What have you opened this week?

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A Brunheda 20-yr Old Tawny Port that I received from Stewart. I'm going to give it a couple of days to mellow before I do a TN, as right now it's very bright and tart.
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Russ K wrote:Buddy of mine bought some 1997 Barros Cohleita at Costco. $38.
In Colorado? Which one?
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Fonseca 1975 at Zev's Life on the Douro screening in London.

Delaforce 1970 and 1977, Quinta da Corte 1984 at the Delaforce tasting in London.
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Vista Alegre 30 year old Tawny Port

Tonight will be another wood-aged Port.

I am saving a bodacious older VP for later in the week.
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1983 Graham's VP has just been decanted for after dinner.
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1955 Cockburn's
Quinta do Crasto Finest Reserve (to be launched in USA next month)
2007 Taylor LBV - also will be hitting shelves in USA soon
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A bottle of Noval crusted, bottled in 1965 - absolutely delicious
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A bottle of almost 10 year old Warre's "Fine Selected" Port (a Ruby Port). Not bad, but interesting....
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A 375 of 1983 Smith Woodhouse VP. Also not bad, but interesting ... TN to follow.
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Pocas Quinta Vale de Cavalos Special Reserve
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Decanting a 1994 Cockburn's today. We shall see.
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Just finished a Warres Otima 10 which comes in a convenient 500 mL bottle and opened a Fonseca Bin 27 Reserve.
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A half bottle of 1965 Porto Rocha Colheita to celebrate my wife's birthday.
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A bottle of Bomfim 1999 - the extra bottle I bought when bargain shopping in the supermarket last night. £20 a bottle - I can't resist a bargain!
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1965 Delaforce Colheita and a 1963 Graham's Vintage. Both are unfinished, and now I am off to Hong Kong. I have never let a VP sit around for a week, so it will be interesting to see how it is after 6 days (if my wife doesn't finish it while I am gone). No worries about the Colheita, though. It will be just fine.

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1983 Cockburn's with a very short decant
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Roy Hersh wrote:1983 Cockburn's with a very short decant
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Glenn E. wrote:
Roy Hersh wrote:1983 Cockburn's with a very short decant
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Pop-n-pour then drink within an hour or less. [foilhat.gif]
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Portal 10 Year Tawny. An OKC liquor store had 10-40 Portal, along the 1997 and 2003 Vintages! Figured what the heck and got the 10 year for the hotel. Quite lovely. Tastes older than 10 years!
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2002 Broadbent LBV and Rocha 1976 Colheita, which tastes younger than 30 years (bottled 2006), but still delicious.
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