What have you opened this week?
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A bottle of Allesverloren 2011 Cape Vintage - tasted (and from the lack of sediment looked) like it had been cold stabilised. A bit thin and lifeless.
On the other hand I also opened a bottle (UK bottler) of Warre 1970 - as good as you'd expect it to be. I love the 1970 vintage at the moment!
On the other hand I also opened a bottle (UK bottler) of Warre 1970 - as good as you'd expect it to be. I love the 1970 vintage at the moment!
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1985 Gould Campbell. Had a couple of pop and pour glasses last night. Terrific port; for me one of the best of the vintage. Looking forward to more tonight ![YIKES! [yahoo.gif]](./images/smilies/yahoo.gif)
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2004 Dow's Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
30 Year Old San Leonardo Tawny Port
30 Year Old San Leonardo Tawny Port
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1994 RAMOS PINTO
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1985 Dow's VP
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Not exactly a Port, but a Moscatel do Doruo. The Secret Spot 40 year old.
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1983 Quarles Harris VP
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Cálem Vintage Port 1985 

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I've opened a 1977 Delaforce to try to get through the Saints - Dolphins game. Not a great game; most plays seem to be ending in penalties at the moment.
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You should have been watching the Patriots & Panthers game. Thrilling. Thankfully my team wonAl B. wrote:I've opened a 1977 Delaforce to try to get through the Saints - Dolphins game. Not a great game; most plays seem to be ending in penalties at the moment.
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The Delaforce is delicious - right on it's drinking plateau. Sweet fruit with leathery overtones and a lovely balancing acidity. Elegant and tasty.Thomas V wrote:You should have been watching the Patriots & Panthers game. Thrilling. Thankfully my team wonAl B. wrote:I've opened a 1977 Delaforce to try to get through the Saints - Dolphins game. Not a great game; most plays seem to be ending in penalties at the moment.How is the Delaforce?
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Graham's 20 Year Tawny (B. 2006) by the glass at lunch, at a restaurant, on Monday.
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2014 Guru White, another great white wine from the Douro.
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1970 Warre's Vintage. Very nice, and showed beautifully for this one. Shared with a group of friends for a Friday night dinner and paired nicely with cheeses and dark chocolate.
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Dow's Vintage 1985.
Very pleasant Port.
Very pleasant Port.
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S.Leonardo 30yr. old Tawny
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1960 Kopke VP, 1997 Niepoort LBV
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I do feel that some indication of how the wine/bottle taste would be appreciated when posting.
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"alles verloren" would translate to "everything lost" so in a way it makes senseAl B. wrote:A bottle of Allesverloren 2011 Cape Vintage - tasted (and from the lack of sediment looked) like it had been cold stabilised. A bit thin and lifeless.

(in Dutch that is, in Afrikaans it might be something slightly different)
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An epic lunch with 1945 Dow's as dessert and 1961 Latour as the entree, with my college roomie from culinary school.
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