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- 03:24 Mon 25 Jan 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 2021 Virtual Tasting #2 - Wednesday 27th January
- Replies: 16
- Views: 383
Re: 2021 Virtual Tasting #2 - Wednesday 27th January
Yes, please.
- 20:29 Tue 12 Jan 2021
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 2021 Virtual Tasting #1 - Thursday 14th Jan
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1467
Re: 2021 Virtual Tasting #1 - Thursday 14th Jan
I would love to join. Space permitting, please send me the link.
- 19:26 Mon 11 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Quinta da Romaneira
- Replies: 0
- Views: 213
1994 Quinta da Romaneira
Lauded justifiably for its tawnies and, to a lesser degree, for its still wines, ‘tis nonetheless with good reason that the cognoscenti have not sought the generally pedestrian vintage ports proffered by the physically-immense Quinta da Romaneira. In the event, the 1994 Romaneira rests comfortably a...
- 22:38 Sat 02 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Cellar Defenders without Selos or Labels
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7037
Re: Cellar Defenders without Selos or Labels
Earlier in this thread I reviewed a 1978 colheita from a farm which lies adjacent to Quinta Dona Matilde, a Barros family (as opposed to Sogevinus) property. I have since acquired several litres of a 1989 colheita, from the same farm, as well as a 1960 tawny. My impressions of the latter follow here...
- 22:24 Sat 02 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1977 Quarles Harris
- Replies: 0
- Views: 229
1977 Quarles Harris
The Quarles Harris label came to form part of the Symington stable before there was a Symington stable of which to speak. As the making of Quarles Harris wines has never been tied to one or more quintas, there is arguably greater scope for creativity in the making of this port when a vintage is prod...
- 22:15 Sat 02 Jan 2021
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2016 Quinta das Tecedeiras
- Replies: 0
- Views: 441
2016 Quinta das Tecedeiras
Consumed on 27 December 2020 after a nine-hour decant, the infancy of this port was reflected initially in its entirely opaque, dark magenta colour which painted the sides of the glass magnificently with every turn of the stemware. At the nose, blackberries and mulberries confronted the olfactory ne...
- 20:56 Sun 27 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1948 Taylor
- Replies: 0
- Views: 255
1948 Taylor
This bottle was one of a lot of several like offerings auctioned earlier this year by Sotheby’s; like the rest, it was identified only as a 1948 Justerini & Brooks, with the producer unknown. However, an obscure clue found in Mr. Wiseman’s life’s work suggested that the wine might well prove to be t...
- 23:34 Wed 23 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1987 Niepoort
- Replies: 0
- Views: 492
1987 Niepoort
Fond as I am of Niepoort colheitas, I maintain a respectable supply of older variants in the cellar. Alas, I have not yet warmed to the vintage ports of this producer: not because I dislike them; rather, I find Niepoort vintages to be an acquired taste which I have not yet acquired. I would have sai...
- 00:19 Tue 15 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1997 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Replies: 0
- Views: 547
1997 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Situated above the right bank of the Douro, roughly ten kilometres as the crow flies west of Pinhao, Quinta Nova is arguably better known for its stunning vista than for its ports. The quality of its output during the 1990s, when the property was owned by Burmester (1991-1999), fell short of the vie...
- 15:15 Fri 11 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1980 Ramos Pinto
- Replies: 4
- Views: 602
Re: 1980 Ramos Pinto
I notice you list the early 1980s vintages: was the a drop in quality thereafter? In my opinion, no. I have never tried the '91, but the '94, '95 and '97 are all lovely (and very good value) in my experience. It is simply that I prefer ports in which the tannins are either fully or largely integrat...
- 23:40 Thu 10 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1980 Ramos Pinto
- Replies: 4
- Views: 602
1980 Ramos Pinto
It would appear that during the 1980s Ramos Pinto was exporting a great deal of its vintage ports to northwest Europe; and, when I was living in this region five or six years ago and starting to collect port, I bought a fair bit of it on the secondary market. When I finally got around to trying the ...
- 22:50 Thu 10 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1977 Robertson’s Rebello Valente
- Replies: 0
- Views: 511
1977 Robertson’s Rebello Valente
Consumed on Bastille Day 2020 after a six-hour decant, like the French this wine presented the most interesting of contrasts. In the glass, the port was opaque at its core, evinced a clear rim and was dominated by hues redolent of a mature pinot noir complemented by a pink shadow which I have seen c...
