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- 01:09 Thu 28 Mar 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 20
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Re: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
I had a '94 Vesuvio earlier this year and it just blew me away. I had a '94 Graham's shortly after that and while very good, it couldn't touch the Vesuvio. With that being said, I'm still amazed that the Vesuvio ran laps around some very good Ports. Could it just be that certain bottles might not h...
- 01:07 Thu 28 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
- Replies: 16
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- 21:27 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Graham
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1220
Re: 1994 Graham
Graham 1994 standing in anticipation of Tuesday. Is that a 2022 release? No - it's from one of those mixed Symington 3-bottle presentation cases alongside a D94 and W94. The case has been at Seckfords for some time. Yup, that was the Dec 21 / Jan 22 release. The clue is the "matured in our cel...
- 21:23 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Tesco
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1115
- 21:23 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Cockburn
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1121
- 21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Vesuvio
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1700
Re: 1994 Vesuvio
Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑10:27 Tue 26 Mar 2024Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.
- 21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Fonseca
- Replies: 3
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Re: 1994 Fonseca
Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑10:27 Tue 26 Mar 2024Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.
- 21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Burmester
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1117
- 21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Kopke
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1111
- 21:21 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Royal Oporto
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1994 Royal Oporto
RO94: red-pink, 40% opaque. Nose = “Yuck”. Others were brave enough to taste it, and reported the palate to be better than than the nose.
- 21:20 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Calem
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1994 Calem
Cá94: dark dark red, 70% opaque. Soft, rich, very gentle plum fruit — just not aggressively. Liked.
- 21:19 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Burmester
- Replies: 3
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Re: 1994 Burmester
B94: red pink brown, 70% opaque. Light, pleasant, some perfume. Too light.
- 21:18 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Kopke
- Replies: 3
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Re: 1994 Kopke
K94: dark red, 60% opaque. I liked the bright freshness of this. Good Port.
- 21:17 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Cockburn
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1121
Re: 1994 Cockburn
Ck94: red, 50% opaque. Dry, decent Port. For Cockburn of this era, a great result.
As with many bottles this evening, could be drunk with pleasure, but not of the greats.
As with many bottles this evening, could be drunk with pleasure, but not of the greats.
- 21:16 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Vesuvio
- Replies: 4
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Re: 1994 Vesuvio
V94 : dark red, 70% opaque. The Business. Soft black berry fruit, hint of fragrant perfume, full and large and present and soft and just all-round delicious. Three points from a dozen of us; two points from two of us: the huge score was totally fair. And, bliss it was in that evening to be alive, a...
- 21:14 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Graham
- Replies: 4
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Re: 1994 Graham
G94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Soft, dry, slightly bitter, light. Others liked; I thought slightly imperfect.
- 21:13 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Dow
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1994 Dow
D94: dark dark red, opacity not noted. Nose very strongly of lemon, so stringly that I checked neighbour’s glasses. Rich, great weight and texture, very lovely now, but the lemon was peculiar. I liked.
- 21:11 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Noval
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1994 Noval
I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. N94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45:...
- 21:09 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Warre
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1994 Warre
I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. W94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45:...
- 21:09 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Martinez
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1994 Martinez
I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. Mz94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45...
- 21:07 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Tesco
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1115
Re: 1994 Tesco
Cr94: dark dark red, 70% opaque. No.
- 21:07 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Fonseca
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1188
Re: 1994 Fonseca
Cr94: dark dark red; I failed to note opacity. Very very closed, mid-weight, dry, and presented a bit simple. It needs time, at least ½ a decade. It might yet come very good, but not on this night.
- 21:05 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Taylor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1131
Re: 1994 Taylor
T94: glorious dark dark red, 75% opaque. Big, closed, huge, and surprisingly dry. Please wait at least five years.
- 21:04 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Croft
- Replies: 3
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Re: 1994 Croft
Cr94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Lovely dark fruits, but slightly simple, and slightly hollow. As with many bottles this evening, could be drunk with pleasure, but not of the greats.
- 09:06 Wed 27 Mar 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
- Replies: 109
- Views: 28427
Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Links: Review of the evening as a whole ; 1994 Croft ; 1994 Taylor ; 1994 Fonseca ; 1994 Tesco ; 1994 Martinez ; 1994 Warre ; 1994 Dow ; 1994 Graham ; 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio ; 1994 Cockburn ; 1994 Kopke ; 1994 Quinta do Noval ; 1994 Burmester ; 1994 Cálem ; 1994 Royal Oporto ; Planning and arrangeme...