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- 20:37 Fri 01 Nov 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: NV Quevedo 40 Year Old (Bottled 2022)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 352
Re: NV Quevedo 40 Year Old (Bottled 2022)
Day 1 - popped and poured. Nose fairly ungiving, some high quality sultana. Palate immediately rich but not especially sweet and impression is quite impressively dry mid-late. Confit orange (not marmalade) on the finish. Promising I had one of these this past September and it drank beautifully. I h...
- 00:29 Thu 31 Oct 2024
- Forum: Press Releases and Announcements
- Topic: Launch of Quinta do Noval 50YO Tawny
- Replies: 6
- Views: 645
Re: Launch of Quinta do Noval 50YO Tawny
That would be $416 U.S. That's a ridiculously stupid price.
- 01:02 Sat 26 Oct 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Something off with this 1964 RP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 684
Re: Something off with this 1964 RP
I was going to ask you if you saw this on Catawiki, but then I saw your link and of course it's from there. The T-stopper at the top is ridiculous but the fill is also amazingly good for a 60 year-old Port. I'm not saying it can't have a fill level like that, but I've found it to be rarer more so th...
- 18:33 Tue 15 Oct 2024
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from the USA!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1150
Re: Hello from the USA!
Hello justins and welcome to the forum. I'm in Pennsylvania, but there are Port lovers on this forum from all over the U.S. There's also another Port forum you can find if you're not already a member there (ftlop.com). Both of them are fun and unique in their own way. Where are you located in the U....
- 21:41 Thu 10 Oct 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2966
- 04:50 Thu 10 Oct 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2966
Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Wait until you taste Carcavelos… George, I tried one about 2 years ago. It don't recall if it was a 12 year-old or 15 year-old, but it was just okay. I didn't take notes on it, but I remember being a little disappointed because I was expecting more from it. It's possible it was a bad bottle, but it...
- 14:54 Wed 09 Oct 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2966
Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Wait until you taste Carcavelos… George, I tried one about 2 years ago. It don't recall if it was a 12 year-old or 15 year-old, but it was just okay. I didn't take notes on it, but I remember being a little disappointed because I was expecting more from it. It's possible it was a bad bottle, but it...
- 18:41 Mon 07 Oct 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2966
Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Thank you Alex, George and MigSu. It's great to learn about another Fortified / Sweet wine. I'll have to do a little light reading.
- 18:31 Mon 07 Oct 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Offley Boa Vista
- Replies: 2
- Views: 508
Re: 1994 Offley Boa Vista
I had several 1994 VP's a week ago with some friends and they all showed well. They were still not at peak, but with a long decant they all showed nicely.
- 17:43 Mon 07 Oct 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1994 Offley Boa Vista
- Replies: 2
- Views: 508
1994 Offley Boa Vista
10 hour decant. The color in the glass is medium to dark purple. Held above the light it shows some brownish, prune juice color. It has the slightest rose tinged rim. I'd say about 85% opacity. It was pretty dark. It's one of the darker 94's that I've had so far. I think only the Taylor's and Smith ...
- 17:38 Sun 06 Oct 2024
- Forum: Other Fortified Wines
- Topic: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2966
Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Does Moscatel have an indefinite shelf life? Or is it somewhat limited? I have a lone bottle of Moscatel that I took a flyer on at auction (Jose Maria da Fonseca Trilogia). I know next to nothing about Moscatel de Setubal so I'm wondering how soon I need to drink it.
- 15:39 Sun 06 Oct 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 50 Year Old Tawnies - 1 October 2024
- Replies: 81
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- 15:43 Sat 05 Oct 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2221
- Views: 994951
Re: Latest buy
Thats great info! thanks :) My kid is not even 2 yo so I'll be sipping it on another occasion then :) Looking forward to open it. Ps- did you need to use port thongs or was the cork perfectly fine? If you're looking for 1984 Ports in particular, keep an eye out for the Graham's Malvedos. It's quite...
- 19:56 Fri 04 Oct 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 50 Year Old Tawnies - 1 October 2024
- Replies: 81
- Views: 39850
Re: 50 Year Old Tawnies - 1 October 2024
Thank you for posting the score sheet, Michael. The scoring on the Kopke and Pocas doesn't surprise me; however, I am surprised that the Vista Alegre didn't garner any points. Their tawnies are usually pretty good.
