For The Love Of Port

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:42 am**

Very solid and he will appreciate the quality of this delish VP.

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:46 am**

After a long day with a few dozen Brazilians watching their team eliminate Columbia, a whole bunch of food and Portuguese table wines, out came a 1997 Niepoort VP to end the evening. No time for decanting, this was pulled out of my friend's cellar and pop n' poured with the remaining five of us. Early on their was a tiny bit of effervescence which I attributed to secondary fermentation in the bottle. But by the end of the first hour that disappeared and this really started to come around and showed very nicely. Way yummy!

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:52 pm**

1991 Fonseca Guimaraens VP (tasting note posted already)

Posted: **Thu Jul 10, 2014 1:37 pm**

Picked up a bottle of Taylor 10, bottled in 2013 for $25. Wow, I really like this port more than I remembered! Amazing how Taylor can make a tawny taste like "Taylor"; year in and out.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:31 am**

Weekend is on, and one of the chubby old Niepoort must be enjoyed.

Cheers to You All.
Allan

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:12 am**

2005 Quinta do Vale d. Maria VP and some 2012's too.

Posted: **Sat Jul 12, 2014 3:28 pm**

1978 Fonseca Guimaraens - better than I was expecting

Posted: **Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:23 am**

1967 Dalva "Rui Paula" Colheita ... one of my last half dozen bottles. Great as always.

Additionally, another 375 ml bottle of 1994 Kopke VP. Both this and the one I opened last week from a different lot, were both seemingly overly mature. If you own this Port (at least in 375) I seriously recommend checking one of your bottles sooner rather than later. I'd also avoid buying more from any source, without first buying only 1 and then seeing how it is showing, before any larger quantity purchases.

Posted: **Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:41 pm**

Rocha 1967 Colheita

Posted: **Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:45 am**

Allan,
I like the old Niepoort "dumpy" bottles. Though I don't like trying to stack them in my cellar, LOL!

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:43 pm**

1977 Warres VP. I've had this now 7 or 8 times, and this was the weakest bottle, possibly due to a light amount of TCA.

Posted: **Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:21 pm**

1970 Ramos-Pinto VP

Posted: **Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:31 pm**

I couldn't be at the 9th anniversary offline at the weekend so I consoled myself by opening a bottle of Warre 1947 - tasty but way over the hill.

Posted: **Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:22 pm**

Andy Velebil wrote:Allan,
I like the old Niepoort "dumpy" bottles. Though I don't like trying to stack them in my cellar, LOL!

Tell me about it...I have some dumpy bottles, and they just dont stay in place..

But some how I find the fat bottles more Vinho-like. So the shelves must fit the bottle, and not the other Way around

Maby the dumpy bottles from Niepoort is similar to a small demijohn? I am sure that the older generation of Niepoort must have found some taste and development in the dumpy bottle.

Allan

Posted: **Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:56 pm**

1983 Warres.
Needed another fix after this past weekend.

Posted: **Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:36 pm**

Eric Ifune wrote:1983 Warres.
Needed another fix after this past weekend.

There were some wonderful Warre's, for sure.

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Posted: **Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:06 am**

Eric Ifune wrote:1983 Warres.
Needed another fix after this past weekend.

Good call!

Posted: **Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:06 am**

It isn't open yet, but I'm opening a 1970 Graham VP tonight for dinner with friends at Lot No. 3 in Bellevue.

Posted: **Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:35 am**

Yesterday I Opend the Vilar D'Allen bottle. And old Tawny, with the old IVP selo.

Turned out very pleasent.

I must say that on a summer Night, sligtly chilled, a Vinho do Porto, is great stuff.
Allan

Posted: **Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:32 pm**

Glenn E. wrote:It isn't open yet, but I'm opening a 1970 Graham VP tonight for dinner with friends at Lot No. 3 in Bellevue.

TN posted.

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