Roy Himself
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:30 pm
I had the opportunity to taste 2003 Ports with Roy recently and just wanted to say that the rigor and thoroughness of Roy's tasting regimen was something I have never seen before. We tasted six vintage ports twice in a six-hour period, and I couldn't stay for the remaining three re-tastings of the same six ports. The biggest surprise to me was how much each one changed even over a short time span - it was remarkable! Some improved and showed new things; others went quiet. The only thing that didn't work for me was that - unlike tasting table wines - I didn't need a beer afterwards! David Adair, 8/08/05