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Axel P wrote: ↑

10:44 Sun 05 May 2019

So the day started with perfect bottles of 1942 (yes, the Literbottle), 1945, 1960, 1963, 1966 and 1970 - unfortunately the 55 did not show top, but extremely drinkable as well. After this Dirk very discretely sneaked in a 27 as well.

Ni27 and Ni45 are amongst the finest Ports I’ve ever tasted.

Great post.

DRT wrote: ↑

00:56 Fri 16 Aug 2019

Are you sure?

Sorry, wrong thread: fixed.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑

17:13 Thu 15 Aug 2019

A splendid evening, now slightly hazy in the memory, allegedly ‘guaranteeing’ Derek another year of immortality.

Which I posted in the wrong thread — doh!

A splendid evening, now slightly hazy in the memory, allegedly ‘guaranteeing’ Derek another year of immortality.

F70. Dark red, 70% opaque. Palate fo dark plum; rich; pepper; mid-weight. Lovely balance. Lighter than F70 should be, but beautiful Port.

Cn63. Red, 70% opaque. Palate soft, with heat. Big early palate then thin mid palate. Very cherry — Tizer. Not heavy or full, but delicious mature VP.

S70. Red-brown. Nose faint. Palate very soft; slightly oleaginous; lovely texture. Hint of tannin and heat. Orange mid-palate.

?20. Cloudy orange-brown. Nose of faint orange marmalade, and sweetness. Palate sweet; high-toned; lots of heat; and again orange marmalade.

Definite maybe.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑

18:00 Thu 15 Aug 2019

I have forgotten how the RV45 arrived at the 1994 tasting. Please could this thread be reminded.

In the RV45 TN thread, please.

RV45. Orange, 19% opaque. Alas barely Port: pineapple; thin; sweet; bland.

I have forgotten how the RV45 arrived at the 1994 tasting. Please could this thread be reminded.

We gathered at The Boot & Flogger to taste Port of the 1994 Vintage. Links: Review of the evening as a whole ; 1994 Graham ; 1994 Dow ; 1994 Warre ; 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio ; 1994 Smith Woodhouse ; 1994 Gould Campbell ; 1994 Tesco ; 1994 Eira Velha ; 1994 Taylor ; 1994 Fonseca ; 1994 Croft ; 1994 Ske...

Ch94. red-pink, 30% opaque. Very dry; heat; varnish.

N94, decanted 14:00. Awful bottle stink.

Sk94, decanted 22:00 yesterday. Dark red with pink edge. Cloying bitterness; long; very dry.

Cr94, decanted 07:00. Dark red, 80% opaque. Bitterness early palate; dark cherry behind, but drowned by the cloying bitterness. Long, but wrong.

Later, still no.

F94, decanted 07:30. Dark dark red, 80% opaque. Weird. Mint, mid-weight, mid sweetness. But quite simple.

T94. Dark red, 60% opaque. Palate big and dry; lovely; grit; sweetness. Liked.

EV94, decanted 07:30. Glorious red, 45% opaque. Palate bacterial, with sweetness and length behind.

Replacement glass? Still not right.

Ts94, decanted 22:00 yesterday. Dark dark red. Nose had awful stink.

GC94. Dark red, 60% opaque. Mid-to-light; spearmint; dry, especially mid-palate. Nice balance though.

Also “Later: lighter”.

SW94. Dark red, 60% opaque. Earthy, but strawberry too. Large and sweet; dark plum.

V94. Dark red, 70% opaque. Dark plum; mid-sweetness; only a hint of the dryness.

W94. Dark red, 60% opaque. Weight mid-to-light; strong bitterness; nice balance though.

D94. Dark red, 80% opaque. Spearmint; dryness; plum.