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- Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:17 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: A pair of old Warre's
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Re: A pair of old Warre's
Well, I opened one of the bottles of Nimrod the other day, and here is what I found: The cork was nearly black, but was solid and seemed to seal well. It came out in one piece. The port had thrown a lot of sediment, so I had to decant it carefully. Even so, there was a slight haze to it in the glass...
- Sun Mar 08, 2015 3:10 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: A pair of old Warre's
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Re: A pair of old Warre's
The bottle itself is marked 75cl. I assume the labels were added by the American importer.
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:04 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: A pair of old Warre's
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Re: A pair of old Warre's
Thanks Pete, for the very thorough reply. I actually have two bottles of the Nimrod. One I plan to try myself and one to give to a friend who enjoys port. That's why I'm hoping they are drinkable. Both bottles of the Nimrod are identical. The labels on these are not printed on brown paper, but are p...
- Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:41 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: A pair of old Warre's
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Re: A pair of old Warre's
Thanks Roy.
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- Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:23 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: A pair of old Warre's
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A pair of old Warre's
I've always been a sherry drinker, but I liked the looks of these two older bottles of Warre's ports when I saw them at the flea market, so I decided to give it a try. There is no bottling date anywhere on the front label, and there is no back label. I'm hoping I might get an estimate of age on the ...