For The Love Of Port

Typically, the Noval LBV Unfiltered, of which I recently had the 1997 and the 2007. The 1997 is drinking beautifully now, but will still improve, I believe, and tried the 2007 so as to decide whether to buy or not and will definately do so. It's currently selling in Portugal for 16-20 Eur a bottle. ...

Just finished off a tail end of the Barbeito 20 yr Malvazia, lote 12089, which I had opened for two weeks now, and it just got better and better with time. Loved the marked acidity counterbalancing the typical sweetness of Malvazia. The wine seems to finish almost dry, something I found truly remark...

... when you specifically go to Madeira do conceive your first child there (and it worked out!). My baby daughter will be christened tomorrow and the toast after lunch could ony be with Madeira! Just loved Moses' reply on the BUAL license plate :lol: and I agree with Barry. I have recently started t...

I have just bought the 1995 Boal HM Borges as a "cellar defender" (for 14 Eur each bottle) and I am currently driniking a bit of it each night after dinner. It seems to have enough complexity and a wonderful silky texture. What other wines you think are good cellar defenders and which do y...

40 years Barbeito Mãe Manuela (I could not wait until my daughter turns 6 months to celebrate and opened it up on Christmas Eve !)

20 years Barbeito Malvazia Lote 12089

1995 HM Borges Boal

I have recently bought the following Madeiras: 1 x HM Borges 40 years Malvazia - 500th aniversary of Funchal 6 x HM Borges 1995 Boal 2 x Barbeito 20 years Malvazia Lote 12089 1 x H&H 10yr Sercial I have bought the HM Borges 1995 Boal as a "cellar defender", after realizing in this foru...

Has anyone here already tried it? I am very curious to try and feel tempted to open one of them for Christmas. Gonçalo, bem vindo! Pls see here reg the wine you just got http://madaboutmadeira.org/2013/12/blending-art-form-vinhos-barbeitos-mae-manuela/. Elsewhere on FTLOP more has been said about i...

[imnewhere.gif] Hello everyone! I have followed your discussions from time to time, and I feel I could have posted here or in the Port forum before... :roll: I am Portuguese, live in Lisbon and a fan of Madeira for some time already (and only more recently becoming a fanatic of VP). I have just rece...