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- Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:30 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Re-Corking Vintage Port
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Re: Re-Corking Vintage Port
I managed to get of one of these just recently and the contents were truly outstanding (93 points). The sediment needed to be seen to be believed. The recorking mentioned above was indeed risky and a somewhat unfortunate consideration but having checked back to the source as far as humanly possible,...
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:22 am
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Do you stand up ...
- Replies: 13
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Re: Do you stand up ...
I pick a port for drinking from my (off-site) cellar and it goes home, standing up for however long before it's drunk. This could be a few hours to several days or weeks. With the large amount of sediment often found in the bottom of the bottle after decanting, one would hope most people would follo...
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:05 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1960 Burmester Vintage Port
- Replies: 1
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1960 Burmester Vintage Port
91 points - this wine had a label so old or cellar damaged we had no idea on the vintage although we could identify the maker. Luckily the cork, although fully saturated to the end, came out in one piece, clearly revealing the vintage. Although 48 years old this was in great shape revealing good col...