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Conky wrote:Contrary to the Road & Sea Traffic Act, Section 56 Subsection 3A.

That's not a real Law

Should we not be making a distinction between Tawny's and Aged Tawny's

Vintage Port For many port shippers, especially those with historic British connections, Vintage Port is their flagship product and sits head and shoulders above all other styles in terms of quality and price. Vintage Port (or VP as it is known here and on other internet forums) is only produced in...

I posted two notes on this wine - the other is here

I agree that this one was probably a bad bottle. Although it's interesting that the bad one improved over 24 hours whereas the better one faded away over the same period.

Derek

Make that a Warre's Traditional LBV

I've run out of TN's - I'm off to bed

1975 Graham's Vintage Port - tasted Oct 2006 On Decanting Very clear bright tawny red - smell of cabbage on opening (I think this is Bottle Stink) which blew off after 30 minutes. Smooth red fruits then very hot, but not for long. Light in the mouth with an anicede finish. +24 Hours Darker and more...

2000 Fonseca Vintage Port (375ml) - tasted Jan 06

On Decanting
Thick black fruit and very, very dry - no alcohol - will be scraping this off my teeth in the morning!

+4 Hours
Still no smell. Very fruity taste but much too young and dry for me - can't separate my cheeks

1996 Graham's Malvedos Vintage Port - tasted Jan 2006 On Decanting Intense fruit smell during decanting. dark purple colour. 1st taste of plums. Not powerful or hot at first but alcohol kicked-in after 3 to 4 seconds then faded quickly to a rich fruit taste. A good start! + 2 Hours More spirit on n...

1994 Warre's Unfilterd LBV - tasted Oct 05 On Decanting Lovely dark ruby colour. Pink/purple rim. Spirity nose. Raisin taste with no heat. Needs time to open up. +2 Hours Blackcurrant now the dominant taste. Spirity nose has now gone. Finish is very dry +24 Hours Christmas Pudding 88) with lots mor...

1986 Fonseca Guimaraens Vinatge Port - tasted Oct 2005 On Decanting Dark brownish red with not much on the nose + 4 Hours Purple rim, slightly spirity nose with not much fruit. dark chocolate and black cherry taste, not smooth. A bit too much heat for me. +24 Hours Smoother, but still not much frui...

1997 Sandeman Vau Vintage Port - tasted Oct 2005 On Decanting Bright red colour - very much darker in the glass with a pink rim. Not much nose but slightly spirity. Dry taste - made my teeth squeak! Dark chocolate but not much fruit. +4 Hours Fruity aroma and starting to show cherry and chocolate f...

1985 Graham's Vintage Port - 2 Oct 2005 My 1st Tasting Note On Decanting Very little sediment. Dark colour. Strong blackberry aroma with no alcohol on the nose. Heavy, with figs and raisins. Very long finish - Yummy! +2 Hours Same aroma but now with slight hint of alcohol. Taste now opening up - no...

Tasted 8 Oct 2005 - the day I broke my hand skiing Cork out in one piece - one handed 88) . On Decanting Dark red colour with clear rim. Very closed nose. Fig taste with no heat - not much of a finish +2 Hours Still not much on the nose. Soft and smooth with a hint of licorice. Not fruity. Better fi...

Since Ronnie and Stevie have 'some' connection to the year 1975

I have a horizontal of Fonseca, Taylor's, Graham's, Croft 1975 VP and a Niepoort's LBV 1975 waiting for an excuse to be used in an Offline. Get those thinking caps on guys

I have a bottle of this which was purchased from the Noval shop in VNG. I was keeping it for a special occassion but perhaps I should just drink it?

1994 Burmester Unfiltered LBV I bought this amongst a collection of old bottles on ebay for £11. No idea how it has been stored since bottled in 1998. First time I have seen an LBV from Burmester. Small amount of sediment left in the bottle - I confirmed later from the Burmester website that this i...

1945 Croft Vintage Port - tasted April 2006 I met Alex Bridgeman in London today to conclude a deal we had arranged on a great case of VP. Alex very kindly handed me a Sharwoods Curry Sauce jar containing a dark reddish brown liquid and announced that it was a sample from this bottle of Croft 1945 ...

1970 Warre's Vintage Port - tasted Aug 2006 The bottle has a standard Warre's label but is marked "Specially Selected by Peatling and Cauldron, Bury St Edmunds" with the word Oporto written on the left hand side of the label. Not sure if this is a UK bottling but the bottle is a very ligh...

They have lots of new TNs to read tonight

Damn! - I thought I could get the edit in before you read it

Printed on the back label below the barcode

This is why it is not geeky to keep empty bottles - how else could I have answered that question given that I drunk it in August 2006

Warre's Otima 20 Yr Old Tawny - Bottled 2004
Tasted chilled - Toffee nose and a lovely thick texture. Very smooth and sweet with a butterscotch taste and no heat whatsoever. Finish is long and warming. Leaves the cheeks watering.

I came across this in a local wine merchants - never heard of it before but at £17 seemed worth a punt.... Decanted cleanly off lots of thick black crust. Bright red with just a slight tinge of dark rust brown when entering the decanter - lots of big fruity aromas as I poured 8) First Taste Beautifu...

You can't see it but I am now doing a very attractive dance to celebrate our 1000th post in less than 7 full days - the ladies should start arriving any time now

Agreed