Fantasy Port Offline

[Al B.]

Just as a bit of fun, suppose you were organising a port offline with 8 bottles being tasted and with 10 hard core port lovers attending. Through the miracle of shared cellars and an unlimited budget, you realize that you could have any 8 bottles you wanted from any producer and any vintage from 1800 onward.

Which 8 ports would you have in your Fantasy Port Offline?

Anyone who includes Pink Port or Hutcheson will receive the response they deserve...

[Dorene H.]

Where is Symon B?

[Eric Menchen]

Anyone who includes Pink Port or Hutcheson will receive the response they deserve...

Because those must so obviously be included? Well, after that, I've never tried the 1952 Dalva White Colheita, so that is on my list. The 1935 Sandeman VP probably merits another taste, and then start picking some Nacionals.

[Glenn E.]

Hmm... so many choices... my list is going to be heavily biased toward Colheitas.

1906 Brunheda Colheita - the only Port I've ever rated 100 points, it gets an encore
1937 Warre Colheita - lucky for me, I have 3 in my cellar
1937 Noval Colheita - again lucky for me, I purchased 2 from the FTLOP importer-direct offering
1912 Niepoort Colheita
1890 AJS da Silva Colheita
1863 Vezuvio

1931 Noval Vintage Port - allegedly the greatest Port ever made, so it has to be on the list
1963 Noval Nacional Vintage Port - some might argue that this is equal to the 1931 Noval, so let's compare

[Gary Richardson]

I had to REALLY think about this. 8 is such a limited number, so I wanted to make sure I got it right

In no particular order:

1912 Taylor VP
1945 Fonseca VP
1963 Dow VP
1961 Warre's Colheita
1940 Kopke Colheita
1912 Niepoort Colheita
1963 Graham's VP
1963 Noval Nacional Vintage Port (OK ... MAYBE this one would be #1.)

Fortunately, there is still hope for a couple of these.

-- Gary

[Ronald Wortel]

How great it would be to have a 1945 horizontal...

[dom carter]

Hi,

I'd punt for a '63 horizontal - with a special guest showing of Warre's 1922.

Dom

[Derek T.]

Croft 1781
Dow 1896
Cockburn 1912
Fonseca 1927
Quinta do Noval 1931
Sandeman 1935
Croft 1945
Taylor 1948

If there are 40 people are we allowed to use double magnums?

[Roy Hersh]

Great topic Alex!

Come on Port lovers ... put on your thinking caps, this is not that hard. Have some fun but do add your responses here ....

[Al B.]

How great it would be to have a 1945 horizontal...

I would **so** love a 1945 horizontal. I wonder if we could ever make it happen...

[Eric Menchen]

I would **so** love a 1945 horizontal. I wonder if we could ever make it happen...

They aren't cheap tickets, but there are a good number of them out there in case you don't already have one in your cellar.

[Derek T.]

Flight 1: see above.

Flight 2:

Constantino 1900
Niepoort 1912
Noval Nacional 1927
Fonseca 1935
Ramos-Pinto 1966
Churchill 1970
Cockburn 1977
Vesuvio 1985

I have only tasted one of these and I'm sure the others would be just as fabulous if we could find them

[Al B.]

Flight 1: see above.

Flight 2:

Constantino 1900
Niepoort 1912
Noval Nacional 1927
Fonseca 1935
Ramos-Pinto 1966
Churchill 1970
Cockburn 1977
Vesuvio 1985

I have only tasted one of these and I'm sure the others would be just as fabulous if we could find them

That Nacional 1927 was quite a memory...

[Al B.]

I would **so** love a 1945 horizontal. I wonder if we could ever make it happen...

They aren't cheap tickets, but there are a good number of them out there in case you don't already have one in your cellar.

That's exactly what I was thinking. While it might not be cheap, it might just still be practical to pull together a half-decent 1945 horizontal. Not sure we'd be able to stretch to Roy's suggested 1912 horizontal in a couple of years time though - is that your current fantasy offline Roy?