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jdaw1 wrote: ↑

10:12 Sun 22 Apr 2018

Please, port revelations from Derek, Mike, Wolfgang S. And a shipper name from Tony.

Food orders please, from the usual menu.

flash_uk wrote: ↑

12:15 Mon 05 Mar 2018

Agghh. A giant blunder, not putting this in my diary and now I have committed to something else. Grrrr.

75% opacity, dark red. Nose a bit closed. Jammy red fruit, strawberry jam! Full, tannic, lovely port. Maybe lacking a lit on acidity.

75% opacity, red. rich dark fruit on the nose. Full, fruity, tannic.

75% opacity, very dark red. Nose a bit closed, plums and strawberries. Full, tannic, loads of dark fruit, chocolate in the finish. A typical F85 - very enjoyable yet plenty of promise.

50% oapcity, dark red. Loads of molasses and burnt caramel on the nose. Lovely rich fruit-laden in the mouth. Probably one of the best T85 I have tasted, but were it tasted blind I would never have guessed Taylor. Drinking very nicely.

40% opacity, warm red. Intense strawberries on the nose, lovely and rich. Sweet fruit and smooth. Very nice, maybe a little lighter than could be expected.

80% opacity, very very dark red. Smooth entry, tannic, jammy dark red fruits - black plums and blackberries. Will be years yet before this hits full maturity, maybe a decade.

decanted 12 hours. 40% opacity, mature red, orange rim. Mature port, fruit evolved and extracted, slight bitterness. Guessed to be Cr82.

35% opacity, mature red, amber rim. red fruits on the nose. Lovely mature rich mouthfeel, mature red fruits, very gentle tannin late on the palate and a long finish. Very gentle heat late on.

50% opacity, warm red. Lovely rich and complex nose, strawberries and candy. Lovely smooth entry, mature red fruits, soft, gentle, long finish, silky. Lip-licking chewy finish. Very nice port.

scores and guesses for Ian's bottle:

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 ...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 ...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley; 1994 R...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca; 1994 Offley ; 1994 R...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 R...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 R...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 R...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 R...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 R...

Many many thanks to Magnus for his generous invitation to review some ports he has in storage. Also thanks to Ian and Tony for additional bottles.The simple conclusion for the "healthcheck" was that many of the ports are in superb shape. The 1985s were some of the best I had tasted, G70 was in super...

Magnus was scheduled to attend a conference in London and organised to bring some bottles out of storage in the interest of doing a "health check" on them. Links: Review of the event as a whole ; 1970 Graham ; 1977 Fonseca ; 1980 Warre ; 1985 Graham ; 1985 Taylor ; 1985 Fonseca ; 1994 Offley ; 1994 ...

DRT wrote: ↑

08:24 Fri 20 Apr 2018

Harrods also have quite a few VP's available off-the-shelf, but at Harrods' prices.

As do Selfridges, at Selfridges' prices.

Let me know if any printing is required. Although it will be 6-ish before I get there.

Am I right in thinking none of QH, Mz or GC had an associated Quinta? I think that is quite significant. Anything produced under any of these brands would now be "a port wine produced from grapes/wines sourced from various places" Correct - but bear in mind that blending vintage ports has always ha...