What did you drink over the week-end
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:44 pm
On the american east coast, it was rain allover friday and saturday so far, perfect temperature to drink port!!
On Friday I was hired as a sommelier to make the selection of wine and to teach the crowd of a 50th anniversary celebration. An interesting Port was poured, Quinta do Santa Eufemia old white. A complex, fine Port with a powerful finish and after taste. It is made from a blend of an average of 30 years old port. Really on of the best white Port I've tasted with the Dalva 1952. We also poured the LBV 2000 from the same house, it was correct but not a great LBV.
Today I was receiving some friends, I was supposed to open a Colheita 1977 from Barros, but when I tested it in the afternoon, the wine did not show anything interesting. Alcool and shy notes of caramel on the nose, the palate is smooth but nothing is really showing up. So I decide to treat them with a young vintage, Quinta do Vale Maria 1999. After decanting it the alcool was present but well integrated after 6 hours in the decanter. Nice concentration, lots of violets, crushed black cherries, full bodied, tannins are bold and everything is well balanced. Still in its youth but evolving at a fast pace.
Last Week I had the Croft 1991, a very good Vintage, still on its fruit side, it has a nice future ahead. I also had Taylor LBV 2000. I had never been a fan of Taylor LBV since I start drinking the 1994, but the 2000 has something the other bottling didn't have, more jammy fruit to cover these rough and dry tannins.
I have not take any notes, so these are just impressions.
On Friday I was hired as a sommelier to make the selection of wine and to teach the crowd of a 50th anniversary celebration. An interesting Port was poured, Quinta do Santa Eufemia old white. A complex, fine Port with a powerful finish and after taste. It is made from a blend of an average of 30 years old port. Really on of the best white Port I've tasted with the Dalva 1952. We also poured the LBV 2000 from the same house, it was correct but not a great LBV.
Today I was receiving some friends, I was supposed to open a Colheita 1977 from Barros, but when I tested it in the afternoon, the wine did not show anything interesting. Alcool and shy notes of caramel on the nose, the palate is smooth but nothing is really showing up. So I decide to treat them with a young vintage, Quinta do Vale Maria 1999. After decanting it the alcool was present but well integrated after 6 hours in the decanter. Nice concentration, lots of violets, crushed black cherries, full bodied, tannins are bold and everything is well balanced. Still in its youth but evolving at a fast pace.
Last Week I had the Croft 1991, a very good Vintage, still on its fruit side, it has a nice future ahead. I also had Taylor LBV 2000. I had never been a fan of Taylor LBV since I start drinking the 1994, but the 2000 has something the other bottling didn't have, more jammy fruit to cover these rough and dry tannins.
I have not take any notes, so these are just impressions.
- it would be interesting to know if you had any different experience from the 2003's this time compared with the cask samples you used for your 2003 notes.