For The Love Of Port

2000 Smith Woodhouse VP. Had this unopened case languishing for some time. I should have opened sooner! Great port. The nose is a rock star. Intense floral and kept going and going. Had one glass last night. For some reason I thought it was a Churchill 2000 case and needed some port to fill in empty...

A leaky bottle of '83 Fonseca. First night was not impressive but got better each night. Not one of the better vintages, but decent enough by itself.

Shooting from the hip it would a Fonseca commemorative bottle for Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spenser's wedding.

My cousin used to manage Sparks restaurant (NYC) in the 1980's. He said that happened (empty bottles) to some '45 Taylor.

'77 Ferreira. Was watching Ferreira videos on YouTube and had to open something Ferreira at that point! In typical Ferreira fashion, the cork fell into the bottle. The port was sublime though. Any chance of some links to the Ferreira videos? I’ve got a bottle of Ferreira 1963 I plan to open this ye...

'77 Ferreira.

Was watching Ferreira videos on YouTube and had to open something Ferreira at that point! In typical Ferreira fashion, the cork fell into the bottle. The port was sublime though.

'85 Grahams. Been in the decanter 3 days, hope to finish it off tonight. I'm opening one of those this Saturday for my annual beach get together with my college buddies. How is it? We just finished it last night. After 4 days in decanter was totally smooth and sublime. It's not going to disappoint.

'85 Grahams. Been in the decanter 3 days, hope to finish it off tonight.

Carcavelos "Villa Oeiras 15 Anos"

Not "port" so cannot post in port section. Excellent fortified wine and very generous 15 year designation.

Moses wrote: We drink more LBV's the last couple of years. Warre's being the most frequent followed by Dow. Funny thing, in WA state, I never saw many Warre's LBVs. When I lived in VA, they were everywhere but not in Washington, fwiw. Dow's was prevalent though and some years they did Unfiltered ve...

Brought an '85 Fonseca with us to the Cape for the 4th of July. Have a touch left I expect to finish tonight. Needs to decant a couple of days or more to shine IMO.

Been drinking a Saveiro 5 year old "Castanea". Has to be one of the best 5 Madeira's I've tried. Normally, I would not buy a 5 year Madeira, but like the Saveiro brand. It's aged in chestnut barrels which I hear is uncommon today in Madeira.

We started in on a bottle of Mouchão Sobremesa. I know it's not port... Takes a week in the decanter to really sing. Is that better off aging or can you drink it young? Where in MA did you find it, Moses? It's great young actually, I have a case to age out of curiosity. I bought it in Fall River, b...

We started in on a bottle of Mouchão Sobremesa. I know it's not port... Takes a week in the decanter to really sing.

Just finished an '80 Gould Campbell VP. Held up all week and still had plenty of life left to it. No rush to open, but I don't think it's going to get any better.

We drink more LBV's the last couple of years. Warre's being the most frequent followed by Dow. The biggest change in our port repertoire is non-Port fortified dessert wines from Portugal.

Where's the participant picture?

Mouchao Tonel Licoro 2012. Outstanding and got better each day. Was actually better after day 3.

Picked up a bunch of various Portuguese wines and dessert wines yesterday.

Muxgat Tinta Barroc
Carcavelos 1994 Colheita
Carcavelos Villa Oeiras 10
Carcavelos Villa Oeiras 15
Mouchao Tonel Licoro 2012
Vadio Bairrada 2015 1.5L
Sino da Romaneira 2020
Ameal Loureiro
Dos Lusiadas Eleiver

John M. wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 12:29 pm Moses--

I'd like to say a "half-wit" but someone who was on the fence. They now cannot. Still room if you'd like to attend!

I asked the wife if she was interested. We'll discuss it tonight. Need to find a dog sitter.