What have you opened this week?

[Roy Hersh]

Several domestic bottlings, but one from Portugal as of late, a corked 375 ml of 1997 Quinta do Infantado VP. That's been my luck.

[Al B.]

On Wednesday I opened a bottle of Croft Vintage Character, bottled in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and also a bottle of Munday's Fine Ruby Investiture Port - a Crusted Port bottled in 1969 to commemorate the investiture of Charles as the Prince of Wales.

Wednesday was an offline with a theme of "The Jubilee". Since 2012 is only the second time that a British monarch has reached their 60th anniversary I thought it was worth celebrating.

[Gary Richardson]

Broadbent Auction Reserve

-- Gary

[Andy Velebil]

1980 Croft Quinta da Roeda VP

[Marc J.]

1989 Warre Quinta da Cavadinha VP

[Glenn E.]

2003 Smith Woodhouse VP for the Leap Day Virtual Port Tasting. TN here.

[Eric Menchen]

Quinta dos Murças 10 Year Old Tawny

[Al B.]

Taylor's Crusted bottled 1974, Taylor 1985

[Andy Velebil]

2003 Broadbent Vintage Port

[Roy Hersh]

1952 Dalva Golden White

1977/1985/1994 each of Dow, Graham, Gould Campbell and Fonseca.

A baker's dozen inside of 24 hours.

[Roy Hersh]

Last night a 20 year old Warre's Otima.

Tonight a 30 year old S. Leonardo Tawny.

[Eric Menchen]

Decanted a 1977 Warre's at noon for a Douro tasting this evening. I was going to take a 2004 Quinta do Crasto LBV as my backup. Be prepared!

[Roy Hersh]

1990 Graham's Malvedos. Haven't had it in quite awhile. Looking forward to it.

Roy

[Al B.]

1952 Dalva Golden White

1977/1985/1994 each of Dow, Graham, Gould Campbell and Fonseca.

A baker's dozen inside of 24 hours.

Nice! Any particular occasion?

I've been away from home and without port for a week, but get back tonight. I might not get to open any port as I'm told that I'm off to a quiz night - but when I get the chance it will be another half bottle of Croft 2004 LBV that gets opened.

[Roy Hersh]

Tonight will be a 1980 Dow.


As to answer Al B.:
Yes there were back to back events. The 1977-85-94 Dow/Graham/Gould/Fonseca was a comparative tasting seminar I held in Atlanta.

The 1952 Golden White was opened at the end of a comprehensive 1982 first and second growth Bordeaux horizontal the following afternoon.

[Gary Richardson]

1963 Dow's Vintage

-- Gary

[Gary Richardson]

... and a somewhat questionable bottle. Believed to be a 1963 Warre's.

-- Gary

[Eric Menchen]

Decanted a 1977 Warre's at noon ...

Opened another today, with slightly more time. What can I say, I think they are drinking well these days. I'll be different with my next bottle, although it might be a Sauturnes. Taylor vertical is also on the horizon.

[Andy Velebil]

... and a somewhat questionable bottle. Believed to be a 1963 Warre's.

-- Gary

Gary,
In what way?

[Gary Richardson]

... and a somewhat questionable bottle. Believed to be a 1963 Warre's.

-- Gary

Gary,
In what way?

I have never been able to successfully upload photos, here, or I would provide one. Certainly caused by my own technical limitations ...

The original label was completely gone and had been replaced with a very generic and very small label at the bottom of the bottle with a handwritten note saying "1963 Warre's". The wax capsule was almost completely gone and the top of the cork was not in great shape and completely disintegrated when I tried to pull it. The fill level was low shoulder and there was some evidence of past leaking, though none since I purchased it about a year ago. It was not terribly expensive given the condition, so I gambled on it. 1963 seemed about right (maybe even 1970) for what was in the bottle, but I cannot say if it was Warre's. I must say, whatever the Port was inside (be it a 1963 Warre's or something else), it was wonderful. The heartiness of Port never ceases to amaze me.

-- Gary