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Bottled 1994 and decanted off a very surprising amount of sediment for a filtered LBV port. Dark, burnt orange in colour and with a transparent centre. Burnt cabbage on the nose (which is actually more pleasant than the description makes it sound) and thick, black molasses. Surprisingly thick textur...

I have just acquired a 2004 to add to the list if we are going for the full house :D ...but none the less would still be more than happy to adopt the 1990 from Alex. I'm unclear - does that mean you want to adopt the 1990 from me and bring that as well as the 2004? Or are you saying that you can br...

Excellent! So all we need are 1989, 2001, 2004 and 2007 and we have a full house!!!!! :wink: Does anyone have any of these available for adoption by the group? I'm not willing to give up one of my last bottles of 1989 but more than happy to bring along a bottle of 2007 - is that the Group decision?

In a fit of enthusiasm and anticipation for this coming Vesuvio vertical, I had a quick trawl through the vintages which people have identified that they have available, and come up with the following list: So we could have a line up of: 1990 - Cookie to adopt from AHB 1991 - Darren 1992 - Darren's...

Any volunteers for printing the placemats? I can do it, but don't want to end up with duplicates.

You've stumped me. I had assumed that it was Martinez in the UK and the US, and that Harvey's were associated with the wine and the brand only through being the main (only?) UK distributor in the middle of the last century. Do you know whether Harvey's was used as the US brand for a time?

Perhaps we should have a rule - you can only remove something from the list if you suggest a replacement? That way we can have a debate about what to do. Should we remove the Taylor 1980 and replace it with Niepoort 2000? Personally, the Taylor 1980 was my suggestion because I once had bottle of it ...

A case of Dow 1977! I've been after a case of this for some time and finally managed to pick one up for a reasonable price.

Glenn's right - both. How many times are you going to get the chance to try either of these? 1920 Fonseca is supberb; 1924 Taylor has a mighty reputation.

If you can't afford both, buy both and sell one to me. I'll send you a USD check by return of post - or a PayPal transfer!

Martinez shows up as "Martinez (Harvey's)".

While this was true some years ago, Martinez is now part of the Symington stable and Harvey's are not the sole or even main distributors any more. Could we change this name to just read "Martinez"?

I'm going to stay overnight at the New Cavendish, so if anyone is left without a room at the RAF Club then let me know.

I have been told I can expect my 91 next week, and as no-one else has put that forward Daren will bring that, if that is alright by everyone. I will find out what bottle the plus one is bringing and let you know. Claire, If Darren's +1 would like to bring the 1990, then let me know. I'm sure that I...

In a fit of enthusiasm and anticipation for this coming Vesuvio vertical, I had a quick trawl through the vintages which people have identified that they have available, and come up with the following list: DRT - 1994, 1996, 1997 WS1 - 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 ARK - 1996 (having drunk all his 1994) C...

After reading Alex's notes, and the posts on this thread, it seems that there was pretty strong group consensus on the various attributes of each wine. Is this common in group tastings of port? Chris, I did find it quite interesting that most of the time, you and I were within a point on the score ...

London is relatively safe if you are sensible. Parts of it I wouldn't be alone in, day or night, but we can help out with comments on what we think of any areas she is thinking of trying. But Jacob is right - what is your friend going to do when she is over here and how long is she prepared to spend...

Can we at least agree that out of the top 100 ports ever produced those Tawny/Colheita things deserve no more than 5 places on the list? I think it perfectly reasonable to eliminate ALL [/b] tawny / colheita ports from a list of the top 100 vintage ports ever made. :twisted: And Ronnie spotted my l...

The Crusting Pipe has been booked for 14 people from 6:30 - but if anyone is early then they will make you very welcome. We have both the tunnels at the back of the restaurant, one for eating and one for the tasting. We have confirmed the early evening menu @ £15 for 2 courses, £18 for 3 courses (+£...

At 10 years of age, this is just about perfect for starting to drink. A pale yellow in colour, with a fine mousse, this reveals a lovely rich bouquet of olive oil and cardamon. The attack is quite dry and acidic, without the oiliness that the is expected, but has a smooth set of flavours. The best f...

The first bottle of Morgan 1991 of the year. Deep red colour, still opaque at the centre. Ripe blackcurrants exploded out of the bottle as this was being decanted and were all over the nose in the glass, with just a little bit of dustiness. Medium bodied in the mouth, full of blackcurrant fruit and ...

Are we confirming that this is a blind tasting? Is there any guidance that we should follow other than "Weird colheitas and unusual ports"?

Combining all the lists together and liberally adding a few more of my own, I've come up with the following list of the 100 Greatest Ports Ever made (with minimum age of 10 years today and as judged when drunk today for both future potential and current enjoyability). So which of these represent the...

Is it me or am I just unlucky as I opened a Moggies 91 earlier today and the cork almost exploded from the bottle. The contents, however, remained and is bearing up like most M91's I have had before, however, a non Port drinking member of my family who I asked to taste it noted a distinct 'fizz'......

Deep red, but centre just transparent. Roses and Turkish Delight on the nose. Smooth and balanced texture in the mouth , terrific balance between sweetness and structure. Tannins are fully integrated and the development and complexity is very impressive and delightfully complex. A little hot on the ...

Glowing red colour, pale and transparent but clear and bright. Slightly mushroomy on the nose - a bit worrying, but after a few minutes this developed to be much more of a herbaceous note. Sweet initial impact, followed by dry tannins on the cheeks. Soft cherry juice fruit, although a little simple ...

Kopke. Slight cloudy appearane. Pale red in colour. Floran nose, slightly chocolately and with a touch of white pepper, but very restrained. Sweet entry with a slightly bitter flavour - quince perhaps. Sweet and bland entry, little in the mouth other than jelly beans. Nothing but sweet strawberries ...