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Rich red in colour; 60% opaque. Fresh and grassy on the nose, with lots of cranberries. Rich and sweet impact with the acidity partly hidden behind the rich fruit; impressive depth of flavours. There is a touch of heat on swallowing, but this precedes a long finish, full of chocolate and sweet anise...

Deep red, 90% opaque. Lovely rich nose, incredibly complex with rose perfume and masses of fruit. Smooth and silky texture with lots of sweet fruit. Chocolate tannins mix in with the enormous levels of fruit. Big flavours; big aftertaste. Lots of chocolate and fruit, although the finish is a little ...

Slightly cloudy in appearance. Sweet and caramelised onions, rosemary tinge on the nose. Nicely balanced and attractive. Surprisingly sweet entry, with a lovely balance. Gentle acidity balancing mature and secondary fruit - even a trace of tannin. Lovely layering of flavours but a bit of heat at the...

Tasted at C. da Silva's new tasting house in Vila Nova de Gaia. Bottled 2010 - 2 weeks before being opened! Rich and deep orange colour, 10% opaque, but a hint of green on the rim. A lovely petrol nose, full of tropical fruit and melons. Medium mouthfeel, quite thick texture. Lots of lychees and bay...

Tasted at C. da Silva's new tasting house in Vila Nova de Gaia. Bottled 2009. Deep orange in colour, with a light centre, 5% opaque. Soft nose of peaches and apricots. Medium density in texture, bringing gentle flavours of sweet lychee and apricot. Aeration releases some lovely spice. Dry finish, wi...

Tasted at C. da Silva's new tasting house in Vila Nova de Gaia. Bottled October 2009. Pale gold, with a glowing centre, 10% opaque. Petrol on the nose and ripe, pink melons. Lovely texture, gorgeous balance, full of flavours of lychees and tinned peaches with a fantastic syrup texture. Gorgeous arom...

Tasted at C. da Silva's new tasting house in Vila Nova de Gaia. Bottled October 2009. Mid-depth burnt sienna in colour, 20% opaque. A dense nose, lots of pear and some pine resin. Very dense in texture, huge flavours of wine with masses of marmalade, quince bitters and soft pine resin. Some tingling...

A blend by the famous chef Rui Paula. Bottled October 2009. Tasted at C. da Silva's new tasting house in Vila Nova de Gaia. Orange colour, 20% opaque, light green tinge on the rim. A clear "colheita" nose, with paint and over-ripe melons. Lovely mid-weight texture, gentle (and balanced) ac...

Good depth of colour, red even into the rim; 40% opaque. Cinnamon and cedar on the nose, with a hint of eucalyptus behind. Lovely thick texture; evolved flavours and still - surprisingly - a touch of tannin. Sweet, with lovely floral elements; perhaps some slightly harsh acidity upsetting the balanc...

Bottled unfiltered in 1993. Drunk at Prastos e Costas in Regua. Brick red in colour, clearly mature, only 50% opaque. Full of rich Douro bake on the nose, lots of raisins and toffee apple. Rich in the mouth, dried dates and sweet golden sultanas. Deep texture and a great mouthfeel, terrific balance ...

This is a port from Jose Maria da Fonseca & Van Zeller SA of Sao Joao da Pesqueira. Young, soft, full of delicious blackcurrants. Lacking structure for long term aging but plenty for the medium term with the added bonus of being very enjoyable today. 86/100. Drunk 7 October 2010 after 24 hours d...

Gerwin, Another nice note from you! And, yes, jammy is an english description for very sweet fruit. Since this was a different bottle, would you mind if I asked one of the admins to separate this tasting note from the earlier one so that they show up on the tasting note index as two separate tasting...

Oscar Quevedo, a good friend of the forum, will be London on the evening of Monday 8th November. Is any interested and available for an offline at The Crusting Pipe to make sure Oscar feels welcome?

Pity - I'm in Milton Keynes that night or I would have tried to go. Oh well.

Point out that this is an investment as wine is going up in value and that you bought twice what you need. Withdraw the case from bond now, thus saving 2½% on the rate of VAT applied compared to withdrawing the bottles after 1 January. (This is a bargain, explain to the better half.) Open an account...

I raised the issue of insurance with Seckfords. Seckfords have investigated their insurance cover and have found that what they offer to clients is much wider than indicated by the Storage Terms & Conditions on their website. I have been promised that the Terms & Conditions on the website wi...

I found this post from Oscar really interesting: http://quevedoportwine.com/events/two-controversial-points-in-my-speech-at-vindouroapresentacao-na-vindouro-com-dois-pontos-controversos/#comments Now I am wondering if there are any ports known that are not created around the "top - grapes"...

Just bought a book by Wyndham Fletcher " an introduktion to its history and delights. It`s from 1978, and inside there was a letter from Cockburns to the Danish importer. Now I have contactet cockburns for more information. Anyone know anytning about Cockburns ??? Quite a lot - what would you ...

smisse wrote:Yesterday on the 26th of September 2010 at 5:15PM CET I became the proud father of Tristan.
Tistan weighs 4,170kgs and measures 52cm!

Mother and son are doing great

Well done Dries. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a vintage for Tristan.

Questions: 13) RLC (Sandeman) 14) RAYC (who is right handed, bringing Dow) Does ‟RAYC” = ‟RLC”? No. The two are different people. [*] What is the first name of MTD It is Markus Please confirm the deliberate omission of MTD = Markus. Confirmed. MTD has dropped out and been replaced by RAYC. [*]By ...

Final decisions are now being made. Attendees and wines are as follows: 1) AHB (Buckingham Palace Blend and Noval) 2) THRA (Taylor) 3) AP (Offley and Niepoort, the latter through the generosity of Dirk Niepoort) 4) Industry Guest 5) RAH (Cockburn and Fonseca) 6) NN (Cockburn and Fonseca) 7) DRT (Mar...

Quinta das Baldias 1987 LBV for €21 - bought a bottle at a restaurant, enjoyed it and bought another to bring home.

Have fun chaps. Sorry I'm missing you - unfortunately I had to fly in to Heathrow this evening.

It rained a little in the Baixa Corgo on Friday, but barely enough to wet the dust. Saturday was hot and sunny, Sunday cooler and dry. Night time temperatures are cool mid-teens. Today is bright and hazy.

I've not heard that saying before; it made me smile. On the days when I'm working in London, I'm in sight of St Paul's (not old - not sure when it was finished, but built after the fire of Lonon in 1666), walk past the Tower of London (middle aged, at a little under 1,000 years old) and buy a coffee...