If you only had one Vintage Port to recommend from 1997-2004

[Derek T.]

Hows the 1994 Vesuvio tasting???

Peter

It tastes great - and the good news is we can take as much of it to the Desert Island as we can carry because it's only the 97-04's that can only travel one at a time

Derek

[Moses Botbol]

2003 Cockburn

[Gizzyeq]

*Akira looks around at everyone hugging their precious 1 bottle of port...then he sees Derek with a nice wooden box with a 6pack of 94 Vesuvio* :lick:
If its Desert Island style... Quantity > Quality :twisted:

[Dave Johnson]

I can't believe that the Taylor 2000 has not been selected yet, so i will.

[tastingnote]

Derek, if that's the case, I'll share the Graham's 2000 I chose first with everyone, despite it being WAY too young.

Then, with the stealthy case of mineral water I had brought with me and then hidden, I would wait until everyone had died of dehydration (because alcohol dehydrates you, so nobody would be able to drink what they had brought to this scorching hot desert island) and then snaffle your case of 1994 Vesuvio!

I'd then use the empty Graham's 2000 bottle to send a message for help.

[Andy Velebil]

Derek, if that's the case, I'll share the Graham's 2000 I chose first with everyone, despite it being WAY too young.

Then, with the stealthy case of mineral water I had brought with me and then hidden, I would wait until everyone had died of dehydration (because alcohol dehydrates you, so nobody would be able to drink what they had brought to this scorching hot desert island) and then snaffle your case of 1994 Vesuvio!

I'd then use the empty Graham's 2000 bottle to send a message for help.

[Derek T.]

Derek, if that's the case, I'll share the Graham's 2000 I chose first with everyone, despite it being WAY too young.

Then, with the stealthy case of mineral water I had brought with me and then hidden, I would wait until everyone had died of dehydration (because alcohol dehydrates you, so nobody would be able to drink what they had brought to this scorching hot desert island) and then snaffle your case of 1994 Vesuvio!

I'd then use the empty Graham's 2000 bottle to send a message for help.

You may be interested to know that since I joined Roy and Mario on their Harvest Trip in Oct 06 my internal organs seem to have mutated into Port-based life-forms. I no longer drink water based liquids and can survive for many weeks on Vesuvio 1994 alone. Luckily, my friend Alex Bridgeman has about 7,000 bottles of this in his cellar and we have already hatched a plan to get it all to the desert island

Perhaps we can use your water to rinse the decanter

Derek

[Paulo Barbosa]

Having tried this port on several ocasions, the Taylor Vinha Velha 2000 is the cellarworthy port of a lifetime.

Time will tell.

[tastingnote]

Derek, my water is at your disposal!

Peter

[Roy Hersh]

Paulo,

Slumming? What are you doing here? It has been way too long! Please send my regards to Liz.

I just don't know why you are not in here all the time, as it seems like it would be your favorite hangout. :hello:

The 2000 Vargellas Vinha Velha is an interesting call. I am enjoying the varied selections here.

So who has the time (Derek?) to post the QUINTESSENTIAL LIST OF MUST HAVES from this thread into one posting later in this thread?

[Derek T.]

Here are the selections so far:


1997 Niepoort - Jay Powers
1997 Taylor's - Walt Rybak (wxrybak)

2000 Fonseca - Mike McCune
2000 Graham's - Peter Wood (tastingnote)
2000 Niepoort - Derek Turnbull
2000 Noval Nacional - Andy Velebil (Andy V.)
2000 Taylor's - Dave Johnson (johnsondo)
2000 Taylor's Vinha Vella - Paulo Barbosa (barbsapjm)#

2001 Fonseca Guimaraens - Ronald Wortel

2003 Cockburn's - Moses Botbol
2003 Graham's - Kurt Wieneke
2003 Fonseca - Frederick Blais



Peter Wood - please choose 1 out of the 3 you have in the above list?

Thanks

Derek

[tastingnote]

Oh what the hell, I'll go with the Graham's 2000 and then at least we can all dehydrate together!

[Derek T.]

Thanks, Peter - I have removed the other 2 from the list above.

Derek

[Al B.]

Catching up slowly on the mass of messages I've missed since I last logged on, I cannot believe that I still have the opportunity to take with me to the desert island the Croft 2003. From 1997-2004, this would be the wine that I would choose. It is a truly stunning wine....

.... almost as good as the Vesuvio 1994 :twisted:

Alex

(PS - I assume that there is a temperature controlled cellar available on the desert island?)

[Derek T.]

Have you not watched LOST ? - there's a whole underground complex with aircon and a mad cellar-keeper to watch over the bottles 8)

Derek

[Monique Heinemans.]

Picking up this older thread (as I'm reading a lot about the 1997 vintage at the moment): I would go for the 1997 Vesuvio VP. I had this twice and both of the times they showed extremely well, way too young, but delicious. Can't even say that I liked the 1994 Vesuvio VP (which I had only once) that much more.

[Eric Ifune]

1997 Noval for me please.

[Andy Velebil]

Price being no object? 2003 Nacional.

Otherwise, 2003 Fonseca.

[Marc J.]

1997 Noval Nacional VP.

[Glenn E.]

On an unlimited budget, probably the 2003 Nacional or as a second choice the 1997 Nacional.

On a limited budget I'd go for the 1997 Noval or the 2003 Noval.

Hard to go wrong with any of the 4, so it just depends on how much you want to spend. I really like the 2003 Noval and am very happy that I managed to pick up about a case and a half at $37/bottle a few years ago.