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by Alex Bridgeman
21:40 Wed 06 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1961 Krohn
Replies: 0
Views: 53

1961 Krohn

IMG_6557.jpeg 1961 Krohn Vintage Port. Pop and pour. Top shoulder fill with signs of recent seepage (but has just been flown to Portugal). Intensely dark red, with a distinct brick tone, 90% opaque. A nose of sweet black fruit gums and fragrant black liquorice. On the palate the impression is of li...
by Alex Bridgeman
21:38 Wed 06 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1935 Quinta do Junco
Replies: 0
Views: 55

1935 Quinta do Junco

IMG_6582.jpeg 1935 Quinta do Junco from Borges. Opened at 7pm. A little oxidised and acidic on the nose, but beside the oxidised tones is a core of butterscotch and lemon. Acidic on the palate, slightly drier in style with the lemon oil showing strongly. Bright and acidic and very full of life. Cof...
by Alex Bridgeman
21:36 Wed 06 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1955 Cockburn
Replies: 0
Views: 63

1955 Cockburn

IMG_6572.jpeg 1955 Cockburn, bottled in the UK by an unknown bottler. Pop and pour from a bottle with a base of neck fill and a good colour. Ruby red colour, 60% opaque. Fruit nose, ripe red berries and fruits of the forest. Smooth fruit on the palate, red fruit gums with a nicely judged backbone o...
by Alex Bridgeman
15:16 Tue 05 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
Replies: 107
Views: 45393

Re: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!

Bottled 1973
Bottled 1973
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This will be decanted shortly.
by Alex Bridgeman
11:23 Tue 05 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!
Replies: 107
Views: 45393

Re: Aged LBVs - Tue 5 March 2024 @ B&F - ALIVE AGAIN!

I won’t be with you this evening, the logistics and diary just didn’t work out for me.

I will be with you in spirit since I plan to open a Warre 1969 LBV which has started to seep.
by Alex Bridgeman
09:44 Mon 04 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
Replies: 44
Views: 1784

Re: Blind Fun - 11th March

Any more food orders? I have to submit our food order tomorrow..
by Alex Bridgeman
03:01 Sun 03 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1900 Niepoort Colheita (bottled 1971)
Replies: 3
Views: 177

Re: 1900 Niepoort Colheita (bottled 1971)

winesecretary wrote: 20:20 Sat 02 Mar 2024 That sounds absolutely cracking.
It was amazing. It would have:
(a) held it’s own at the “Possibly the best colheita tasting ever” dinner in June 2023 and;
(b) been a better glass of wine than the amazing 1912 Niepoort that I had this evening. And that was spectacular!
by Alex Bridgeman
19:39 Sat 02 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1950 Burmester Colheita
Replies: 0
Views: 76

1950 Burmester Colheita

IMG_6354.jpeg 1950 Burmester Colheita, bottling date not known but from the appearance of the label and sello believed to be in the early 1970s. €32 for a 50ml pour from Garrafeira Nacional Santa Justa. Reddish-brown in colour, about 30% opaque. Rich nose, mixing butterscotch and balsamic, nicely s...
by Alex Bridgeman
19:38 Sat 02 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1958 Borges
Replies: 0
Views: 73

1958 Borges

IMG_6488.jpeg 1958 Borges, by the glass from the Garrafeira Nacional Mercado Ribeira, €45 for a 50ml sample. Rich golden orange colour, 30% opaque. A lovely nose of bitter-sweet orange oil. Slightly thickened texture on the palate; rich, bitter orange oil giving an impressive density of fruit on th...
by Alex Bridgeman
19:37 Sat 02 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1900 Niepoort Colheita (bottled 1971)
Replies: 3
Views: 177

1900 Niepoort Colheita (bottled 1971)

IMG_6493.jpeg 1900 Niepoort, bottled 1971. By the glass from Garrafeira Nacional Santa Justa vinotec machine. A wonderful dark chestnut brown colour. A huge nose, intense and concentrated, immensely expressive. Smelling the glass just creates a response of “wow!” Layer after layer of scent coming o...
by Alex Bridgeman
19:36 Sat 02 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1960 Barros
Replies: 0
Views: 78

1960 Barros

IMG_6455.jpeg Barros 1960, by the glass from the Garrafeira Nacional Conceição Vinotec machine for €26 for 50ml. Warm golden colour, 20% opaque. Dry and sour on the nose, not attractive. More pleasant on the palate with some honey flavour showing through, but dry in tone so little of the expected h...
by Alex Bridgeman
16:45 Sat 02 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Villa Oeiras 15YO Vinho Superior
Replies: 0
Views: 131

NV Villa Oeiras 15YO Vinho Superior

Villa Oeiras Superior, 15 Years “ouro”, Carcavelhos. Pop and pour. More Arinto grape in this blend than in the younger blends. Rich golden colour, 10% opaque. A little oak on the nose (new Portuguese oak 225l barrels used on the younger wines, moved to used oak as the wines mature) blended in with b...
by Alex Bridgeman
16:43 Sat 02 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Villa Oeiras 7YO Vinho Generoso
Replies: 0
Views: 75

NV Villa Oeiras 7YO Vinho Generoso

Carcavelhos. Aged for an average of 7 years in a mixture of Portuguese and French oak. Pale peach colour. A lovely nose of peach and apricot, sweet and honeyed. Sweet, light and gentle on the palate - a touch of honey, lots of floral perfume. The wine has enough acidity to be balanced. Honey and lim...
by Alex Bridgeman
16:41 Sat 02 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Conde Oeiras Meio Doce
Replies: 0
Views: 62

