What have you opened this week?

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1976 Krohn Colheita, bottled 2015. One of the bottles I got from Premier Cru that was stupid cheap.
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1991 Quinta do Vezúvio VP
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Was in Austin over the weekend and I brought some port along. My cousin likes port, but never had anything kind of fancy. Brought '70 Dow, '63 Croft, '85 GC, and '94 Martinez. We drank one a night; Thurs - Sunday.
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2011 Taylor's LBV
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Wine & Soul 10 year tawny Port. (bottled in 2015)
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Smith Woodhouse traditionel LBV 2003 opened last weekend was much nicer than Kopke Late Bottled Vintage 2011 opened tonight.
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1978 Kopke Colheita for tonight's house warming celebration for friends.
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Moses Botbol wrote:Was in Austin over the weekend and I brought some port along. My cousin likes port, but never had anything kind of fancy. Brought '70 Dow, '63 Croft, '85 GC, and '94 Martinez. We drank one a night; Thurs - Sunday.
Bet you were happy to have an excuse to open such a fine selection!

I opened a Dow 1977 last Thursday - partly to fit into the Virtual theme.
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1976 Krohn's Colheita is on tap for later today
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Over the weekend we had '83 Cockburn that started off pretty good, but within an hour started smell musty and by 5 hours started tasting musty. Solid pop and pour, but this plagued vintage reared its head once again...

Later in the evening we had '70 Noval and '70 Dow. Both showed quite well, albeit very different styles. Dow was certainly drier than the Noval and the Noval was a little hotter. Both were 93-94 point wines.
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Moses Botbol wrote:Over the weekend we had '83 Cockburn that started off pretty good, but within an hour started smell musty and by 5 hours started tasting musty. Solid pop and pour, but this plagued vintage reared its head once again...

Later in the evening we had '70 Noval and '70 Dow. Both showed quite well, albeit very different styles. Dow was certainly drier than the Noval and the Noval was a little hotter. Both were 93-94 point wines.
Bummer on the Cockburn's but sadly typical. Glad the others showed well. That Noval is getting hotter as time progresses and is in a period to enjoy


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Andy Velebil wrote:
Moses Botbol wrote:Over the weekend we had '83 Cockburn that started off pretty good, but within an hour started smell musty and by 5 hours started tasting musty. Solid pop and pour, but this plagued vintage reared its head once again...

Later in the evening we had '70 Noval and '70 Dow. Both showed quite well, albeit very different styles. Dow was certainly drier than the Noval and the Noval was a little hotter. Both were 93-94 point wines.
Bummer on the Cockburn's but sadly typical.
Went from "High 5's" to "oh well" in 5 hours.
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Ramos Pinto 20 year Tawny. Note posted.
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Graham Crusted bottled in 1985 - an interesting port, quite different from LBV or from vintage and very enjoyable.
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Club tasting. The quality of these tawnies are outstanding.

10YO White Sao Leonardo
20YO White Sao Leonardo
60YO White Sao Leonardo

10YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
20YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
30YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
40YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
60YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
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Thomas V wrote:Club tasting. The quality of these tawnies are outstanding.

10YO White Sao Leonardo
20YO White Sao Leonardo
60YO White Sao Leonardo

10YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
20YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
30YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
40YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
60YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
Wow, nice tasting!

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Thomas V wrote:Club tasting. The quality of these tawnies are outstanding.

10YO White Sao Leonardo
20YO White Sao Leonardo
60YO White Sao Leonardo

10YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
20YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
30YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
40YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
60YO Tawny Sao Leonardo
Tawnies so good they had to have new labels! [shok.gif]
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Glenn E. wrote: Wow, nice tasting!
One to remember that is for sure. Taste notes posted.
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last week:
- Quevedo 30 YO White port;
Last weekend:
- 1970 Amandio VP (Real Companhia Vinicola do Norte de Portugal);
- 1937 Stormonth Tait "Old Port", matured in Wood. Labels almost totally dissappeared. A t-stopper cork. A colheita for sure, and it was simply sensational 8--) :yumyum: :yumyum: [cheers.gif]
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Quevedo 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Pocas 1997 Colheita Port, 0.375 bottle
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