Figueira Finest Ruby Port
18% alcohol
Bottled April 2005
Manufacturer’s recommeded price: 295 Rp (approx. £3) inc. taxes
Produce of Goa.
Poured from a bottle made of pale green glass. Closed with a screw cap that wasn’t a Stelvin but a simple screw cap. Tasting note taken over the course of 2-3 hours.
Stinky nose, smelling as though cooked and stewed; a bit medicinal.
Bitter impact in the mouth, some fruit in the mid-palate but alcohol not well integrated. Fruit is stewed and mushy, acid is bitter and burning, tannins grippy but reasonably balanced, some rancid tones.
Aftertaste is unpleasant, an alcohol burn and then bitter and mouldy oranges.
Very unpleasant, avoid if ever offered a chance to drink this. 0/0 or 60/100 â€‟ but could be a bottle that had just been stored badly…
Figueira Finest Ruby Port
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Figueira Finest Ruby Port
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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- Alex Bridgeman
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If this was a typical bottle - then most certainly it was the worst example of "port" that I have encountered this year and only marginally better than the Tanzanian Red Port that is still a scar on my memory.
However, I think this bottle had been stewed in an un air-conditioned storage room in Calcutta for 2 years and may have been affected by the storage conditions.
Alex
However, I think this bottle had been stewed in an un air-conditioned storage room in Calcutta for 2 years and may have been affected by the storage conditions.
Alex
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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I have a surprise bottle to bring to a certain offline under the theme of "The Unknown Shipper and His Unusual Friends"KillerB wrote:In which case you must try another
I shall wait for others to comment before I try it again!
Alex
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.