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It is, indeed, a magnum of Smith Woodhouse 1977.

And it is extremely impressive.

This is not a Dow port, but I do understand why you might say so. It is quite dry and austere.

It is from the odd vintage that is 1977, that produced some tight and brooding (your word, and very accurate) wines and some wines which have already fallen apart.

He's gone very quiet. Looks like he's thinking hard. He's had to refill his glass...

This is a port from the decade 1970-1979.

It is not from the 1960s.

Perhaps it could be Mackenzie 1955

Yes, this wine is older than the 1980 vintage.

Double decanted this morning and then decanted about 3 hours ago. This is mid red in colour, young but apparently approaching early maturity. Still 90% opaque and with pigmentation into the rim but the colour has softened slightly from the vibrant magenta of youth. On the nose it has an odd earthy o...

Hmm. Perhaps not dry enough to be a Dow. Shows such presence and gravity that I would still guess it to be a major shipper, but not Taylor or Fonseca - but that dark chocolate on the finish is stunning. Fabulous finish.

Is it one of the Symington's secondary labels - perhaps Gould Campbell?

You're probably throwing something odd at me, but I don't think so. The quality of the wine, the flavours, tannins and aftertaste all make me think that this is a top wine from a top vintage.

Is this, perhaps, a Dow 1970?

The Bottle Double decanted this morning and then decanted about 3 hours ago. This is mid red in colour, young but apparently approaching early maturity. Still 90% opaque and with pigmentation into the rim but the colour has softened slightly from the vibrant magenta of youth. On the nose it has an ...

12 x Croft Roeda 1980
2 x Warre 1991
1 x Dow 1994

None of which were in my cellar before!

JacobH wrote:...lots of adding or removing double LLs (e.g. Arnozello to Arnozelo, Valado to Vallado, whilst Vargellas remained Vargellas)...

And just to make things more confusing, the railway station at Quinta de Vargellas is the Vargelas railway station.

(I think.)

Does Chinese food go well with leftover vintage port?

Put me down for a place - although I'll have to check the domestic diary when I get home tonight.

jdaw1 wrote:Compare to:

AHB wrote:An enjoyable but lightweight port

G80: are ex-cellars different to UK-matured?

You are slightly taking me out of context. The sentence immediately following the one you quote reads

AHB wrote:Not a good bottle.

I have had much better bottles of Graham 1980 than the one at this tasting.

a stain had appeared on

My usage agreed with that of the website of the Hall itself; but not with that of the Worshipful Company, which I admit that I did not inspect. So is the accusation maintained, or withdrawn? Edit: the Company ’s usage is inconsistent. There is a link on the front page ‟Glaziers Hall”, and the comp...

Though Davy's do look like they have a nice price on RO '82 at the moment...perfectly stored since being shipped...will leave it to Derek to decide. After carefully considering all of the options for about 15 seconds I think the best solution is for you to take a nice bottle of VP that is not RO82 ...

Deep red, crimson rim; opaque. Cinammon spiced black cherry on the nose, lively and attractive. Medium bodied entry, plenty of dry cherry flavours and copious soft tannins. Pleasant development and delicious layering of fruit flavour. Dry cherry stone aftertaste and a 90 second finsh of sour cherry....

If you were planning to use the train to get to / from Pinhao or further upriver, you'll find it a bit of a pain - but hire a car or use a taxi. The taxis will likely be very busy. There's probably a pretty good bus service around the Douro, but I've never used it nor seen anything about it. You'll ...

one is the wrong shape!!

I'm pleased to see a range of colour from youthful purple through to delicate pink. Very inclusive.

Or I can collect a bottle from your office on Tuesday 29th March and hand it over to Derek along with other bottles for the main event.

Jeff +2, JGH, AHB On that basis, we could put together a decent selection of 5-6 vintages from a shipper, or a decent horizontal of a particular year, or just choose a bottle and serve it blind - in which case I think I have chosen my bottle! Jeff, and preference? Fonseca vertical? 1977 horizontal?

There are times when I really miss my old job and the chances I had to travel. My next trip abroad is to Brussels. For a day.