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just a few notes: Smith Woodhouse VP 1994 half bottle unfiltered pop and pour: Black fruits and chocolate, good mouthfeel, needs a lot longer.

Portal's 10 Yr Old Aged White Port is a lovely easy-drinker. Pale caramel color with a candied nose, good caramel, toasted marshmallow, and oak flavor. Fruit is nondescript but present, the tail is long, and the alcohol is balanced against the sugars to avoid the long burn. 92. Tasted during the Ves...

Overall, I quite enjoyed the opportunity to try a range of maturing Quinta do Vesuvios, but also learned that I don't appreciate their flavor profile. I like the black pepper, licorice, and tobacco flavors when they emerge, and enjoyed the occasional surprising nose, but overall i found them too har...

Vesuvio 1997's nose some of the smokey interest of its 91 uncle, but in the mouth it switches nicely to pepper and cherries. It's still pretty tightly wound, and that makes for a harsher flavor. Has the Vesuvio "bite." Overall it's just too young, could use at least another 5 years. 92.

Vesuvio 1996 is a bit green in the nose, but spicy and with a distinct cinammon note. In the mouth, there's smoke, black pepper, and a little bit of rooty flavor, with a fruit base that isn't as dominating as its peers. 92.

Vesuvio 1995 was green on the nose (and this one had bottlestink at opening), but in the mouth it was Nice -- not blown away, it was musty early then the fruit came forward as the must faded. Again it has the Vesuvio "bite". 90.

(I liked the 92 & 96 better)

Vesuvio 1994 starts with a tight, closed nose, and is likewise spciy and closed in the mouth. But it has excellent mouthfeel, the tannins are still working their way into the wine, and there's a solid fruit foundation. Overall, very good balance and even progression -- while I enjoyed it as "one of ...

Vesuvio 1992 comes in with a huge black pepper nose (though this bottle started with a lot of bottle stink), in the mouth that carries through to black pepper and spices, and a clear note of tobacco, on a backdrop of dark fruits. The vesuvio "bite" is present but not overwhelming. 92.

Fabulous nose on the Vesuvio 1991 -- smoke and vegetation and fruit, bold and intriguing. Shame that "fabulous" didn't carry through to the mouth, where it tastes like it smells: smoke, celery, red bell pepper and a bit of cherry. 92 for its nose, 88 overall.

Vesivio 1990 is tight and acidic nose, with a strong licorice note. In the mouth it is a pontefract cake -- Licorice oil and Molasses throughout the early & mid palate. Way too long of a burn in the back, and the familiar vesuvio "bite" on the tongue. 90.

Light color on the Vesuvio 1989, with a musty, celery nose that others aptly described as plastic or chinese [medicinal] root. In the mouth, it feels almost effervescent on the tongue, with too much bite up front and too much burn long into the tail. Vegetal and ashtray flavors -- this is an interes...

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Tasting notes for Portal 10 Yr Old Aged White Port tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1994 Smith Woodhouse half bottle tasted pop-and-pour tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1975 Kopke Colheita Half-bottle tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1997 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1996 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1995 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1992 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1991 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1990 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Tasting notes for 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio tasted in NYC on March 1 2019.

Book arrived; after some assistance from homebase. I saved "unboxing" until it could be done with some accompaniment, and selected a slightly older and less frequently seen wine for the occasion. There was a flaw in the plan, which i trust JDAW will spot immediately :) http://img.photobucket.com/alb...

Took out the book (digitally) on seeing this thread, and so-far i'm enjoying the lead-up to that fateful chapter.