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As the old one is empty, a new one is in the line:
Very fruity - lots of strawberries and raspberries. Wonderfull stuff.

Just finished the vintage character Port - it had much depot left in the bottle, that explains that it really had vintage character

Yesterday I've opened another bottle of these old ones. I picked one who had lost quite a bit - so I was wondering if it is still good. After the removal of the cap I saw that the cork has fallen into the bottle... no good sign. I don't know how long ago that happend... So I poured a glass, and hey ...

It isn't very sweet I must say - way less than i would have expected from a white Port. Now after beeing open for a while it got even better. Walnut now, fresh an citrus with very nice plum. I must say I relly enjoy it. But dry as I know it from some old wood-driven Whiskies or Champagnes it is not ...

Thats what it looks like:

I've opened a bottle of the Special White. It had a regular corck, no stopper.
It is still very enjoyable to drink, it has a nice elegant hazelnut nose, in the mouth as well alongside with plum and cinamon.
Let's see how it improves (or not) in the next days.

They lived in france, so thats might be the reason.

I had the opportunity to buy some really old Tawnies from a dear Lady who's husband recently passed. Does anyone ever saw or tasted some of those? Barros_White_1958.jpg Barros_VintageCaracter_1958.jpg Barros_StarPort_1958.jpg Barros_ExtraDry_a958.jpg Did get alongside some old Sherries and a Madeira...

Just opend a bottle last week-end with friends.
A really great wine - I am curious if it can even get better, the other 2 bottles will stay closed for years to come.

Nice story - fun fact, I bought my bottle at auction as well
Besides the handwriting on the Label, mine had a stamp on top of the wax seal, so I was certain of its origin.

and the Ruby bottles

Picture of the label...

Pictures of corks and the Results...

A little Tasting among friends, held at home. Links: Tasting notes: 1982 Eira Velha 1955 Taylor 1994 de la Rosa LBV 1960 Barros Colheita (bottled 1999) NV Presidential 40YO Tawny (bottled 2019) Placemats Thanks to jdaw1 for his support and creation of the placemats! :GoldStar:

NV Presidential 40YO
light brown with red. Quite a light but fresh nose. Comes with a light mouthfeel. Some strawberries, figs. The finish could be longer, but it is pleasant, some nuts more like hazelnut.
Liked it but the Barros 1960 was better. 89/100 (bottled 2019)

light brown. Very pleasant nose, fresh, sparkling and nutty. Great taste, fruity (on the lemon side), very fresh and lots of tree nuts in the finish.
Really enjoied this Colheita! 94/100 (bottled 1999)

Dark red. Not the best nose, quite shy. Grapes, liqorace some heat - nice mouthfeel, oily. The finish is short and nothing spectacular.
Ok LBV - not more not less. 85/100

light red with a touch of orange. Immediately cherries and plum in the nose. Sweet, oily - strawberries. Some heat in the finish a tad chocolate and leather. Extremely nice mouthfeeling. After 3 Days it was at it's peak. Tasted over 8 days... on day 3 there was a nice honey note, grapes and even cre...

light red still quite dark in the colour. Some spices, herbs and a touch earthy in the finish. Lots of plums and some nuts (more cashewish). Did not decant it, drunk over several days. Had it's peak on day 2 for me.
Very pleasant Port, really enjoyed it. 90/100

Checking a few recent auction results - it looks like prices are coming off the boil. Not quite low enough to get me buying younger vintages yet, but vintages like '70 and '77 are not far off their pre-pandemic prices. Does coming off the boil mean that prices drop? Sorry for asking, but english is...

The seller - it is definetifely not table wine

As promised, a few pictures.