What have you opened this week?

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Friday...watching The Masters and opening 4 half bottles (at least) to share with a few friends...

1985 Churchill
1985 Warres
1985 Graham
1991 Fonseca Guimaerens
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John M. wrote:Friday...watching The Masters and opening 4 half bottles (at least) to share with a few friends...

1985 Churchill
1985 Warres
1985 Graham
1991 Fonseca Guimaerens
A nice mini-horizontal you got there. If only you had the 1985 Fonseca to also add in. But he 1991 is a real beauty too
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1977 Smith Woodhouse.
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Andy Velebil wrote:
John M. wrote:Friday...watching The Masters and opening 4 half bottles (at least) to share with a few friends...

1985 Churchill
1985 Warres
1985 Graham
1991 Fonseca Guimaerens
A nice mini-horizontal you got there. If only you had the 1985 Fonseca to also add in. But he 1991 is a real beauty too
Another gent is coming so adding a 1992 Warres Q. de Cavadinha. Another is a maybe, but if he comes he's bringing a 1994 Warres. Turning out to be a fun night.
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1992 Graham's Malvedos VP
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John M. wrote:
Andy Velebil wrote:
John M. wrote:Friday...watching The Masters and opening 4 half bottles (at least) to share with a few friends...

1985 Churchill
1985 Warres
1985 Graham
1991 Fonseca Guimaerens
A nice mini-horizontal you got there. If only you had the 1985 Fonseca to also add in. But he 1991 is a real beauty too
Another gent is coming so adding a 1992 Warres Q. de Cavadinha. Another is a maybe, but if he comes he's bringing a 1994 Warres. Turning out to be a fun night.
NICE!! [notworthy.gif]
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Eric Ifune wrote:1977 Smith Woodhouse.
I really enjoy this, especially from magnum. How did this bottle show?
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Glenn E. wrote:Quevedo 40-yr old. Outstanding as usual!
I wish I had some of that. I'll have to rectify that sometime soon.
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David Spriggs wrote:
Glenn E. wrote:Quevedo 40-yr old. Outstanding as usual!
I wish I had some of that. I'll have to rectify that sometime soon.
I need to find more. I'm down to my last bottle now. :(
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Eric Ifune wrote:1977 Smith Woodhouse.

I really enjoy this, especially from magnum. How did this bottle show?
Enjoyable, but still young and primary. Needs lots of decant time. I'm going to drink the second half of the bottle tonight.
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For my best friends' anniversary get together ... 1982 Krohn Colheita, the year of their wedding.

I had to leave my first trip to NAPA, CA early by three days in order to fly back to NY to attend this wedding in June 1982. Napa was a very different place back then. But I could never consider missing the big hitchin' in NY. I've been friends with the husband of this couple, over 50 years!
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1985 Graham in a magnum for a friend's wedding reception. It was a fairly small wedding so the magnum was plenty of Port.

Showed brilliantly with about a 3-4 hour decant. It was slightly spirity to start but that integrated very quickly and it was gorgeous for the rest of the evening.

I'll get a TN up later... now it's time for the Seahawks 12k!
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Opened a GC '85 this morning. Plan on drinking in 6 hours. Will about 9 hours decant.
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Kopke 40 year old.
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1978 Ferreira VP
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1977 Graham - casual drinking over the long weekend
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1970 Dow at a dinner meeting someone off the WL board for the first time. Delicious.


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1983 Ramos Pinto
1977 Gould Campbell
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Daniel R. wrote:1983 Ramos Pinto
1977 Gould Campbell
Two lesser renowned names, but excellent for those years. :thumbsup:
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2003 Broadbent Vintage Port
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