1980 Gould Campbell Vintage Port

[Kurt Wieneke]

1980 Gould Campbell Vintage Port - (from 375 ml) Slight acetic nose subsides with airing. Nice dark ruby color with a touch of amber at the rim - no worse for the wear. Wonderful aromas of gingerbread and dark chocolate waft from the decanter. Poured a few glasses at about 4 hours - complex nose has hints of malt, gingerbread, briar, cigar box, raisins, and caramel-covered raisins. Full flavor and body, with remarkable midpalate intensity and seamless integration of spirit. There's also this distinctive Dow-like dark side that I really like. The Gould Campbell '80 was so good on this occasion that my wife exclaimed "I really like vintage port!" and then started asking me more serious questions, like "how many bottles of port do we have?" and "what are the best vintages?"

[Al B.]

Kurt

Are you going to share your answers to your wife with us.....



Alex

[Andy Velebil]

wife exclaimed "I really like vintage port!" and then started asking me more serious questions, like "how many bottles of port do we have?" and "what are the best vintages?"

Tell her you don't have enough for the both of you to drink, so you need to buy more...lots more :twisted:

[Kurt Wieneke]

Guys,
I told my wife that our port collection "will never be the size of Richard Henderson's" and of course told her 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000 were the best vintages and that they only release "vintage port" in the best vintages.

[Moses Botbol]

Don't tell her the prices!

[Derek T.]

my wife exclaimed "I really like vintage port!" and then started asking me more serious questions, like "how many bottles of port do we have?" and "what are the best vintages?"

Leave her immediately and find a woman who will appreciate you for what you are without asking unreasonable and unnecessary questions

Derek

[Philip Harvey]

If my darling wife is reading this post, I would just like to confirm that:

1. Vintage port is like Beaujolais - it gets worse as it gets older;

2. No, I would never dream of spending more than £15 on a bottle; and

3. Yes, it is perfectly safe to drink a whole bottle over the course of an evening because, er... the alcohol evaporates in the decanter and by 11.00pm, the wine is as good as fruit juice.

Honestly.

[Philip Harvey]

Oh and I nearly forgot... Don't be fooled by Kurt's orginal post.

In my opinion, Gould Campbell rightly deserves its reputation as a second tier producer and rarely produces good wine. My advice is to stay well clear of of this name, especially in 1977, 1980 and 1983 all of which are duds. Save your money.

Posts like this can only perpetuate the myth that also-rans like Gould Campbell, Smith Woodhouse, Ferreira et al can produce excellent wines which can be bought at very reasonable prices. After all, if more people start buying names like these, prices could start to creep up, possibly giving the false impression that these producers can compete with the big guys.

So take my advice and don't risk it - follow the herd.

[Kurt Wieneke]

Sounds like you guys are not going to enable me any further, so I am just going to let my wife continue the enablement.