Hello from London
Posted: 06:51 Tue 14 May 2019
Hello. I've been lurking here for many years, deriving enjoyment and knowledge from the discussions, and have decided to emerge from the shadows.
My primary vinous collecting and drinking interests are burgundy and madeira, but I have had the pleasure of drinking some admirable port over the years, starting with the Cockburn 1967 my father bought me for my 14th birthday (in 1987).
By profession I am a lawyer but enough about that. This is a port forum so better in credential terms to start by mentioning recent port drinking highlights than the type of law I practice.
The last decade's port highlights have been a violet-scented Martinez '45, a pretty Cockburn '50, a marvellously figgy Noval Nacional '60; splendidly pristine bottles of Dow '63, Croft '63, Noval '66 and Taylor '66 all courtesy of old friends who laid them down when first bottled (looking back on them, I rated the more powerful '66s more highly, but find '63s that haven't spent the recent years moving from saleroom to saleroom can be lovely); and Smith Woodhouse '70. I have hitherto found the '77s unready although I have enjoyed Dow '77 and Graham '77 in half recently. While I have a very good memory for wine, these have all been consumed individually at the end of dinners rather than in a tasting setting, so comparative port tastings will be a new departure for me.
I look forward to interacting with you all.
My primary vinous collecting and drinking interests are burgundy and madeira, but I have had the pleasure of drinking some admirable port over the years, starting with the Cockburn 1967 my father bought me for my 14th birthday (in 1987).
By profession I am a lawyer but enough about that. This is a port forum so better in credential terms to start by mentioning recent port drinking highlights than the type of law I practice.
The last decade's port highlights have been a violet-scented Martinez '45, a pretty Cockburn '50, a marvellously figgy Noval Nacional '60; splendidly pristine bottles of Dow '63, Croft '63, Noval '66 and Taylor '66 all courtesy of old friends who laid them down when first bottled (looking back on them, I rated the more powerful '66s more highly, but find '63s that haven't spent the recent years moving from saleroom to saleroom can be lovely); and Smith Woodhouse '70. I have hitherto found the '77s unready although I have enjoyed Dow '77 and Graham '77 in half recently. While I have a very good memory for wine, these have all been consumed individually at the end of dinners rather than in a tasting setting, so comparative port tastings will be a new departure for me.
I look forward to interacting with you all.