For The Love Of Port

D'Oliveiras 1900 Moscatel Groudo (2022)
Blandy's 1980 Terrantez (2016)

Wow, this 1900 Moscatel is a truly special wine, just as incredible as when tasted at the lodge last year. As rich and chewy as you'd hope, powerful acid to balance, and full of exotic spices.

1890 D'Oliveiras Verdelho, bottled in 2017.

A great holiday treat!

It’s a tasty pour with a nice richness and respectable acid. But more like a spicy Boal than a traditional Terrantez.

All in, this bottle cost me $235, which feels like a bargain for a very nice 45yo Madeira.

Cossart Gordon Terrantez 1975 (bottled 2020)

I don't have any other Terrantez from the Madeira Wine Co. open to directly compare, but it seems a touch sweeter than Blandy's bottlings.

Much less barrel influence than the 1977 Blandy's which has almost as much time in the barrel. (2015 bottling).

D'Oliveiras 1929 Tinta Negra (Doce)
Rich body and sweetness, backed by powerful acidity. Magnificent.

Oh, that's a shame. I've been able to source this in the pst for around $50. Each of the bottles I've had were solid, but not excellent. But at that price point, I was always happy.

Picked up the following at a NH State Liquor store while visiting for the weekend. Borges 10yo Old Reserve Malmsey Miles 15yo medium rich Tinta Negra The Miles 15 is pleasant but unremarkable. Is that the house style? My limited exposure to Borges - with a couple exceptions I’ve found them OK but a ...

Mr Zee wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:32 am Blandy's 50 Year Old Malmsey

Fantastic! Very unhappy they stopped producing this.

One of the "other" Portuguese fortified wines, of which I am quite fond. Does anyone have knowledge of whether these wines hold up well in a cellar? For instance Madeira will last a very long time, while Tawny Port is best enjoyed within a couple years of bottling. (Yes, I know there is so...

I drank far less Port this year than the last few, but the ones that stood out:

Taylor Very Old Single Harvest 1961
S. Leonardo '100'
S. Leonardo '50' White

H&H Malvasia 1954
Blandy's Terrantez 1980
Justino's Boal 1934
Barbeito 1895 Matilde Henriques Boal
D'Oliveiras 1890 Verdelho
D'Oliveiras 1929 Tinta Negra Doce
D'Oliveiras 1875 Malvazia

A local shop (Gordon's for you MA folks) did a pre-order for D'Oliveiras this fall. Just picked up my order: - 1988 Terrantez - 1977 Sercial - 1994 Verdelho The funny thing is the pre-order email came out in October while I was in Madeira with Roy. So after our epic all-day tasting at D'Oliveiras, I...

The Kopke tasting room in Vila Nova de Gaia is excellent. You start out downstairs where you select the wines you would like to taste. They offer port going back to the 1930's and the ladies will offer excellent suggestions of flights or comparisons. It is not free, but the selection is excellent, a...

RWC Porto Moniz Verdelho
Blandy's 15yo Malmsey

Eric was pointing out the ".pt" suffix for Portugal. Many (all?) countries have their own suffix, plus there are a bunch more (.gov, .edu, .com, .org). So the Portugal site is https://www.ivdp.pt/, but you could have a "French" version as https://www.ivdp.fr/, etc., etc.

Eric Ifune wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 4:53 pm The Rare Wine Company Manuela Barbeito Demijohns

Oh! How was it, Eric?

Interesting - the Skinner auction starts tomorrow - I see the Ports listed, but none of the Madeira.

Madeirathon haul. I don’t have Eric’s ambition to type them in, here’s a picture.

Strong work sir!

Just killed my last bottle of Blandy’s Malmsey 50yo blend. Love this bottling, so pissed they no longer produce it.