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Ah ha!
Thanks.

The link, for anyone else reading, is..

http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.p ... 94&p=52492

Next up seems to be "Warre's Warrior" which I'd never heard of, but about which I have now read.

The search begins to find a bottle of same.

Are new questions being written in invisible pixels?

...becomes.... ? I've deduced that one's "status" on the forum changes as one makes more posts. I used to be "Cruz Ruby", now I seem to be "Bin 27" (I've actually had one of them, it was OK). I'd guessed that, as one reaches each new milestone, the Port Gods would send ...

Just in case anyone is wondering what's happened... My wife is ill at the moment and not drinking. It doesn't seem right to crack open the "special" port until she's able to fully partake, so this project is on hold right now. The bottle is in the cellar, rubbing somewhat low shoulders wit...

Stopper style cork 5.99 euros (although I did get 10% off) http://i59.tinypic.com/bdf7s.jpg Double-decanted at 5pm: Straight from the fridge. The colour of weak acacia blossom honey. Smell that reminds me of super-duper-extraultra-cheapo sweet German white wine that I had once when I was 18 and put ...

This is my (un-)patented method ... http://i61.tinypic.com/qp1oue.jpg One wine decanter, one port decanter in a cool box - a couple of frozen "ice blocks" over a couple of hours brings everything down to a nice temperature - 4 ice blocks if I'm looking to get it colder or it's particularly...

Stopper style cork 15.99 euros http://i59.tinypic.com/or2cl2.jpg Decanted at 1pm: At the red end of purple. Thick, reasonably powerful blackcurrant, decent but not overpowering heat, not much finish. D + 6: Strange - I poured a small taster - hot hot hot with a side order of hot. 10 minutes later a ...

I wonder if this is the same juice as the say Graham's LBV or if they use lesser wines for this one. Any guesses by the experts around here? I'm certainly no expert, but I've had the Graham's 2008 LBV and, from what I can remember, it was a thicker, richer, creamier drink than this - the notes (fro...

Continuing my research into "Best Supermarket own brand LBV under 10 euros" (Soon to be seen in a bookstore near you - I'm negotiating the film rights even as we speak), I present... Pingo Doce. Stopper style cork. 8.49 euros Symington http://i59.tinypic.com/2nki4aw.jpg Decanted at 6pm: Pu...

AHB wrote:I gather England is playing at the moment. Presumably Sri Lanka are the boys in blue. Score looks a bit odd but it's not the first time that England have lost two wickets for one run.

This really cracked me up!

http://i59.tinypic.com/24xov1g.jpg I mostly drink fairly mediocre wine, but I felt this one was worth a mention. 89/100. 2 hours in the decanter. 13.90 euros. This 13 year old pure Baga still tastes like a youngster - long legs, purple with the meerest hint of brick and a huge, full-on flavour of g...

Bottled in 2013. Stopper style cork. 8.49 euros http://i60.tinypic.com/mwr09g.jpg "Contemporal" is the "own-brand" mark of the Modelo Continente supermarket chain in Portugal. Decanted at 1pm: Fairly deep colour - more at the red end than purple. Clear. Thin legs. Redcurrant in t...

I wonder if the author of this thread would put us out of our misery and tell us what they bought? Well. I picked one of these ... 1967 Croft Quinta da Roeda Vintage Porto 1985 Grahams Vintage Porto 1983 Grahams Vintage Porto I was going to post the tasting note here, and see, from that, it could b...

I was with the lovely Cátia this morning, picking up treasures, and they had...
Barros Colheita 1981 - I don't recall the specific bottling date (doh!), but it was certainly within the last 5 years, for 60 euros.
Is that likely to be high quality?

Gosh, those are rather high prices. However if GN is where you want to buy...! In fact, I rarely buy from GN, but I had to get a list from somewhere, and they are who I chose. I live in a small city (technically it's a city, more like a small town really) - population 25,000. We have a single wine ...

Over in this thread... http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8650 Next step: stop drinking those terrible hybrids known as 10-yr old Tawnies (and similar-aged Colheitas). Those are tawnies for people who cannot let go. Fly. Be free. To date, the bottles in the tawny corner have not del...

So how do you feel this compared to the Krohn colheita that you had recently? This could help to confirm that you prefer ruby style port to tawny style port. An interesting and fair question - and one I've spent the last hour or so thinking about. Whilst I still think I prefer, in general, ruby-sty...

That might depend on which you chose. Which did you choose? Well. I picked one of these ... 1967 Croft Quinta da Roeda Vintage Porto 1985 Grahams Vintage Porto 1983 Grahams Vintage Porto I was going to post the tasting note here, and see, from that, it could be guessed which one it was. So optimal ...

Stopper style cork Bottle number 4913 9.79 euros Ever the optimist, I thought perhaps this was might be a sub-10 euros undiscovered gem of the port world. And I had a" 25% off all port" coupon for the supermarket. And I quite liked the label... http://i58.tinypic.com/2yye3vn.jpg Decanted a...

Thanks to everyone for the interesting discussion, and recommendations.

The decision is made.

One follow up question, if I may - if I am to serve this at, say 10pm - at what time should I decant it for an optimal quaffing experience at that time?

Port goes through many phases in it's life, and my experience is that it does not just shut down .... and lots of other cool stuff . Thanks for that - I think that's what I needed to know - now I just (?simply?) have to develop the discernment in taste to detect those things - I think it's going to...

I found myself in the supermarket today, looking at the "port" section. And it set me wondering what was on the shelves of supermarkets (not wine shops) in other countries. Perhaps people might like to post theirs. This is Continente (used to be Modelo) in Portalegre, Portugal - the popula...

Bottled in 2003 - stopper style cork - 24.43 euros Decanted at 10am: Colour of very pale earl grey tea - very clear - not much in the nose - very light taste - hint of fruit, some heat, but not excessive D + 8: I’m not really getting the whole “Colheita” thing - this tastes more like a mix of madeir...

You've clearly stated a preference for vintage ruby; If it were possible to persuade the purse-string holder to increase the budget to ~140 euros, I would point you unequivocally to F70. This isn't really playing by your rules, however, since I'm not staying within your "available" list.,...

The trouble with drinking really good port is that you need to have something to compare it with. If this alien is given the finest on his one visit he will go home assuming it's all like that. My advice to wineloverpt would be to give the alien a Cruz ruby and drink the Graham 85 himself. The alie...