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by RonnieRoots
11:04 Mon 30 Dec 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Festive Drinking
Replies: 21
Views: 16639

Re: Festive Drinking

winesecretary wrote: 12:01 Sun 29 Dec 2019 @ronnieroots: that Granit 30 is a gem, isn't it? Great rapport qualite/prix
It sure is. I love the Granit 60 as well, but can't beat the 30 for the price.
by RonnieRoots
07:53 Sun 29 Dec 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Festive Drinking
Replies: 21
Views: 16639

Re: Festive Drinking

I thought it would be fun to see how some of the smaller producer's ports were doing at around 20 years of age, so that was the theme for Christmas ports. At two occasions, we drank: - Quinta do Javali 2001 LBV - Quinta do Vale D. Maria 1999 - Kopke 2000 - Quinta do Crasto 2000 (from half bottle and...
by RonnieRoots
07:07 Thu 13 Jun 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week
Replies: 169
Views: 117990

Re: Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week

But I think the award for London’s most impressive vintage port list has got to go to Bar Douro, which offers: Churchill Ruby Reserve @ £34 Churchill White Port (50cl) @ £40 - this is basically a 10YO white Churchill 10YO Tawny (50cl) @ £45 Churchill 2011 LBV @ £46 Churchill 20YO Tawny (50cl) @ £62...
by RonnieRoots
07:04 Thu 13 Jun 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Taylor 1955 at Auction
Replies: 2
Views: 4846

Re: Taylor 1955 at Auction

Look who it is! We can do a reunion ;-)
Did you end up buying the Port?
by RonnieRoots
05:49 Wed 22 May 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: 2017 Declarations
Replies: 36
Views: 34636

Re: 2017 Declarations

Axel P wrote: 13:59 Mon 20 May 2019 Sogrape only with 2 Single Quintas...
For the first time ever in a general declared year. (?).
Do you know the reason for this? Did they not get the quality they wanted or a commercial reason?
by RonnieRoots
08:17 Mon 25 Feb 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Graham's Blend No. 5 White Port
Replies: 8
Views: 10056

Re: Graham's Blend No. 5 White Port

I tried it last week. Very youthful, fresh style, high on Muscat which really shows in the aromas. Medium-dry style which works wonders with tonic. Incredibly refreshing summer drink, and it looks great too. Well done!
by RonnieRoots
07:56 Sun 03 Feb 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Well I never...
Replies: 7
Views: 9599

Re: Well I never...

jdaw1 wrote: 12:43 Sat 02 Feb 2019 Oh dear. Perhaps I came across as bit too much like me.
:lol:
He was wrong on one account though: you did keep drinking Fonseca 66 and probably will the rest of your life.
by RonnieRoots
06:18 Wed 30 Jan 2019
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Well I never...
Replies: 7
Views: 9599

Well I never...

I was quietly reading Jason Wilson's book Godforsaken Grapes when all of a sudden I came across this:
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And even AHB and Uncle Tom got a mention:
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It gave me a good chuckle.
by RonnieRoots
09:48 Sun 24 Jun 2018
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Buying LBV
Replies: 7
Views: 6638

Re: Buying LBV

I've always enjoyed buying LBVs and ageing them for at least 10 years, many last 20 years with ease. I don't know about 2011, but from other vintages I've bought and enjoyed: - Niepoort (many vintages, the ones from the mid-nineties are wonderful to drink now) - Smith Woodhouse (still drinking their...
by RonnieRoots
12:19 Tue 12 Jun 2018
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: 2015 declarations
Replies: 63
Views: 81058

Re: 2015 declarations

Tasted at the London Wine Fair last week: Quinta da Côrte 2015. They told me they will also declare 2016, but haven't done so yet (as of last week). Is that still Delaforce or is it now an independent producer? It was apparently never owned by Delaforce (which was news to me!), but the family who o...
by RonnieRoots
05:48 Tue 05 Jun 2018
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: 2015 declarations
Replies: 63
Views: 81058

Re: 2015 declarations

Tasted at the London Wine Fair last week: Quinta da Côrte 2015.
They told me they will also declare 2016, but haven't done so yet (as of last week).
by RonnieRoots
08:43 Mon 23 Apr 2018
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 2000 Quinta do Pego
Replies: 0
Views: 3428

2000 Quinta do Pego

Bought in 2002 at the Calem lodge (who made and bottled this at the time). Attractive dark cherry and licorice nose. Very sweet (candied) red and black cherries on the palette, with quite a fiery finish. Lacks a bit of stuffing and not terribly complex but an enjoyable drink for sure and surprisingl...
by RonnieRoots
02:48 Tue 12 Dec 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: What's the value?
Replies: 4
Views: 6644

Re: What's the value?

