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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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.
yikes that sucks


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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.
When decanting, where there any signs that this bottle might have been compromised?
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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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Glenn E. wrote:1977 Porto Rocha Colheita. I only have a couple of bottles of this stuff left, and it's still amazing.
Yes it is :-)


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1994 Quinta do Noval LBV
1996 Quinta do Crasto LBV
1999 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1999 Quinta da Gaivosa LBV
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Roy Hersh wrote:David, how was the 2003 showing?
Good. A solid port, but not anything special. Very nice for daily drinking. Still a bit young and could use 10 more years.
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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.
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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)
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.
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