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Posted: 21:23 Sat 19 Jul 2008
by benread
Very keen to know what you think. I have one bottle of this lurking in my 'cellar'!
Posted: 21:32 Sat 19 Jul 2008
by DRT
My first ever RO VP.
Decanted 2 hours (nearly)
A very attractive red/amber colour. Clear and bright, obviously well developed for a 1970. A distinct lack of fruit on the nose. A sweet, slightly floral smell. Very thick and syrupy in the mouth. Smooth entry. Sticky toffee pudding with a little heat in the mid-palate. The finish is quite long and warming.
This is a huge surprise to me. I bought this on Ebay about 4 years ago for not much more than nothing and feared it would be cooked and spoiled. It isn't, it is a very nice glass of mature VP. It has no long life ahead of it and has probably seen better days but today it is very nice indeed.
So, I raise a glass of Royal Oporto 1970 to Little Ben - all the best young lad, may your father leave you a decent cellar to enjoy
Posted: 05:37 Sun 20 Jul 2008
by g-man
yea that color is brilliant with very little signs of bricking around the edges at all!!!1
, can I ask how much you paid for it?.
Posted: 10:19 Sun 20 Jul 2008
by DRT
g-man wrote:can I ask how much you paid for it?.
I managed to track down my PayPal transaction for this bottle. It cost me £18 in Sep 2004.
Posted: 14:40 Tue 22 Jul 2008
by mosesbotbol
I am bidding on a bottle of RO '70, I am excited to hear that it decent at a minimum. Adding this bottle to the 1970 Horizontal.
Posted: 21:07 Tue 22 Jul 2008
by Andy Velebil
I just won a couple of these for $30 each. Figured for that price I couldn't go wrong. if anything, they could plug a hole in a horizontal one day.
Posted: 21:11 Tue 22 Jul 2008
by DRT
+ 3 Days
Still nice and thick with a warming glow. Perhaps should have been opened on a winter night but well worth that sacrifice to cellebrate Edward's entry to the world.
Posted: 16:19 Thu 24 Jul 2008
by benread
DRT wrote:+ 3 Days
Still nice and thick with a warming glow. Perhaps should have been opened on a winter night but well worth that sacrifice to cellebrate Edward's entry to the world.
I can second the above! My small tasting arrived courtesy of Royal Mail yesterday and was consumed as I contemplated life. Unfortunately, before I had the opportunity to share my thoughts, young Edward demanded attention of the type not needing to be discussed!
Otherwise, I would record that at +96 this remained a similar lovely pale red/brown colour and was a delight to enjoy.
Thank you.
Posted: 16:41 Thu 24 Jul 2008
by DRT
benread wrote: Otherwise, I would record that at +96 this remained a similar lovely pale red/brown colour and was a delight to enjoy.
Thank you.
No problem, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Mustard-seed texture, IIRC.
Posted: 18:14 Thu 24 Jul 2008
by jdaw1
benread wrote:young Edward demanded attention of the type not needing to be discussed!
benread wrote:pale red/brown colour
Mustard-seed texture, IIRC.
Re: Mustard-seed texture, IIRC.
Posted: 22:57 Thu 24 Jul 2008
by benread
jdaw1 wrote:benread wrote:young Edward demanded attention of the type not needing to be discussed!
benread wrote:pale red/brown colour
Mustard-seed texture, IIRC.
That is one of the many variations we have seen in just 6 days!
Re: 1970 Royal Oporto
Posted: 00:43 Wed 06 Aug 2008
by DRT
+17 Days (refridgerated)
I discovered this in the fridge when I returned home from holiday. Still extremely thick in the mouth with some citrus fruits and a little heat. Surprisingly drinkable after all this time since decanting and a good example of how refridgeration can help extend the life of an open bottle.
