What have you opened this week?

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1970 Warre's VP (magnum)
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1977 Warres.
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John M. wrote:Last night met with friends and enjoyed the following is a casual tasting...

2007 Dows LBV
2005 Gould Campbell LBV
2007 Gould Campbell VP
2009 Pocas Junior VP
2005 Gould Campbell LBV (Same as #2, just wanted to see how our scores and notes differred)
2004 Q. do Noval LBV....cooked,...Hate when that happens
2000 Porto Rocha LBV

WOTN was the 2007 GC VP--runner up was tied: the Pocas or the Porto Rocha.
John, do you know where your group picked up the Porta Rocha - local? (requesting this info after I vowed to drink more and buy less… )
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1999 Sandeman Vau Vintage (1/2 bottle)
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John F. Newman wrote: John M. wrote:Last night met with friends and enjoyed the following is a casual tasting...

2007 Dows LBV
2005 Gould Campbell LBV
2007 Gould Campbell VP
2009 Pocas Junior VP
2005 Gould Campbell LBV (Same as #2, just wanted to see how our scores and notes differred)
2004 Q. do Noval LBV....cooked,...Hate when that happens
2000 Porto Rocha LBV

WOTN was the 2007 GC VP--runner up was tied: the Pocas or the Porto Rocha.



John, do you know where your group picked up the Porta Rocha - local? (requesting this info after I vowed to drink more and buy less… )
John: The Wine Chateau in Metuchen...with tax $24. But it was the only one I saw......perhaps call first?
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Quevedo 20 Year Tawny
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Rocha 50th Anniversary Tawny
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Delaforce 1977
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A bunch of 2011's that I questioned my impressions early on and wanted to have another bunch of reference points and tasting notes to conclude my tastings. Some of these did not show well early on, others seemed to be too heavy with Touriga Nacional which gave them a funky aromatic profile and that's why I saved some extra bottles to revisit and will be able to combine my tasting impressions from both bottles.
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We look fwd to your tasting notes on them!

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1974 Taylor Vargellas VP
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I have placed into a decanter a dark looking 1994 Rozes LBV (Unfiltered) for later this evening.
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Decanted and opened a 2007 Presidential LBV last night to enjoy with some home-made apple pie. Delicious (both pie and port).
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1970 Fonseca for tonight.
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Roy Hersh wrote:1970 Fonseca for tonight.
What time should I come over? :wink: [beg.gif]
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Warre 1984 LBV. Follows on from a half bottle of Croft 2004 LBV opened at the weekend.
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One of my last bottles (from several cases I've owned over the years) of 1983 Cockburn's will be opened tonight amongst a bunch of 1983 VP's here in Edmonton, Alberta.
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1991 Dona Matilde Colheita
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Curious and Ancient Delaforce 20 year old I picked up this sum me for $25.
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Dow's 1991 from Magnum! Decanted 12 hours as I was going to a wedding. Still has a lot of fruit, looking very young for a 1991, fresh and complex. magnum does make a huge difference.
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Osborne 1992 VP
Q de Roriz 1991 VP
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