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Mike J. W.

Thanks for the write-up George. I have a 500 ml bottle of this (not sure of the bottling date, but I'm thinking probably around 2019 or 2020) and was wondering how it drank. I'm waiting to open this for a special occasion. Maybe sometime this summer.

Mike J. W.

Is there a score sheet that can be published for this tasting?

Mike J. W.

MigSU wrote: ↑20:58 Wed 16 Apr 2025 ^^ I'm sure you won't drink even a drop!

I've heard he never touches the stuff.

Nice little score, Alex. Kopke's White Colheitas are tasty (as their Tawnies are as well, of course).

Mike J. W.

IMG_1879.jpeg I’ve just walked into my local Waitrose and found this is happening again. Hey ho, more White Port for the summer heading home. Those $@*%#! forced your hand...at least that's what I would say to my wife if I came home with another case or two of Port. Of course I still might have to ...

Mike J. W.

I've had the Barão de Vilar 10 year old white a few times and it was very good. They were also selling for about $17 per 500 ml bottle when I was able to find them 3 years ago. I still have 3 or 4 bottles left. I've never seen a Palmer 10 year old white, but if it's anything like the Barão de Vilar ...

Mike J. W.

I agree that "both" is always the answer in these instances. Why ask the question when the answer is invariably going to be "both"?

Mike J. W.

Links: Review of the evening as a whole ; 1977 Gould Campbell ; 1977 Dow ; 1977 Warre ; 1977 Graham ; 1977 Smith Woodhouse ; 1977 Ramos Pinto ; 1977 Sandeman ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1977 Taylor ; 1977 Niepoort ; Wine Society crusted bot. 2013 ; Croft Pink & tonic ; Placemats ; Food order ; Planning an...

Mike J. W.

@Julian - be quiet troublemaker. Yes sir. Sorry sir. For some reason Julian's comment reminded me of the quote from the movie The Quiet Man where a drunken Squire Red Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen) says "Yes ma'am. Sorry ma'am" to his sister Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara) after she ba...

Mike J. W.

nac wrote: ↑18:42 Fri 11 Apr 2025 Mr Carter has a couple of bottles of "Believed" Taylor 1884 for sale if the lottery numbers do come through.

Alex may require documented proof, but I'll certainly keep them in mind. I also better go buy some lottery tickets.

Mike J. W.

(Sorry Mike) A degree of inevitability :-) Given this isn't happening until October, I'm pretty certain my 48 and I will also get relegated. I think you could be relatively safe, Neil. I suspect if someone had a 1906, 1904 (or older) and they wanted into the tasting they would have popped up by now...

Mike J. W.

Won at auction:

2 x 1960 Offley Boa Vista VP in great shape
1 x 1985 Graham's VP ($39)
2 x 1985 Warre's VP ($39 ea.)

The Graham's and one of the Warre's is going to John M. aka BigLove

Mike J. W.

MigSU wrote: ↑20:05 Mon 31 Mar 2025
Mike J. W. wrote: ↑20:03 Mon 31 Mar 2025 1994 Dow LBV (filtered). It was excellent and still going strong.
Now I feel sad for opening my 2016.

Lol. Buy more and lay them down.

Mike J. W.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑20:57 Mon 31 Mar 2025 Great news! This is a great wine when you have a good bottle.

Now that I've finally had one that was in good shape, I agree wholeheartedly.

Mike J. W.

1994 Dow LBV (filtered). It was excellent and still going strong.

Mike J. W.

Hallelujah! I've finally had a good bottle of this. Color : Garnet, Rim : Pale Red, Meniscus : Thin, Weight (Viscosity) : Medium, Nose : Candied Jellies, Charred Wood, Cigar Ash, Pepper, Taste : Boysenberry, Charred Wood, Chocolate (Milk), Christmas Spices, Cinnamon, Leather, Pepper, Acidity : Littl...

Mike J. W.

That Fonseca 1963 was purchased for $11.99

Mike J. W.

