What have you opened this week?
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Noval 40yo tawny. OMG.
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Very nice!!!Mike K. wrote:Noval 40yo tawny. OMG.
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1992 Taylor VP from a 375ml. Inky purple, fruity, young and delicious!
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Delaforce Corte 87
I have a good regard for the '87 vintage, and suspect that despite being undeclared, it may actually have been the best year of an inglorious decade.
But there are exceptions to every rule, and this seems to be one of them. Tired wine, sweet and rather dismal. Drink up if you have any, otherwise avoid - score 1-1
I have a good regard for the '87 vintage, and suspect that despite being undeclared, it may actually have been the best year of an inglorious decade.
But there are exceptions to every rule, and this seems to be one of them. Tired wine, sweet and rather dismal. Drink up if you have any, otherwise avoid - score 1-1
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Besides the Taylor Vargellas, what would you recommend from '87?Tom Archer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:44 pm Delaforce Corte 87
I have a good regard for the '87 vintage, and suspect that despite being undeclared, it may actually have been the best year of an inglorious decade.
But there are exceptions to every rule, and this seems to be one of them. Tired wine, sweet and rather dismal. Drink up if you have any, otherwise avoid - score 1-1
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1985 Fonseca
1994 Vesuvio
1999 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1994 Vesuvio
1999 Smith Woodhouse LBV
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Churchill Agua Alta, Fonseca Guimaraens and Niepoort all show well.Besides the Taylor Vargellas, what would you recommend from '87?
I don't think I've ever encountered a faulty '87 - unlike '85...
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Another Otima 10
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2007 Noval Silval, for the virtual tasting. Not sure if this is the best time for a 2007, but I picked up a bunch of these upon release for $26, so I'm willing to give it a try. I had already pulled one from my "offsite" storage to try sometime soon.
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1987 Porto Souza Vintage Port, for the April/May 2020 Virtual Tasting. TN here.
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I have a name for stashes of bottles that are split between my main drinking cellar and my holding cellar. I call them 'basket cases' - because I use four bottle wicker baskets to transport bottles from one to the other.I had already pulled one from my "offsite" storage to try sometime soon
I do recommend using these baskets - they are a comfortable weight to carry and are much safer than a case or carton when navigating cellar steps. They are also remarkably stable in the back of the car, and don't slide around at all.
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1994 Warre's VP (Last Week)
2016 Dow VP
2016 Dow VP
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1999/2018 Offley Colheita
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Ferreira "Duque de Bragança" 20 Year old Tawny
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1997 Dalva Colheita, bottled 2017.
A good QPR, tons of cooked blood orange and lemon zest.
A good QPR, tons of cooked blood orange and lemon zest.
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1992 Quinta do Infantado Vintage Port - Fabulous!