For The Love Of Port

2016 Andresen LBV in a nice gift box, for all of $18 plus tax at Seabra on Wilson.

Also picked up 1990 Taylor LBV at auction a couple weeks ago - my first birth year port purchase.

Nobody likes heavy bottles for handling but they do have more thermal mass, a thinner bottle will change it's temperature faster to variations in the ambient temperature, therefore proper storage will become more important. (AI calculated a glass thermal mass decrease of 24%, and overall warming spe...

1995 Feist VP x3 ($36 ea all-in including shipping) 2007 Taylor LBV 2015 Romaneira LBV 2016 Offley LBV 2017 Barao de Vilar LBV, accidentally rebought this without trying it first 2020 Niepoort LBV Taylor First Estate Monge Ruby Pacheca Ruby Just trying stuff out. Went to to Newark but also some more...

1991 Pocas VP half $22 2003 Gould Campbell VP half $25 2007 Gould Campbell VP half $25 2012 Croft Quinta da Roeda SQVP $30 2015 Vesuvio VP x2 $36 ea Prices include BP but not shipping Btw, EmpireWine has 5x 2017 Romaneira VP for $39.95 right now which was really tempting me, but I opted to bid on th...

Just saw this thread. My cellar isn't too big so my order for this has been: 1. Cellar defenders, basically whatever Ruby Reserves, 10y Tawnies, Whites, or lower priced tawnies. I don't buy multiples of any of these, they are all singletons to try. If there is something outstanding I intend to rebuy...

Great score on the Andresen. I thought I had cleaned them out the last time I was there about 2 years ago. Bummed that I missed that one, but I'm glad you were able to find it. I only have one left. :( I'll have to stop in the next time I'm in the area and see what they have. You can't beat the pri...

I have it in my mind to ask the owners next time where the hell does Oporto get these old LBVs from in the first place. Is it just very old stock, do they get them at auction, or from Portugal? It seems like the only store that carries LBVs 30+ years old stateside and that are also really cheap, wit...

I can't drink right now for health reasons, but that doesn't mean I can't buy! 2018 Ramos Pinto LBV Burmester Ruby (best regular ruby I've ever had so want to have another go with it) 2011 Kopke VP ($50 retail) Btw Oporto wines in Newark has really upped their stock from last I was there. They had ...

PM me the address and I'll pull from what I have and put it in an envelope. They mostly won't be be VP selos though. Just to clarify you want the entire wrap-around selo without any damage, only one side won't suffice? That might be tricky to do as they can be stickied on pretty tightly, but i'll gi...

I can't drink right now for health reasons, but that doesn't mean I can't buy! 2018 Ramos Pinto LBV Burmester Ruby (best regular ruby I've ever had so want to have another go with it) 2011 Kopke VP ($50 retail) Btw Oporto wines in Newark has really upped their stock from last I was there. They had a...

"How long does a cork last?"

I remember reading old threads and the consensus was that it takes about 40 years for a Port cork to be saturated.

"How do wine enthusiasts usually deal with this issue?"

We drink.

It got better today with more air, it's quite a balanced port overall don't get me wrong, but after the Pocas tasting that we had recently, it's not doing it for me on the flavor front. Also, I must admit my experience with white ports is still limited at this point, so maybe it's a white port thing...

Andersen 10 White
Decent enough, but I wouldn't rebuy it as its a bit watery & spirity at the same time.

I was floored by the quality of these Pocas tawnies. All the Colheitas were very good. Only the 20 and the 40 tawnies didn't shine in the comparison, but were still good, everything else was stellar. Looking at retail prices now, probably the 30 ($65) and 1997 Colheita ($45) are the best QPR. And I ...

Enologo 20. Felt I should open a proper tawny to tune my palate for them before the upcoming Pocas tasting.

1985 Crasto for Christmas Eve

Very good. It has life left too.

I've had a Barnard Griffin, when I was still trying non-Port Ports. It disappointed me.

This thread reminded me I have a Terra d'Oro Zinfandel Port still lying around. Hopefully that will be better.

Was great fun and with truly great quality ports. The Crasto is the main one I would say drink up soon, it's fully ready imo. The Fonseca G, SW M, and Graham M should benefit the most from more time -in that order. Acidity seemed a bit too high in the Fonseca especially. The Taylor V also had elevat...

2011 Churchill LBV - not bad, which I attribute to the year. Still won't make for old bones though.

3 x 2011 Niepoort Bioma Vinha Velha won at auction for $45 each. One to John M. Incredible pickup. Congrats. With the way Niepoort is going, that's the Port equivalent of buying Bitcoin 15 years ago. Great house, great year and special vineyard, even in the unlikely event the Port isn't the best, i...