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Dries, thanks for the info.

Michael

As I am interested in this topic too (Eindhoven is not so far from me) I contacted them about 2 weeks ago. But I did not get an answer so far. I noticed from last campaign that they had rather good price for 2005 Vesuvio VP. It would be very kind if you would share your knowlwdge on this matter. Nat...

2x 1994 Vesuvio VP
2x 1980 Dow's VP
4x 2003 Noval VP
6x 1994 Dow's VP

Actually I planned to buy a copious amount of the unfiltered version. But my source finally offered only the filtered version. So I started with 6 bottles. The first bottle I drunk over 3 days. Not very much to add to the TN. Yes, it's very young and very elegant. I enjoyed it. On day 2 everything c...

Very nice. Thanks again.

Very interesting, Alex. Thank you. Also a picture of the wine was taken? Would like to see the colour of it. BTW: Some years ago I often drank the LB (recent bottlings) and I really liked it. Imo there is only one problem with the better Reserve Rubies. The price is to near to the price of the LBV o...

This is a Tawny. I could not find any information on Sandeman website how long this one spends in cask. According to Godfrey Spence (Portwein, 1999) it is about 8 years. He mentioned that it would be on a par with a lot of 10 year old Tawnies. I am not that enthousiastic. On the label there is a des...

My third or fourth bottle of this LBV. A half of a normal bottle decanted for about 2 hours, the other half left in the bottle and stored in the fridge. Ruby red centre, brick red at the edge, very nice appearence. I never saw this one to be on the purple side. Nose did not give much, some red fruit...

Alex and Andy, thank’s fort the additional information. I was a big fan of 1997 Quinta do Noval LBV (unfiltered version). Unfortunately they are all gone. Too much greediness and insufficient buying strategy. One has to learn. Within the next few days I will load up 2003 Noval LBV (unfiltered versio...

Alex, thanks for the note! 86 for the unfiltered and 90 for the filtered version, that's remarbable. First of all Roy's evaluation on the unfiltered version came as a contrast to my mind. If I remember correctly he found 2003 Noval LBV on the level of the 1994 Noval LBV which he rated constantly 93....

Temperatures are a bit down here at the moment. So a kind of heating would be appreaciated. It's 2000 Quinta do Noval LBV, the filtered version. Some nice and warm cherry fruit, pleasant mouthfeel, but not the sightest wow factor. Even at the relatively decent price of 12€ I won't buy this again. Si...

In Portuguese language.

http://degustate.blogtv.uol.com.br/2009 ... -seu-vinho

I'm not sure when the rules defining Vintage Port, Late Bottled Vintage Port and colheita port came into force ... . The rules defining Vintage Port should base on the act of 1.1.1974. According to my knowledge bottling of VP was made until the vintage 1974 by the Port trade. I can't imagine, that ...

I don't know if everyone interested in is aware that Richard Mayson has TNs of the 2007 VP on his website. Here is the link. http://www.richardmayson.com/Port_Notes/
Apologies if redundant.

Michael

Orange brown colour, rather dark for a 20 years old Tawny. In the nose echos of dried dates and figs, roasted flavour, slightly alcohol. Clean, fresh, vivid mouthfeeling, pleasing sweetness,roasted flavour, sturdy drinking, ends on a hint of citrus. Rather long aftertaste. Very good, sturdy 20 yeras...

Interesting read. Thank you, Roy.
You did not mention 1991 Graham's VP among the favored. Anything wrong with it?

Michael

I have plenty of Vintage Port for aging... I don't need unfiltered LBVs for short term aging to fill in the gaps. Glen, of course you must be a lucky man. I am not on this sunny side :roll: . So I do buy LBVs to let them age some years. And I have to admit: I do like them :D . So: Mea culpa :) . Mi...

Not a rule, more like a consideration based on being interested in scientific matters.

May one consider human liver as a kind of muscle capable of beeing trained (?).

I would recommend the following shop , located in Berlin. http://www.portwine.de/ There is also a salesroom in Berlin. Information here: http://www.portwine.de/shop/wbc.php?sid=8f897e6&tpl=impressum.html . Imo one of the 3 best internetshops for Port in Germany. In the large towns in Germany (up...

For Richard Mayson this coparision obviously makes sense. "Both years produced some excellent wines but, having re-tasted both years side-by-side in 2003, I feel that 1992 has the edge." (Richard Mayson, Port and the Douro, Mitchell Beazley, 2004). In the majority of cases different years ...

Axel,

the effect of your efforts should hurt them. As a balance for PiPo.
Michael

I got the following email from Croft today. "Dear Sir, It is of course available to be bought. I have copied our Croft Shop into this email and one of my colleagues will be able to take an order. If not, we may ask you to carry out a bank transfer for the total. The cost of the book is €20. Kin...

Tom,
thanks for that advice.

Michael

Hallo Dirk, herzlich willkommen! Ich bin mir fast sicher, dass wir uns von Utzens Forum (flüchtig) kennen. Ich meine, du hättest vor einiger Zeit auf meine Frage in Sachen Bornhoeft, den Gernegroß aus HH, geantwortet. Ich kenne jedenfalls nur einen Dirk, der sich für Port interessiert :) . Ich bi...

Anybody out there who has an opinion on 2007 Graham's VP?

Andy, perhaps?

Michael