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by jdaw1
01:09 Thu 28 Mar 2024
Forum: Reviews
Topic: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 145

Re: 1994s, B&F, Tue 26 Mar 2024

I had a '94 Vesuvio earlier this year and it just blew me away. I had a '94 Graham's shortly after that and while very good, it couldn't touch the Vesuvio. With that being said, I'm still amazed that the Vesuvio ran laps around some very good Ports. Could it just be that certain bottles might not h...
by jdaw1
01:07 Thu 28 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024
Replies: 13
Views: 395

Re: Free to share a bottle? 18/04 or 26/04 2024

Is there a theme? You could take the theme from a recently postponed tasting:
jdaw1 wrote: 23:48 Sat 09 Mar 2024Theme: sighted, Port not frequently seen.
by jdaw1
21:27 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Graham
Replies: 3
Views: 56

Re: 1994 Graham

Graham 1994 standing in anticipation of Tuesday. Is that a 2022 release? No - it's from one of those mixed Symington 3-bottle presentation cases alongside a D94 and W94. The case has been at Seckfords for some time. Yup, that was the Dec 21 / Jan 22 release. The clue is the "matured in our cel...
by jdaw1
21:23 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Tesco
Replies: 2
Views: 44

Re: 1994 Tesco

idj123 wrote: 08:33 Tue 26 Mar 2024Ck and Tesco corks pulled at c9pm last night and decanted this morning at 6.15. No problem with the Ck cork, but yes, the Tesco cork disintegrated!
by jdaw1
21:23 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Cockburn
Replies: 2
Views: 36

Re: 1994 Cockburn

idj123 wrote: 08:33 Tue 26 Mar 2024Ck and Tesco corks pulled at c9pm last night and decanted this morning at 6.15. No problem with the Ck cork, but yes, the Tesco cork disintegrated!
by jdaw1
21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Vesuvio
Replies: 3
Views: 63

Re: 1994 Vesuvio

Alex Bridgeman wrote: 10:27 Tue 26 Mar 2024Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.
by jdaw1
21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Fonseca
Replies: 2
Views: 48

Re: 1994 Fonseca

Alex Bridgeman wrote: 10:27 Tue 26 Mar 2024Fonseca and Vesuvio both opened last night about 19.00, decanted this morning at 09.00 and will be returned to their bottles around 13.00 before I head into town.
by jdaw1
21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Burmester
Replies: 2
Views: 33

Re: 1994 Burmester

uncle tom wrote: 15:45 Tue 26 Mar 2024Kopke and Burmester decanted - looking good..
by jdaw1
21:22 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Kopke
Replies: 2
Views: 35

Re: 1994 Kopke

uncle tom wrote: 15:45 Tue 26 Mar 2024Kopke and Burmester decanted - looking good..
by jdaw1
21:21 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Royal Oporto
Replies: 1
Views: 29

Re: 1994 Royal Oporto

RO94: red-pink, 40% opaque. Nose = “Yuck”. Others were brave enough to taste it, and reported the palate to be better than than the nose.
by jdaw1
21:20 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Calem
Replies: 1
Views: 29

Re: 1994 Calem

Cá94: dark dark red, 70% opaque. Soft, rich, very gentle plum fruit — just not aggressively. Liked.
by jdaw1
21:19 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Burmester
Replies: 2
Views: 33

Re: 1994 Burmester

B94: red pink brown, 70% opaque. Light, pleasant, some perfume. Too light.
by jdaw1
21:18 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Kopke
Replies: 2
Views: 35

Re: 1994 Kopke

K94: dark red, 60% opaque. I liked the bright freshness of this. Good Port.
by jdaw1
21:17 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Cockburn
Replies: 2
Views: 36

Re: 1994 Cockburn

Ck94: red, 50% opaque. Dry, decent Port. For Cockburn of this era, a great result.

As with many bottles this evening, could be drunk with pleasure, but not of the greats.
by jdaw1
21:16 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Vesuvio
Replies: 3
Views: 63

Re: 1994 Vesuvio

V94 : dark red, 70% opaque. The Business. Soft black berry fruit, hint of fragrant perfume, full and large and present and soft and just all-round delicious. Three points from a dozen of us; two points from two of us: the huge score was totally fair. And, bliss it was in that evening to be alive, a...
by jdaw1
21:14 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Graham
Replies: 3
Views: 56

Re: 1994 Graham

G94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Soft, dry, slightly bitter, light. Others liked; I thought slightly imperfect.
by jdaw1
21:13 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Dow
Replies: 1
Views: 35

Re: 1994 Dow

D94: dark dark red, opacity not noted. Nose very strongly of lemon, so stringly that I checked neighbour’s glasses. Rich, great weight and texture, very lovely now, but the lemon was peculiar. I liked.
by jdaw1
21:11 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Noval
Replies: 1
Views: 37

Re: 1994 Noval

I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. N94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45:...
by jdaw1
21:09 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Warre
Replies: 1
Views: 36

Re: 1994 Warre

I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. W94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45:...
by jdaw1
21:09 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Martinez
Replies: 1
Views: 33

Re: 1994 Martinez

I just hate 1990s corks. Bloody Fonseca cork exploded into tiny fragments, even after being loosened with the JDAW cork impeller. Ditto my Warre cork, but Martinez and Noval came clean. All three opened 23:30. Edit: N, W, Mz — all decanted 07:45. Mz94 , opened 23:30 the night before, decanted 07:45...
by jdaw1
21:07 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Tesco
Replies: 2
Views: 44

Re: 1994 Tesco

Cr94: dark dark red, 70% opaque. No.
by jdaw1
21:07 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Fonseca
Replies: 2
Views: 48

Re: 1994 Fonseca

Cr94: dark dark red; I failed to note opacity. Very very closed, mid-weight, dry, and presented a bit simple. It needs time, at least ½ a decade. It might yet come very good, but not on this night.
by jdaw1
21:05 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Taylor
Replies: 2
Views: 68

Re: 1994 Taylor

T94: glorious dark dark red, 75% opaque. Big, closed, huge, and surprisingly dry. Please wait at least five years.
by jdaw1
21:04 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 1994 Croft
Replies: 2
Views: 65

Re: 1994 Croft

Cr94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Lovely dark fruits, but slightly simple, and slightly hollow. As with many bottles this evening, could be drunk with pleasure, but not of the greats.
by jdaw1
09:06 Wed 27 Mar 2024
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024
Replies: 107
Views: 20100

Re: 1994s, Tue 26 Mar 2024

Links: Review of the evening as a whole ; 1994 Croft ; 1994 Taylor ; 1994 Fonseca ; 1994 Tesco ; 1994 Martinez ; 1994 Warre ; 1994 Dow ; 1994 Graham ; 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio ; 1994 Cockburn ; 1994 Kopke ; 1994 Quinta do Noval ; 1994 Burmester ; 1994 Cálem ; 1994 Royal Oporto ; Planning and arrangeme...