For The Love Of Port

Well, I opened the 1900 on Christmas day, and I have to say it was wonderful. Hugely complex, and reasonably sweet but not overly so - just right in fact. All the flavours you would want from an old madeira. Worth every penny of what I paid and more, and I'll definately be drinking the other bottle ...

Thanks Roy & Reidar, I think the proof is in the drinking, and since I've acquired two bottles I think I'll pull the cork on one soon. One bottle has signs of a little bit of seepage although the fill level is still base of neck. I can also smell the wine slightly, and from what I can make out i...

Thanks chaps, Reidar it may well be similar. I'm not at home at the moment so can't look at the bottles to be sure, but there doesn't seem to be AOSM painted on them. I do have 4 bottles of the 1882 Verdelho you mention, which from memory is labelled Cossart (again I'd have to check to be sure). The...

Hello, I've just bought some 1900 Moscatel by Cossart Gordon. I have yet to try a Moscatel madeira so was wondering what to expect. Apparently it spent 85 years in barrel prior to being bottled. As you can imagine my expectations are high but I was wondering if anyone here has had any experience wit...