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I feel like this was the same with more recent Sandeman LBVs that I've tried - massive tannic beasts that really need time to age rather than being blended for drinking on release. My purchase strategy for LBVs is focused on those I think will age the best. Warre currently gets top billing by virtu...

The 2007 Sandeman VP is also pretty spectacular, though on release I could barely taste it because it was so tannic. I feel like this was the same with more recent Sandeman LBVs that I've tried - massive tannic beasts that really need time to age rather than being blended for drinking on release.

I’ve just opened a bottle of Sandeman 2007 LBV. While it’s nowhere near the age that Andy and Tom have been discussing, I can confirm that with 17 years of aging, this LBV is effing delicious! Good to know. When I had a Sandeman 2011 LBV a few years ago in lock down, it seemed it may need 47 years ...

Kari and I will be in London May 10-17, with the primary reason being the Graham's vertical on May 14 and the Taylor Single Harvest tasting on May 16 . But since London is much closer to Sweden than Seattle is, she plans to use this opportunity to visit her "Swedish brother" in Sweden dur...

CPR 1 wrote:Yes please, although I might suggest smaller range of years and more producers?

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I would tend to agree with this suggestion

Yes please! I have plenty of younger LBV but would be keen to try other producers.

the best value port on the market today, IMO For ruby Port, sure, but not for all Port. For me, it is very hard to beat the value of a 10 Year Old White Port. They usually cost no more (and often less) than an LBV and I, at least, typically prefer them head-to-head. Sometimes producers even make 10...

jdaw1 wrote:Excellent idea for a thread.

Over the season I had Rozès ʟʙᴠ 2009, 2011, and 2013, and this evening am having the 2014.

I don't know them as a producer at all, how have you found them? I may have to open a Quevedo or Sandeman LBV this evening now we've started this discussion!

A little late but I shared a couple of bottles of the Quevedo "Oscar's Blend" with friends on New year's eve with a bottle of 2000 Graham to follow. Both options went down very well with my friends although I forgot to take notes of the Graham - other than briefly noting that it's deliciou...

I had to do a little post-Christmas top up in the VWP sale, particularly in the Quevedo aisle: - 2 x 2020 Quevedo VP - 6 x 2021 Quevedo VP - 3 x Quevedo Crusted (bottled 2020) While I'm very much looking forward to the VPs, I'm particularly curious about the Quevedo Crusted, which I've not seen avai...

I absolutely agree with you that they're extremely good value, and that the lack of clarity on which are truly filtered vs capable of aging is very frustrating. I'm continuing to add particularly Quevedo LBVs as I know they are capable of aging, I enjoy them as wines and they're more easily availabl...

I’ve never used an aerator so never experienced the effect they create. I have splash decanted, and also shaken a Port vigorously in a decanter to achieve similar things, but generally I’m happy to let the Port develop in the glass. That's fair enough, I would still prefer to decant with plenty of ...

I regularly use an aerator on red wines because I'm disorganised and tend to open them barely minutes before I want to start consuming them. I'm considering whether this might be an option when late to the party in terms of opening a port. My thoughts are that vintage ports may well need decanting b...

Christmas Day drinking started off with cremant - Simpsons of Servian Blanc de Blancs, which is rather delightful and very good value - and a rose sparkling that I didn't love and forgot to note down. I provided some beer in the form of Verdant's People, Money, Space, Time, which for my money is the...

winesecretary wrote:I take the point about the unpleasant contrast, but those halves of Warre 2000 are absolutely lush. I am on half 39 of 48. It is disastrously drinkable.

I concur. I cracked a half to share with family on Christmas Day and it's absolutely gorgeous in its relative youth.

One of two bottles of port brought home to share with my dad over Christmas. He's not a big drinker these days (and I knew I would want to partake in beers and wine) so this was planned to last half a week in the decanter for after-dinner drinks. PnP Decanted for the following day, but tasted immedi...

This has been opened and after giving it a generous amount of time to air (there's no available decanter because I forgot to bring one or two with my and I'm with my parents) and using an aerator, this is absolutely fantastic! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231224/96bcd2c6c275da2749e749874c4b463...

Just cracked a bottle of Dow Quinta Senhora da Ribeira 2001 to enjoy over the next few days at my parents' place in the run up to Christmas. Even just post-decant it's rather enjoyable and open!

nac wrote:From The Times today...

2013 Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim Port, Portugal
20 per cent, Asda, £22, down from £32, until Jan 3

Frustratingly often not in stock in my local Asda.

Please may I be added to the list/reserves as applicable?

Suffering from a bad case of exploding cork syndrome (still). 90% opaque. Red rim. Dumb nose. A bit of rubber. Some fruit. Hot finish. This has either shut down super- hard or this bottle ain’t right. Probably the latter. I’m off to open something else. I will give it another chance tomorrow but if...

I am absolutely not complaining about the selection! But I just wonder how sustainable it is? £80 is about €91. The retail prices are €24 for the 75cl tawny and €32 for the Crusted (so €56 in total). Whilst they don’t sell the 1992 QdAA; the 2003 QdG is €75 and the 1997 VP is €110. It just feels li...

Alex Bridgeman wrote:The implication of the answer I received is that there will be no SQVPs from TFP for the 2021 vintage.

Demand for tawny Port is growing rapidly - that juice has to come from somewhere!

Interesting, I have to say that's something of a surprise to hear!

Given the Fladgate Partnership’s record of announcing vintage decisions on 23rd April, has anyone seen anything? Should we take silence to mean an absence of a declaration? I’ve had it confirmed that there are no declarations from the Fladgate Partnership for the 2021 vintage. Any suggestions of SQ...

Graham's have posted on Twitter that they have declared a 2021 Stone Terraces, as predicted by Alex. They say they will bottle 4,800 75cl bottles and 280 tappit hens (225cl). I was intrigued to see that they've only declared the Stone Terraces but no mention of a regular Graham VP. It'll be interes...