For The Love Of Port

1985 Delaforce Vintage Port (Douro, Portugal) Not sure if this was decanted for very long (I don’t think it was). Light red, with a delicate Christmas cake nose with a hint of alcohol. The raspberry fruit should a decent length and almost carried the alcohol as well. I suspect some more decanting t...

Roy,
Thank you for your generous praise. I have now posted my thoughts on those special Ports from our 2nd night at The Crusting Pipe offline. A night to remember...

Cheers.
Nicos

TN: Roy Hersh visits London - The Crusting Pipe offline (1906 – 1998)– Part 2 – 12 Oct 2007 Having nursed myself back to consciousness after last nights top notch Port offline at the Crusting Pipe in London’s Covent Garden, I shuffled slowly to my kitchen. There, I cooked myself a modest breakfast ...

Drank on 14 Oct 2007 with Roy Hersh and Charles Morgan in London. 1947 Barros – Colheita (Douro, Portugal) Bottled in June 2007, my thanks to Roy for bringing this gem along. This is the first Port I have ever drunk from 1947. Light mahogany brown with a tinge of light red and a terracotta rim. The ...

- 1994 Nacional. About as close to perfection as it gets, though ideally it needs another 30+ years.

Roy,
The '91 Colheita was US$50 and the '75 Colheita US$100. This seems like too much to me. Great to spend some fun times with you in England recently.

Derek,
Thanks for the tip. :)

Andy,
Congratulations! Hope to meet you in person one day.

1980 Dow all the way. The Grahams is also pretty good.

In France yesterday, I saw the following Ports from a producer called Anderson. I have never tried any Ports from this house, so just wondering if anyone has any views on either the producer or these Ports:

- 2000 LBV
- 1991 Colheita
- 1975 Colheita

Otto Nieminen wrote:Off-topic, but I have to ask! Through sleuthing I know that a Musar 1983 was served for Roy on this trip. But where is the TN for that? I've searched through several sites and haven't found any!

-O-(the Musaroholic)

VA with a hint of Brett.

Derek, Thanks for posting your notes and it was great to see you and Uncle Tom. I think Roy and I did a half decent job of blind tasting, as a team. ;) Here are my notes, and I look forward to seeing you again soon. Nicos With my good friend Roy “Portmeister” Hersh in town as my guest, it was time t...

This is actually Roy H. using my friend Nicos' computer ... The last time I had that particular VP was part of a vertical tasting in FLA with Rupert Symington. It is a very solid bottling but extremely young and primary. 10-12 hours of decant time will reduce the spirit and allow it to integrate bet...

You guys start to freak me out Taking your own port with you on your travels just to have your daily shot of port, hmmmmm.....time for that AA meeting ? This is actually Roy H. using my friend Nicos' computer ... Having carried bottles of Port from the USA during the past 11 days in Portugal, just ...

Andy,
Thanks and I hope to post notes on the offline.

Cheers.

My good friend and Port expert Roy Hersh arrived in London today. We shared a modest Chinese meal with German Rieslings from 1979 (Spatlese) and 1983 (Auslese), as well as a 1985 Vin Santo from Italy. For the finale, Roy pulled a “young” Colheita from his suitcase. 1955 Burmester Colheita Port From ...

One story comes to mind for me. First one was when I was walking past a local wine store in London and this was 2 weeks before Christmas. The store had brought in cases of 1985 and 1977 Warre's VP, and were selling it by the bottle. The prices were very cheap, and I bought as much as I could afford....

ROY,

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!

Your humble friend & Port brother,

Nicos

After 12 hours
This has settled down into a really enjoyable red fruit-driven Port. Hardly any alcohol noticeable.

Raj,
Maybe decanting will help?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROY!

Alex, excellent notes and well done on the choice of Ports and wines!