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Chocolate and dark cherries on the nose. Slightly muted on the palate but that might be because it's a touch cold - I'll come back to this later.

Coming back to it, this is a very enjoyable wine - strawberries and chocolate. Tannic grip.

Fruity nose, the most inviting so far. Dark cherries, eucalyptus, a touch of spice, still some tannic grip. Caramel. Minty later on. Citric acidity adding depth. Lovely stuff, v good to excellent.

Subtle nose - strawberry. Much more going on once on the palate. Strawberry, caramel, a touch of spice. Mouth coating. A long finish. V good to excellent.

Sweet red fruit on the nose. Strawberries and redcurrant on the palate, some caramel. Not much depth. A bit underwhelming with a short finish.

A closed nose that opens up on the palate. Chocolate, caramel, spicy. A white pepper heat. Not much fruit, maybe a little redcurrant hiding in behind. A good long finish. Another of this evening's ports that seems like it needs more time to open up.

A closed, spirity nose. Similarly closed on the palate but with a minerality. Eucalyptus. Not aggressively tannic but seems like it's holding back.

Another gentle nose, subtle red fruits. A touch of pepper spice. Sweet red fruit on the palate. A touch of spice. Nice but nothing more for my money.

A bit of a muted nose. Slightly spiced red fruits. Red berries, salinity and pepper. Some caramel sweetness. I'm a bit underwhelmed by this, if I'm honest.

Sweet red fruits in the nose. A touch of eucalyptus. Soft fruits on palate. Cranberry and what I initially thought of as a biscuit, but Mike suggested salted caramel and I'm inclined to agree. Not a long finish but an enjoyable port. Good.

jdaw1 wrote:

nac wrote: ↑19:42 Thu 19 May 2022

jdaw1 wrote: ↑18:49 Thu 19 May 2022Decant timing? As far as possible, let’s be consistent. Twelve or twenty-four hours?

I was going to to mine the night before, so 24hrs sounds reasonable.

Reminder: (double-)decant this evening.

Dow has been double decanted. Have I missed the start time? I am planning for 6/6.30.

... being decent is part of the deal we have with the B&F. I’ll organise food. People: pls post ... Starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous Main: Sirloin (medium rare), chips, plus bearnaise sauce* *please! (the current menu only lists peppercorn, but please ask if they coul...

...being decent is part of the deal we have with the B&F. I’ll organise food. People: pls post, perhaps having referred to the menu (soup of day will be Leek and Potato). Mike — yes, agreed. Current draft of the food order . Please may I have the melon and Parma ham to start, a medium rare sirl...

My father thanks the forum for the heads up on the Graham Crusted.

I'm at a gig tonight so won't be able to make either. Enjoy!

A kind donation of the remains of a bottle from from Oscar at the BFT who was flying back the next morning and wouldn't be taking it with him. It was lovely to get time to chat with him about his wines at the event, and all of the wines Quevedo had brought were showing well (including the 2017 LBV w...

NV Poças Reserve Ruby Purchased from Portugal Vineyards, pre-Brexit. PnP This is a lovely ruby reserve, maybe one of the best I've had. Cherries on the nose. Really rich on the palate, on the sweet side but not unpleasantly so. Cherry fruits, verging on glacé sweetness, maybe Kirsch. Caramel and st...

NV Poças Special Reserve Dry White Purchased from Portugal Vineyards in that heady time before Brexit regulations kicked in, this was opened as I needed both an interesting drinking option and also one that I could add a splash of to a risotto. I decided this would be ideal. PnP Yep, this is dry. G...

Decant + 6 hours A sample 375ml bottle included with a 3 pack of 2019 Churchill Quinta da Gricha bought through the Churchill Port.Club offer. Dark purple, entirely opaque. This starts with a gentle floral red berry fruit note on the nose, but on the palate it's a bigger beast. The first sip brought...

Bought as a birthday present to myself from VWP. PnP - a stunning golden orange colour, fading to pure gold at the edges. Toffee, orange and nuts on the nose. A spiced cinnamon-citrus entry with dried Christmas pudding fruits; raisins, candied peel, etc. Toffee and nuts are abundant in the mid palat...

A bottle to share with my family over Christmas, this one was showing very slight signs of seepage. My dad managed to get the cork out whole with just a regular wing corkscrew! Decant + 5 hours: A dark brick red with a hint of purple, still fairly opaque but fading to an orange/brown at the very edg...

PnP - Certainly a spicy tawny, this leads with pepperiness to the fore. Caramel, apple and a citrus acidity to keep the sweetness in check. Not entirely sure what to make of the nose, it is quite muted. This coats the mouth nicely and there's a good finish. I'm not totally convinced as there is an o...

Waitrose are having one of their regular-ish 25% off six bottles or more. Includes all their fortifieds. Waitrose cellar doesn't appear to include fortified wines, just table and sparkling, is that just in store? That deal has expired now. Ah, thanks Zak. I'll have to jump on it next time - I like ...

nac wrote:Waitrose are having one of their regular-ish 25% off six bottles or more. Includes all their fortifieds.

Waitrose cellar doesn't appear to include fortified wines, just table and sparkling, is that just in store?

Not exactly furniture, but my mum has repurposed the case from a port gift I gave my dad some years ago (the bottles are stored somewhere cool and dark). Apparently this is a useful way of preventing local ruffian mice from chewing through various gardening paraphernalia. https://uploads.tapatalk-cd...

Yesterday Quevedo showed a cask sample of their 2020 Vintage Port. I thought it showed a lot of promise. Tightly coiled with a lot of depth and plenty of fruit. Massively tannic right now. If I'd captured a full note I would have posted it in the tasting notes on here but I did think it was a very ...