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Sign me up! Will need to start hunting these down...do we have a list of what is already available? I will PM Tom about something to bring...should be a lovely evening. Consider yourself signed up. So far, we have McKenzie offered plus Tom and I have about a dozen shippers between us - but the chal...

That is a result - well done!

Timed to try and match the potential return travel plans of those US folks travelling on Roy and Mario's Harvest Tour this year, we are organising a tasting in London of as many shippers of the 1955 vintage as we can get hold of - hence the theme of "55 @ 55" since they will be celebrating...

Crusting Pipe now booked.

Would anyone born in 1970 and attending this offline care to post a list of the 1970 shippers they have tasted so far this year?

AHB: Is this the Ferreira 1863? DRT: No. Isn't there some sort of forfeit involved when you mis-guess in a blind tasting by more than a Century? :P Yes. There is. The forfeit is to have your humiliation posted for the world to see for evermore - even to be included in the archives held in the Briti...

I am seeing port prices increase quite significantly at the moment. Mostly, I am seeing this at retail but it is also a very clear trend at auction - despite what Decanter's wine index says. I've got some notes that I ought to consult, but off the top of my head I think that over the last year price...

jdaw1 wrote:...I’d much prefer the simple ‟ij” non-ligature.

Is that a controversial view on ?

Zzzzz...

1 x Dow 1985, 2 x Warre 1983 @ £30 a bottle, which I was quite pleased with - need to build up my 1980s ports for the long term balance of what I will be drinking.

I was promised a car wash for my father's day treat - interior by one and exterior by the other. Needless to say, it has not happened. And as for my port - I spent my Father's Day evening working through 4 samples of 2008 ports. Some stars, some enjoyable and one or two which leave me wondering if t...

I used to be a big fan of Cloudy Bay SB, but became disillusioned with them in the early noughties. A combination of price increases and what I felt was lower quality led me to abandon CB in favour of some South African producers - I love the Klein Constantia SB; and their 100% Semillion is stunning...

I quite liked this port, I thought it was a step up in quality from the 2001 vintage.

Sample 2: A nice ruby red. A dusty nose hiding some red fruits. Cranberry juice? A nice smooth mouth-filling Port with good structure, lots of tannin and a very dry finish. I like this but keep getting a sense that it is slightly corked. My guess is Sandeman 82. Sample 4: A very nice dark ruby colo...

It's also nice when chilled and mixed with tonic instead of using white port.

My only complaint about Crusted Port - is that I drink them too young! I am convinced that Crusted Ports will age well, but I never manage to resist them when they are sitting in the cabinet waving to me saying "Me next! Me next!"

Almost as dark in colour as the Warre 1960 shown alongside. Mature redcurrants on the nose; quite hot and full of dust and nutmeg. Slightly musty entry, with good flavours but what seems to be something of a characteristic bitterness from the vintage. Not balanced, still with some tannins showing th...

Darkest wine of the final flight (Rei, Dow, Graham, Warre, Martinez). Not much on the nose, quite muted. Modest impact, simple and restrained flavours - sweet and raisiny. Subdued aftertaste; finish is of good duration but limited in volume. Unimpressive. 84/100.

Corked - and quite badly. Sadly this did not show up when the wine was first decanted. NR.

Middling in colour; looking mature but not tired. Fairly closed on the nose, with some spicy redcurrant. Lovely texture and full flavour, but quite straightforward and without much complexity. Drawing some air over the wine does allow more complexity to develop. The aftertaste takes time to arrive, ...

Messias owned Quinta. Light centre, the lightest in colour of the final flight (Rei, Dow, Graham, Warre, Martinez). Attractive and elegant nose - full of dusty junipers. Good texture, quite thick with modest initial impact. Slightly simple, but terrific texture across the palate and all the flavours...

Slightly darker than the Noval shown alongside, with a clear centre. More heat and aniseed on the nose than the Noval, but otherwise a very similar bouquet with plenty of marmalade and Seville oranges balanced by a lovely floral elegance. Light impact, medium bodied with plenty of raspberries but su...

Good colour, clear centre. Peaches and white cherries all over the very big nose. Terrific texture; lovely entry but afterta big wave of sweet red fruit the ripe orange acidity charges through. Massive aftertaste, full of mature sweet fruit with a very long finish. Super port. 91/100. My wine of the...

Pale, clear centre, lightest of the flight (which included Croft, Fonseca, Noval and Nacional). Strange, soapy or perhaps stewed fruit on the nose and with lots of vanilla. Good thick texture on impact, but flavours come through quite thinly. Lots of vanilla pod flavours. Acidic and aggressive on th...

Quite deep colour, with a dark centre. Virtually nothing on the nose, perhaps a little subdued redcurrant jelly. Very dry in the mouth but with good levels of fruit. An interesting bitterness from the high levels of acidity - like that found in a grapefruit. Gentle aftertaste, with a big and slightl...

Mid red colour, darkest of the flight (which included Fonseca, Taylor, Noval and Noval Nacional). Slightly hot on the nose, with dusty rapsberries showing. Full bodied, but very spicy with the remains of the tannins showing through the redcurrant. Nice layering and worth holding on the palate for so...

Mid red, mature in colour with a light centre. Restrained, somewhat soapy nose, but a little flat. Silky texture, slightly thicker than most of the other 1960s tasted at the same event - a lovely texture. Great flavour profile with plenty of complexity. Big aftertaste and a big finish that lingers a...