AHB wrote: 23:22 Sun 10 Dec 2017 what is the word under and to the right of "DE MOOR"?
"Amersfoort", by the looks of it. I don't think this particular merchant / bottler exists there anymore.
by RonnieRoots
02:44 Tue 12 Dec 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Purple Pages Query
Replies: 1
Views: 3547

Re: Purple Pages Query

Yes I am.
by RonnieRoots
21:31 Wed 15 Nov 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Coravin
Replies: 25
Views: 29868

Re: Coravin

So far, the cost has prevented me from buying a coravin, although I really do like the idea. I did however back the kickstarter campaign of this new device as I think it's quite a cool innovation. Will find out if and how well it works when I get mine in a couple months time.
by RonnieRoots
23:15 Thu 19 Oct 2017
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 2015 Cockburn
Replies: 4
Views: 6606

Re: 2015 Cockburn

Ah ok, that makes sense.

Growing fond of 1975?? What has become of the world!? :wink:
Would 1967 also be a good comparison? An elegant Cockburn that I always liked a lot.
by RonnieRoots
23:54 Mon 16 Oct 2017
Forum: Port Tasting Notes
Topic: 2015 Cockburn
Replies: 4
Views: 6606

Re: 2015 Cockburn

AHB wrote: 09:39 Sun 15 Oct 2017 this will be a gentle and elegant style of port rather than a big and burly wine.
So in that sense very much a classic Cockburn VP?
by RonnieRoots
00:40 Mon 09 Oct 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: What do you have most of?
Replies: 23
Views: 15047

Re: What do you have most of?

Interesting. I appear to have most of Niepoort 77, followed by Fonseca 03 and Dow 07.
by RonnieRoots
11:58 Fri 04 Aug 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame
Replies: 120
Views: 188095

Re: Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame

Quinta de Vesuvio 2000. Slightly corked, and still - quite noticeably - a beauty underneath. What a pity...
by RonnieRoots
02:47 Fri 02 Jun 2017
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Thu 18 May 2017 - UK Launch of the SFE 2015 vintage ports
Replies: 4
Views: 7366

Re: Thu 18 May 2017 - UK Launch of the SFE 2015 vintage ports

Sounds like 2015-16 will be a perfect debate subject for years to come. That's good, it's been too long... ;-)
by RonnieRoots
09:18 Tue 30 May 2017
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Thu 18 May 2017 - UK Launch of the SFE 2015 vintage ports
Replies: 4
Views: 7366

Re: Thu 18 May 2017 - UK Launch of the SFE 2015 vintage ports

Great notes, thanks for posting. Given your enthusiasm, do you think the shippers are selling themselves short by not declaring fully?
by RonnieRoots
03:47 Tue 30 May 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Best fortified wines?
Replies: 12
Views: 10434

Re: Best fortified wines?

Has anyone tried Banyuls? I visited Collioure, France on a cruise over the last couple of weeks and walked by a producer's shop. I wanted to go inside, but the place was very crowded and we didn't have time to wait around. Coincidentally, after we returned from our trip a friend posted a picture on...
by RonnieRoots
00:14 Sun 02 Apr 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: What have you got open this weekend?
Replies: 74
Views: 46722

Re: What have you got open this weekend?

1991 Vargellas. It's lovely.
by RonnieRoots
22:56 Thu 30 Mar 2017
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Port for sale by retailer
Replies: 1537
Views: 788221

Re: Port for sale by retailer

From a mailing by a 'fine wine specialist' in my inbox this morning: Kopke One of the greatest producers of port since the 17th century. With their wide range of vinyards throughout the Douro, Kopke is one of the largest suppliers of Port wines in the world! Niepoort Niepoort has been founded by a D...
by RonnieRoots
04:05 Tue 28 Mar 2017
Forum: Meaningless Drivel
Topic: Portuguese cheese
Replies: 5
Views: 11241

Re: Portuguese cheese

Another wonderful cheese is azeitao. Ewe's milk as well, maybe even softer, and slightly more delicate tasting.