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- 21:43 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2006 Rozes Terras do GriFo
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2006 Rozes Terras do GriFo
From Rozes. Located at the extreme eastern edge of the Douro Superior, the port from this Quinta is intended to be consumed young. Very young colour, still showing some purple. Lavender perfume and blueberry on the nose. Big impact, sweet and fruity. Good tannic components, great levels of fruit but...
- 21:36 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2007 Ramos Pinto Ervamoira
- Replies: 0
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2007 Quinta de Ervamoira vintage port
Ramos Pinto. Snapshot tasting note. Deep red with opaque purple core. Vibrant blackcurrants on the nose, very lively. Soft and satin texture, followed by a huge wave of tannic blackcurrants. Big, dry aftertaste with wonderful levels of fruit and a great length. Very tasty port. 91/100. Tasted 19 Apr...
- 21:35 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2007 Ramos Pinto Ervamoira
- Replies: 0
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2007 Quinta de Ervamoira vintage port
Ramos Pinto. Snapshot tasting note. Pitch black in colour with a blackcurrant and floral nose. Grip leaps out of the smooth texture and doesn't let go. Lots of tannin but well balanced with the mass of fruit. A big aftertaste and a terrific length. A serious port. 91/100. Tasted 28 October 2009.
- 21:30 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2007 Quinta de la Rosa
- Replies: 0
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2007 Quinta de la Rosa vintage port
Snapshot tasting note. Deep scarlet in colour and fairly closed on the nose. Viscious grip on the tongue, but with the fruit needed to balance. Lots of acidity and lovely fruit layers. A long and delicious aftertaste. 90/100. Drunk 28 October 2009 after 1 hour decanting.
- 21:29 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Quinta de la Rosa
- Replies: 0
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2000 Quinta de la Rosa
Evolving red colour, slight orange showing on the rim. There is a harsh note on the nose over pleasant stewed redcurrant. Sweet impact, gentle fruit and soft tannins; a lovely fruit presence and a delightful aftertaste. An elegant style of wine that will reward another 5-10 years but probably not mu...
- 13:04 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame
- Replies: 120
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Re: Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame
Dow 1977 at the blind tasting at TCP on Monday 19 April 2010.
Warre 1980 at a Warre tasting on Saturday 17 April 2010.
Warre 1980 at a Warre tasting on Saturday 17 April 2010.
- 13:02 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 100 point ports
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5934
Re: 100 point ports
I've only ever rated one port as 100 points and that was the not inexpensive Quinta do Noval Nacional 1963. Nothing else that I have tasted (including the NN63 on other occasions) was awarded the same perfect score. There are a handful of 99 point wines that I have tasted, but probably no more than ...
- 12:47 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages
- Replies: 85
- Views: 108628
Re: The Port Forum Babies and their Vintages
Still a baby, me from the 1963 vintage (and him, as well)
- 12:31 Fri 23 Apr 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: The Big Fortified Tasting
- Replies: 6
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The Big Fortified Tasting
On Monday 19th April and in defience of an unpronounceable Icelandic volcano, Danny Cameron and Ben Campbell-Johnson organised an extremely impressive trade tasting of Fortified Wines. Attending were producers from many different countries showing many different styles of fortified wine including Ma...
- 00:39 Thu 22 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port Decanters - what shape is best?
- Replies: 26
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Re: Port Decanters - what shape is best?
I will decant pretty much any type or bottle of port which I drink if it is ruby or colheita. The only ports I wouldn't decant would be a basic white port (which I would probably mix with tonic) or a pink port (if I were to open one). I did once try an experiment with two bottles of Bin 27. One was ...
- 00:07 Thu 22 Apr 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Warre II: The Battle of Wokingham
- Replies: 2
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Re: Warre II: The Battle of Wokingham
I wasn't holding out much hope for the Warre samples at the age of 104 hours, but I was immensely surprised and pleased with what I encountered. I've also decided that a common characteristic of old Warres are the elegant, wonderful and very impressive finish. Tonight, with the extended decanting I ...
- 23:52 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2007 Niepoort Pisca
- Replies: 7
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2007 Niepoort Pisca vintage port
Deep red in colour, no purple but lots of magenta. The nose is closed but does show some lavender and raspberry. Such smooth texture, a delightful presence on the palate. Plentiful fruit, bringing fresh and slightly tart blackberry. The tannins are present but very gentle. The palate presence is goo...
