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Sogrape only with 2 Single Quintas...
For the first time ever in a general declared year. (?).

Thank you, Andy. Terrific read.

I am off to the Symington tasting with Henry Shotton tomorrow and will evaluate those against the TFP and Noval afterwards.

In your opinion, how does the old VV compare with the 2012 bottling of VV? We had them side-by-side some time ago in one of the Xmas tastings together (or was it another event in the UK?). They are very tough to compare. Both very old Tanwies, but the old VV with a very rustic structure and some bo...

Well there are these days, when you - even before it happens - thought: you have seen it all. I was invited to a private function South of Port via Dirk to a private Port- and wine lover. Everyone in the room - except me - was permanently living in Portugal, so - guess what: the language was Portugu...

Unfortunately cannot make it. But will be with Dirk tasting my "missing" Broadbents side by side with the Niepoorts.

Have fun

Noval as well with both, the regular Noval and the Nacional:

2017 is going to be great (again):


https://youtu.be/gpCDjtBivwo

Suggest you do these alongside with the Niepoorts from the same year...

Nope, thanks. Masterclass for 50+ people and the rest is an open tasting, like the bft.

On Saturday prior to ProWein, 12 wine lovers met to taste blind the following Ports: Vasconcellos (Butler&Nephew) 65 Niepoort 1966 Noval 1966 Croft 1960 Croft 1966 Croft 1963 Warre 1966 Warre 1960 Ferreira 1963 Dow 1963 Taylor 1966 Harvey 1962 Since all was blind, at least some of us thought that if...

29. November, Bayer Kasino, Leverkusen 1130 Masterclass with Ana Rosas, Chief-Enologist and Master Blend at Ramos Pinto. You will be shown and tasting the single varietals of the years 2017 and 1983 together with the final blend and Ana will explain the blending process. There will be some other Vin...

Confirmed. Thanks, Alex

Please reserve a seat for me.

I would bring RP, but this would travel on the day. Does anyone have a bottle to swap?

Thanks

Axel

Wont work for me, but due to this post I have everything from Braodbent except 2000.

It might be worthwile to have those against the Niepoorts from the same age...

Best

Axel

Unfortunately cannot make it - big week prior with ProWein, where I will be opening numerous bottles of Vintage Port from the 60s to ensure to live at least another decade...

Have fun

I have been "strongly informed" by the IVDP that this would be the only proper way to write Port some years ago. It was the former President Manuel Cabral who asked me to do so.

Best

Axel

Hi Chris,

this one was (the only bottle which was) corked.

Notes from a previous one. This is one to lookout for:

http://theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12715

best

Axel

From a classic year, which is not regular for the Garrafeiras: Fully transparent medium red color. Deep, structured and complex bouquet with malt, nutty and toffee-notes. Delicate, sophisticated and well matured palate. Perfectly supported by the acidity there is much tobacco, spices and some chocol...

Garrafeira.jpg Wow, what a tasting - I always liked the Niepoort Garrafeiras, being the best of both worlds from Vintage and Colheita. Overall amazing Ports. Without being fat or direct on the palate, they possess a fantastic balance and an incredible length. Wine of the night was the 1938... follo...

You can download the full tasting list here:

http://www.worldofport.de/Download/Worl ... nglist.pdf

You are also able to taste Ports that you can taste nowhere else...

Good idea. Depending on the date.

I have 63, 70 and 82.

Not too late - book, come and taste more than 50 (!) Vintage Ports from the fantastic year 2016 plus at least the same amount of other special cat Ports (amongst them Krohn Colheita 82, Fonseca 40y old Tanwy, Graham VP 83, NIepoort Crusted, Dalva White Colheita 2007...) Dirk Niepoort, Domingos Alves...