- 22:46 Thu 10 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1991 Gould Campbell
- Replies: 0
- Views: 501
1991 Gould Campbell
1991 is not a year with which I am terribly familiar. I possess but a half dozen in the cellar and can recall consuming until recently only a fetching Quinta de la Rosa produced at supper in Porto by Mr. Bridgeman. The Bridgeman bottle, and this 1991 Gould Campbell ingested on 04 December 2020 after...
- 22:43 Thu 10 Dec 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1977 Hutcheson
- Replies: 1
- Views: 448
1977 Hutcheson
Whenever time allows, I hire a farmhouse situated a short drive from Lamego; this stone pile affords ready access by car to all manner of quintas in the Baixo and even the Cima Corga, such that one might pilot the vehicle successfully back to base following all but the most distressing sorties. Lame...
- 22:38 Mon 30 Nov 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Nickolls and Perks - Graham’s 200th Anniversary Virtual tasting 2nd December 2020
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3923
Re: Nickolls and Perks - Graham’s 200th Anniversary Virtual tasting 2nd December 2020
I have sent the link/login details to Simon to forward to those of you who are interested. The system runs off your browser (i.e., no download required); and, according to my IT guys, there is no "monitor" needed and I cannot screw it up. We shall see, insha'allah.
- 00:44 Fri 27 Nov 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Pre-Christmas Virtual Get Together - 15 Dec
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3818
Re: Pre-Christmas Virtual Get Together - TBC
Likewise keen.
- 00:43 Fri 27 Nov 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Nickolls and Perks - Graham’s 200th Anniversary Virtual tasting 2nd December 2020
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3923
Re: Nickolls and Perks - Graham’s 200th Anniversary Virtual tasting 2nd December 2020
I have secured my tasting pack. Or at any rate I shall have done by 02 December. I likewise have the technical means to set up the afterword. I would invite those interested to send their email addresses to Simon, if he does not already have same; in turn, he will forward them to me and I shall send...
- 22:26 Mon 07 Sep 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Virtual Tasting #11, Tuesday 15 September 2020
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5131
Re: Virtual Tasting #11, Tuesday 15 September 2020
Yes, please.
- 23:35 Sun 12 Jul 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2001 Warre Quinta da Cavadinha
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1073
2001 Warre Quinta da Cavadinha
Amongst the rarest of wines in my cellar (i.e., Her Ladyship found it on her own and paid for it), I approached this bottle with considerable curiosity after a ten-hour decant on 16 June 2020. In the glass, the wine was deep purple and entirely without visual or creative merit – much like the band, ...
- 22:32 Sat 11 Jul 2020
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Quinta da Boavista bought by Sogevinus
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3458
Re: Quinta da Boavista bought by Sogevinus
As far as I am aware, Lima & Smith will continue to produce and sell their Tecedeiras branded range of Port. That is correct: we had a lovely catch-up with Tony Smith at Quinta de Covela a few days ago; Lima & Smith shall indeed crack on with Tecedeiras ports, and the firm is now likewise marketing...
- 22:07 Fri 10 Jul 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Virtual Tasting #9 - Tuesday 14 July 2020
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4706
Re: Virtual Tasting #9 - Tuesday 14 July 2020
Yes, please.
- 21:34 Thu 18 Jun 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Virtual Tasting #8 - Tuesday 30th June?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 16231
Re: Virtual Tasting #8 - Tuesday 30th June?
Please, whether or not the sample can be got my way.
- 23:12 Thu 11 Jun 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Virtual Tasting #7, Tuesday 16 June 2020
- Replies: 53
- Views: 12875
- 23:05 Thu 11 Jun 2020
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1987 Cockburn Tua
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1387
1987 Cockburn Tua
Having never had a Quinta do Tua and being largely unfamiliar with Cockburn’s vintage ports, this bottle made for a very pleasant educative experience. In the glass after a five-hour decant on 07 June 2020, the semi-opaque wine showed clear signs of bricking. The nose was proffered a youthful medley...
- 22:39 Sun 07 Jun 2020
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Virtual Tasting #7, Tuesday 16 June 2020
- Replies: 53
- Views: 12875
Re: Virtual Tasting #7, Tuesday 16 June 2020
Yes, please.