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Roy, thanks for the tip. What drinking window and decanting would you suggest?

Mark, I have from 1996 Sandeman Vau Vintage Port which needs a lot of air. Even after 72 hours it was in a decent condition. Due to the vintage certainly not a blockbuster at all but a focus and depth one can find on the Ruby site only in a VP. Perhaps the FG will reward patience too.

Split from here by DRT as this is a TN from a different bottle so deserves its own thread :wink: I had this one 4 weeks ago and got completly different impressions. Drank the half of a standard bottle within 8 hours . Intitially nose of Cabernet (sic!), later plum, black cherry, spices. Generous sw...

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Finally I purchased last weekend my all time favorite SMW, namely Lagavulin aged 16 years. Peat, sweetness, salt, power and comlexity. Far above every other SMW I had so far. Real elixir.

Nice pics! On TPF03.jpg: Who's the man between Axel and Dirk? Mr. Carneiro from Fonseca?

This was an absolutely great event and one can only congratulate Axel on the great job he did!
I highly expect that there will be a repetition.

Axel,
I had this SQVP one year ago and I found it to be far from being mature. I fully agree with your perspective. This will be a winner sure enough.
Michael

Thanks for that, Portman!

g-man wrote:Ah my usual rozes 94 lbv... decanted for 24 hours.

I've got a final bottle of 1995 LBV which I plan to open soon. I enjoyed so far every bootle of this stuff.

Hi Jamie,
what a pleasant surprise. Great to have you here! Since years I cosistently visit your website and your blog. The changes in the recent past are very successful though.

Best regards,
Michael

KillerB wrote:... but the mind withers with age and abuse

I suppose this means that I need to revisit certain whiskies after years of neglect.

Looking forward to that, old man .

Have a Glenfarclas 10 years old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky today. Pretty dry style, straight character, gains smoothness while warming up. Not a pleaser but full of character. Enjoyed it while listening Pergolesi 's Stabat Mater from radio4.nl- my favoured radio station.

Michael, as I am a German too, I should be permitted to point out a different traditional approach. Is this a moderately common practice among Germans? No, not at all. There are many following the english etymological approach. Liver an delivery do have the same radical. So it should be evident that...

Jacob, great work! Thanks for that.

Michael

Derek,

I have some bottles of this VP. I must admit, the 2 or 3 bottles a I had so far never wowed me. I found it to be quite boring. I allways tought it to be in a suboptimal phase. But I did not try extended aeration until now. I should make a new try and accommodate yours advices.

Michael

Julian, thanks for the hint. Most of the 1997 seem to be closed down. That's why I leave them alone since some time.
2005 Rozès VP is very fruity but rather lean. At that price worth a try.
Michael

6x 2005 Rozès VP @12,95 EUR each
2x 1987 Graham's Malvedos VP (halves) @ 18 EUR each
13x 2001 Vesuvio VP (2 owc/6) @ 39 EUR each

I had today a pretty frosty job in my garden, cutting and chaffing the cobnut bushes. The banging stove in my bower was quite nice. But in the evening the finish did some glasses of The Macallan 12 years old Single Malt Whisky. This is very delicious lasting heat coming from the inside.

Axel, thanks for all the notes on the Niepoort Vintage Ports, which I enjoyed reading. As to 1994 Niepoort VP it is striking that there are barely assessments from the professionals. Maybe it is owing to some problems Richard Mayson mentioned in his book. This lack of information is the reason why I...

BTW: At least since 2 years there are no standard bottles left for sale at the quinta. According to a merchant in Germany he managed to buy the last halves. I would guess in 5-10 you will not find any bottle of this VP for under 170 EUR, even in the UK.

Hi! In this case Mr. Parker is right. It's by far the best VP I had so far. If tasted blind I would have probably guessed it to be a super welldone Ch9dP. I am not kidding. This was simply increddible smooth and elegant without excess of alc. I payed 70 EUR on release. So after 10 years 150$ or 105 ...

UK price?

Your TN makes me wish (again) to have some of these in the cellar.

Portman,

perhaps an off bottle. I had this Reserve Ruby some months ago and I liked it. One of the better I had. Equal to Graham's Six Grapes for my palate.

Michael