What have you opened this week?

[Eric Ifune]

Sitting on the patio of a bungalow at Faja dos Padres. Listening to the waves crash. Just opened a 2005 Andresen Colheita bottled 2020. I know it's not Madeira, but it was gifted by Carlos Flores.

[Glenn E.]

Sounds idyllic! How is that 2005? I had to leave my 2000 with George Sandeman to be shipped later.

[Eric Ifune]

Nice. Obviously not old. Still with a lot of red and fruit but perfect listening to the waves.

[Jonathan S]

-1997 Fonseca VP (375 mL)

10/7/21

Let the Vintage Port season begin!

[Al B.]

I managed to catch up with lots of friends last week and opened a shed-load of bottles from my cellar, including:

• Croft 1927
• Niepoort VV
• Constantino 1947
• Warre 1958
• Quarles Harris 1963
• Krohn 1965
• Niepoort 1944 bottled 1970
• Gould Campbell 1966

[Andy Velebil]

I managed to catch up with lots of friends last week and opened a shed-load of bottles from my cellar, including:

• Croft 1927
• Niepoort VV
• Constantino 1947
• Warre 1958
• Quarles Harris 1963
• Krohn 1965
• Niepoort 1944 bottled 1970
• Gould Campbell 1966

They were all terrible

[Mike J. W.]

I managed to catch up with lots of friends last week and opened a shed-load of bottles from my cellar, including:

• Croft 1927
• Niepoort VV
• Constantino 1947
• Warre 1958
• Quarles Harris 1963
• Krohn 1965
• Niepoort 1944 bottled 1970
• Gould Campbell 1966

Is there an application that needs to be filled out to be your friend?

[Moses Botbol]

1994 Delforce VP. Keeps getting better over time. Thought it was a crappy port a decade ago, but it's a lot better now! Has plenty of life ahead of it.

[Mike J. W.]

1990 Niepoort Petre VP. Dark ruby color. Nice mix of Christmas spices, blueberries and cigar ash on the nose. Smooth and full of fruit, but with a little heat on the finish. A nice Port.

[Al B.]

I managed to catch up with lots of friends last week and opened a shed-load of bottles from my cellar, including:

• Croft 1927
• Niepoort VV
• Constantino 1947
• Warre 1958
• Quarles Harris 1963
• Krohn 1965
• Niepoort 1944 bottled 1970
• Gould Campbell 1966

Is there an application that needs to be filled out to be your friend?

It was a bit of an unusual week. A COVID rapid antigen test every day and then fabulous Port for lunch and dinner.

[Al B.]

1990 Niepoort Petre VP. Dark ruby color. Nice mix of Christmas spices, blueberries and cigar ash on the nose. Smooth and full of fruit, but with a little heat on the finish. A nice Port.

Does anyone have a list of the vintages that Niepoort made a Petre vintage? I've had 1995 and Mike has mentioned 1990. There's 1994 mentioned in the TNDB. What else have people seen?

[Mike J. W.]

1990 Niepoort Petre VP. Dark ruby color. Nice mix of Christmas spices, blueberries and cigar ash on the nose. Smooth and full of fruit, but with a little heat on the finish. A nice Port.

Does anyone have a list of the vintages that Niepoort made a Petre vintage? I've had 1995 and Mike has mentioned 1990. There's 1994 mentioned in the TNDB. What else have people seen?

I looked at Cellartracker and they list people who have a bottle of the Niepoort Petre for the following years: 1934, 1975, 1980, 1995 & 1997 as well as the years you've already mentioned.

[Moses Botbol]

1999 Dow Crusted. Had one pop and pour glass after finishing '94 Delaforce. Dow was quite sweeter than the Delaforce. Tonight will be a better judge on the '99. Cork came out perfect.

[Andy Velebil]

1970 Royal Oporto Qta d. Carvalhas VP
NV Whitwham Millennium Port
NV Quinta de La Rosa Reserve Ruby

[Mike J. W.]

2000 Broadbent LBV (bottled by Quinta do Crasto). The first day it was more or less a disjointed mess. 24 hours in the decanter and it's a dark purple, light on the palate, fruity and smooth Port. It's an easy drinking LBV and tastes a lot younger then its 21 years.

[Jonathan S]

1997 Warre’s VP (375 mL) (10/15)


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[Eric Ifune]

Andy,
How's the Whitwham Millennium? I've a half I need to drink.

[Eric Menchen]

Andy, How's the Whitwham Millennium? I've a half I need to drink.

+1 on the request. I've seen some of those at auction and put in bids, but haven't won one yet. I'm thinking they're now getting a little long in the bottle.

[Andy Velebil]

Andy,
How's the Whitwham Millennium? I've a half I need to drink.

It was very nice. The King Pedro is the better of the two, IMO. Didn't seem over the hill yet, but it didn't last long opened when I shared it so hard to say exactly from the 1/2 bottle I opened.

[Moses Botbol]

1970 Fonseca VP.