Last night, our local Port tasting club enjoyed:
20 Year Old Tawny Ports:
* Andresen
* Cockburn's
* Churchill's
* Ramos Pinto
* Poças
* Vallado
Afterwards we enjoyed a 30 year old by S. Leonardo and capped off the night with 1933 Justino's Malmsey Madeira.
What have you opened this week?
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1997 Smith Woodhouse VP, in a 375ml this was fairly developed. Purchased at auction, I don't think these bottles were perfectly stored, but they will be fine daily drinkers.
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Second bottle has a lot more primary fruit. It shows a little more development than I recall this wine having when tasted several years ago, but is that because it has been a while, or because of storage?Eric Menchen wrote:1997 Smith Woodhouse VP, in a 375ml this was fairly developed. Purchased at auction, I don't think these bottles were perfectly stored, but they will be fine daily drinkers.
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1987 Souza VP last night. Along with a 1973 Pedrocelli Cab (Sonoma, CA), 2001 Insignia Cab, some older Cuban Rum, a couple whites and some killer Flannery Beef. Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday evening with friends.
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I arranged for a small "Bring a bottle" night, with 8 participants. There was a minimum price of 30 USD for the port to keep a decent level and people brought them blindly.
We did server them in White -> Tawny -> Ruby order.
10YO White S. Leonardo
1985 Kopke Colheita
20YO Offley Tawny
10YO Fonseca Tawny bottled in 1986
1996 Vista Alegre VP
2001 Noval Silval VP (Corked)
2005 Dow's Quinta do Bomfim VP
2011 Rozes VP
2011 Quinta do Portal VP
We did server them in White -> Tawny -> Ruby order.
10YO White S. Leonardo
1985 Kopke Colheita
20YO Offley Tawny
10YO Fonseca Tawny bottled in 1986
1996 Vista Alegre VP
2001 Noval Silval VP (Corked)
2005 Dow's Quinta do Bomfim VP
2011 Rozes VP
2011 Quinta do Portal VP
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1970 Taylor Vintage Port
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1991 Fonseca Guimaraens.Trying to open at least 2 bottles per month and possibly 3.Have 163 more bottles to go through and it will be a challenge since I am 76 yrs.
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Good choice. I've got a 1991 Guimaraens opened right now for tonight. Only a couple days left for the virtual tasting.jeff t. wrote:1991 Fonseca Guimaraens.Trying to open at least 2 bottles per month and possibly 3.Have 163 more bottles to go through and it will be a challenge since I am 76 yrs.
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2009 Cockburn's LBV
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An odd bottle in my cellar of Feuerheerd 1985 got opened a couple of days ago. Not bad juice.
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Uh, well, see my other "Dumb" post. It ended up being a 2007 Fonseca VP. Oops.Andy Velebil wrote:Good choice. I've got a 1991 Guimaraens opened right now for tonight. Only a couple days left for the virtual tasting.jeff t. wrote:1991 Fonseca Guimaraens.Trying to open at least 2 bottles per month and possibly 3.Have 163 more bottles to go through and it will be a challenge since I am 76 yrs.
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Over the past couple days:
1985 Kopke Colheita
2012 Fonseca Guimarens
10y Grahams Tawny
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2012 Fonseca Guimarens
10y Grahams Tawny
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1981 Calém LBV Port
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1970 Fonseca VP
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2009 Noval LBV
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For my 5000th post, I thought about what port I should open to mark this milestone. One thought was to open something classic like '63 Fonseca, or '66 Croft, '70 Dow..., but for me those vintages are a one night deal and we haven't be doing real port nights very often. Another thought was to open up something I have heard little discussion on. Plus, the bottles I open tend to stay around for several days, so I need to take that into consideration...
My choice ended up being 1994 Delaforce VP. Very smooth and well done. Pop and pour was intense floral and now after a few days is just a solid port that is well made. Everything is in place, but it is not a block buster. Anyone else try this port recently?
I hope this is my 5000th....
My choice ended up being 1994 Delaforce VP. Very smooth and well done. Pop and pour was intense floral and now after a few days is just a solid port that is well made. Everything is in place, but it is not a block buster. Anyone else try this port recently?
I hope this is my 5000th....
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One shy, so making it official now!
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Congrats!Moses Botbol wrote:One shy, so making it official now!
I opened the Quarles Harris 10 Year Tawny...notes posted.
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Congrats!Moses Botbol wrote:One shy, so making it official now!
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Yey MosesMoses Botbol wrote: My choice ended up being 1994 Delaforce VP. Very smooth and well done. Pop and pour was intense floral and now after a few days is just a solid port that is well made. Everything is in place, but it is not a block buster. Anyone else try this port recently?
I tried a 1992 Delaforce recently and quite enjoyed it. Must say that the house is really growing on me, need to get my hands on some more from different years.