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Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:05 am
by John M.
2003, 2005 & 2007 Fonseca LBVs
2007 Royal Oporto LBV
Taylor 10 year
Sandeman 20 year
All showed great--out of 10 gents, each one got at least one vote as WOTN--don't think that ever happened before. Most votes for the 2005 Fonseca LBV. Second was the 20 Yr Sandeman.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:10 am
by John F. Newman
Echo?
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:53 am
by Bradley Bogdan
1983 Offley VP
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:11 am
by Andy Velebil
John F. Newman wrote:Echo?
What echo
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 1:00 pm
by John F. Newman
Andy Velebil wrote:John F. Newman wrote:Echo?
What echo
![[shok.gif]](./images/smilies/shok.gif "RUkidding?")
![[shrug.gif]](./images/smilies/shrug.gif "Huh?")
Tricks are for kids Mr. Admin!!! Lol!
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:14 pm
by Miguel Simoes
Didn't open it but had a glass of 20 yr Sandeman at a restaurant on Friday night.
Have been having the Ferreira and the Andresen at home and it felt that the Sandeman didn't measure up. Not as rich in the mouth nor as long a finish. Still v nice though :)
The restaurant also had 1985 Dow VP by the glass. Seems that they go through a bottle every couple of weeks... Didn't feel often enough for me to risk it...
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:32 pm
by John F. Newman
Miguel Simoes wrote:Didn't open it but had a glass of 20 yr Sandeman at a restaurant on Friday night.
Have been having the Ferreira and the Andresen at home and it felt that the Sandeman didn't measure up. Not as rich in the mouth nor as long a finish. Still v nice though :)
The restaurant also had 1985 Dow VP by the glass. Seems that they go through a bottle every couple of weeks... Didn't feel often enough for me to risk it...
I had a Calem 2000 colheita at a restaurant yesterday. Very nice. I've been focused on rubies lately, I think I need to devote some time to tawnies now!
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:45 pm
by David Spriggs
1978 Krohn Colheita
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:17 pm
by Miguel Simoes
Sounds delicious
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:10 pm
by Marc J.
1985 Niepoort Colheita
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:53 am
by Gerwin de Graaf
- last week while on holiday (Italy, Tuscany), Quevedo 40 YO Tawny
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- yesterday while back home, Quevedo 10 YO Tawny
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:09 am
by Frederick Blais
1999 Dow's Qta Bomfim from half bottle, pefect to drink right now. Still some good fruits, tannins are integrated. Chill it and drink it in the summer :)
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 8:52 pm
by Bradley Bogdan
2003 Tuke Holdsworth VP
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:05 pm
by Miguel Simoes
Ferreira 20 Yr
Sipping it right now! Love the long finish. Just wish it felt richer in the mouth like the Andresen 20 does.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 5:11 am
by Andy Velebil
Miguel Simoes wrote:Ferreira 20 Yr
Sipping it right now! Love the long finish. Just wish it felt richer in the mouth like the Andresen 20 does.
Good Tawny for sure and I only wish I could get Andresen in my parts. Both solid bottles!
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:49 am
by Daniel R.
2000 Sandeman Vau
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 1:12 pm
by John M.
2006 Dows LBV at a friends. Pop and pour. Robust, black fruit forward nice finish with hint of tar/leather. A bit sweet and a solid Dows effort. Easy sipping on a hot night.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:07 pm
by John F. Newman
Opened one of the 4 DelaForce 20 year olds I bought the other week ($25 USD ea.)
Raisin, caramel nose. Major upfront and extended heat makes it hard to discern toffee/caramel flavors...
This is chilled, but it will hopefully behave itself in the next day or two. The heat really lingers.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:43 am
by Andy Velebil
John F. Newman wrote:Opened one of the 4 DelaForce 20 year olds I bought the other week ($25 USD ea.)
Raisin, caramel nose. Major upfront and extended heat makes it hard to discern toffee/caramel flavors...
This is chilled, but it will hopefully behave itself in the next day or two. The heat really lingers.
Just curious, is there a bottling date (year) on the bottle?
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:08 am
by Miguel Simoes
Opened one each of Andresen 20 yr and Andresen 1992 Colheita.
The 20 yr appears noticeably richer in the mouth than the 1992.
At $28 the 1992 seems great value, the finish is wonderful and lingers long.
However, at $40 the 20 Yr beats it... not only the finish is as great, as it seems better rounded in general.
Did find myself a little "tired" at the end of sipping 3-4 small glasses of the two, something that w the Ferreira 20 Yr I never experienced.
Have way too many open bottles now... will prob not be posting much in this thread for a while... need to get through them!