What have you opened this week?

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1940 Kopke "375" Colheita
1966 Graham Vintage Port

Both for the FTLOP 11th Anniversary Tasting.
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Many things

1970 Taylors VP
1968 Noval Colheita
1966 Offley Boa Vist VP
1986 Graham's Malvedos VP
and a couple Portuguese dry wines, a red and white.
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Forgot the 1964 Krohn Colheita Branco on Friday night!
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I opened a Morgan '66 at the weekend. I was with you guys in Seattle in spirit, if not in person.
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Al B. wrote:I opened a Morgan '66 at the weekend. I was with you guys in Seattle in spirit, if not in person.
Glad you could join us!

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Al B. wrote:I opened a Morgan '66 at the weekend. I was with you guys in Seattle in spirit, if not in person.
Sorry you couldn't make it but excellent choice. Hope it showed well.


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'82 and '85 Kopke Colheitas.
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Got a 1968 Krohn's Colheita and a 1977 Warre's VP on tap for this weekend.
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2005 Croft Quinta da Roeda VP, very nice!
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Opened (and took a sip) of one my favorite VP's tonight in order to drink it tomorrow with my son and his wife, the 2000 Fonseca VP.
I love this wine very much, I had it several times and it has never disapointed me. Lovely wine!
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My computer's bottle selection program, which evaluates 58 different factors to determine the most appropriate next bottle for my home consumption; determined that I should indulge a bottle from a stash of Fonseca '66 which I purchased in December 2008, but have to date, not yet sampled.

- And who am I to disagree with the worthy 'puter..?

English bottled by Peatling & Cawdron in King's Lynn, Norfolk, the bottle bore a simple label and a level just below base of neck.

What an incredibly young wine this is! Inky in the glass, quite fragrant, but still awkwardly tannic; the wine is shouting 'come back in another half century' at me..

Rarely have I felt so justified when flagging the remainder of the bottles (seven of them) as code R - reserved for special occasions..
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1985 Ferriera vintage port.

TN to follow, but it was awesome.
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Thomas V wrote:1985 Ferriera vintage port.

TN to follow, but it was awesome.
Absolutely love this wine. Glad you have reason to as well.


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Bradley Bogdan wrote:
Thomas V wrote:1985 Ferriera vintage port.

TN to follow, but it was awesome.
Absolutely love this wine. Glad you have reason to as well.
I couldn't agree more.

TN

Yesterday was a spontaneous tasting in the club. Bring a bottle. The line up ended up being.,.

20YO Offley
20YO Vieira De Sousa
10YO Quinta de Gaivosa
1985 Kopke Colheita

Graham's Natura Reserve Ruby
2010 Quinta de Prelade LBV
2004 Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage
2003 Quinta de Romaniera Vintage

The reds had a poor showing and the Offley stole it for me at 91 points.
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Smith-Woodhouse 1995 LBV.
Showed really lovely the last few days! Must say that I'm very impressed by this port! Still have 4 more bottles to go :-)
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1970 Quinta do Noval Nacional - a youthful and excellent showing.
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1974 Kopke Colheita bottled in 2013. Lovely stuff with a streak of refreshing acidity.
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Gould Campbell 1977 VP
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1992 Quinta do Crasto LBV..note is now posted
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S. Leonardo Velhissimo Tawny Port opened last night for a handful of aficionados. Thank goodness I still have another bottle ... the first one disappeared WAY to quickly. It held up to the hype and my expectations, which were pretty high.
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