- 23:46 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port / cheese pairings
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8325
Re: Port / cheese pairings
Oh and celery should accompany however I've noticed that it is proving difficult to obtain it where it doesn't taste of chemicals now. Celery grows beautifully in an old wooden port or wine box, filled with compost. A number of people can confirm this as they have seen my wife's salad garden for wh...
- 21:08 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: 2000 Macedos
- Replies: 2
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2000 Macedos
Deep red in colour, showing very little impact of the 10 years of age. Lovely soft nose of tart blueberries and lavender. Silky texture, soft flavours envelope the tongue and caress the cheeks before the tannins coat the teeth with fur - this is still so incredibly tannic for a 10 year old wine. The...
- 14:17 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Warre II, 17 April 2010
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13455
Re: Warre II, 17 April 2010
I'm known for being a relatively low scorer. 90-92 from me means that in my opinion this is a very tasty wine and one which brings a lot of enjoyment. 85-89 is a good wine that is one to buy and drink. 80-84 would be a good wine that is one to buy and drink if the price is right. 93+ points means th...
- 14:10 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: The Yank is Thirsty - 19th April 2010 -TCP
- Replies: 8
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Re: The Yank is Thirsty - 19th April 2010 -TCP
It was good fun on Monday night, and we had a bonus bottle of some Pisca 2007 that Cookie forgot to mention. The steaks were delicious, despite no longer having the rib-eye on the bone available. The ports were good although the cork monster is getting to be a bit frustrating with the D77 - perhaps ...
- 13:54 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Warre II, 17 April 2010
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13455
Re: Warre II, 17 April 2010
I can't add much new to what has already been said. Julian, his father and step-mother looked after us wonderfully well and over-fed us with the most exquisite food. The Warres were remarkably consistent, reaching a peak with the '55 and '66. Once older than this, there was a remarkable consistency ...
- 12:36 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Where the B***** H*** is everyone?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8873
Re: Where the B***** H*** is everyone?
What you need is a port drinking buddy. Now where can you find one of those?DRT wrote:It has been a long time since we needed this thread but I think now seems like a good time to revive it
- 12:29 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Maps of the Douro
- Replies: 54
- Views: 15998
Re: Maps of the Douro
When you’ve decided how to link to the map from the alphabetical TN index , please let me know. I envisage, at the end of a subset of lines containing a â—Š, a ‟ ( map ) ”: all that I need to know is the link, which would ideally consist of a prefix string, the HTML ID, and a postfix string. Curre...
- 12:18 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Time for a TN sort?
- Replies: 448
- Views: 300449
Re: Time for a TN sort?
Madalena was a typo; sorry. For the others I have: donamaria=valededonamaria (do people expect "Vale de X" quintas to be under V or under X?)... Personally, I would want to find it under both as I think it is one of those abbreviations which depends on the person who is doing the abbrevia...
- 12:16 Wed 21 Apr 2010
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Time for a TN sort?
- Replies: 448
- Views: 300449
Re: Time for a TN sort?
May I remove the poster names from the TN indexes. E.g.: 1957 : GM57 DRT on 21 Mar 2010 Though DRT started the thread in capacity as tasting organiser his TN doesn’t appear in it. This problem is widespread: e.g., threads started by me, containing a very brief JDAW TN, and a long and worthwhile AHB...
- 01:26 Sun 18 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Warre
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3570
Re: 1970 Warre
Red in colour, with a pink rim turning slightly orange; light and transparent centre. Dusty nose, sweet redcurrants leaping from the glass. Sweet and fruity first impression on the palate, balanced by a hint of spice and acidity and with fully integrated tannins. Sweet, slightly cheek-drying afterta...
- 00:19 Sat 17 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 1997 Taylor
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1124
Re: 1997 Taylor
I've not ever tried this wine. In general, I find 1997s are closed and surly. I am therefore generally not opening 1997s. Oh, and I don't have any of the Taylor 1997. Yet. Have you taken a look at FTLOP's tasting note database? Roy has one tasting note posted and there are four member tasting notes.
- 00:15 Sat 17 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2103
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Re: Latest buy
Now that is a new one to me! When do you plan to open it?angeleyes wrote:1 x Morgan LBV 1989
- 00:12 Sat 17 Apr 2010
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: It's time for Fonseca 1963
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4389
Re: It's time for Fonseca 1963
Unlikely to be able to be done in Dublin - but could you swing a visit by London as part of your journey? Perhaps travel with BA from USA to Dublin via London?g-man wrote:can this be done in dublin at the end of april/beginning of may?