For The Love Of Port

The questions have been brought up here before, but with no definitive answers.

1- Warre's Nimrod is not listed on their website, does anyone know why?

2- Is it a 15 year tawny or something else?

I bring these up, because I had a glass of it last night and could find almost no information about it.

The Nimrod was decent, seemed to be a bit closer to a 10yr tawny than a 20 yr tawny though.

What does "nimrod" mean?

Andy,

I found this on the net:

Nimrod Finest Rare Tawny: A fine aged tawny blend with
an average age of 12 years, originating mainly from Warre's
Cavadinha estate, the Nimrod is nutty and spicy with hints
of cinnamon; sweeet and supple with a long finish.

The quote comes from a document listing and describing all Warre's products. It also provides proof that Otima 20 yr old does exist to those who doubted this ina previous thread. The document can be found at:

http://octane8.vineyardbrands.com/websi ... resbrd.pdf

Mike,

Various definitions of the word Nimrod can be found here:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&lr ... n&ct=title

Derek

..to which can be added an RAF aircraft and one of the best loved passages from Elgar's Enigma Variations (Variation No. 9)

I suspect the latter may have been the inspiration - a tinny rendition can be found here:

http://www.cekiliandesigns.com/sound-nimrod.html

Tom

Thanks Derek,

Maybe this is something Roy can check on, How come Warre's does not list this on thier web site?

Funny, they don't list the Otima 20yr on their web site either. I know it exists, as I held a bottle in my hands the other day at a wine store near me.

Mike McCune wrote:What does "nimrod" mean?

Here's a soon-to-be Assyriologists take: The origin of the name seems to be in Genesis 10 where he is referred to as "a mighty hunter before the Lord ... the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Uruk, and Akkad and Calneh in the land of Shinar." The context suggests that Nimrod stands for Babylon as a nation. Nimrod exists also in the Arabic tradition and in place names: e.g. Mesopotamian ruin of Kalhu has a modern Arabic name of Nimrud and the ruin of Borsippa is Birs Nimrud. BUT: no Mesopotamian source for this legend is known. But still it would seem that Nimrud is just a "personification" of Babylon.

Sorry, I have nothing to add to the Port part of the discussion.