For The Love Of Port

1995 Quinta do Vesuvio. I sampled it to ensure it's okay and I am happy to say it tastes great! I'll have a full glass tonight after it's sat in the decanter for 7 hours or so.

Last weekend we opened bottles of Quinta das Lamelas 20YO White (bottled 2018) and Sandeman 2005 LBV (bottled 2009). Both were fabulous. The Sandeman LBV would have passed as VP if I’d served it blind to knowledgable Port friends. I picked up a bottle of the 20 y.o. Lamelas White when I was in Port...

1985 Quinta do Crasto VP. It may have some TCA taint, but I'm not 100 % sure yet. We'll see how it tastes tonight.

Al B. wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 3:32 pm Nearly one month gone for the Virtual Tasting.

Let’s keep the VT thread going. Open a bottle of 10YO tawny before the end of July and post on this thread. C’mon Port Lovers — you can do it!

Not much action on the 10 year-old Tawny front.

Maynard's 10 year-old White. This drank very nicely on the first night. I'm curious to see how it holds up over the next few nights.

JMdF TRILOGIA, Moscatel de Setubal - from a blend of 1900, 1934 and 1965 comes this great bottle, purchased a week ago (<280 Euros) and consumed two nights later. As wonderful as I remembered it to be, loaded with figs and prune flavors, soft, lt-med. weight, and the acidity is fresh but not overt ...

2015 Niepoort VP Young I know, but I wanted to know whether to pick more of these up. Yes, I will need gallons of this.... Lovely, massive red bouquet with citrus. And with what I'm learning is a NIepoort-style spicyness. Good as pnp for maximum lush fruit aromas, more winelike later in the day, 2n...

1995 Vista Alegre (bottled 2010). It's no better than or slightly below average. Probably more time in wood would have helped it. Their 1985 Colheita which was bottled in the last year or two is spectacular.

Mike J. W. wrote: I'm definitely drinking more LBV's than when I first started really getting into Port back in 2016 for the simple reason that I didn't really know what an LBV was. That makes total sense. LBV is a confusing name for those just beginning to explore Port. I saw the lineup you had wi...

Quinta de la Rosa 20 year-old Tawny.

Thanks Glenn and Eric, that was helpful.

A bottle of Justino’s Tinta Negra 1999 Colheita, bottled June 2024. It’s OK, but as hard as I try, I can’t love Tinta Negra. Is this labeled as a Colheita? Seems like they'd have bottled it as a Frasqueira since it has been in wood long enough. Although if it was bottled in June of 2024, it hasn't ...

IMG_3943.jpeg We’ve got temperatures in the low 90sF / low 30sC at the moment, which is unusual for the UK. That hasn’t stopped me drinking VP, it’s just being kept in the fridge and served very cold. You don't see that shipper very often. How was it, Alex? I like Rebello Valente’s style, they made...

Al B. wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:21 pm IMG_3943.jpeg


We’ve got temperatures in the low 90sF / low 30sC at the moment, which is unusual for the UK. That hasn’t stopped me drinking VP, it’s just being kept in the fridge and served very cold.

You don't see that shipper very often. How was it, Alex?

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:29 am 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?

Color : Golden, Rim : Clear, Thin, Meniscus : None, Weight (Viscosity) : Medium, Nose : Butterscotch, Charred Wood, Maple, White Pepper, Taste : Butterscotch, Caramel, Toasted Coconut, Honey, Maple, Marmalade, Pepper, Pineapple, Wood, Acidity : Medium, Mid-palate, Late, Tannins : Light, Mid-palate,...

I'm definitely drinking more LBV's than when I first started really getting into Port back in 2016 for the simple reason that I didn't really know what an LBV was. Then I found this forum and started reading it voraciously so I could learn as much as possible about Port. I pooh poohed LBV's when I i...

DR 30 y.o. White (bottled in 2023) for Father's Day weekend.

Eric Ifune wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 2:54 pm Last year, the Porto duty free had the noncarnation bottles for 100 euros each. Bottled 2024.

Great deal!

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 11:37 am Interesting that you got all those tropical fruit flavors in a non-white Port with that Vallado.

Coincidentally, this one is actually my "next up" on Death Row. I don't think I've ever had a Vallado of any type and I'm curious to try.