For The Love Of Port

Thanks for the help. I'm planning on opening it ASAP.

Anyone know what this is? I know it's not Douro, but I thought somewhat here might recognize it. I know the region and have done a bit of reading on it, but I don't have any idea about the longevity or quality of this wine. I bought a bottle of it a couple of weeks ago at $50, knowing full well that...

My thoughts exactly Alex. I'm offering these for sale here: http://www.fortheloveofport.com/forum/v ... =7410#7410.

As much as I'd love to hold on to these an upcoming trip and a few pending wine purchases make it a difficult proposition. I'll offer them up to this board first and give it a few days before looking elsewhere. I'm offering them for $500 each or $950 for the pair. These bottles were purchased throug...

Really, as inexperienced as I am with port it's hard for me to answer that intelligently. I own two more bottles that I would think shouldn't be opened for a very long time; however, given my impatience and their value, I'm really considering selling them off for more affordable/drinkable wines.

As promised: Decanted 8 hours. As large-scaled a monstrosity of a young port as I've ever had. Intensely sweet dark, rich fruits and mint. Firmly tannic with an alcoholic bite. A tasty and fun experiment, but just too massive and young for any sort of meaningful assessment. Not surprisingly smoothed...

Will do.

Thanks Roy.

I've enjoyed your posts on several other boards and look forward to reading and participating here as well.

I thought a question would give me a fine excuse to join these forums. I recently picked up a few bottles of 2000 Noval Nacional for an exceptional price. I'm confident with the provenance but, never having had Nacional, my curiosity has gotten the better of me and I plan on opening one in the next ...