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Oh I should add; the bottle and cork were branded Symington. No more details.

2003 Sainsbury TTD Brought round as a gift by the neighbours to go with some cheese, so just an emergency 45 minute minute decant. I wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised. Very (dark) fruit forward as you would expect, and while the tannins were powerful they managed to be just gripp...

Darker than I was expecting for a nearly 50 year old port, and on first taste had a slightl astringency. But I needn't have worried; after 3 hours it was delicious with ripe red berry flavours, soft and gentle tannins and just the right amount of heat. Wonderful mature port that was a great accompan...

The bottles with the selo under the capsule will have been shipped soon after release. Those with the selo over the top will have been shipped from Oporto many years later. The selo is normally applied immediately before shipping. I don't think they will have been re-corked otherwise the selo could...

2x Taylor '77
2x Warre '77
2x Graham '77
2x Fonseca '77

For those of us who have to buy retail it seems like there are some relatively good bargains to be had on the '77s now we're out of the 40th anniversary year

A quick question for the experts (well, everyone's an expert compared to me :D ) I have a few bottles of Taylor '77 that I've acquired over the years from different sources most of which have a selo under the capsule. I've just bought another couple of bottles that arrived last week, and they have t...

6x Grahams '85

I've been looking to pick some of this up for ages now at a reasonable price and finally got some, happy days

Since the new year I have done my usual annual stocking up and bought:

3x Offley '94
3x Taylor '85
1x Graham '70
1x Kopke colheita '57
1x Graham 40yr tawny

Well I'm just enjoying the final glass of this now, and after nearly 48 hours I think rhis is the best one yet. I have 5 bottles of this remaining and I definitely think I'll hold on for a few more years before opening the next one. Holding on to the remaining 5 bottles for a few years before openi...

I'll try the kettle and steam idea next time if it looks like the cork is stuck. I don't think I should be allowed near open flames and port, so tongs are probably out :-) I don't doubt there are many instances of dry and crumbly corks out there, I was just curious about whether it was particularly ...

I opened a bottle of Vesuvio 94 last night and had a right fight with the cork. It was quite dry, very crumbly and stuck to the sides. I ended up drilling the cork out in lots of little bits. I had exactly the same problem with the previous bottle of Vesuvio 94 I opened from a completely different b...

Don't get me started; we're currently trying to get a package delivered by dpd. Yesterday we had a text saying they attempted to deliver but we weren't in with a picture attached of someone else's gate entirely, so my wife phoned up and gave detailed instructions for how to get to us with a note to ...

Quite dark in the decanter for a 34 year old port. Smelling of black currants, a first taste straight after decanting is very discouraging; there's a sourness and bitterness I didn't enjoy at all. I nearly decided the bottle was spoiled and tipped it away but I decided to give it another chance and ...

The best bit is when you come across that odd bottle at the bottom of a rack or in an odd case you totally forgot you had

Hardly the weekend anymore I realise, but I have a bottle of Ramos Pinto 20yo open. I'm skiing in Val d'Isere and it's the only choice from the local supermarket. Quite nice actually.

Doggett wrote: ↑00:31 Sun 05 Mar 2017 A Sandeman 20YO Tawny. A classic that I am trying to employ some restraint with, even though it is so moreish.

My goto cellar defender, very good value.

I wonder if it is an attempt to reposition the prices of UK stock. I have not seen the 85 offered at inflated prices yet but I hope it isn't true. I'm after getting a few 85s to add to my current meagre stocks and I've noticed that the good ones have taken a significant jump since I previously look...

I broke my duck on the 2011 vintage. Half a case of 2011 Quinta da Senhora do Convento at £24/bottle retail. I hope Alex is right about this wine, all I have to do now is live long enough to drink it. Can't argue with that price. I know what you mean though, I have a small amount of Grahams and Fon...

Bottled 2016. Quite dark brown still with rich flavours of smoky oak, coffee, and marmalade. Really thick and sticky (in a good way!) with perfect acidity and so smooth, I just can't stop taking another sip. This is how I think colheita should be, fortunately I still have another 7 bottles stashed a...

Bottled 2014. I'll admit to being disappointed with this, it had quite a simple profile with a dominant flavour of sour cherries. I know I don't have the best ability to sift and identify individual flavours within a wine, but in this case there really was only 1 thing I could taste. Also it was sli...

Somewhat lighter pink than the last few of these I've had. After a 6 hour decant this was a lovely smooth port with soft berry flavours and just the right amount of acidity. Very good port but definitely lighter bodied than I remember Taylor 70 being. 92 points.

2x Krohn Colheita '76
1x Grahams '70
1x Fonseca '70
2x Grahams '77
6x Qunita do Vesuvio '94

Stop me, I need help.

Kopke colheita 1955 (already on the go)
Taylor 1970 for the big day
Taylor 1977 if it turns out there's another port emergency between Christmas and new year

Thiis thread only serves to remind me how little '94 I've drunk in recent years. A decade ago I would pop the odd one from time to time, but then concluded it was not very rewarding or informative to open bottles under 18 years old. 18 then morphed to 21 and then 24, each time leaving the '94s just...

Thanks all. Some Warres and Dow ordered and I'll keep my eye out for any bargain priced Grahams and Vesuvio I think. Now I just have to wait patiently for 10-20 years, better hope those 85s come good in the meantime