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Mike J. W.

I have the following Crusted Ports which are not on the list:

Churchill 1988
Dow 2007
Niepoort 2014

Mike J. W.

I assume this is still on? What time will it start? I want to get this on my calendar.

When you say Port from a smaller producer, this can be any type of Port or is the preference for a VP?

Mike J. W.

I was looking at a Bonhams affiliate's auction in Denmark and came across this Port. I've never heard of it before. Has anyone ever tried it or heard of it? It's a 1935 bottling.

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Mike J. W.

Alex, I am planning to be in London from Monday, June 29 through the morning of Friday, July 3. If that changes, I'll let you know.

Mike J. W.

Neil, here are the ones that I have in my cellar. Some of them could be duplicates of what you and Alex have shown, but I assume you are using something like an Excel Pivot table to help you list everything and filter out duplicates. Andresen - 1992 - Unfiltered - bottled 1998 Andresen - 1995 - Unfi...

Mike J. W.

Thank you Mike for posting the Tasting Scores. Along with the reviews, I always enjoy seeing how the bottles placed and how everyone scored them.

Mike J. W.

Is there a scoresheet that will be posted?

Mike J. W.

For Christmas Eve I popped open a 1968 Andresen Colheita. It was concentrated and savory.
Christmas dinner I opened a 2001 Bodegas Valsacro Rioja Dioro (Tempranillo) to have with our standing rib roast. It was excellent.
After dinner I opened a Quinta da Romaneira 40 y.o. Tawny. It was sublime.

Mike J. W.

A combination of a few trades and a few pick ups:

1 x 1963 Croft VP
1 x 1977 Graham's VP
2 x 1983 Dow's VP
1 x Kopke 50 y.o. Tawny
1 x Quinta da Romaneira 40 y.o. Tawny
1 x 1975 Andresen Colheita
1 x Andresen Royal Choice 20 y.o. Tawny

Mike J. W.

Tonight I opened one of my 2014 Donnafugata Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé and I have to say George was right, this is at the very least astonishingly good and it's coming close to excellent. It's lush but not heavy and tastes like apricots and tangerines with a large dose of salinity. The salinity ...

Mike J. W.

I have a few bottles of the Donnafugata Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé (1 x 2012 and 2 x 2014 both in 375ml size), but I haven't tried one yet. I'll crack one open later next week after I knock off this 2002 Roriz VP and let you know. I don't think the brand you're showing is highly rated (i.e., not...

Mike J. W.

That was an interesting article.

Mike J. W.

Based on that list of Ports those Zombies aren't going to know what hit them...it must be the Time of the Season.

Mike J. W.

This begs another question. Many of the older Ports used "field blends". From what I've read, sometimes they didn't know what some of the grapes might be. I believe there's still some field blends still being produced today on a more limited basis. Has the IVDP identified all of the grapes...

Mike J. W.

Does anyone have, or can point me to, a list of the permitted varieties of grapes which can be used in Port production? I’m sure one must exist on the IVDP website, but I can’t find it! The pdf is is Portuguese, but maybe it's this? https://files.dre.pt/1s/2017/12/24300/0665906661.pdf And the broad...

Mike J. W.

PhilW wrote: ↑21:51 Mon 01 Dec 2025
Alex M wrote:May I propose the following theme?

‘Vintage Port that you would like to drink if you had not Vintage Port for 7 months’.
I'm not sure that we've had a Nebuchadnezzar tasting before.

Add another 2 regular attendees and you all should be able to polish of that Nebuchadnezzar quite easily.

Mike J. W.

winesecretary wrote: ↑21:14 Sun 23 Nov 2025 I regret that I will be in the countryside, eliminating crusty jugglers.

Well at least that's for the greater good.

Mike J. W.

If it's a zombie invasion, shouldn't this be held at the Winchester?

Mike J. W.

2 x 1968 Andresen Colheita (bottled 2018)
1 x 1974 Barros Colheita (bottled 2024)
1 x 20 year old Quinta da Pacheca Tawny
1 x 20 year old Burmester Tawny

Mike J. W.

The 1995 Tasting was a surprisingly strong lineup. To my taste, there wasn't a bad bottle in the bunch. My scoring was very tightly bunched which is somewhat unusual. The Madalena to me was good, but had a slightly dirty quality to it; but I think it could have been the glass that it was served in a...

Mike J. W.

That looks like a fun and amazing line up of Ports. I keep on asking myself why I haven't moved to the UK yet.

Mike J. W.

BigLove (John M.) is hosting a 1995 Tasting this coming Saturday in New Jersey and the Vesuvio is one of the ten bottles that we'll be tasting. I'm looking forward to seeing how this and the other bottles perform.

Mike J. W.

I have a soft spot for mature claret and still have a few bottles left from the 1980s. They rarely get opened these days, but the children are home for dinner so it’s justified to open a nice bottle. Did I mention that neither of them drink red wine? They prefer 20YO tawny… That Chateau Talbot is i...

Mike J. W.

2 x 1968 Andresen Colheita (bottled 2018)
1 x 1985 Dalva Colheita (bottled 2023)

Mike J. W.

winesecretary wrote: ↑22:21 Thu 23 Oct 2025 A bottle of any good port and a good recording of the St Matthew Passion is an admirable pairing, not least because, presuming you to be drinking solo, they last about the same amount of time.

Googled how long St. Matthew's Passion is...5 minutes and 23 seconds. Hmmm.

