What have you opened this week?

[Derek T.]

Fonseca 1975
Quinta do Crasto 2007

[Marc J.]

Al - the 1960 Ferreira was lovely! You were spot on with your assessment of it. I enjoyed it quite a bit and I'm looking forward the other 1/2 case that I have in the cellar.

[Nuno a]

quinta do noval nacional 1963 great great

[David Spriggs]

quinta do noval nacional 1963 great great

Wow! One of the all time greats! Parabéns!

[Roy Hersh]

2005 Quinta do Portal LBV ... so far, excellent juice.

[Nuno a]

quinta do noval nacional 1963 great great

Wow! One of the all time greats! Parabéns!

yes, and i have more 3 bottles, im portuguese

[Marc J.]

1976 Fonseca Guimaraens

[Moses Botbol]

Seems like I have not had port in ages and will be drinking a ton in a week or so... I was making room in the cellar for recent additions and could not believe how much 1980 Sandeman I had, so I took a bottle with me, along with an 1985 Ramos and 1999 Ferreira LBV.

I opened the Sandeman last night and plan to kill tonight. Very solid port; subtle integrated flavors with light spice, good body, and very pleasant. An under the radar port and another good bottle of the vintage.

[Marc J.]

This past weekend I hosted a quick, spur of the moment, pop & pour with some friends and we opened:

N.V. Noval Black
Taylor 10 Year Old
2000 Quinta do Passadouro V.P.
the remants of a 1976 Fonseca Guimaraens V.P.
a Malibu California Port

[Gary Richardson]

1965 Delaforce Colheita (bottled 2005)

-- Gary

[Eric Ifune]

Just opened a Ficklin 15 year old tawny. Quite rich and sweet. Very evolved, much like tawnies raised on the Douro; but no bake noted. Very much in the British style of tawny. It wouldn't be out of place in a line up of real 20 year old Tawny Ports.

[Daniel R.]

Fonseca Terra Prima (NV)

[Derek T.]

Baldias 87 LBV
Constantino 20 & 58 & old tawny from 1830/40s
Crasto 92 LBV
Croft Roeda 95
Dalva Golden White 52 & 63, 20 yr old Dry White, 67 Colhieta and Dry White Tawny
Dow 70
Fonseca 60, 63, 66, 70
Gould Campbell 70
Graham 63 & 77
Martinez 67
Niepoort 70
Noval 63 & 95, 62 Crusted and 68 Colhieta
Noval Nacional 83
Offley 63 & 70
Quinta Nova 2008
Taylor 63 & 70
Val Coelho 61 LBV
Vesuvio 94
Warre 34, 58 & 70

...and perhaps a few others that I can't remember.

It's been a busy week

[Al B.]

quinta do noval nacional 1963 great great

Wow! What was the occasion?

[Al B.]

Baldias 87 LBV
Constantino 20 & 58 & old tawny from 1830/40s
Crasto 92 LBV
Croft Roeda 95
Dalva Golden White 52 & 63, 20 yr old Dry White, 67 Colhieta and Dry White Tawny
Dow 70
Fonseca 60, 63, 66, 70
Gould Campbell 70
Graham 63 & 77
Martinez 67
Niepoort 70
Noval 63 & 95, 62 Crusted and 68 Colhieta
Noval Nacional 83
Offley 63 & 70
Quinta Nova 2008
Taylor 63 & 70
Val Coelho 61 LBV
Vesuvio 94
Warre 34, 58 & 70

...and perhaps a few others that I can't remember.

It's been a busy week

C'mon, confess - it was a boys weekend away!

You missed out the Cockburn 1963; Dow 1960; Fonseca 1977; Gould Campbell 1977; Malvedos 1987, 1998, 1999, 2008 and Roriz 2007. Wouldn't want folks to think we'd been slacking!

[Eric Menchen]

1977 Ferreira VP

[Al B.]

A bottle of 2003 Vale da Mina vintage port. This is a port from Jose Maria da Fonseca & Van Zeller SA but one which I have never seen before. If you're in the UK, it's available by the bottle from Laithwaites and is not a bad bottle - certainly good QPR at under GBP 20 per bottle.

[Nuno a]

noval vintage 1963. buy it in ebay.fr :) its a lot noval ports

[Anders]

Casal Dos Jordes pink
Casal dos Jordes Ruby lagrima

Portal LBV 01
Casal Dos Jordes LBV 04
Grahams LBV 05

Fonseca Vintage 03

Ramos Pinto Qta. Bon Retiro 20y

Thats not normal for me...... A tasting at work

[Eric Menchen]

Thats not normal for me...... A tasting at work

I want to work where you work.