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Otherwise you can bid via phone or fax and they send you over to anywhere in the world.

Today a bottle of Warre 1963. I have bought some 50 bottles in France and wanted to check the quality.

FANTASTIC.

When I open VP in Summertime, I always keep the bottle on ice or in the fridge.

A good start before leaving to the Champagne tomorrow.

Best

Axel

Auction at the Six-Sense Hotel on 10 October.

Catalogue online:

https://wine-partners.us10.list-manage. ... c5fa980c76

Hope to see you all there.

Axel

Re-confirming. No bottles available from my cellar. That stuff was kept on the island.

Starter: goats' cheese salad.

Medium-rare rib-eye steak
+ Peppercorn sauce
+ Green beans with shallots
+ Chips, either fat or skinny, but not triple-cooked

I look forward to your next attempt to convince us that 2015 was a general declaration 88) I am already convinced which is absolutely satisfactory for me. Btw I challenge you that 2015 in general produced better Vintage Ports than 2016! Please ask this question next time you are in the Douro and yo...

Fanastic!

Are we really on 9x1994s with 12 Persons to join?

I think it is very difficult to reconcile that traditional practice with today's population of Port producers as 80% of them are single quintas so are likely to produce a VP in almost every year. We are therefore left with a small group of companies who make a different wine in great years to deter...

I would also be in favour to have all main players there and adopt if necessary.

Axel

Fantastic research. Well done.

Now you could argue "the great Port houses". I would challenge at least Ramos Pinto to be a great Port house, too.

Let us keep discussing...

My understanding is that the IVDP does now "declare" a vintage, and that 2015 was not declared. Hi Glenn, thanks for your input. How would the IVDP communicate this? Did you ever see any statements or else? I think there is a lot of "I believe" in the market when it comes down to a "General Declara...

Yes, please

For the first time in the history of Port we have three consecutive General declarations with the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. Which brings me to the definition of the term "General Declaration" that everyone likes to use quite frequently. There is none! And (maybe because) it was not necessary to hav...

Dont spend all your money on the "regular" Ports. The Douro Boys are bottling Vintage Port again for the second time after 2011. Only Magnums, fantastic qualities and most probably not cheaper than the other big brands... Label Douro Boys Vintage Port 2011.jpg They will also (for the third time) wil...

Yes, please

At ProWein, George was very uncertain of how it ended, but I believe it was for Quality:

http://worldofport.de/Video/2017.html

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