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winesecretary wrote: ↑12:01 Sun 29 Dec 2019 @ronnieroots: that Granit 30 is a gem, isn't it? Great rapport qualite/prix

It sure is. I love the Granit 60 as well, but can't beat the 30 for the price.

I thought it would be fun to see how some of the smaller producer's ports were doing at around 20 years of age, so that was the theme for Christmas ports. At two occasions, we drank: - Quinta do Javali 2001 LBV - Quinta do Vale D. Maria 1999 - Kopke 2000 - Quinta do Crasto 2000 (from half bottle and...

But I think the award for London’s most impressive vintage port list has got to go to Bar Douro, which offers: Churchill Ruby Reserve @ £34 Churchill White Port (50cl) @ £40 - this is basically a 10YO white Churchill 10YO Tawny (50cl) @ £45 Churchill 2011 LBV @ £46 Churchill 20YO Tawny (50cl) @ £62...

Look who it is! We can do a reunion
Did you end up buying the Port?

Axel P wrote: ↑13:59 Mon 20 May 2019 Sogrape only with 2 Single Quintas...
For the first time ever in a general declared year. (?).

Do you know the reason for this? Did they not get the quality they wanted or a commercial reason?

I tried it last week. Very youthful, fresh style, high on Muscat which really shows in the aromas. Medium-dry style which works wonders with tonic. Incredibly refreshing summer drink, and it looks great too. Well done!

jdaw1 wrote: ↑12:43 Sat 02 Feb 2019 Oh dear. Perhaps I came across as bit too much like me.

He was wrong on one account though: you did keep drinking Fonseca 66 and probably will the rest of your life.

I was quietly reading Jason Wilson's book Godforsaken Grapes when all of a sudden I came across this:
And even AHB and Uncle Tom got a mention:
It gave me a good chuckle.

I've always enjoyed buying LBVs and ageing them for at least 10 years, many last 20 years with ease. I don't know about 2011, but from other vintages I've bought and enjoyed: - Niepoort (many vintages, the ones from the mid-nineties are wonderful to drink now) - Smith Woodhouse (still drinking their...

Tasted at the London Wine Fair last week: Quinta da Côrte 2015. They told me they will also declare 2016, but haven't done so yet (as of last week). Is that still Delaforce or is it now an independent producer? It was apparently never owned by Delaforce (which was news to me!), but the family who o...

Tasted at the London Wine Fair last week: Quinta da Côrte 2015.
They told me they will also declare 2016, but haven't done so yet (as of last week).

Bought in 2002 at the Calem lodge (who made and bottled this at the time). Attractive dark cherry and licorice nose. Very sweet (candied) red and black cherries on the palette, with quite a fiery finish. Lacks a bit of stuffing and not terribly complex but an enjoyable drink for sure and surprisingl...

AHB wrote: ↑23:22 Sun 10 Dec 2017 what is the word under and to the right of "DE MOOR"?

"Amersfoort", by the looks of it. I don't think this particular merchant / bottler exists there anymore.

Yes I am.

So far, the cost has prevented me from buying a coravin, although I really do like the idea. I did however back the kickstarter campaign of this new device as I think it's quite a cool innovation. Will find out if and how well it works when I get mine in a couple months time.

Ah ok, that makes sense.

Growing fond of 1975?? What has become of the world!?
Would 1967 also be a good comparison? An elegant Cockburn that I always liked a lot.

AHB wrote: ↑09:39 Sun 15 Oct 2017 this will be a gentle and elegant style of port rather than a big and burly wine.

So in that sense very much a classic Cockburn VP?

Interesting. I appear to have most of Niepoort 77, followed by Fonseca 03 and Dow 07.

Quinta de Vesuvio 2000. Slightly corked, and still - quite noticeably - a beauty underneath. What a pity...

Sounds like 2015-16 will be a perfect debate subject for years to come. That's good, it's been too long...

Great notes, thanks for posting. Given your enthusiasm, do you think the shippers are selling themselves short by not declaring fully?

Has anyone tried Banyuls? I visited Collioure, France on a cruise over the last couple of weeks and walked by a producer's shop. I wanted to go inside, but the place was very crowded and we didn't have time to wait around. Coincidentally, after we returned from our trip a friend posted a picture on...

1991 Vargellas. It's lovely.

From a mailing by a 'fine wine specialist' in my inbox this morning: Kopke One of the greatest producers of port since the 17th century. With their wide range of vinyards throughout the Douro, Kopke is one of the largest suppliers of Port wines in the world! Niepoort Niepoort has been founded by a D...

Another wonderful cheese is azeitao. Ewe's milk as well, maybe even softer, and slightly more delicate tasting.