What have you opened this week?

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San Leonardo 30 year old.
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I opened a 30 yr S.Leonardo yesterday unfortunately it was turning.
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jeff t. wrote:I opened a 30 yr S.Leonardo yesterday unfortunately it was turning.
How so? Too long in the bottle?
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1977 Delaforce VP that I had noticed signs of past seepage. Was more mature than normal but still a pleasant bottle.
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30yr Leonardo bottled in 2015 part of earlier S. Leonardo purchase.Tasted unpleasant, very sharp and acidic and very different from my earlier bottles.
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jeff t. wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:20 pm 30yr Leonardo bottled in 2015 part of earlier S. Leonardo purchase.Tasted unpleasant, very sharp and acidic and very different from my earlier bottles.
Hmm. I think I just (last month) opened a 40 from this batch which was doing just fine. I still have one 30 and one 40 from the 2015 purchase.
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I also still have 1 thirty and 1 40yr from the same batch.Hoping all is well.
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jeff t. wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:20 pm 30yr Leonardo bottled in 2015 part of earlier S. Leonardo purchase.Tasted unpleasant, very sharp and acidic and very different from my earlier bottles.
I do have a couple 40 yr bottled in 2011 that are now getting long in the tooth. They will be consumed by summer, is the plan anyways.
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For tonight with the crew...

1983 Smith Woodhouse
1995 Smith Woodhouse Madelena
1997 Smith Woodhouse
1986 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1992 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1994 Smith Woodhouse LBV
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John M. wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 6:42 am For tonight with the crew...

1983 Smith Woodhouse
1995 Smith Woodhouse Madelena
1997 Smith Woodhouse
1986 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1992 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1994 Smith Woodhouse LBV
Lucky Crew. Really curious on the 1997.
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My S. Leonardo 30 was bottled 2016. A good bottle.
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1997 Warre Vintage.
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Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 6:47 am
John M. wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 6:42 am For tonight with the crew...

1983 Smith Woodhouse
1995 Smith Woodhouse Madelena
1997 Smith Woodhouse
1986 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1992 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1994 Smith Woodhouse LBV
Lucky Crew. Really curious on the 1997.

The 1983 was slightly flawed, otherwise an excellent tasting. 1997 needs more cellar time. WOTN was the 95 Madelena
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1992 Fonseca, 1994 Grahams. Part of a very special port tasting. Roy will likely post notes.
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Randy Katz wrote:1992 Fonseca, 1994 Grahams. Part of a very special port tasting. Roy will likely post notes.
Please post your notes. We’d all like to know your thoughts as well.
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Here was the entire lineup from that particular day into night:

Flight 1:
1945 Taylor
1955 Taylor
1963 Taylor
1970 Taylor

1934 Fonseca
1955 Fonseca
1963 Fonseca
1970 Fonseca

1945 Graham
1963 Graham
1970 Graham

1931 Quinta do Noval  

Flight 2:
1977 Taylor
1977 Fonseca
1977 Graham

1985 Taylor
1985 Fonseca
1985 Graham

1992 Fonseca
1994 Taylor
1994 Fonseca
1994 Graham

With the above and Andy's great event, January has turned out very nicely so far. One more event this coming weekend.
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That looks like an amazing tasting! Top bottle? "Worst" bottle (a relative term with that line up)?
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Wow! Amazing best of last half century! [cheers.gif]
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1977 Warre’s VP


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Opened a bottle of Cockburn 1967 for the weekend; absolutely delicious mature Port.
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