What have you opened this week?

[Glenn E.]

It took a while for me to want Port again after returning from Portugal, but I have finally opened a bottle - S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port.

[Randy Katz]

I opened a DR 30 tawny last week. Sippin slowly with baklava each night.

[Glenn E.]

I opened a DR 30 tawny last week. Sippin slowly with baklava each night.

Sounds awesome! Do you make the baklava or do you get it somewhere?

[Al B.]

It took a while for me to want Port again after returning from Portugal, but I have finally opened a bottle - S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port.

Given what you were drinking in Portugal that’s a great bottle to start to get back to Port drinking.

[Al B.]

I opened a bottle of Churchill 1985 on Tuesday (it’s now Thursday). It was a little spoiled by unbalanced VA on Tuesday but that seems to have faded today and it’s much more enjoyable. I’m glad I didn’t pour it down the sink.

[Andy Velebil]

Quevedo 10 year Tawny Port. A wonderful 10
Yr.

Cockburn’s white (my house port-tonic or with other mixers). A very nice white port.

[Roy Hersh]

1944 Royal Oporto Colheita

[Frederick Blais]

This one was not drunk on the job

On 2 days, even if I prefer the recent bottling of 1992 this 1994 is a great Colheita from Quevedo. Bottled in July 2021, it is really showing the generosity of the year and the fresh young character specific to Quevedo Ports. Yummy!

[Al B.]

This one was not drunk on the job

On 2 days, even if I prefer the recent bottling of 1992 this 1994 is a great Colheita from Quevedo. Bottled in July 2021, it is really showing the generosity of the year and the fresh young character specific to Quevedo Ports. Yummy!

It is a lovely colheita but like you I prefer the 1992. I just love that little flash of grapefruit bitterness on the finish of the 1992.

[Al B.]

I opened a bottle of Vargellas 1967, bottled (in Oporto) in 1970, this evening. It's a delicious bottle, drinking extremely well tonight.

[Mike J. W.]

1992 Pocas Colheita (bottled 2017).

[Eric Ifune]

Quevedo Crusted, bottled 2016.
Still primary, starting to soften. Too easy to drink!

[Roy Hersh]

Al B. wrote:
I opened a bottle of Vargellas 1967, bottled (in Oporto) in 1970, this evening. It's a delicious bottle, drinking extremely well tonight.


A tale of two bottles. Some are spirity and overtly minty, as the fruit has faded leaving a weak impression. I've had several like this over the years. But the one's that were stored really well, are fantastic mature VPs with gorgeous fruit. I am glad you definitely had the latter. When they are on, they are really memorable. Like Vargellas 1987 and 1991 will be someday.

[Jonathan S]

1994 Graham's Vintage Port (375 mL) (11/6/21)

[Moses Botbol]

1970 Niepoort Colheita last night. Some initial VA; how much depends bottle to bottle with this port. Will finish the bottle tonight.

[Jonathan S]

1997 Niepoort VP (375 mL) (11/9/21)

Faulty with tremendous VA; it's a shame, as I can tell that it has great underlying structure and fruit.

[Jonathan S]

2000 Fonseca VP (375 mL) (11/11/21)

[John M.]

1994 VP Tasting tonight with the old crew and Mike W.

Line Up:

1. Fonseca
2. Grahams
3. Dows
4. Ramos Pinto
5. Kopke
6. Ferriera
7. Smith Woodhouse
8. Mystery Port by Mike!

[Frederick Blais]

375ml of Quinta do Passadouro 1997, fully matured, quite nice, I'll try to find a few 750ml ones

[Andy Velebil]

2016 Taylor’s VP.