April/May 2020 VT: spell CORONAVIRUS

[Glenn E.]

Since most if not all of us are under social distancing orders of one sort or another, a Virtual Tasting is the only kind of tasting we can have!

Just to make it amusing, open a bottle that starts with one of the letters of CORONAVIRUS. We'll accept tawny or ruby as long as it starts with an appropriate letter!

As people open bottles and post their notes, I'll endeavor to use them to spell it out here in this post. And yes, I can think of one example that would qualify for 'U' if someone has a bottle!

C: Cockburn Quinta dos Canais, 1998
O
R
O
N: Noval Silval, 2007
A
V Quinta do Vesuvio, 1997
I: Quinta do Infantado, 1997
R
U
S: Souza, 1987

[Andy Velebil]

I didn't take any formal notes on this last night, so here's the short version.

1998 Cockburn's Quinta dos Canais VP
Bricking has now overtaken the color. A mix of fruit that is drying out and secondary flavors taking over. No awkward spirit and mostly resolved tannins. While not the most complex SQVP out there, it was an enjoyable Port and the decanter didn't last long. This has mostly reached a mature state and I don't really see any need to further age it. If you can find it at a good price it makes a great "cellar defender".

89 Points

[Glenn E.]

I copied it into the Port Tasting Notes forum for you so that I could create a link for the first post.

[Eric Menchen]

O.k., I just decanted a 2007 Noval Silval for this evening. I don't know if you want to 'N' or 'S' that one. Aromas of blackberry and blueberry when I was decanting, and a whiff of the decanter revealed cellar wood and little bit of grape stem.

[Glenn E.]

Well since I just posted a note for a 1987 Souza, we'll count yours as "Noval Silval" and file it under 'N'.

[Glenn E.]

Hints in case people need them:

C - Calem, Quinta do Canais, Quinta das Carvalhas, Quinta da Cavadinha, Churchill, Cockburn, Constantino, Quinta do Crasto, Croft, Porto Cruz
O - Offley, Osborne
R - Ramos Pinto, Rebello Valente, Porto Rocha, Quinta da Romaneira, Romariz, Quinta de Roriz, Quinta de la Rosa, Royal Oporto, Real Compania Velha, Real Vinicola, Rozes, Quinta da Roeda
O
N - Niepoort, Noval, Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
A - Adams, Andressen, Quinta do Arnozelo, Quinta da Agua Alta
V - Quinta do Vallado, Porto Valriz, Quinta de Ventozelo, Vesuvio, Quinta do Vargellas
I - Infantado
R
U - O-Port-Unidade (good luck finding one!)
S - Sandeman, Quinta do Seixo (Ferreira or Sandeman!), Smith Woodhouse, Porto Souza

[Eric Menchen]

Was there a timeframe on this?
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[Glenn E.]

The idea was April/May, but I can keep adding if people want to post. It could last as long as the pandemic!