What have you opened this week?

[John M.]

1961 Noval Crusted
1970 Dows
1977 Dows
1985 Taylor
2003 Broadbent
2001 Warre's LBV

[Miguel Simoes]

1999 Dow Bomfim VP
1999 Kopke Colheita
Kopke 20 Yr Tawny
2011 Cockburn VP (for this afternoon - early proof shows purple opaque, v smooth, w red berries, soft tannins. V approachable and elegant)

[Roy Hersh]

1967 Dalva Rui Paula Colheita for this evenings birthday party for a friend. This being the year he was conceived.

[Marc J.]

1970 Delaforce VP

[Andy Velebil]

On a spur of the moment to celebrate Notre Dame winning, a 1995 Quinta do Tedo VP.

[Eric Menchen]

Taylor First Estate Reserve. For drinking last night, and cranberries later in the week if it lasts that long.

[Roy Hersh]

1977 Gould Campbell - was riddled with TCA.

[Gerwin de Graaf]

1997 Niepoort LBV

[Gary Richardson]

20 year Feist, bottled in 2006. Surprisingly good.

-- Gary

[Andy Velebil]

1977 Gould Campbell - was riddled with TCA.

See what did I tell you about those 77's

[Eric Menchen]

1977 Smith Woodhouse VP opened for decanting, and have a 1976 Rocha colheita out to drink with it.
Time to prove Andy wrong, or eat crow.

[Gerwin de Graaf]

Attended an excellent, entertaining, informative and fun Taylor's Masterclass last night (so oficially opened 0 bottles ) at one of the better wine/port shops in the south-west (of the Netherlands) .

This Masterclass was presented by Luis Carneiro of Taylor's (Export manager for Western Europe), who held a great presentation during the tasting of 4 flights of Taylor's ports.

We started of with the classic (summer) coctail of Chip dry white port w tonic, ice and some lime. After that, we started our tasting.

Flight 1:
- Taylor's Fine White;
- Taylor's First Estate;
- Taylor's LBV 2008.

Flight 2:
- Taylor's 10 yo Tawny;
- Taylor's 20 yo Tawny.

Flight 3:
- Quinta de Vargellas 1982 VP;
- Quinta de Terra Feita 1996 VP;
- Quinta de Vargellas 2001 VP;
- Quinta de Terra Feita 2001 VP.

Flight 4:
- Quinta de Vargellas 2005 VP;
- Quinta de Vargellas 2008 VP;
- Taylor's 2000 VP;
- Taylor's 2011 VP.

Needless to say it was a great evening and a very nice experience to get to taste these different Taylor's ports and to have the chance to listen to Louis and be able to ask all we wanted to know about this great porthouse.

So many thanks to Mr Louis Carneiro again!!

[Miguel Simoes]

Sounds wonderful :)
What did you think of the T 00?
Wondering how it may be showing at this juncture.

[Gary Banker]

1977 Warre

[Frederick Blais]

Offley 1997

Nice Port, tannins fully integrated, still quite fruity, secondary flavours start to emmerge, would wait another 5 years to get more complexity. Got some light metallic flavours I don't dig, beside that, balanced and smooth, quite enjoyable!

[Eric Menchen]

1970 Graham VP

[Glenn E.]

Kopke 40-yr old Tawny

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[Gerwin de Graaf]

Sounds wonderful :)
What did you think of the T 00?
Wondering how it may be showing at this juncture.

It really was indeed!!

The T00 was great to taste. A lot of power in it, lots of red fruits, spices, peppery but all are very much compact, as if everything is locked up and trying to get out. My conclusion was great port, lots of potential, but very closed right now. And it had been decanted for at least 8-9 hours I was told.

[Miguel Simoes]

The T00 was great to taste. A lot of power in it, lots of red fruits, spices, peppery but all are very much compact, as if everything is locked up and trying to get out. My conclusion was great port, lots of potential, but very closed right now. And it had been decanted for at least 8-9 hours I was told.

Sounds like i'll have to sit on mine for at least a decade...

[Andy Velebil]

Gerwin,
sounds like a great time for sure. When you get a chance, do post your impressions or notes on them. Would love to read what you though of them.