For The Love Of Port

60 anos branco Sao Leonardo. My last bottle shared with friends on my birthday. Not as precise as previously tasted bottles from the same bottling year. But still stellar in all regards.

True. Solely based on "QPR" there's no question that the Quevedo is the winner. Do any US online merchants sell 2011 Quevedo? My Wine-Searcher Pro says only 5 merchants have the 2011 Quevedo VP and those er either German, Spanish or Portuguese. No US listings currently. I my my 2 bottles ...

Don't sleep on the Smith Woodhouse 1980. That is very good also. I would actually have it a bit above the Gould Campbell.

Scott Esterly wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:58 pm 2011 Fonseca VP
2000 Taylor's VP
1997 Dow's VP

(One bottle each, all are 750ml).

Top selection mate.

The Dow's 97 is dang tasty already. Having trouble keeping my hands of the 4-5 that I own.

Overall 2021 is quite consistent. The GST was one I liked a lot. For my palate, it just didn't show the sheer overall pleasure as the 2015 or 2011, and in fact, for me ... not by a long shot. So you prefer the GST 2011 and 2015 over the 2016 and 2017? I thought the 2021 GST price wise was getting o...

1985 Gould Campbell VP

Paul C. Metman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:28 am Kopke São Luiz VP '21 @ €41.23/bottle

Friendly jest

OWC6 of 2021 Kopke São Luiz VP @ €40.25/bottle
OWC6 of 2021 Dow's Quinta do Bomfim VP @ €36.89/bottle

Added to the cellar as it is my daughters birth year. Joins the OWC6 of 2021 Quinta da Romaneira VP's already purchased.

24 is off to a good start

1960 Cockburn's VP last week
1983 Wiese & Krohn colheita today
2018 Dow's Bomfim on Sunday for some NFL action with my Irish neighbor

Added some more 2018 for my son.

This time 10 x 2018 Niepoort LBVs

I have tried it 4-5 years ago and it was not a very memorable bottle. I would look else where to send my money and don't let the "Nacional" part fool you. The 1980's were not kind to Quinta do Noval. In 1981 their storage in Vila Nova de Gaia went up in flames along with 350.000 liters of ...

A trio of 2007 colheitas as part of a small tasting. 2007 Dalva Colheita 2007 Niepoort Colheita 2007 Dow's Colheita The Dalva was in the best state for current drinking with a nice balance of acid and sweetness. The Niepoort has the best outlook though with a bold and majorly acidic backbone. Needs ...

OWC6 of 2021 Quinta da Romaneira VP (For my daughter)

After a great PHT2 trip with Roy and Mario: S. Leonardo 10 yo tawny S. Leonardo 20 yo tawny S. Leonardo 10 yo white S. Leonardo 20 yo white S. Leonardo 40 yo white Quevedo colheita 1974 Quevedo colheita 1976 Quevedo 40 yo tawny Quevedo vintage 2007 Anyone got recommendations to buy Quevedo in the U...

I don't know anything about good Riesling, but I'd like to. Is it pop n pour or should one look for 2021s and save them for X many years? If you buy top notch dry riesling like a Grosses Gewächs aka GG (German for Grand Cru) you should probably sit on it for 3-4 years before opening the first one. ...

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:57 am

Thomas V wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:16 pm I wonder if Crasto did a 2021.

I've found nothing to indicate they did.

Neither have I. Ohh well, 2021 is a great year for Riesling and I pray it was for Champagne as well.

No full blown VP's but Churchill's Quinta da Gricha and Quinta da Romaneira were also declared! Thanks for the headsup. I consider Romaenira full blown as the likes of Quinta do Noval and Quinta do Vesuvio. My son who was born in 2018 has a case of Romaneira and Vesuvio as it happens [cheers.gif] C...

I am starting to figure out what to buy for my daughter as it seems to be slim pickings from 2021. Are there any more producers with a 2021 VP not on this list? I do prefer full blown VP's. Added Quevedo Quinta de São Luiz from Kopke (12,133 bottles, 600 magnums) Quinta do Arnozelo from Burmester (8...

A friend served a white port blind to finish a tasting this weekend. It happened to be a 2003 Kopke White Colheita. Slight bit of dark sediment spots in it and quite developed in color towards orange. Tasty though. But it was clear that it had been stored non cooled for the last 5-6 years. The bottl...

But if the year of bottling the 10 year old is 2017 its still old. Meh - a youngster! 10yr and 20yr TWIOA age really well - I won't touch one with less than 10yrs in bottle. TWOIA age/mature in the bottle? I was under the impression that they don't and it's recommended to consume rather early (few ...

The 40YO Noval is right up there among the best. I totally agree. So for current bottling 40YO it actually might be the best, as the new Romaniera as Glenn mentions doesn't quite have the magic of the older one. Though still really good. 2 Producers that might have some consideration is Blackett an...