What have you opened this week?
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Not really ready to open this Wine, But I had to figure out, if it was a fake bottle.
It was'nt
very smooth, lovely nose, a little sweet and creamy. Just the Way I like them.
Had it saved for Roy some day being back in town [help.gif
It was'nt
very smooth, lovely nose, a little sweet and creamy. Just the Way I like them.
Had it saved for Roy some day being back in town [help.gif
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Re: What have you opened this week?
A Ferreira Duque de Braganca 20 year old Tawny Port for tomorrows Easter lunch with friends. Just sampling today
Happy Easter everybody. Hope you get to enjoy with friends and family and naturally some great port wine.
Happy Easter everybody. Hope you get to enjoy with friends and family and naturally some great port wine.
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People were port thirsty today. Had to open 2 additional bottles. A Kopke 2011 LBV and a Vieira de Sousa 10YO Tawny.Thomas V wrote:A Ferreira Duque de Braganca 20 year old Tawny Port for tomorrows Easter lunch with friends. Just sampling today
Happy Easter everybody. Hope you get to enjoy with friends and family and naturally some great port wine.
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1995 Kopke Colheita. Much better than the 1996 version
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1977 Rocha Colheita. Bottled 2000. Sublime and better than my bottle opened in 2015. Now just one left of the original bunch.
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A bottle of Martinez 1970 VP. A lovely port in an elegant style.
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Sandeman 20 year, bottled in 2015. $36 at Costco
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Not really a Port, but Portal's 2000 Moscatel do Douro Reserva.
Beautiful red gold color with the aromas and flavors of Moscatel, but the structure and mouthfeel of Sauternes.
Beautiful red gold color with the aromas and flavors of Moscatel, but the structure and mouthfeel of Sauternes.
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40 year S. Leonardo Tawny
1963 Graham's Vintage
1963 Graham's Vintage
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Monday - a Malvedos '61 as part of an informal tasting to celebrate Derek T's 51st - won WOTN against a good field that included a very young G70, which came in 3rd behind the much under-appreciated Gonzales Byass '70..
Tuesday - a Croft '63 from a stash that I've had for yonks - this wine just gets steadily better, with no sign of going over the hill, unlike many 63s...
Coming up - a Warre '85 - a wine I've not drunk at home for a few years now, to be followed by the first bottle from a rough stash of Offley '72, acquired last autumn..
Tuesday - a Croft '63 from a stash that I've had for yonks - this wine just gets steadily better, with no sign of going over the hill, unlike many 63s...
Coming up - a Warre '85 - a wine I've not drunk at home for a few years now, to be followed by the first bottle from a rough stash of Offley '72, acquired last autumn..
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Drank a 2004 Dalva Colheita Tuesday with a friend. At 15 USD it was a nice little wine.
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1995 Malvedos, looks promising upon decant.
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Spur of the moment visitors...opened a
2000 Niepoort Secundum
1994 Warre's LBV
2003 Warre's LBV
All showed quite nicely, especially in a pop and pour situation. WOTN was the 1994 Warre's, firing on all cylinders. I've had this a few times before and every time it just comes off like a VP IMHO.
2000 Niepoort Secundum
1994 Warre's LBV
2003 Warre's LBV
All showed quite nicely, especially in a pop and pour situation. WOTN was the 1994 Warre's, firing on all cylinders. I've had this a few times before and every time it just comes off like a VP IMHO.
Any Port in a storm!
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1992 Quinta do Infantado
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Boys night yesterday. Me and my Best buddy!
The Fonseca showed wonderfully, bit the Directors Port, bottled in 1971 (and matured in oak 'nearly' half a century) was a monster of a Tawny.
This is the third time for me with this Martinez, and it truely is an amazing port!
The Fonseca showed wonderfully, bit the Directors Port, bottled in 1971 (and matured in oak 'nearly' half a century) was a monster of a Tawny.
This is the third time for me with this Martinez, and it truely is an amazing port!
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What?? You drink something other than interesting Ports?? Just teasing, of course, that you had a Pomerol in the picture. Glad to hear they showed well!Allan Engelsted Laurents wrote:Boys night yesterday. Me and my Best buddy!
The Fonseca showed wonderfully, bit the Directors Port, bottled in 1971 (and matured in oak 'nearly' half a century) was a monster of a Tawny.
This is the third time for me with this Martinez, and it truely is an amazing port!
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Opened a bottle 1999 Noval LBV. Never had one before and had a couple of bottles sitting around. Is holding up in the decanter quite well after 2 days.
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1967 Sandeman VP -- Note is now posted.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Yes Bradley, on special occasions I drink other beverages.... The Pomerol was fresh and fruity.
Tonight....again something special. I have been hunting this Moscatel for some time. With an old IVP seal, so well over 40 yeats old.
First time for me...looking forward.
The house of Niepoort shows it ability of making different wines.
Tonight....again something special. I have been hunting this Moscatel for some time. With an old IVP seal, so well over 40 yeats old.
First time for me...looking forward.
The house of Niepoort shows it ability of making different wines.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
For Derek T's birthday a couple of weeks ago I opened a bottle that was labelled as Smith Woodhouse 1947. This evening I opened a splendid bottle of Noval 1970.