Mike J. W.

1 x 1983 Gould Campbell VP
2 x 1994 Quinta do Noval LBV's.

Mike J. W.

Maybe some background info for the 1970 Avery Port from the company: I have only found the "possible" blends for the 60, 63 and 66 I can almost say they are correct but every so often there is a note saying - also added... - there are some hints at the 70 but not a "full" recipe...

Mike J. W.

Thanks Phil and Alex. I'm hoping they are a rewaxing. I'll know when I crack a bottle open in the next year or two.

Mike J. W.

These are the 3 different types of capsules, but the labels are all BB&R. The black wax capsules look professionally done. And the other black wax capsules (4 including the one in the pic) are identical to the one in the pic. Fill levels are either base neck or top shoulder. All bottles are gree...

Mike J. W.

@ PhilW. Just a minute ago, I came across a 4th BB&R 1966 Fonseca. This one has the dark green capsule with the BBR / arms on the top. The labels are identical across all 4 bottles (although I know they could easily be faked.).

Mike J. W.

Thanks Phil, I appreciate your input. I'll be tied up the next few days, but I'll try and post pics on Sunday when I have a spare minute. And I came across a 3rd 1966 BB&R bottled Fonseca that also has the black wax capsule. I'm not inclined to crack any of them open now to see if they're lesser...

Mike J. W.

I'm in the process of entering all of my Port (& Wine) into a spreadsheet that I created to track it. I am inputting a few bottles of 1966 Fonseca that were bottled by BB&R (or so the label claims). The first bottle I entered has a red metal cap (mostly worn off) but it doesn't have the BB&a...

Mike J. W.

I'm in. Thanks.

Mike J. W.

Tonight (this afternoon for me) was fun and I always learn a lot. There's always more than a few laughs as well. Thanks Neil for organizing it and Phil for setting up the Zoom call. I hope we do more of these in the future.

Mike J. W.

nac wrote: ↑17:18 Thu 25 Sep 2025 Suspect similar. Unlikely to be on much before 8.

I can't sign in nor do I suspect anyone else can since Neil is not on. Should I check back at 7:30 your time?

Mike J. W.

I was trying to find out who the Producer was for a 1977 Dolamore Crusted, but the listing on the first post says "Supplier Unknown". I did notice that missing from that listing is the 1988 Churchill Crusted. I have two of those in my cellar.

Mike J. W.

*samples can only be delivered to UK addresses* I haz a sad. :cry: I could probably even make a Zoom call on Nov 26 at 7:00 pm GMT. I'd have my usual mid-day conflicts, but those tend to work out okay when we do Port Forum Virtual Tastings. You might not be able to get samples sent to you, but you ...

Mike J. W.

Really nice write-up and amazing pics. It sounds like a day well worth it.

Mike J. W.

*samples can only be delivered to UK addresses* I haz a sad. :cry: I could probably even make a Zoom call on Nov 26 at 7:00 pm GMT. I'd have my usual mid-day conflicts, but those tend to work out okay when we do Port Forum Virtual Tastings. You might not be able to get samples sent to you, but you ...

Mike J. W.

I've updated the first posat with the bottles and also the scores ...... That looks like a really fun lineup, Martin. I know it was a blind tasting, but did anyone figure out during the course of the tasting that they were drinking primarily older LBV's? As an aside, I see that the Pocas LBV did ve...

Mike J. W.

Is this still a go for next Thursday (Sep. 25)? If so, what time will it be?

Mike J. W.

I've updated the first posat with the bottles and also the scores ...... That looks like a really fun lineup, Martin. I know it was a blind tasting, but did anyone figure out during the course of the tasting that they were drinking primarily older LBV's? As an aside, I see that the Pocas LBV did ve...

Mike J. W.

Thanks Alex.

Mike J. W.

Would anyone happen to know who the Producer is for BB&R's 1977 Vintage Port bottling? Thanks in advance.

Mike J. W.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑10:47 Wed 10 Sep 2025 I've just noticed that this was the post that was given system number p=100000

That's very cool, Alex! Did the forum send you your congratulatory bottle of 1931 Noval? Or was it lost in the mail?

Mike J. W.

The suggestions you've received are very good, but I would highly recommend Pocas. They have great Colheitas and TWAIOA. They also brought out a 1994 LBV which was simply excellent.

Edit: I see Alex already recommended Pocas, so I second that motion.

Mike J. W.

@ Mike J.W. - that’s a preposterously good price! Thanks George. I was very lucky. One person had placed a bid a few weeks back and it held until I bid on the afternoon of the last day. I expected the original bidder or someone else to outbid me, but no one else bothered to bid, which shocked me. I...

Mike J. W.

3 x 2011 Niepoort Bioma Vinha Velha won at auction for $45 each. One to Big Love (John M.).

Mike J. W.

Serious line up. They're all into port? Moses, none of them are serious Port drinkers or collectors; however they really enjoy what I bring every year. They're also getting very good Ports, so that probably augments their enjoyment. I may have to slip an LBV tasting in one night to see what they th...

Mike J. W.

Glenn E. wrote: ↑17:54 Tue 26 Aug 2025
Mike J. W. wrote: ↑17:25 Tue 26 Aug 2025 Next year of course is 2026, so at least one night will be a tasting of 1966 VP's.
[checks calendar]

I'm available that weekend!

Lol. I'll let you know when it is.

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