasting, there were notes of pecans, vanilla, and raisins. The body was relatively light and it had a nice long finish. A very nice tawny, highly recommended. Bottled in 2011. 94 points

Dow 99 Quinta do Bomfin, it was quite nice

Great to see a Port opportunity for the UK market!

With BC slowing liberalising our antiquated liquor laws, maybe one day we'll be able to see US shipping of these deals to Vancouver

Note to Markus et al: the 2003 QdN LBV is still available in my home town of Surrey (aka by the critics "Sorry" and "Slurrey") for $34 a bottle. Good to know! I noticed it wasn't on the BCLB website anymore. I'm down to 3 bottles so I'll need to restock up in case they are runni...

Ray,

One of the best LBV deals I've found in BC is the 2003 Quinta do Noval LBV. An excellent port for a decent price!

Would love to join you guys but will be in the middle of tax season! Helpful tax tip of the day, 1040's this year are due on April 18th due to Emancipation Day in D.C. falling on April 15th. Best not to wait till the morning of April 17th to finish your return though. :drunk: [kez_11.gif] http://www...

Sounds like a good time for a tasting, I would be able to attend. It might be a little difficult to source a 1985 bottle in BC, but if I could reserve something in Seattle or ship a bottle to you it would work well since there is still lots of time left to prepare. I second the idea of hosting it at...

Dalva 20 Year Old Dry White Tawny Port Tasted at the C. da Silva Port Bar on Nov 2nd, 2010 Golden yellow colour. The nose was filled with sweet honey and light spices. Sweet palate with apples, pears and honey. Dry and sweet with a medium to long finish. Great. 92 points I purchased a bottle of thi...

1963 Dalva Golden White Colheita Port Tasted at the C. da Silva Port Bar on Nov 2nd, 2010 Light golden brown in colour. On the nose, it had aromas of honey and maple syrup. The palate consisted of hazelnuts, pecans, honey and some light spices. It was nicely balanced with good acidity, though less ...

1952 Dalva Golden White Colheita Port Tasted at the C. da Silva Port Bar on Nov 2nd, 2010 One of my all-time favourites. Light golden brown colour. Sweet spices, honey and light apricots on the nose. Tasted of toasted nuts, pecans, fresh pears, some light brown sugar. Amazing acidity and a great, l...

1934 Dalva Colheita Port (cask sample) Tasted at the C. da Silva Port Bar on Nov 2nd, 2010 A tawny brown colour with sediment at the bottom. On the nose, it had a sweet brown sugar aroma. Tasted dry, but I had it right after the '63 and '52 Golden Whites which have great acidity, so less acidity re...

Great idea Roy. I have a ton of TNs I've been meaning to type up, a little encouragement helps

2005 Quinta do Crasto LBV
Bottled in 2009 - Unfiltered

A dark ruby/purple colour. On the nose, there were dark fruits, predominately blackberries and cherries as well as a little heat. On the palate, it showed flavours of raisins, spices and chocolate. Medium bodied with balanced tannins. 89 points

4x Sandeman 2007 for $53 each - some of the best port prices I've seen in BC!

1944 Nieport Colheita Bottled 1974 The second of the "WWII Colheitas", the tawny was a similar colour as the '40 Kopke (dark brown with a light brown / lime rim). The aromatics were lighter than expected and I couldn't get much off of it. The palate was full of spices and caramel but was ...

1940 Kopke Colheita Bottled in 1988 The Kopke was a dark brown with a light brown / lime rim (noticeably less yellow than the '37 Noval). There was quite a bit of bottle stink on the nose that was hard to get past but I picked up on some cinnamon and apple. It tasted of pecan pie and as others desc...

1937 Quinta do Noval Colheita Bottled in 2008 This tawny was a dark brown with a yellow/lime rim (less yellow than the 1900 Nieport). It had a wonderful bouquet of toasted pecan and almonds, with the pecan aroma developing as the wine aired out. It had quite high acidity and very Madeira like flavo...

1935 Cockburn VP The Cockburn was a dark brown with a clear rim and a little cloudy. The nose was a combination of spices and mint. It had some dark fruit on the palate, cherry notably, and a bit of heat. This port was definitely changing over the night and tasted a little different every time. It ...

1934 Fonseca VP This port was slightly darker than the 1904 Sandeman, and was more tawny and clearer than the 1935 Cockburn. The aromas were a nicely balanced dark fruit blended with cinnamon and had an almost matured tawny like nose. It has a very crisp acidity, had an almost root beer and vanilla...