- 22:20 Thu 03 Oct 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2221
- Views: 994951
Re: Latest buy
The Taylor 1992 can be a truly staggering wine, and last time I looked £1800 a dozen retail - so you have done well there too. I wholeheartedly agree, George. I think the 1992 Taylor's is the best Taylor's that I've had to date followed by the 1970. Granted I haven't tasted anything older than the ...
- 18:22 Thu 03 Oct 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 50 Year Old Tawnies - 1 October 2024
- Replies: 81
- Views: 39850
Re: 50 Year Old Tawnies - 1 October 2024
How was the night? Is there a score sheet on this?
- 01:35 Tue 01 Oct 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Beach Weekend Port Tasting - 9/27/24
- Replies: 2
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Re: Beach Weekend Port Tasting - 9/27/24
Mike, that sounds like a couple of truly lovely nights out. You were lucky with the 1994s, they can be variable, but in different registers - the Vesuvio wobbles between perfection and mere excellence, but I’ve had a harder time with the Dow. George, I definitely got lucky with the 1994's. I've see...
- 16:32 Mon 30 Sep 2024
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: Beach Weekend Port Tasting - 9/27/24
- Replies: 2
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Beach Weekend Port Tasting - 9/27/24
Not an organized tasting per se but tasted this past weekend with some college buddies during a beach weekend: Night 1 - TWAIOA & 1 Colheita Pocas Bonificador Tawny Quinta do Noval 1964 Colheita Ramos Pinto 30 year old Tawny Quevedo 40 year old Tawny Quinta de Brunheda 40 year old Tawny (Cask CP...
- 17:17 Tue 24 Sep 2024
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: Graham 2007
- Replies: 1
- Views: 642
Re: Graham 2007
The 2007 is one of my favorite Graham's. It's drinking well right now but in another 10 years I think it's going to be something special.
- 21:21 Tue 17 Sep 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2221
- Views: 994951
Re: Latest buy
Excellent looking bottle, Alex. I look forward to reading about how it tastes.
- 21:19 Tue 17 Sep 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 50 Year Old Tawnies - 1 October 2024
- Replies: 81
- Views: 39850
Re: 50 Year Old Tawnies - 1 October 2024
We're a team of 8, now. The Kopke and Sandeman are both ready. I've PM'd @nac re his bottle. Here's what I propose ordering in from Portugal: Poças (206.63 EUR) Dalva (191.02 EUR) Vista Alegre (185.81 EUR) Messias (160.12 EUR) Barão de Vilar (123.78 EUR) and from VWP: Quinta da Devesa 50 cL (£139) ...
- 18:21 Sat 14 Sep 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2221
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Re: Latest buy
I’m almost embarrassed about this, almost but not quite😊 Bought at auction 12 x Av ‘70 @ £520.80 all in. Provenance stored by customer’s wine merchants in their cellars until his estate sale. Levels into neck. That's an amazing win, Justin! Any idea who the producer was? Mike, Others are more quali...
- 17:54 Sat 14 Sep 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1982 Horizontal - Tue 10th Sept 2024
- Replies: 97
- Views: 23770
Re: 1982 Horizontal - Tue 10th Sept 2024
I love that pic! i could have contributed what is probably a very bad 1982 Champalimaud Quinta do Cotto Vintage Port if I had been there. I've been looking for an excuse to open it.
- 17:33 Sat 14 Sep 2024
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Latest buy
- Replies: 2221
- Views: 994951
Re: Latest buy
That's an amazing win, Justin! Any idea who the producer was?
- 16:48 Wed 11 Sep 2024
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1982 Horizontal - Tue 10th Sept 2024
- Replies: 97
- Views: 23770
Re: 1982 Horizontal - Tue 10th Sept 2024
It looks like it was a fun tasting; however, I'm really surprised about the Ramos Pinto scoring so low. I've drank a few bottles of it over the last couple of years and I thought it was killer. I like OBV generally speaking as a producer, so I'm happy to see that it scored well. I'll definitely have...