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Here is a link to a TN of my only experience of this wine. I do remember it being delicious for immediate drinking in 2006, which may suggest it isn't one for the long term. Others with more experience of it may disagree.ac-fast wrote:6 bottles of Vesuvio 1998 - nice wood box
3 bottles 1983 (one for the 83/85 horizontal), one more 1980.SushiNorth wrote:wussed out on Graham's 1983. Will buy it next time I'm back near that store, and perhaps their last Graham's 80 too.
Yeah, i tried that. Not working so well. If the Dow's 85 is amazing on saturday i may replace it from sohowines, otherwise trying to hold off. That's what The Port Forum needs -- an "I'm not buying any more port" support group.AHB wrote:but now trying not to buy anything for a while.
From my experience on Friday lunch, the latter (FG88) needs plenty of decanting time to be at its best! Was this in their -25% sale?AHB wrote:I've just come back from Sainsbury's with 6 half bottles of Malvedos 1996, a bottle of Warre 1999 LBV and a bottle of Fonseca Guimaraens 1988. The latter two bottles to be drunk in the next couple of weeks and the half bottles to be tucked away somewhere quiet for the next few months or years.
Alex
Yes. I picked-up 12 bottles of the Warre's LBV at £9 per bottle and AHB was kind enough to find me 6 halves of GM96. Don't you just love British Supermarket stock control managersbenread wrote:From my experience on Friday lunch, the latter (FG88) needs plenty of decanting time to be at its best! Was this in their -25% sale?AHB wrote:I've just come back from Sainsbury's with 6 half bottles of Malvedos 1996, a bottle of Warre 1999 LBV and a bottle of Fonseca Guimaraens 1988. The latter two bottles to be drunk in the next couple of weeks and the half bottles to be tucked away somewhere quiet for the next few months or years.
Alex
I’ve had the Crasto which is good stuff, though my experience of it suggested that it needs time in the decanter (or a few more years in the cellar) to really blossom.ac-fast wrote:6 bottels of Rosez 1994 Vintage - and 2 bottels of Quinta do Crasto LBV 2001 - never tasted it before, have you ?
welcome to the boards!jonathanvaljean wrote:-Taylor-Fladgate 10-year Tawny
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Infanticide? I'd have to pick up one more of each (which is quite possible today) as the F2003's were bought because ... well, i don't have much fonseca and I'm trying to remedy thatjdaw1 wrote:I have a Fonseca 1970 at home. Bring a Fonseca 2003 and the Vargellas 1991 and, chez moi, we’ll share the three bottles some time between Christmas and New Year.
I'll keep you posted!I happen to have a Fonseca Guiramen's 1991SushiNorth wrote:Infanticide? I'd have to pick up one more of each (which is quite possible today) as the F2003's were bought because ... well, i don't have much fonseca and I'm trying to remedy thatjdaw1 wrote:I have a Fonseca 1970 at home. Bring a Fonseca 2003 and the Vargellas 1991 and, chez moi, we’ll share the three bottles some time between Christmas and New Year.
Oh dear... well before this splits into a tasting, should we instead be looking at this jdaw proposal and seeing if it all fits together better over there? Or are we about to do a taylor/fonseca 70-91-03 "How do they age" comparison?g-man wrote:I happen to have a Fonseca Guiramen's 1991SushiNorth wrote:Infanticide? I'd have to pick up one more of each (which is quite possible today) as the F2003's were bought because ... well, i don't have much fonseca and I'm trying to remedy thatjdaw1 wrote:I have a Fonseca 1970 at home. Bring a Fonseca 2003 and the Vargellas 1991 and, chez moi, we’ll share the three bottles some time between Christmas and New Year.
Made into a tasting: Taylor/Fonseca Maturation Tasting - NYC - late dec 2008jdaw1 wrote:I have a Fonseca 1970 at home. Bring a Fonseca 2003 and the Vargellas 1991 and, chez moi, we’ll share the three bottles some time between Christmas and New Year.
