Port from the fridge
- Alex Bridgeman
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Port from the fridge
Despite the heat, I’ve managed to keep up my Port consumption. Last night I discovered that Churchill Reserve is a lovely, fruity drink when fridge cold.
Any other suggestions as to why I try once this bottle is finished would be appreciated!
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Port from the fridge
I was wondering about a bottle of young VP but then the Bar Douro wine club has just delivered a bottle of Niepoort “Trudy” Ruby so I think I might move on to that.
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(PS. That photo was from last night. Even I don’t drink Port at 8.45am on a Sunday morning...).
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Re: Port from the fridge
Why? because you love port of course!Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑07:16 Sun 14 Aug 2022 Any other suggestions as to why I try once this bottle is finished would be appreciated!
n.b. while I have the pedant hat on, your current signature says "... Noval Nacional 1931. I have never drunk such a wonderful bottle of Port." Clearly you have; you lucky man!
As to what to try next... perhaps a Kopke white if still in today or tomorrow's heat, or maybe a young colheita if the day after when it has cooled slightly - how about a Quevedo '94 if you have one?
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Re: Port from the fridge
A friend of mine used to tell me that those very early communion services should be seen as a late night activity rather than an early morning one!
PS: I appreciate the subtly of your post: Catholics might also be consuming something that once came from a Port bottle at the same time, but it will not be Port...
PPS: This is also giving me terrible flashbacks to Palwin № 4 which is the fortified wine that inexplicably gets used for religious purposes amongst much of Anglo-Jewery.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: Port from the fridge
Good catch. Posted on an iPhone my fat fingers or autocorrect wrote the wrong word. Hopefully it should clearly have read “what”, not “why”.PhilW wrote: ↑09:38 Sun 14 Aug 2022Why? because you love port of course!Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑07:16 Sun 14 Aug 2022 Any other suggestions as to why I try once this bottle is finished would be appreciated!
The enforced brevity of a signature block necessitated a small sacrifice of syntax. I hoped my true meaning of “I have never *before* drunk such a wonderful bottle of Port.” was reasonably clearly implied.
Thank you. I will probably finish the Churchill Reserve tonight and then open something in accordance with the theme of tomorrow’s emergency. Later this week might give me opportunity to follow up.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: Port from the fridge
Tomorrow’s emergency: there’s still space.Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑17:59 Tue 16 Aug 2022open something in accordance with the theme of tomorrow’s emergency.