What have you opened this week?
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David, how was the 2003 showing?
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Opened a bottle of '99 Sandeman 'Vau Vintage' over the Easter weekend - it was drinking very nicely thank you very much and is a bargain to boot.
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A bottle of Taylor 1966 as my contribution to an eighteen bottle 1966 horizontal. Sadly, it was one of the poorest bottles of T66 that I have drunk. Never mind, it happens.
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yikes that sucksAl B. wrote:A bottle of Taylor 1966 as my contribution to an eighteen bottle 1966 horizontal. Sadly, it was one of the poorest bottles of T66 that I have drunk. Never mind, it happens.
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When decanting, where there any signs that this bottle might have been compromised?Al B. wrote:A bottle of Taylor 1966 as my contribution to an eighteen bottle 1966 horizontal. Sadly, it was one of the poorest bottles of T66 that I have drunk. Never mind, it happens.
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No signs at all. Good fill, sound cork, good colour, looked OK going into the decanter. Just was well out of balance and far too acidic when drunk.
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1960 Ferreira Vintage Port
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1987 Quinta do Noval VP
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1991 Ramos Pinto VP
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1977 Porto Rocha Colheita. I only have a couple of bottles of this stuff left, and it's still amazing.
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Yes it isGlenn E. wrote:1977 Porto Rocha Colheita. I only have a couple of bottles of this stuff left, and it's still amazing.

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1994 Quinta do Noval LBV
1996 Quinta do Crasto LBV
1999 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1999 Quinta da Gaivosa LBV
1996 Quinta do Crasto LBV
1999 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1999 Quinta da Gaivosa LBV
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Good. A solid port, but not anything special. Very nice for daily drinking. Still a bit young and could use 10 more years.Roy Hersh wrote:David, how was the 2003 showing?
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1997 Niepoort LBV
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Gerwin de Graaf wrote:1997 Niepoort LBV
What did you think?
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Roriz 1995 - first time I've tried this and it's very nice; lots of fruit and a nice balance. Better than I was expecting.
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S. Leonardo 30 year old Tawny Port.
Awesome!
Awesome!
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Tonight I revisited an old friend from a couple declarations ago...the 2007 Taylor Fladgate VP. Will get a TN up soon.
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Small group coming over tonight...so I've decanted a
1985, 1987, 1995 & 1997 Souza VPs and a 1997 Niepoort (started leaking recently---actually as shipped a few weeks ago; fill level nearly identical to sister bottle---tasted fine upon opening)
1985, 1987, 1995 & 1997 Souza VPs and a 1997 Niepoort (started leaking recently---actually as shipped a few weeks ago; fill level nearly identical to sister bottle---tasted fine upon opening)
Any Port in a storm!
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Dow's Colheita 2002. After drinking various 20/30-year-olds in a row this tastes too young.