What have you opened this week?
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Last night to celebrate a friends bday who was born in 1970....
1970 Niepoort Colheita
1970 Quinta do Crasto Colheita
1970 Fonseca
1970 Graham's
1970 Dow's
1970 Taylor
1970 Offley Boa Vista
1970 Niepoort Colheita
1970 Quinta do Crasto Colheita
1970 Fonseca
1970 Graham's
1970 Dow's
1970 Taylor
1970 Offley Boa Vista
Andy Velebil Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used. William Shakespeare http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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Last night to celebrate the first time I've been able to hang out with Stewart in over 6 months, a blind tasting of new release samples:
2005 Quinta do Noval LBV
2007 Fonseca LBV - one of the handful of "best ever" LBV's I have had
2007 Taylor LB
Miller Wine Works = Sage Canyon Vineyard, Napa
2002 Dow's Crusted - purchased at local store
2008 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port - loved this
2008 Robert Hall vintage port - Napa
1976 Krohn Colheita - to finish off the tasting with something completely different
2005 Quinta do Noval LBV
2007 Fonseca LBV - one of the handful of "best ever" LBV's I have had
2007 Taylor LB
Miller Wine Works = Sage Canyon Vineyard, Napa
2002 Dow's Crusted - purchased at local store
2008 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port - loved this
2008 Robert Hall vintage port - Napa
1976 Krohn Colheita - to finish off the tasting with something completely different
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1987 Taylor Vargellas
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That's one lucky friend! Bet they had trouble walking in a straight line after that session!!Andy Velebil wrote:Last night to celebrate a friends bday who was born in 1970....
1970 Niepoort Colheita
1970 Quinta do Crasto Colheita
1970 Fonseca
1970 Graham's
1970 Dow's
1970 Taylor
1970 Offley Boa Vista
Re: What have you opened this week?
Last week as my contribution to our Christmas offline I opened two unknown bottles, identified from their corks to be Croft and Taylor from the vintage of 1927. Both were just fabulous.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Quinta do Noval Tawny (one of the best QPR out there imho - and am lucky enough that the store offering the best price on it in the US is just a mile away)
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Napa? Are you sure that it's not from Paso Robles?Roy Hersh wrote: 2008 Robert Hall vintage port - Napa
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1967 Martinez - another one drinking really nicely at the moment. Tasting notes for all the bottles I've opened this year will get posted soon, I promise!
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to celebrate the second day we opened the following..
1955 Quinta do Noval VP
1955 Warre's VP
1958 Martinez VP
1958 Warre's VP
Niepoort 30 year tawny
2010 Niepoort Coche (Douro white wine)
1955 Quinta do Noval VP
1955 Warre's VP
1958 Martinez VP
1958 Warre's VP
Niepoort 30 year tawny
2010 Niepoort Coche (Douro white wine)
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Niepoort Crusted
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1987 Cálem Quinta da Foz VP
1977 Pocas Junior VP
1977 Pocas Junior VP
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1967 Kopke Colheita
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Noval 20 year tawny
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Churchill's 10 Year Old Tawny. Nice and creamy.
Quinta do Portal LBV 2003. Fabulous, like an explosion.
Quinta do Portal LBV 2003. Fabulous, like an explosion.
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Nothing for me. I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere North Carolina. Went to local market and the wine section had exactly zero bottles of Port. Nada, nothing, zilch. Was told i could get some white lightening if I wanted to stay warm. Gonna be a long holiday.....
Andy Velebil Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used. William Shakespeare http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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Vista Alegre 30 year old Tawny.
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Sorry, AndyAndy Velebil wrote:Nothing for me. I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere North Carolina. Went to local market and the wine section had exactly zero bottles of Port. Nada, nothing, zilch. Was told i could get some white lightening if I wanted to stay warm. Gonna be a long holiday.....
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Went to the State run liqour store today and stlil haven't found Port. My quest isn't over just yet, I don't give up that easily. In the mean time beer is my new-old friend 

Andy Velebil Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used. William Shakespeare http://www.fortheloveofport.com