NV Conde Oeiras Meio Doce

NV Conde de Oeiras, Meio Doce, Carcavelos - the first bottling of this wine; a blend from the vintages 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2004. Bottled in 2009. Decanted to allow the wine to develop. Wonderful orange and tangerine nose with a hint of oak underneath. RS of around 110g. Sweet but well balance...
by Alex Bridgeman
19:04 Fri 01 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: 1995 Quinta dos Pesos, Howards Folly
Replies: 0
Views: 178

1995 Quinta dos Pesos, Howards Folly

1995 Quinta dos Pesos by Howard’s Folly. 1995 was an outstanding vintage in Carcavelos, outperforming 1994 as the wines mature. Bottled 2023, possibly refreshed a little before bottling to make a more consistent style along with the 1991, helped by selection of the wine in barrel. 25% of the grapes ...
by Alex Bridgeman
19:02 Fri 01 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Quinta do Barao No1
Replies: 0
Views: 116

NV Quinta do Barao No1

NV Quinta do Barão No.1, Carcavelos. Made in the 1920-30s. Number 1 is the driest style of the wine from Quinta do Barão, a quinta which ceased production in the late 1980s. Dark orange colour, 30% opaque. Râncio nose. A little sweeter on the palate than the 1906 d’Algoa. Generous bitterness, medium...
by Alex Bridgeman
18:52 Fri 01 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Quinta de Cima
Replies: 0
Views: 120

NV Quinta de Cima

NV Quinta de Cima, Carcavelos. A fair amount of sediment, despite the fact the wine was decanted. Believed to be from the first half of the 1990s, but exact date(s) not known. Deep orange with a touch of green on the rim; 50% opaque. Some oxidised orange on the nose. Quite thick on the palate, sweet...
by Alex Bridgeman
18:45 Fri 01 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: 1989 Quinta da Ribeira da Caparide
Replies: 0
Views: 112

1989 Quinta da Ribeira da Caparide

1989 Quinta da Ribeira da Caparide, Carcavelos. Light and elegant appearance, looks a little turbid with some fine sediment in suspension. 20% opaque. Sharp and bright on the nose, something a little odd? Balanced on the palate, light and elegant and made in a drier style. Stunning persistent finish...
by Alex Bridgeman
18:43 Fri 01 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: 2012 Quinta da Correira
Replies: 0
Views: 119

2012 Quinta da Correira

Quinta da Correira 2012, an outstanding year in Carcavelos, giving better balance than 2011. The is the first tasting of the not-yet-released 2012 vintage, which will be bottled in 50cl format. The Correira vineyards are located a little further from the sea than most Carcavelos. The wines are trodd...
by Alex Bridgeman
18:14 Fri 01 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: NV Quinta da Bela Vista 80 Years Plus
Replies: 0
Views: 122

NV Quinta da Bela Vista 80 Years Plus

NV Quinta da Bela Vista 80 years plus, Carcavelos. 10g residual sugar. The first bottle was defective with an unpleasant nose so a second bottle was opened and poured. The wine was bottled in 1991 from 3000 litres (16,200 bottles) of family stocks of the producers who ceased making wine in the 1950s...
by Alex Bridgeman
18:10 Fri 01 Mar 2024
Forum: Other Fortified Wines
Topic: 1906 Quinta d'Algoa
Replies: 0
Views: 126

1906 Quinta d'Algoa

1906 Quinta d’Algoa, Carcavelos. From the look of the label this was probably bottled in the 1920s-30s. Decanted 2 hours. A warm olive-brown colour with a green rim. The nose shows a little VA, reminiscent of Madeira or cask aged Port. Alongside the VA is a perfumed, honeyed nose. Astonishingly dry ...
by Alex Bridgeman
22:11 Wed 28 Feb 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1957 Graham
Replies: 7
Views: 600

1957 Graham

IMG_6353.jpeg Graham 1957: Dark ginger in colour, 20% opaque. Spice and dust on the nose with some dried ginger root. Sweet on the palate, no fruit but full of butterscotch and ginger. The acidity provides the backbone. Long, lingering humbug aftertaste. Although there is no fruit, this is a very p...
by Alex Bridgeman
13:04 Tue 27 Feb 2024
Forum: Other Wines
Topic: Exhaustive list of fortified wine?
Replies: 6
Views: 9028

Re: Exhaustive list of fortified wine?

Vermouth. Does anyone drink Vermouth neat? If Buckie counts do QC British wine, Thunderbird, or Scotsmac also count. Perhaps not - too far off the spirit of the thread? I had a neat Vermouth the other day - a white wine (actually Sherry) base with lots of orange and rosemary, poured over ice and se...
by Alex Bridgeman
12:57 Mon 26 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
Replies: 44
Views: 1784

Re: Blind Fun - 11th March

Food for me please:
- no starter
- Crab, king prawn, tomato, garlic linquine - WITH NO CHILLI

I might have the pear crumble for dessert...
by Alex Bridgeman
23:04 Fri 23 Feb 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Blind Fun - 11th March
Replies: 44
Views: 1784

Re: Blind Fun - 11th March

Alex Bridgeman wrote: 10:21 Fri 23 Feb 2024 Damn those rules! I had chosen the two wines I was bringing but one falls outside the rules.

Hmm…
Aha! I have just re-read the rules and I am fully compliant. I shall be bringing two bottles of fortified wines.