What have you opened this week?
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- Eric Ifune
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Re: What have you opened this week?
San Leonardo 30 year old.
Re: What have you opened this week?
I opened a 30 yr S.Leonardo yesterday unfortunately it was turning.
Re: What have you opened this week?
How so? Too long in the bottle?jeff t. wrote:I opened a 30 yr S.Leonardo yesterday unfortunately it was turning.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
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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Re: What have you opened this week?
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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Re: What have you opened this week?
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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Re: What have you opened this week?
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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Re: What have you opened this week?
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
1983 Smith Woodhouse
1995 Smith Woodhouse Madelena
1997 Smith Woodhouse
1986 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1992 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1994 Smith Woodhouse LBV
Any Port in a storm!
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Lucky Crew. Really curious on the 1997.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
My S. Leonardo 30 was bottled 2016. A good bottle.
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The 1983 was slightly flawed, otherwise an excellent tasting. 1997 needs more cellar time. WOTN was the 95 Madelena
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Re: What have you opened this week?
1992 Fonseca, 1994 Grahams. Part of a very special port tasting. Roy will likely post notes.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Please post your notes. We’d all like to know your thoughts as well.Randy Katz wrote:1992 Fonseca, 1994 Grahams. Part of a very special port tasting. Roy will likely post notes.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
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.
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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Re: What have you opened this week?
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!
- Jonathan S
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Re: What have you opened this week?
1977 Warre’s VP
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Opened a bottle of Cockburn 1967 for the weekend; absolutely delicious mature Port.
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