For The Love Of Port

Dale - We tasted it last month at Qta do Vale Meao during the Port Explorers' Tour, when we had a vertical tasting of all their VPs from 2000 to 2008. I gave the 2007 a 93, my highest score of all the vintages. It had not closed down at all. Nose of cherry, it was full bodied with strong tannins and...

The current WTSO offer is for 2007 Quinta do Crasto Vinha Da Ponte. It's $89.99 + free shipping. There are no notes on it in the TNDB - has anyone had it? Is the price reasonable?

While in Portugal on the Port Explorer's Tour:

1997 Qta do Portal VP
2003 Qta do Portal VP
S. Leonardo 40 year old Tawny
2x S. Leonardo 30 year Tawny
2x 2008 Crasto Reserva Old Vines
2x 2000 Portal Grande Reserve

Sounds like a great time. I think I'll join you .

Ruth and I are in (and if we make it a 2-day event we'll be celebrating her birthday - Apr 17).

1988 D'Oliveiras Madeira Terrantez

Roy - As I am still building up a decent port and Madeira cellar, I look forward to more buying ops. That said, I, too, would love to see some opportunities to get older ports, both vintage and especially colheitas, and Madeiras. I still kick myself for missing with the Quevedo buying op :( . I appr...

Thanks, I got 4.

2x Porto Rocha 2007 VP (375ml)
2x Dona Matilde Colheita 1991
1x 1988 D'Oliveiras Madeira Terrrantez

Jeff, My wife Ruth and I are planning to be in Philadelphia for several days around the 19th and would love to come to NY for the tasting. We both went on the Port Harvest Tour this past October with Glenn, Moses et al. We, too, don't have any of the missing vintages, but would be happy to share in ...

We're visiting friends tonight and will be bringing a 1999 Mouton Rothschild, a 2005 K Vintners The Boy Grenache and an Andresen 20 year Tawny.

Happy new year to all of you. I hope 2011 is all you want it to be.

All tasted at the quintas during the Harvest Tour

2000 Portal Grand Reserve
2007 Alves de Sousa Abandando
2008 Vallado Sousao

Ramos Pinto and Kopke, although when you take cost into consideration, the Quinta do Portal I got at $19/bottle also makes the list.

I have some Ferreira Duque de Braganca on order and am looking forward to trying that.

Kopke 10 year old Tawny, evidenced by the fact that we've gone through so many cases of it over the past 5+ years. That said, all the 20 year old Tawnies we tasted on the recent Harvest Tour have convinced us that it's time we stepped up to a new 'house Tawny port' (well, Glenn may have also played ...

1977 Kopke Colheita
1976 Rocha Colheita

2x 1977 Kopke Colheita 1985 Fonseca VP 1985 Smith Woodhouse VP 2x Ferreira 10 year Tawny 4x Ferreira Duque de Braganca 20 year Tawny NV Noval Black (as a gift for a co-worker who's interested in port after seeing my photos of the Harvest Tour) 4x 2007 Quinta do Crasto Reserva and since we're continu...

I'm definitely in for some of all three types.

I think I'm also going to go on a buying spree (well, within my budget) to look for some older VPs, Colheitas and Madeiras.

Glenn E. wrote:D'ohh!

Hmm... well Sandy said they might be out of town on the 29th, so that might still work. We'll have to wait and see what Sandy finds out.

Glenn - I'll rearrange my travel so the 29th. will work.

Roy, Little did I know that the biggest cost of the Port Harvest Tour wasn't the tour itself (which is actually quite reasonable as it's an absolutely fantastic trip!), but rather all the vintage ports, colheitas and madeiras we now want to try. We're having a great time, thanks for turning us on to...

If it's the 22nd, Ruth and I would love to come.
If it's the 29th, we might be out of town.