Color : Ruby, Rim : Reddish-Brown, Meniscus : Thin, Weight (Viscosity) : Medium, Nose : Boysenberry, Candied Blueberries, Intoxicating, Slight Charred Wood, Cigar Ash, Sous bois, Taste : Blueberries, Slight Charred Wood, Concord Grapes, Pepper, Prunes, Acidity : Little, Mid-palate, Late, Tannins : ...

Mike J. W.

Yes please. These have been a fun time.

Mike J. W.

Last night was a lot of fun, although my dog wouldn't agree as her dinner was delayed for 2 hours.

I do always learn a lot on these calls and enjoy hearing others speak about their Port experiences although I will say in my view, 0% alcohol Port is blasphemy.

Mike J. W.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑18:29 Thu 27 Mar 2025 The problem with starting a tasting at 8pm is that my decanter is already half empty.

That was your last bottle of LBV?

Mike J. W.

I also was present. It was arguably the greatest Colheita port tasting ever. I will never attend its like. The generosity of the host was justly celebrated and will be as long as I live. The Salon champagne vertical beforehand wasn’t too shabby either. I really need to move to the UK...for a few re...

Mike J. W.

A quick look at my notes, I've only ever awarded a Port 100 points on 4 occasions, and only one of those was to a colheita. That was the Taylor bottling of the 1896 - and this was at a dinner where we drank side-by-side the 1855 Scion, 1863, 1896, Graham 1882, Whitwhams 1880 and the 1950s bottling ...

Mike J. W.

Mike - do you know of any other Quinta da Chousa vintages? That’s a new Quinta for me. Any more information on it would be really interesting. Alex, Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any other vintage for the Martinez Quinta da Chousa. I won it at an auction last September for under $40 all in. I onl...

Mike J. W.

You should all fly over to the States for a tasting. I could supply the following Ports: 1995 Ports Churchill Agua Da Alta Cockburn Quinta dos Canais Croft Quinta da Roeda Delaforce Quinta Da Corte Dow Quinta do Bomfim Ferreira Fonseca Guimaraens Graham's Malvedos Martinez Quinta Da Chousa Martinez ...

Mike J. W.

Unfortunately my experience in older VP's is extremely limited. I do have a 1941 Constantino, a 1945 Croft and a 1948 Burmester (and a few 1955's) that I'll open one of these days, but for now, the oldest VP's that I have drunk is a 1960 Graham's and a 1960 Hooper's (surprisingly, the Hooper's was n...

Mike J. W.

PM received. Thank you Phil.

I most likely will be opening a 1994 Dow LBV.

Mike J. W.

There appears to be a dearth of accountants and math majors in this thread.

Mike J. W. · Re: 2003 Horizontal - Tue 18 March 2025 That's an impressive pic.

That's an impressive pic.

Mike J. W.

nac wrote: ↑11:32 Tue 18 Mar 2025 Two each of Ramos Pinto 1945 & Mackenzie 1963.

That's a very nice score, Neil! I especially like Ramos Pinto's Ports, although I've never had a Mackenzie. What auction did you win them at?

Mike J. W.

I don't have a lot of 2003's other than Fonseca and the Roriz. I opened a bottle of the Quinta de Roriz last February and it was beautiful. I'm glad I have a few more bottles of it. Enjoy it on Tuesday.

Mike J. W.

Color : Red with a hint of Brown, Rim : Light Brown, Meniscus : Thin, Weight (Viscosity) : Medium, Nose : Burnt Sugar, Charred Wood, Leather, Maple, Nuts, Prunes, Taste : Burnt Sugar, Charred Wood, Cigar Ash, Eucalyptus, Figs, Hazelnuts, Maple, Oak, Orange, Pepper, Raisins, Acidity : Sharp, Late, S...

Mike J. W.

I'm starting to think their style is to make Madeira like Ports. I had their 1992 Colheita back in December and last night opened their 20 year-old Tawny. Both were dry and had high acidity and have some other aspects of a Madeira Bual. A tasting note will follow in a day or two.

Mike J. W.

Thanks George, I appreciate it. The details came from something John M. (you met him at the tasting last week) uses in his tastings. I've incorporated it into my Port Inventory spreadsheet and automated the process so I can automatically load it via a macro in Excel into my Port Consumed / Notes tab...

Mike J. W.

