Quaffings for Xmas
Quaffings for Xmas
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Some halves of Sandeman Vau 2000. A Cockburn Crusted. A double-magnum of Sandeman Vau 2000.
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A Dalva Colheita 1940 will accompany me to Christmas dinner (the in-laws prefer brown Port) and a Taylor 1980 will be waiting for me when I get home.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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I plan top open and slowly drink a bottle of Vesuvio 2010.
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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Niepoort Colheita 1912 as this is - more or less - the last chance to drink this with 100 years.
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Worry not.Axel P wrote:Niepoort Colheita 1912 as this is - more or less - the last chance to drink this with 100 years.
Axel
Assuming the grapes were picked, pressed and fortified in harvest 1912, surely the "100 year old" window runs from harvest 2012 to harvest 2013?
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Somewhat less dramatically than Axel I have a Croft 70 awaiting for Xmas.
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We started opening bottles on the 15th December (it's rude not to) so far it's been a 63 Dow, 63 Taylor, 63 Croft, 63 Cockburn, 63 Noval and a nice little mystery bottle of a 35 Graham 3 days out and doubt we are going to top that now!
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For guzzling at home, I am midway through my last but one bottle of the year - a rather good Croft '70; to be followed by a Warre '60 after Xmas.
For my brother's Xmas party, I will be taking wine in the form of a couple of bottles of Cloudy Bay '12, a couple of bottles of NV bubbly (BBR own), a Palmer '85, a Grange '82 and a half bottle of Latour '55, together with a backup bottle of Mouton '70
Port will be Dow '55, and for a bit of amusement I'm going to pop an 1892 Malmsey..
For my brother's Xmas party, I will be taking wine in the form of a couple of bottles of Cloudy Bay '12, a couple of bottles of NV bubbly (BBR own), a Palmer '85, a Grange '82 and a half bottle of Latour '55, together with a backup bottle of Mouton '70
Port will be Dow '55, and for a bit of amusement I'm going to pop an 1892 Malmsey..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Tonight we'll drink a Niepoort 1952 Garrafeira, thanks to StevieCage, and with Christmas at the in-laws it will be Calem 1977 (which is leaking so an obvious victim).
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mind letting me nkow hwo the grange 82 isuncle tom wrote:For guzzling at home, I am midway through my last but one bottle of the year - a rather good Croft '70; to be followed by a Warre '60 after Xmas.
For my brother's Xmas party, I will be taking wine in the form of a couple of bottles of Cloudy Bay '12, a couple of bottles of NV bubbly (BBR own), a Palmer '85, a Grange '82 and a half bottle of Latour '55, together with a backup bottle of Mouton '70
Port will be Dow '55, and for a bit of amusement I'm going to pop an 1892 Malmsey..
i've got a lone bottle and wondering how it is.
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Wlil od..me nkow hwo the grange 82 is
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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heh a party for 40 people, 10 magnums and 10 bottles, along with a whole morning of scrubbing pots/pans and dishes will do thatuncle tom wrote:Wlil od..me nkow hwo the grange 82 is
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As will being g-man.
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jdaw1 wrote:As will being g-man.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Hi,
sofar for Christmas I was opening only Taylor 2009 in order to try and potentially buying more. It was rather lovely and for my personal taste I fear I prefer this to 2003 . Sad is this means I will buy more.
Other than that after my ill mother asked me for some good wine/port (very good sign!!!!!!) I think of open a Grahams 1955. Also an Offley 60 is greeting from the drinking shelf...
regards
WS1
sofar for Christmas I was opening only Taylor 2009 in order to try and potentially buying more. It was rather lovely and for my personal taste I fear I prefer this to 2003 . Sad is this means I will buy more.
Other than that after my ill mother asked me for some good wine/port (very good sign!!!!!!) I think of open a Grahams 1955. Also an Offley 60 is greeting from the drinking shelf...
regards
WS1
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
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Wolfgang, please, when will my double magnums of Taylor 09 be ready? In my lifetime....?!WS1 wrote: sofar for Christmas I was opening only Taylor 2009 in order to try and potentially buying more. It was rather lovely and for my personal taste I fear I prefer this to 2003 . Sad is this means I will buy more.
