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Attendee list updated to include Rob and Cookie. The decision on numbers should be Tom's rather than mine since Tom makes the arrangements. However, I suggest that further volunteers wishing to drink fine port from the unknown shipper should continue to put their names forward and be placed on the w...

Mid red colour, some early maturity on the rim. Nosing of slightly rotten fruit and quite spirity. Smooth in the mouth, gently tannic and giving the impression of over-ripe fruit. More tannic than I remember from previous bottles. Chewy aftertaste, dark chocolate finish of good length. Better than I...

500 cases made. Cask sample. Fresh violets on the nose. Sweet fruit on entry with generous levels of fruit on the palate, an acidic structure and light tannins that together add up to a medium-bodied baby port. Comes with a gentle aftertaste that leads to a long, big, black pepper finish and lots of...

Mild red colour, 100% opaque. Strange, petrolly nose; perhaps VA tones mixed in with the fruit? Light bodied and tasting of lightly baked fruit. The tannins melt away quickly to leave a baked cherry flavour. Enjoyable but light. Light fruit finish of good length. The first impression is of a light p...

Cask sample. Floral nose, clearly young port. Elegant fruit with great purity of flavour, sweet and ripe. Tannins are soft and resolve quickly leaving huge levels of fruit. A lovely, chewy finish of great length; so much fruit. Wonderful. 89-91.

Solid centre with a touch of maturity. Nose is surprisingly mature for a relatively young wine, full of attractive fruit. Fruit forward entry, medium-bodied and with tannins that show up after the fruit to take a firm grip. Very tannic for the level of maturity of the fruit. Big finish of fruit cake...

I tasted some wines which were not in Jacob's original post, these being: 2006 Peter Bayly Cape Vintage 1991 Churchill vintage port 2003 Churchill vintage port 2000 Ferreira LBV 1996 Fonseca Guimaraens vintage port 2007 De Kraans Cape Vintage Reserve 2008 Muratie Cape Vintage 2007 Niepoort LBV 1998 ...

Peter Bayly Cape Vintage 2006, Calitzdorp, South Africa. Deep red and opaque colour. Subdued nose with some stewed red plum. Silky entry, gentle red fruit before the tannins show gently through; lovely fruit and texture. Very much a fruit forward wine, lovely to drink now and for a few years to come...

I have this recorded as the 2005 Barros LBV, bottled in 2011. I would suggest changing both the title of this thread and also in the first post of the review thread. Bottled 2011. Very dark in colour, an opaque red. Quite closed on the nose. Restrained entry, big tannins and modest fruit - the balan...

95% opaque centre, just starting to change colour on the rim. Lovely and open on the nose, softly fruity. Silky texture on the palate with lovely fruit and a good balance which has been missing from other Barros wines on show today. The flavours and complexity grows really well with violets all over...

From a rewaxed bottle, with a mid-shoulder fill. Deep ochre in colour, clearly mature, 40% opaque. A nose of orange and marzipan. Thick texture, full bodied and rich on the palate; nutmeg and cinnamon over a deep, sweet grapefruit acidity. Big aftertaste of black treacle and burnt sugar. Delicious t...

2009 Niepoort cask sample Cask sample. Deep purple in colour, sticking to the glass when swirled. Huge nose, masses of violets and intense blueberry. Smooth texture, biting acidy and punchy tannins The intense blueberry struggles to emerge from the tannins but air allows wonderful floral essence to...

A half bottle, that had been decanted from a full bottle in September 2009, corked and waxed before being stored in the wine cabinet. A deep red, showing little signs of maturity and still 90% opaque. Very fragrant nose, full of blackcurrant and a streak of lavender. Masses of fruit on the palate, s...

Cask sample. Lovely sweet blackcurrant on the nose. Dry in the mouth, tannic but with restrained sweet fruit - modest at first but which grows well to great levels. Gentle acidity, good tannins and masses of fruit on the palate. The tannins are beautifully ripe. Dry aftertaste, slightly hot then fol...

Ex-cellars. Youthful red, showing a little maturity; 90% opaque. Big on the nose, perfumed and expressive - lots of fruit coming out of the glass. Fruity, but in a refined way; big in flavour but medium bodied - full of strawberries and jelly. The fruit grows bigger on the palate. Tannins are resolv...

Bottled 1972. Very light barley sugar in colour, 10% opaque. Quite herbaceous on the nose, smelling of fine composted leaves and freshly cut honeydew melon. Sweet in the mouth, with a silky texture and a medium body; tasting of mild brown sugar with damson overtones. A slight touch of heat on the af...

Bottled 1977. Ex cellars. Deep golden colour, 20% opaque. Burnt sugar on the nose, cut with tart pomegranite juice. Very sweet impact, with toffee and golden sultanas. A thick texture, but medium bodied in weight. Sweet, with lime and greena apple freshness. Toffee and caramel aftertaste, lots of ma...

Modest orange in colour, very light, perhaps 15% opaque. Pure mature Seville orange on the nose, with lovely floral rose hips. One of those fabulous noses that can be sniffed for ages. Sweet entry, balanced and elegant, full of delicious sweet redcurrants. Very fruity and absolutely delicious. A lov...

844 cases released. Deep magenta in colour, dark and opaque. Nosing of faint blackcurrant pie. Good fruit on the palate, dry but ripe; supporting acidty and the modest tannin are nicely balanced, if a little chalky. The tannins fade to leave a lovely fruit that dominates the aftertaste and leads to ...

Purple in colour, opaque and cloudy. Lovely nose, full of soft blackcurrants if a little spirity. Sweet fruity impact, masses of dry blackcurrant, very fruity. Tannins are soft but chocolatey. Very lovely palate and with great balance; delicious fruit. Purple plum skins on the aftertaste, followed b...

Gentle red colour, opaque at the centre but with a clear rim. Faint blackcurrant nose, perhaps a little damp earth. Dry impact, before the dry and ripe fruit comes through. The tannins are soft and chalky. The structure is balanced and the fruit has great prominence across the palate. Bramble aftert...

9,800 cases released. Rich red, showing some bricking. Turned a little acrid and oxidised on the nose, sour brambles. Balanced entry, cedar wood and dry but ripe bramble fruit. The acidity grows and dominates the structure, and burns a little on the swallow. The finish is long and dominated by black...

Only 1,000 cases of this wine were released. Deep red colour, opaque. Attractive nose of lemon grass and blackcurrant. Acidic impact, mild chocolate and gentle fruit come through; tannins are very soft. Pleasant fruit and structure. A touch of heat on swallowing leads to a deep chocolate finish, wit...

Youthful, but with some of the bruised cherry colour that indicates early maturity. Cherry cola nose, with a twist of sage - sweet, fruity and gently spicy. Concentrated and sweet cherry in the mouth, attractive. Cocoa tannins are very gentle and subdued, fruit is elegant and poised, acidity is mute...

12,500 cases released. Modest red colour, solid and over 90% opaque. A little musty on the nose, quite closed with some vanilla apparent. Dry green apple attack, soft tannins but big and slighty astringent acidity. The dry blackcurrant fruit arrives late and slowly sweetens when held on the palate. ...