Color : Ruby, Rim : Reddish-Brown, Meniscus : Thin, Weight (Viscosity) : Thin, Nose : Slightly Medicinal, Sour Cherries, Hint of Grape Laffy Taffy, Taste : Grapefruit, Peach, Pepper, Tart Cherries, Acidity : Sharp, Mid-palate, Late, Tannins : Medium, Mid-palate, Late, Sweetness Level : Dry, Early, ...

Mike J. W.

Color : Burnt Orange, Rim : Clear, Meniscus : Thin, Weight (Viscosity) : Thin, Nose : Marzipan, Crème Brulee, Charred Wood, Honey, Vanilla, Hint of Varnish, Taste : Burnt Sugar, Charred Wood, Crème Brulee, Figs, Lemon, Marzipan, Acidity : Medium, Mid-palate, Late, Sweetness Level : Medium, Mid-pala...

Mike J. W.

From half Pop and decant and pour Colour still 97% impenetrable, red rim, still glass coating, Confit black cherry nose Lovely smooth cool blue fruit palate, with some red and then black fruit later, but there’s so much density to the fruit that the tannins (which are there, the structure is admira...

Mike J. W.

Is there a score sheet listing all of the 18 wines and how they placed? I'm curious what was served.

Mike J. W.

Neil, what time will this start on the 27th?

Mike J. W.

I don't think you all have enough Port.

Mike J. W.

I appear to have broken my New Year’s resolution to buy no Port in 2025. Damn you Vintage Wine & Port! You have convinced me that I need more discounted Tawny Port in my life!! (Which, to be honest, I do. Good tawny is my go to cellar defender. The more relevant question is whether I need to ow...

Mike J. W.

MigSU wrote: ↑01:10 Sun 05 Jan 2025
Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑22:22 Sat 04 Jan 2025 Kopke 1975 (bottled 2023).
This is very good Port!

You are absolutely right about that!

Mike J. W.

Nothing too exciting, but I'm opening a 1985 Warre VP to celebrate the New Year. Update: The Warre's ended up being TCA riddled. Not a good way to kick off the New Year. Luckily the day was saved when I opened a 1995 Croft Quinta da Roeda. It's drinking very, very nicely and still isn't fully mature...

Mike J. W.

This evening had: - Quinta do Noval Touriga Nacional 2017 Douro DOC red - Quinta de San Michel Malvasia 2017 Colares DOC white - Quinta das Lamelas 20 y.o. white All fantastic wines. In my limited experience, Quinta das Lamelas make the best White Aged Ports. I love that 20YO. I just wish it was ea...

Mike J. W.

A Durand (Port Version) is a very fine present indeed, however, even if prompted! I agree, George. I couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money on a corkscrew for myself, but I figured split between 3 kids and making it easier for them all to get me something I really wanted, it was a win al...

Mike J. W.

Unfortunately, I have never received a bottle of Port for Christmas, although I did receive a Durand (Port version) as a gift this year from my kids (my suggestion). I think my family would be too afraid to buy a bottle of Port as a present for fear it might be a poor bottle. None of them know a lic...

Mike J. W.

Shuttle her to the spare bedroom so you can sleep without enduring the snoring.

Mike J. W.

I have some of this snoozing in my cellar as well tho I'm tempted to try a bottle after all these. Comments .... If you have several, I'd certainly try one to get a feel for it. They're now just about to turn 40, so they're ready, except for the rare one-off bottles that seem to still be asleep. It...

Mike J. W.

This is an excellent Port although I still occasionally come across a bottle of it that's not quite ready to drink. Nonetheless, it's a beautiful Port and I have a case and a half of it quietly resting in my cellar.

Mike J. W.

Last night I finished off a DR 20 year old Tawny. It might be the best 20 year old Tawny that I've ever had. Very smooth and a perfect balance between sweetness and acidity. I'll have nothing until Christmas Eve and will probably break out another TWAIOA or Colheita that night. For after Christmas d...

Mike J. W.

1 x 1967 Miguels Colheita (bottled 2017)
1 x 2003 Pocas Colheita
2 x Pocas Bonficador (these are fantastic and are a great QPR. I bought the last 2 bottles that Pocas had in stock)

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