For The Love Of Port

Yes, that is likely. It is one of the top 3 Port clubs in the country and arguably the best of all. Certainly the most active.

Peter owns a restaurant with a great wine list.

Warre 1981 LBV (unfiltered)

Part of an ex. lodge stash of old LBVs collectively bought three years ago. Not long after, one of the bottles (not from my share) was opened at an offline and was, frankly, shot..

Browsing in the cellar for 'something different' last night, I realised that I'd never got round to opening any of mine, so popped a bottle, but with little expectation..

What a lovely wine this is - perfectly mature but with plenty of life left, complex and elegant. Considering how written off this vintage was, and my previous encounter with this wine, a huge surprise..

1977 Ferriera VP. When I get to a real computer and not just my phone I'll post a note.


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Andy Velebil wrote:1977 Ferriera VP. When I get to a real computer and not just my phone I'll post a note.


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I wish more Ferriera was available here. I've purchased a few different '77's but am somewhat leery given the cork situation plaguing this vintage (all shippers) . A real shame as the ones I've had so far have been wonderful.

Weekend port opened : 1995 Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port, so far we have liked all the 95's with several more to go.

Eric Ifune wrote:1977 Taylors

Speaking of '77's , I just purchased two of these and was wondering how did it show?

1977 Taylors

Was it leaky - or had crusting round the base of the capsule?

No crusting, but the cork was protruding about 2 mm. Showed well, but not among the top tier of my experiences with this Port. Still youthful, but not the depth and balance this can sometimes show.

1997 Niepoort VP, 375. I didn't notice VA per se, but it seems fairly muted.

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No crusting, but the cork was protruding about 2 mm

There are very few sound original corks from this bottling, but some late released bottles appear to have been re-corked. Do you think your cork was original?

I opened a Canais 1992 this weekend, my first encounter with this port. I was pleasantly surprised.

1987 Tayor Quinta de Vargellas vintage port, my first VP this autumn and it tastes like more

Tom Archer wrote:There are very few sound original corks from this bottling, but some late released bottles appear to have been re-corked. Do you think your cork was original?

???

All of my T77 appear to have sound corks, and as far as I know all of mine are original release not late release.

1990 Graham's Malvedos Vintage Port
2005 Quinta do Crasto LBV

1987 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas - a flawless bottle purchase as part of a 6 pack in London and stored in my cellar there until 2014. Wow!!!

Roy Hersh wrote:1987 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas - a flawless bottle purchase as part of a 6 pack in London and stored in my cellar there until 2014. Wow!!!

Shhhhh, I have a bid in on a bottle of that right now.

There are very few sound original corks from this bottling, but some late released bottles appear to have been re-corked. Do you think your cork was original?

I bought it on the secondary market, but have no reason not to believe it was recorked. US sourced and I'm guessing probably not late released.

Roy Hersh wrote:Yes, that is likely. It is one of the top 3 Port clubs in the country and arguably the best of all. Certainly the most active.

Peter owns a restaurant with a great wine list.

Speaking of port clubs, any other clubs or memberships you can recommend? I'm from the Chicago area.

Casa Santa Eufemia Reserva Especial Branco.

2009 Niepoort LBV

Tasting Notes

Appearance: (From inside>out) Dark, dark brown, dark purple/red, ruby, tan and white/clear

Nose: Cinnamon, prunes, spices, cherry

Taste: Cherry Juice, some oak, spices like nutmeg, bright flavor of sweetness followed by mellow acidity

Finish: Low acidity, alcohol, light dark fruit

A dschus,

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1985 Burmester Colheita