Rob C.
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If you ask me like this I think they are ready nowRAYC wrote:Wolfgang, please, when will my double magnums of Taylor 09 be ready? In my lifetime....?!WS1 wrote: sofar for Christmas I was opening only Taylor 2009 in order to try and potentially buying more. It was rather lovely and for my personal taste I fear I prefer this to 2003 . Sad is this means I will buy more.
But I anyway thought you bought this for your chlidren or wedding......
Portwise this will last more than a lifetime; I suspect based on experiments I did with red wine in Magnum, double magnum and 5L format a double magnum of Taylor 2009 will be too young for your grand children; I am sorry to say!
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
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Hmmm...so i've committed a chunk of cash now and (let's say) 50 years of storage fees for a wine that i'll never get to enjoy in its prime. Time to rethink my buying strategy!!
Rob C.
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Having had some nice VP's around my birthday (1987 Warre Qta da Foz, and 1977 Pocas J), all I have left for X-mas is a 1991 Vargellas VP. Otherwise I'll be breaking my VP-year-limit for this year (which I installed only last year, so to be breaking this already will probably show my lack of VP-willpower somewhat too much)!
Any advice on how to justify breaking the VP-limit, without too much of a guilt feeling and explanation that it is not a lack of willpower, is most welcome!!
Anyway, a very merry x-mas to all of you,
Cheers
Any advice on how to justify breaking the VP-limit, without too much of a guilt feeling and explanation that it is not a lack of willpower, is most welcome!!
Anyway, a very merry x-mas to all of you,
Cheers
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Again I disagree with you! You bought something you feel will be the right thing. That you may not drink it in the end and have to leave it to your children, etc. which is in case unfortunate but still in my eyes you have done the right thing/decision. As you know I did do the same!RAYC wrote:Hmmm...so i've committed a chunk of cash now and (let's say) 50 years of storage fees for a wine that i'll never get to enjoy in its prime. Time to rethink my buying strategy!!
Generally short term thinking is a good idea/concept, but sometimes just idiotic and fundamentally wrong!
So nothing wrong with your buying strategy but potentially with funds available for further purchases.
"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough"
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Not at all. Certain ports were made to be drunk youthful and fruity. Taylor 2009 in double magnum is clearly one of these. My advice would be for you to invite a few friends out to buy you dinner and you bring the wine. (Not too many friends though, need to make sure there's enough to go round.)RAYC wrote:Hmmm...so i've committed a chunk of cash now and (let's say) 50 years of storage fees for a wine that i'll never get to enjoy in its prime. Time to rethink my buying strategy!!
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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This made me laugh. I know the feeling. I have two pieces of advice with regard to the limit:gerwin.degraaf wrote:Having had some nice VP's around my birthday (1987 Warre Qta da Foz, and 1977 Pocas J), all I have left for X-mas is a 1991 Vargellas VP. Otherwise I'll be breaking my VP-year-limit for this year (which I installed only last year, so to be breaking this already will probably show my lack of VP-willpower somewhat too much)!
Any advice on how to justify breaking the VP-limit, without too much of a guilt feeling and explanation that it is not a lack of willpower, is most welcome!!
Anyway, a very merry x-mas to all of you,
Cheers
(i) Consider it to be a guideline, not a limit. That way there is flexibility if you decide just one more bottle is needed.
(ii) When counting to see if you have stayed inside your limit, don't count bottles which you have repalced during the year. If you replace a bottle, the one you drank doesn't count towards the limit.
Or just go down to the shop, buy a bottle and drink that. Since this bottle was never put in your cellar it cannot count towards the limit!
Merry Christmas everyone.
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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2000 Sandeman Vau, half bottle and 2000 Sandeman Vau, double magnum.jdaw1 wrote:Some halves of Sandeman Vau 2000. A Cockburn Crusted. A double-magnum of Sandeman Vau 2000.