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The 1991 and 1992 vintages are now what I would consider to be entering the realms of mature VP - ie at least 15 years old. This is a totally personal and subjective measure but it's my measure so stay with me on this. I have recently had Graham's, Gould Campbell and Morgan 1991 and Niepoort 1992. A...

bman, In case you don't know, Glastonbury is the modern day equivalent of the Medieval Pagan Rituals that Englishman have indulged in for millenia - Drewid Mud Baths, Moris Dancing, Dancing Around the Maypole, Well Dressing*, Cricket etc. What they do now is congregate in a muddy field, remove all o...

And well done to the other member who has broken through the Ruby Barrier into the wonderful world of low quality LBV's

When do I get to be a Warre's Traditional LBV?

Derek

bman wrote: As for Canadians, if all those portloving Canadians on the WS Forums (i.e. DoktaP, Seaquam, Baird) were to join, we might even outnumber the Yanks!

You and Luc already outnumber the Yanks here by 2

Derek

Hi,

I'm Derek, a porthead from Chesterfield, UK who retains his Scottish Independance despite living abroad.

I thought this was the best place to stick this message. It is my 100th post on the Forum and marks my transition from Ruby to LBV

Derek

Yes, but it isn't Ruby

1 to go

Certainly was. When I re-read this note it brought back no memories of the bottle we shared a few months ago. I have another bottle so hopefully that is the same as this first one

Perhaps not. I opened another of these a few days before I met up with Al-B in Birmingham. I saved some for Alex to try and by the time it got there Alex's opinion of it was quite complimentary. Hopefully he will chime in with a TN at some point. I still have 4 of these so might pop one next time we...

Berry Brothers & Rudd bottling â€‟ decanted 24 hours Very dark red, the darkest of the night and far darker and brighter than the other 2 bottles of S63 that I have tasted. Nice fruity nose with very little spirit. Smooth raspberry flavours followed by dry teeth and cheeks as the tannins emerge...

Oporto bottled â€‟ decanted 12 hours Bright red colour which looked light at the beginning but darkened significantly as the night went on. Slightly spirity nose with red fruits beneath. Extremely smooth and thick in the mouth. Tannins still hanging around but not enough to overpower the fruit. Tas...

Decanted 12 Hours Slightly dusty/gassy nose which blew off quite quickly. Clear and bright brownish red colour with a smooth and thick mouth-feel. Treacle taste fading to a long mouth-watering finish of cherry which ended with a tingle of heat on the end of the tongue. Although enjoyable, I was disa...

Decanted 24 hours Dark brown/red colour. I thought it was slightly cloudy on pouring but it was chilled and cleared as it warmed up so probably just caused by the low temperature. Sticky toffee pudding nose. First taste was very light and weak on entry but then filled the mouth with brown sugar and ...

Bottled by Corney & Barrow â€‟ decanted 24 hours Darker than I expected for an “unknown† wine of 56 years old. Not as dark as some of the other’s in the line-up but seemed to gain colour as the night went on. Smooth and thick mouth-feel. Very sweet raspberry cream and bitter chocolate. Slightl...

I bought 8 bottles of this very cheap earlier this year. Storage conditions are dubious to say the least so prossibly not a fair representation of this wine. I opened a bottle for a family dinner last weekend. I did not make a tasting note at the time but did observe a distinct decanting time prefer...

1998 Noval LBV - Bottled 2004 Christmas Eve 2005 @ 23:30 - Opened bottle at Mum & Dad's house - they don't have a decanter so I just left it standing in the bottle Christmas Day @ 00:45 - Had a glass or 2 with Mum & Dad - we all loved it. This is a traditional, unfiltered, LBV which is stil...

Feb 2006 First time I have had this. Opened at 16:00 - not much on the nose but what there is is fruity with little alchohol. Colour is a nice dark red with a slightly brown rim. First taste (@ 2 minutes 88) ) is fruity but seems closed and (hopefully) hiding something for later. Small amount of he...

As a bit of a celebration I decided to open my first ever bottle of Quinta do Noval Nacional. I will start this process by admitting here and now that I am way out of my depth. I accepted from the outset that I probably would not appreciate the finer qualities and complexity of this port as I do not...

No doubt Conky will be back at kicking out time with some more crap jokes

Derek

PS: 13 to go and I'm LBV

First bottle from a case of 12 purchased this month from Seckford Wines, all in perfect condition in owc. On Decanting Dark purple red with a pink rim. Huge liquorice aroma that (for my nose) is typical Graham's. No heat in the first sip but then the bottle only came out of the cooler 20 minutes ago...

1989 Quinta do Fojo Vintage Port On Decanting Dark ruby red, cherry with a hint of alcohol on the nose. Light mouthfeel with lots of cherry fruit - extremely smooth with good tannin - a dry finish that became slightly bitter. +22 Hours Colour seems even darker than pervious evening. Now powerful bl...

First bottle opened from 8 purchased from http://www.uvine.com. Labels have worn off (only 1 bottle has traces remaining, but all are embossed bottles "Graham's 1975" with embossed lead capsules with new style IDVP labels beneath. No signs of leakage. I am assuming Oporto bottled and perha...

Purchased at Heathrow Airport in Aug 2005* - provenance unknown My first experience of Kopke The cork crumbled and it took significant effort to extract all of the bits with various kitchen implements before decanting. Decanted easily off remarkably little crust. Colour was a bright brownish red. An...

I bought these from Fells following an email enquiry asking of the Symingtons had any of these left. They were delivered to me direct from the Graham's lodge in VNG - can't really get better provenance than that

May 2006 1st bottle from 3 cases of 6 purchased through Fine & Rare Wines. Sold as "Ex-cellars" which I am told means that it has only just been released by the shipper. The cork broke 2/3rds of the way down. It was quite wet, almost to the top, but not leaking. On Decanting Huge black...

I decanted the bottle and then immediately poured 375ml into a half bottle and placed it in the fridge. On Decanting Very dark bright red colour with a pink rim fading to clear at the edge. Slightly spiritous nose with lots of cherry fruit evident below the initial heat. Hot entry which faded very q...