For The Love Of Port

DR 40 Year Old Tawny Port for the January Port Club meeting.

Wow he makes a couple of... bold claims in there.

Wow! That looks like an amazing place. I bet it smelled great, too!

D. To Glenn "Dr. Tawny" Elliott, I remember the very early days of your Port tasting, not the first ... but early. And Madeira too. You swore Madeira was not your thing. But I kept "forcing you" to drink it. For years you claimed, "It is ok, but not my thing. I mean the swe...

Daniel Fraley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:30 am RWC Imperial Malmsey x 3

Love these! Where did you find them? I have 3 that I got many years ago.

Oh those aren't for me, they're for my wife's nephew's wedding.

I've always wanted to try the 1920 Cossart-Gordon but have never had the opportunity. Seems like I now need to try this 1910 D'Oliveiras!

I have been scouring the net for DR in the US to no avail, so I wasn't going to let this opportunity slip by. I would have bought more but the Mrs... I am curious though Roy, why no 40 y.o. Tawny or White? Or is that next year's buying op? :D Sadly, DR no longer makes a 40 Year Old Tawny Port. With...

Now that they've all arrived, here are my recent purchases... 3 x S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port 3 x S. Leonardo 40 Year Old Tawny Port 6 x Andresen 10 Year Old White Port 3 x Andresen 20 Year Old White Port 3 x Andresen 40 Year Old White Port 5 x DR 30 Year Old Tawny Port 10 x DR 40 Year Old Ta...

Roy Hersh wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:29 am Speaking of which, the DR L70 ... you guys are crazy!

That's because it's crazy good!

Then there is TCA. How do you score those wines Glenn? ;-) Those are all good points. Ones that I recognize from judging barbecue, where we (at least theoretically) have a standard and a process by which to judge what the teams have produced for us. I'm not a professional wine judge, though. My &qu...

Glenn - Richard tasted the 2011 in 2023 when it had had the benefit of 10 years of bottle age. He rated it a perfect wine. What’s your view? Do you agree? I don't believe that I have ever given a Ruby Port a score of 100. I can think of 6 Tawny Ports off the top of my head, so it might be 7 or 8 in...

I've wandered around cruise ships drinking Tawny Port out of an opaque coffee mug. You're not supposed to drink your own alcohol outside of your room, but no one suspects a cup of coffee no matter the time of day.

Inspired by a friend’s recent experience with this Port, I opened one yesterday. It’s finally starting to mature. It’s damn delicious! Yes they're starting to round out nicely at nearly 40 years old. :lol: I do still see some bottle variation, which I suspect is what Moses is seeing. Some bottles a...

It is a superb VP. I think that I also scored it 96 during the last "vertical" that I held. It's a huge monster of a Port and it's only going to get better over the decades, but it is surprisingly approachable right now. $125 is a great price, and these will easily out-live all of us. I've...

A nice article in World of Fine Wine. https://worldoffinewine.com/tasting-notes/grahams-stone-terraces-2021-vintage-port Even after all these years, I get a jolt of excitement whenever my scores match those of a professional. I've had the opportunity to taste with Roy on many occasions, but I'm stil...

Yeah the uptick in Madeira prices definitely started before 2017. I can still recall when the 1875 D'Oliveiras Malvasia Family Reserve was $300 and I thought that was crazy expensive. That would have been circa 2010, and even then Roy would tell me how they used to be $175. By the time I finally gav...

Glenn, The neck shape doesn't have anything to do with a traditional TH. It's the very top of it. That large overgrown rounded bulb. Also, the old ones were handmade and were not always exactly the same volume. They ranged from about 2L to 2.3L, if memory serves me. Ah... right, I knew that but got...

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:25 am I've had this one and the VV with several hours of decanting and it was stunning. So I don't think you would go wrong with a few hours of air.

I agree with Andy. Anything wood-aged Port that's been in bottle that long needs some decant time, so a couple of hours (or a few) will be beneficial.

I have to agree with Moses on this, but for a slightly different reason. If the IVDP tasting panel has approved a Port to be labeled as a 30 year old, I don't really care how old it is. For me, that's a quality standard. If they can manage to produce a Port that good in 10 years... more power to the...