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by Prophet One
17:55 Wed 10 May 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year
Replies: 13
Views: 11554

Re: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year

How disappointing...I have one in the cellar that I thought I would find a suitable occasion to save it for to open, but it seems that I should just give it a try to see if it is drinkable. Thank you for returning to the post to update. Well, mine was not in a cellar, but anyway in a dark hall clos...
by Prophet One
15:55 Tue 09 May 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year
Replies: 13
Views: 11554

Re: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year

Well, I opened the bottle and tasted the wine. Even though the metal cover seemed to be in good conditions, the cork inside was almost completely damaged and broken. I couldn't pull it out because it falled soon inside the bottle. The taste is not good. Closer to the vinegar than to a porto wine. It...
by Prophet One
02:40 Sat 22 Oct 2016
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year
Replies: 13
Views: 11554

Re: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year

Thanks a lot Uncle Tom! I will follow your suggestions.
A very good friend of mine is a big expert of wines. I will open the bottle with him and I will tell you our experience.
by Prophet One
01:26 Mon 10 Oct 2016
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year
Replies: 13
Views: 11554

Re: Croft - Reserva Particular - 1978 Tercentenary Year

Hi! I hope someone will read this very old post. I've found at my parent's home some old bottles of Port wine (they don't like sweet wine, I guess it was a gift of many years ago). They look very precious. One of those is exactly the one that appears in this post. I am not an expert, I just visited ...