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I've only tasted the '05's as barrel samples and seeing the list of Fred makes me eager to try them again now they are in bottle. I was not half as enthusiastic about the Niepoort as most of the reports I've read so far on sevaral boards, thought it was a bit hollow on the midpalate. I did, however...

For 2005 I can only go on the climate of the year and the sentiment of others. Tom I was expecting great quality too from 2005 and was surprised it was not declared from what I did read around the web following the harvest. From what I'd taste: here what I'd buy : Qta do Vesuvio Niepoort I might co...

Of recent vintages, my picks for longevity are: 1991 1997 2000 2005 (probably) Tom Are you then admitting you tasted many of these very young Port Tom? 2005 is a hard choice as there will be no general declaration, they are full of fruit but soft and fruity Port. 1991, appart for Dow's and Croft, I...

I don't have any ritual... I just wash them the same way I do with my other dishes. I just make sure to wash them first so I have a clean water. I've never broken one washing it, it was never greasy nor smelling anything. Normally I have more dirty glasses than clean ones :) So I just wash them befo...

I was supposed to have a dinner with Cristiano today but unfortunately I was sick home :( Though I had a couple of emails with him and here is the info I was able to get. This is english translation from French emails. French his not his first language and English is not mine, so I hope I get this a...

I've only tasted Crasto 2000 and 2005. I've never bought any because they are not my type of VP. They are enjoyable in youth but this is clearly a type of VP made to be drank young, as they Americans like it. Full of fruit, fat and juicy but with no acidity nor tannins to give a backbone to age.

ajfeather , I worry a little that Niepoort are investing and diversifying in that many directions, they may becoming trigger happy, in the pusuit of trade. Alan Alan, don't worry about Niepoort, their 2005 is the big step in quality any Port producer would like to achieve. I've tasted more than a d...

What are you attempting to make safer, the Churchill white port or your piece of junk?

I was wondering in my drunken stupor last night. Would radiation effect w ine? How bout cell phone waves? Let's say you had a hi gain antenna for wi fi in the cellar. Would it change the taste of the wine? You can always do a small exercise. Open one bottle, pour 2 glasses, put one in the fridge to...

uncle tom wrote:
Is this the only unfiltered LBV to be sold through the supermarkets without 'bottle matured' status?

Tom

As far as Canadian Market is concerned, the Symington's Warre and Smith Woodhouse are the only Unfiltered LBV that come on the shelves with bottle maturation.

Ouch 2-2

I got this particular Port 3 times and one was very good as the other 2 were far from being similar. Could there be a big difference between bottles with this Port?

I had a croft 1992 LBV a few years ago. I don't remember if it had the "unfiltered" word on the label but I'm sure it had a driven cork.

It is exactly the same line up I had while at the Vintage House in Portugal. You'll mainly taste the 2005 red and 2006 white. You might want to try the new coming Quinta de Macedos that are making very interesting wines and also a very special white from Quitna da Gaivosa aged 2-3 years in barrel, I...

Conky wrote:Luc,

While we wait for Freds Passion to bloom...



What is it???

Alan

Looks like some kind of clover

Luc wrote:Alan,
I can't add to your statement , I'm at a loss for words

You'll be even more when I'll post the first picture of the flower from my passiflora (passion fruit ) Planted from see last summer it is growing well!

Ah I love botanic, I am starting plants from all the seeds I can find at home, or almost :) I'm not an expert but I did study biology for a few years. I'm pretty sure that the family of the plant is : Bromeliaceae For the species, it is not easy, there is so much diversity, it looks like a kind of V...

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It's no big deal in my opinion to have innactive members.

A lot of posts are coming from search engines too. Look at the most members to have been online at the same time, a non-sense.

Nice find Andy, it does some light in my mind and I think there was a few vintages of this brand on the price list at the Noval wine bar in Gaia.

There is also some vineyards that are producing wines and do not give the name of Quinta to their wines even though there is a small house on the land.

I think Quinta can also be viewed as the equivalence of "Domaine" in France.

Tom, one thing I know about Quinta do La Rosa Inferno is that they are making a dry wine with the same name. It is possible that there is also a port with the same name though. I'll try to get an answer from M. Van Zeller to know if Qta Do Noval VP was always made with 100% grapes from the Quinta. T...

After a few amazing dry wines in the line up, my bro and friend agreed to taste something special to end on a sweet note. We had at first no intention to drink it completly but it went down faster than the other wines that night! Decanted and consumed as it was not planned. I was surprise by the hea...

Sorry for taking so much time coming back on this. Busy tasting :) I just remembered a talking I had with Jorge Borges of Pintas/Passadouro. He explained to me that because of the 2/3 law, there was not much new Port producers seing the day. Because either you have to put ports in the cellar to buil...

I'm bored too

This morning I am on Pellegrino :lol: Tasting note on Vargellas Vinha Vella 1995 to follow. All I can say, I was emptied faster than all the wines last night, it was amazing, so is the hangover. Seeing your picture Allan made me look in disgust as I would trow so fast eating that this morning. What ...