What have you opened this week?

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Moses Botbol wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:29 am We started in on a bottle of Mouchão Sobremesa. I know it's not port... Takes a week in the decanter to really sing.
Is that better off aging or can you drink it young? Where in MA did you find it, Moses?
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Mike J. W. wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 12:25 pm
Moses Botbol wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:29 am We started in on a bottle of Mouchão Sobremesa. I know it's not port... Takes a week in the decanter to really sing.
Is that better off aging or can you drink it young? Where in MA did you find it, Moses?
It's great young actually, I have a case to age out of curiosity. I bought it in Fall River, but I think anyone in MA should be able to get it.
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I can gladly report that the 1985 Fonseca VP is in it's wheelhouse and still going strong. What I found was the second day it was even better. After a 3 hour decant it was still not settled down. I had a second glass a few hours later and it was getting better and better. I have more, it will probably live longer than I.
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Served from the fridge
Served from the fridge
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We’ve got temperatures in the low 90sF / low 30sC at the moment, which is unusual for the UK. That hasn’t stopped me drinking VP, it’s just being kept in the fridge and served very cold.
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Al B. wrote: Fri Jun 20, 2025 11:21 pm IMG_3943.jpeg


We’ve got temperatures in the low 90sF / low 30sC at the moment, which is unusual for the UK. That hasn’t stopped me drinking VP, it’s just being kept in the fridge and served very cold.
You don't see that shipper very often. How was it, Alex?
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1981 Krohn Colheita.
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2000 Quinta do Noval LBV (unfiltered). Just cracked and sample taste is very good.
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DR White 20....crowd pleaser....bottle is too small (lol)
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