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- 15:32 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Calem Foz
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Re: 1970 Cálem Quinta da Foz
1970 Cálem Quinta da Foz : the preposition is ‟da”, despite an attempt at dissent by email committed by a sinner whose blushes I spare. Bottled by the Wine Society. The darkest of the â™ flight (Rio Pinhão Valley: Cá , CáF, H , Mz ); the hue could easily be that of a Fonseca. Nosing of smoke and...
- 14:48 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Calem
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1970 Cálem
1970 Cálem : dark red, a Fonseca colour, though an edge paler than its Cálem Quinta da Foz 1970 sibling. A lot of fruit and length, though an edge lighter and sweeter than the Foz. Less spice than the Foz, which I preferred. Rightly described by Dominic Symington as ‟bloody good wine”. Some though...
- 14:43 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Quinta do Sibio
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1970 Quinta do Sibio
1970 Quinta do Sibio: to behold pink rather than red, and not much bouquet. Dominic Symington said ‟Madeirised”, with which I agreed.
- 14:42 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Delaforce
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1970 Delaforce
1970 Delaforce: in the mouth lovely red fruit, alas with some bitterness.
- 14:41 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Borges
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1970 Borges & Irmão
1970 Borges & Irmão: Dominic Symington said that this would have come from Quinta do Junco, which is now owned by Taylor-Fladgate. To taste good length, with melon, and light. ‟But great length”.
- 14:36 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Royal Oporto
- Replies: 3
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Re: 1970 Royal Oporto
1970 Royal Oporto: Nose ‟Yuck then fading away”. Taste ‟At best, tolerable. Actually, not that good”.
- 14:33 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Rebello Valente
- Replies: 2
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- 14:30 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Kopke
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1970 Kopke
1970 Kopke: an edge darker than the other ♦s (they being Barros, Kopke, Robertson’s Rebello Valente and Royal Oporto). Nosing of dark fruits. Taste initially too acidic, then soft and pleasant fading slowly to sweetness. Second-placed in this flight.
- 14:27 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Barros
- Replies: 2
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Re: 1970 Barros
1970 Barros: nose ‟Light, nothing wrong, then passionfruit”. To taste ‟very acidic, and rougher than the Kopke”.
- 14:20 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Gonzalez Byass
- Replies: 2
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- 14:17 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Dalva
- Replies: 3
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Re: 1970 Dalva
1970 Dalva : said by Dominic Symington to be the same wine as da Silva 1970 . But the nose was much lighter than the dS. The taste initially promised dark fruit, but then drowned in acid, thus rather resembling the González Byass 1970 . I propose renaming this in the TN index to ‟Dalva, aka Preside...
- 14:14 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Dalva
- Replies: 3
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Re: 1970 da Silva
1970 da Silva: said by Dominic Symington to be the same wine as Dalva. Nosing of lovely dark fruit, and, perhaps, lychee. But to taste very minty unpleasantly so.
I propose renaming this in the TN index to ‟Dalva, aka Presidential, aka da Silva”. Thoughts?
I propose renaming this in the TN index to ‟Dalva, aka Presidential, aka da Silva”. Thoughts?
- 12:18 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Butler Nephew
- Replies: 2
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- 12:15 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1970 Andresen
- Replies: 3
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- 01:00 Wed 04 Feb 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
- Replies: 154
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Re: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
I have neither objection to nor massive enthusiasm for a NYT wine writer. I would be willing to fund my share.
- 22:46 Tue 03 Feb 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
- Replies: 154
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Re: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
Food: Lebanese works for me. Or a shopping list can be constructed and I will buy it that day.
There will be no partial bottles to take home. All will be drunk.
There will be no partial bottles to take home. All will be drunk.
- 22:30 Tue 03 Feb 2009
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Apostrophe crimes
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DRT is guilty
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=21920#p21920]Here[/url] DRT wrote:until two weeks ago, had been undisturbed in the Symmington cellar's in VNG since bottling
- 09:27 Sat 31 Jan 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1970 Horizontal, Jan 30st in London
- Replies: 21
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Re: 1970 Horizontal, Jan 30st in London
González Byass, not Gonzáles Byass.
- 16:48 Thu 29 Jan 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1970 Horizontal, Jan 30st in London
- Replies: 21
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Re: 1970 Horizontal, Jan 30st in London
People are asked to be polite by not noticing the spelling error in the placemats. (They’ve been printed too late to repair.)
- 15:46 Thu 29 Jan 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
- Replies: 154
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Re: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
My thought about the ’94 is that the original purpose of this tasting was to drink my USA-located port.
- 15:02 Thu 29 Jan 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
- Replies: 154
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Re: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
1966?
Which is a yes.jdaw1 wrote:I concur with any sensible non-ascetic decisions.
- 13:59 Thu 29 Jan 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1970 Horizontal, Jan 30st in London
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19352
Re: 1970 Horizontal, Jan 30st in London
OK, I need to research ‟shipper's tiers”. But scores (from multiple sources) were used to separate into sessions afternoon or evening.RonnieRoots wrote:I think I would either use the shipper's tiers as mentioned in Mayson's book, or use Michael Broadbent's scores.
But this division is very interesting as well.
- 02:10 Thu 29 Jan 2009
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1985 Fonseca
- Replies: 5
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Re: 1985 Fonseca
SushiNorth wanted to know what would happen to this port. It was left in the decanter, at room temperature, until today more than three weeks later. The TCA evaporated hurray. Then buy a bit more than a pound of very lean minced beef. For a few minutes sear in a frying pan, stirring. Meanwhile, in a...
- 22:59 Wed 28 Jan 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
- Replies: 154
- Views: 66602
Re: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
Anthony confirmed by phone. He is still trying to pluck up the courage to reply in person on this bulletin board.SushiNorth wrote:Pending we have:
8. ajrh (Anthony)
- 20:50 Wed 28 Jan 2009
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
- Replies: 154
- Views: 66602
Re: Friday 13th February: Graham vertical in New York
Appealing to Jay for a stay of execution!