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I think you have all come to a collectively probably accurate opinion of the bottles shown. That said, I would be uncomfortable enough that multiple areas of the wine in question (the odd year, the facsimile label, the matching wax, the bottle itself) that Id likely never purchase it. I'd be happy t...

Glenn E. wrote:

LGTrotter wrote:if I hear the word 'honeyed' one more time I'll throw these 2 bottles of Krohn 64 over the back hedge...

*hides behind Owen's back hedge*

HONEYED

*waits patiently*

+1, since there's two bottles....


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djewesbury wrote:I thought you meant a 1907 for one moment. That would be more like a very thin silk scarf.

Very fashionable, though probably lacking some function.


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To give a bigger, brawnier buffer to the damp and cold coastal influence, the wife and I pulled out an '07 Porto Rocha. Delivering everything you'd want from a young port to keep you warm and happy.


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I like my socks to remain where they are while drinking wine. I find it quite distracting otherwise.


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A producer I look to for value and a modern style over the last 2 decades of wines. Somehow, having tried about a dozen vintages, I've missed the 2000. In general, the wines have showed better with more air than I usually assume they'll need, so perhaps this may have benefitted from the same? Sent f...

I fear that you are going to struggle. Even the bottle you have photographed appears to be labelled as Noval 1931, not Noval Nacional 1931. I've been lucky enough to drink the Noval Nacional 1931 twice and both times it was from bottles that were unlabelled. I know that Roy Hersh had this twice at ...

Glenn E. wrote:The explanation is beyond my capabilities while typing on a phone. The Silval question has a very complicated answer.

IIRC, Andy had an eloquent explanation when the topic came up at a tasting at one point. Perhaps he could share?


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Many of the 1995's are drinking nicely right now while waiting for some of the top producers of the classically declared years to come round. I've had a couple Noval Silvals over the last year, as well as a Fonseca Guimarens and all were drinking very nicely without any crazy decants. '95s are also...

Wow, very cool, thanks for posting.


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Welcome Terry, and glad to see you're already on the right track towards becoming both knowledgable and hooked on this wonderful wine. Derek has already best me to most of what I would tell you, though if you're considering spending around $50 for a Vintage Port of some kind, you may be able to sour...

Had this port (Oporto bottled) a few months ago, was a similar showing to yours. Delicious.


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I found out recently that my first port was actually Cockburn's Ruby Reserve at communion most of my youth. I was a fan, but had no clue what we were drinking. All I knew was it was better than the insipid and badly oxidized stuff at the Catholic parish I frequented in my younger youth. Sent from my...

Any of those would be good. I would choose the Fonseca personally, but they're all very good. To further clarify, 1985 Fonseca is always welcome at a tasting. Any tasting. For example, at a typical Port tasting my TN might contain something like, "F85: what all middle-aged Ports aspire to be. ...

DRT wrote:Do your worst.

But remember, God is watching (Proverbs 15:3).

Does that make God somewhat of a voyeur? Does he judge me for my choice of beverage?

So many questions

A date has been decided already? Am I invited? :-P Yes to both, but only tentatively for the former. I still need to contact the other person who will be bringing bottles in order to confirm that he's available that weekend. At that point I'll make a thread about it on the FTLOP forum. Haha I'm jus...

From afar, it appears that a highly objective, completely scientific "Great 1985 Horizontal" experiment is in order - blind, of course (as we shall be by the end of it). One is scheduled for Sat-Sun, 24-25 Jan, 2015, Sammamish, WA, USA. (Do I get an award for most correctly used commas pe...

I will say that even though I'm firmly on the F85 side of this debate, it isn't really due to Taylor's style (that extra smidge of heat an spice) not being that which I prefer. I do absolutely love some Taylor wines, I just think this one is a far cry from its F85 cousin. I do agree with PhilW that ...

Glenn E. wrote:

DRT wrote:The choice is quite simple. Do I want 5 bottles of Taylor or 6 bottles of Graham, Dow, Warre, Vesuvio, Noval, Fonseca, Croft, Niepoort, etc?

It's rarely difficult to work out the answer to that one.

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(Mind you, I like newts. They're cute. Nothing wrong with newts, aside from being poisonous and all.). Newts have never poisoned me and I have handling them regularly since early boyhood. I couldn't vouch for their eating qualities mind. I too am a bit of a newt fancier. Do they really call them 'g...

But recently T85 has blossomed into an excellent Port, much better than F85 as it currently is. Really, better than Fonseca? This feels like it is beginning to stretch credulity, the last Fonseca 85 I had seemed fine. I shall have to look out for a few of the Taylor. Well, this is encouraging me to...

But recently T85 has blossomed into an excellent Port, much better than F85 as it currently is. Really, better than Fonseca? This feels like it is beginning to stretch credulity, the last Fonseca 85 I had seemed fine. I shall have to look out for a few of the Taylor. Well, this is encouraging me to...

Great note, that's the first time I've ever seen an extra stopper included in a package before.


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In Sydney at home with your wife?


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An island compound in the pacific?


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