For The Love Of Port

since most of us cannot get our hands on some old obscure bottle of tawny thats been lying around....this month is just ANY ruby or Reserve Ruby.

I got a Quinta de la Rosa Ruby Port

TN to follow shortly

Might have guessed you would opt for a young one, Andy

Derek

:twisted:

Ty for starting the new topic Andy, these days I almost only work and sleep

KillerB wrote:trifle

So. our two heroes are wondering in the Sahara. They have been lost for — they can’t remember how long — and are extremely thirsty. Extremely thirsty. When, in the distance, they see what might be a mirage, what might be settlement, they don’t know.

Much stumbling later they arrive at what appear to be three small residences, each fronted by a small stall. They approach the first.
— [A very croaky dry voice] “We want to buy some water. We’re very thirsty. We want to buy water.”
— “Sorry sir”, comes the reply, “we have only sherry. No water in stock.”
They move to the second stall.
— [Again, a very croaky dry voice] “We want to buy some water. We’re very thirsty. We want to buy water. We have dollars. We have pounds. We need water.”
— The stall holder replies “Sorry sir, only custard left in stock. Would sir care for some Birds Custard?”
They move to the third stall.
— [In the same croaky dry voice] “We want to buy some water. We’re very thirsty. We want to buy water. We have dollars. We have pounds. We even have euros. We want to buy some water.”
— “Sorry sir, I can sell you sugar. Would you care for sugar.”

As they start to walk away, one of our heroes says to the other:
— “that was weird. That was really weird.”
— “Yes”, says the other to the one. ”That was a trifle bazaar”.

OK I'll get this one in before Andy - and mine's the posh variety too.. 8)

A half bottle - completely undated, and very little clue as to it's age.

Driven cork - almost unheard of for this class of wine - and unfiltered.

On the nose fruity, but with that slightly harsh note that seems to typify the cheaper offerings..

Very full and gluggable on the palate, with quite a respectable finish - except that the last glass is half filled with flaky sediment...

It's a crusted port really, but by selling it as a reserve, they're clearly making a serious bid for 'best in class'

I'm interested to know whether Andy's bottle of Ruby is stoppered and filtered..?

Tom

uncle tom wrote:
I'm interested to know whether Andy's bottle of Ruby is stoppered and filtered..?

Tom

Their web site states it is "Lightly filtered" so I am not really sure what that means in terms of how much sediment they filter out before bottling.

By stoppered, you mean a T-cork or a driven cork?? If that is the case, it had a regular driven cork, just like on a VP (only a little shorter).

I must say the basic Ruby I had was more like an LBV than a ruby. Quite the bargain at only $10 (US). I give them credit for putting out a higher quality product for less money. I'll have to see if I can find the "Finest Reserve" and some others from Q.d.L.Rosa to try.

BTW, the TN's for this month go here
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... php?t=2759

Last time I looked at Roy's tasting notes, QDLR didn't get a single mention - I suspect he might be missing a trick here...

I've got one their first VP's (1988) on death row at the moment..

Tom

PS For the benefit of those who haven't done their homework... - prior to '88, Rosa's wine was sold to other shippers, and was the cornerstone of Robertson's Rebello Valente.

T.

PPS - Yes, Stoppered = T cork