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What is your latest you have bought. ???
I just bought a Noval 66 and 2 bottels of Qta. do Pego vintage 2000
Looking forward to taste the Noval 66 again.
I just bought a Noval 66 and 2 bottels of Qta. do Pego vintage 2000
Looking forward to taste the Noval 66 again.
Any time not spend drinking port, is a waste of time.
- Alex Bridgeman
- Fonseca 1966
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I've just been away for the weekend in Cornwall and bought a bottle of Ramos Pinto 1991 from Wadebridge Wines (which I thoroughly recommend worthy of a visit if you are in Cornwall for its selection of ports and madeiras).
I recently tried both the '97 and '94 Ramos Pintos and was pleasantly surprised.
Alex
I recently tried both the '97 and '94 Ramos Pintos and was pleasantly surprised.
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.
- Axel P
- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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My latest buy were a couple of cases of the Vesuvio 2005.
Alex, I just bought a single bottle of Ramos Pinto 91 as well and Im very curious how this is.
Unfortunately the official price level of the general importeur of Ramos Pinto is unacceptable, but this producer, which I havent paid much attention to their VPs, seems to have done good recently.
Axel
Alex, I just bought a single bottle of Ramos Pinto 91 as well and Im very curious how this is.
Unfortunately the official price level of the general importeur of Ramos Pinto is unacceptable, but this producer, which I havent paid much attention to their VPs, seems to have done good recently.
Axel
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In recent weeks my Annual Port Bonus went on this lot...
- Malvedos 1996
- Vesuvio 1996
- Gould Campbell 1994
- Martinez 1994
- Kopke 1994
- Morgan 1991
- Graham's 1991
- Quinta de la Rossa 1991
- SW Madalena 1988
- Dow 1983
- Offley 1983
- Dow 1980
- Croft 1977
- Gonzalez Byass 1970
- Noval 1970
- Fonseca 1963
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Nope. You can add SW Madalena 1988 to your list.Conky wrote:Oh dear.....
and before seeing that list I was chuffed with
Sandeman 60
Cockburn 63
12 bottles of Morgan 91
Pocas 91
and those 2 bottles you got me Derek, or have you scoffed them
You should try to avoid necking the Sandeman 1960 as that is one of the Horizontals that has been discussed for sometime this year
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- Alex Bridgeman
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I think that while a Sandeman 1960 horizontal would be of great interest to some of us retentive port-pedants, I am slightly surprised to hear that we are thinking of such an event.
However, sign me up!
However, sign me 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.
For your information, Sandeman 1960 is one of many ports that can be used as the subject of both a Horizontal and Vertical tasting simultaneously. That is why it has been chosen.AHB wrote:I think that while a Sandeman 1960 horizontal would be of great interest to some of us retentive port-pedants, I am slightly surprised to hear that we are thinking of such an event.
However, sign me up!
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- Alex Bridgeman
- Fonseca 1966
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Oh! You mean that there will be other ports, not just 10 different bottles of Sandeman '60.
Lots of different bottles from different shippers and vintages doesn't sound very pedantic.
Perhaps I'll give it a miss then...
Lots of different bottles from different shippers and vintages doesn't sound very pedantic.
Perhaps I'll give it a miss then...
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.
- SushiNorth
- Martinez 1985
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- mosesbotbol
- Warre’s Otima 10 year old Tawny
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- SushiNorth
- Martinez 1985
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Remind me nearer the time and if I can,
Remind me nearer the time and if I can, I’ll stop in to say hello.SushiNorth wrote:speaking of acquisitions, I'd like to make a trip to sohowines on the 17th. if anyone wants to come (perhaps we can pack our collective purhases into a case for savings?) please let me know. I'd like to go around 4pm.
1986 Branaire Ducru $75.00SushiNorth wrote:speaking of acquisitions, I'd like to make a trip to sohowines on the 17th. if anyone wants to come (perhaps we can pack our collective purhases into a case for savings?) please let me know. I'd like to go around 4pm.
1999 Finca Luzon Merlot Jumilla $8.99
are pretty decent prices if you're into dry reds.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Mmm. I rather like the Vesuvio 2005 at the moment, it is rather delicious. Sadly, the others who tried this with me were not so taken.ajfeather wrote:Vesuvio 2005 which I have decided I like young (well the 6 I have I do and I have 6 kept away from my mucky paws)
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.
Leave it aloneAHB wrote:Mmm. I rather like the Vesuvio 2005 at the moment, it is rather delicious. Sadly, the others who tried this with me were not so taken.ajfeather wrote:Vesuvio 2005 which I have decided I like young (well the 6 I have I do and I have 6 kept away from my mucky paws)
There are lots of other things to drink that have been given the chance to have a good crack at life. I have no issue with tasting the odd bottle of a young wine for scientific purposes buy drinking a half case of 2005 seems rather wastefull to me. - come on guys, let the children grow up and concentrate on wiping out some of those pesky teenagers
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- SushiNorth
- Martinez 1985
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There seems to be a bit of praise for this wine and in an off-year. Is that an encouragement for us to seek out a few bottles of it to stash in the cellar?Axel P wrote:Mmm. I rather like the Vesuvio 2005 at the moment, it is rather delicious. Sadly, the others who tried this with me were not so taken.
Alex: I love the 05 Vesuvio and if you are ever in need of getting someone to drink a bottle with you, give me a call.
Axel
Sushi,SushiNorth wrote:There seems to be a bit of praise for this wine and in an off-year. Is that an encouragement for us to seek out a few bottles of it to stash in the cellar?Axel P wrote:Mmm. I rather like the Vesuvio 2005 at the moment, it is rather delicious. Sadly, the others who tried this with me were not so taken.
Alex: I love the 05 Vesuvio and if you are ever in need of getting someone to drink a bottle with you, give me a call.
Axel
I think you better had stash it away, or we'll never know what it tasted like in its prime, what with our illustrious colleagues quaffing it all far to early.
Alan
… added to the family spending, which you can then match …
No. Your hobby is allowed the same budget as the family stuff, so the cost of the Vesuvio — being added to the family spending — is therefore also added to your allowance. Great deal!ajfeather wrote:I think I mentioned it before (maybe elsewhere) I am under to pressure to drink Vesuvio's to house the growing wooden train collection my son has. Given the cost of suitable boxes for family rooms I think I can legitimately exclude Vesuvio from my wine budget since it is clearly household storage
- SushiNorth
- Martinez 1985
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More bad news:
Warre 1985
Dow 1985
2 Quinta do Vale Meao 2003
The 85's are from sohowines, sorry i wound up there early. The Vale Meao i think was a little underpriced at $50/bottle, and came from Total Wines in Hackensack NJ (a huge warehouse, whose main VP selection is overpriced relative to sohowines).
This should conclude my spending on port for a while. Now back to drinking.
Warre 1985
Dow 1985
2 Quinta do Vale Meao 2003
The 85's are from sohowines, sorry i wound up there early. The Vale Meao i think was a little underpriced at $50/bottle, and came from Total Wines in Hackensack NJ (a huge warehouse, whose main VP selection is overpriced relative to sohowines).
This should conclude my spending on port for a while. Now back to drinking.