So what Ports are you drinking this weekend?

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:42 pm

Well, since I didn't have a Graham's at the house right now for the Virtual Tasting, I opened a 2001 Krohn LBV Port Unfiltered. I've had a few bottles of this in the past and its always been a great QPR.

David Sweet · Post by **David Sweet** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:56 pm

Roy,

This novice to Port would be honored.

David

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:31 pm

David, what a great experiment to try. i look forward to reading how it went

Jay Powers · Post by **Jay Powers** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:45 pm

I had a 1970 Dow. Decanted around noon on Saturday, first sip around 8 PM. As I experienced in my only other go at this wine (on the 2006 FTLOP harvest tour), my first impression was heat. Over the course of the night the heat faded a little, until around midnight it was mosty gone. But not much else left at that point, just a fairly bland taste.

I'm sipping some more right now (Sunday at 9 PM, ~39 hours after decanting). Mostly just sweet, with some remaining heat. Not my wine of the year. As the night before, tha aroma is not apparent until you get your nse right into the glass.

I'm glad I just picked up a case of 1970 Grahams...had the Grahams the other night at the Fifth Floor in SF and it was superb.

Jay

Scott Anaya · Post by **Scott Anaya** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:29 pm

2003 Noval for me this weekend....opened on Friday--jammy yummyness, tightened up on saturday, and opening back up today on Sunday with an interesting licorice finish.

Al B. · Post by **Al B.** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:14 am

I opened a bottle of Kopke 1985 at the weekend, reliable and enjoyable but not something that will ever be the stuff of legend.

Alex

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:47 am

Alex, thank goodness they make great colheita's

Gary Banker · Post by **Gary Banker** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:44 pm

1985 Taylor.

It appears to have been for the British market, as the label says "Taylor's Port".

On opening and several hours later it was almost flavorless with little nose except for a little alcohol. After decanting this morning, it has improved considerably.

Frederick Blais · Post by **Frederick Blais** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:56 pm

Last night at our FTLOP Montreal offline, we had Ferreira 80, Ramos Pinto 85, Dow's 85, Nacional 83 and Ramos Pinto 20 yo. Here are quick impression, I did not take any notes.

Ferreira was from a bottle that stand upright during 20+years because it was place like this in the wooden box. It had a clear tawny color, just like a 20 yo. It was simple but enjoyable.

Ramos Pinto 85 was a nice Port, elegant nose, floral, some field berries flavours. Palate was fresh, sweet but still good acidity, it is still showing a lot of fruit, tannins are smooth and integrated. Mature but can see more years.

Noval Nacional 83, after a bad bottle I had earlier this year, my brother in law decided to open his. The color is brick red with tawny edge. The nose is really something. Powerful flacours of tea, candied orange peal, tobacco, candied fruits and nutmeg. The palate follows accordingly with sweet orange and tea flavours, the acidity is strong for a VP but not unbalaced. Good finish. Not a typical VP but it did show very well that night. I don't know how it will age, it is not often I find VP with such acidity, how long can it stay balanced, this is the question.

Dow's 1985, it took a while for this port to awake. But it the end it proved to be very nice. The first nose was more interesting with sweet cherries flavours mixed with chocolate and tobacco. That palate was rich, good acidity again and some orange zest/tobacco too on the finish.

Ramos Pinto 20 yo, always a favourite for me, the finish just keep on building layers of flavours during 30 secs, impressive stuff.

Great evening guys! We'll have to do it again in a few months.

Todd Pettinger · Post by **Todd Pettinger** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:32 pm

Al B. wrote:Todd,

Glad to hear that you had a good time, just don't leave it too long to write your Guest Corner article since I would love to know what you think of the wines you tasted.

Alex

Alex,
I am just back from Eastern Canada and a funeral for my wife's uncle (I had to take off to drive across the country the morning after the tasting) so I will be working on this article very soon. Depending upon whether Roy has a Guest Corner article for December and what his planned publishing date is, it may make the presses by then! :)

Todd

Todd Pettinger · Post by **Todd Pettinger** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:41 pm

Gary Banker wrote:1985 Taylor.

It appears to have been for the British market, as the label says "Taylor's Port".

On opening and several hours later it was almost flavorless with little nose except for a little alcohol. After decanting this morning, it has improved considerably.

Sneak preview of my TN from the Taylor Vertical tasting, but we tried this '85 as well Gary and it was closed, closed, closed from a nose perspective. Getting the nose almost BURIED in the glass yielded nothing but a nose-ful of Port! Very simple and flat... almost dead.

After 3 hours (at the end of the tasting) and +8 hrs of decanting prior to the beginning of the tasting, it was finally starting to show SOMETHING. Vigorous swirling finally tempted a slight cherry/berry nose out of the glass, but it was very thin, weak. Very disappointing. At least you had your bottle which you could try again the next day - I would have loved to be able to do the same, alas a bottle of this Port is ridiculously expensive here, so I will likely not get the chance to try this, unless something dramatic happens (i.e. I win the lottery or suddenly take up a life of crime and break into every liquor outlet in Edmonton that has this Port!) :)

For The Love Of Port

So what Ports are you drinking this weekend?

2001 Krohn LBV Port (Unfiltered)