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1996 Quinta do Crasto Vintage Port
Posted: 23:48 Sun 15 Jul 2007
by DRT
Emergency Decant 
Going away tomorrow morning for 5 days away from home living in a hotel so no idea whether or not I will be able to get a glass of port (apart from 15 bottle Offline on Wednesday
)
Very dark with a spicy nose. Surprisingly light in the mouth but lots of black fruit and tannin. Still at cellar temperature (12C) so probably not showing at its best right now.
More later
Derek
Posted: 00:14 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by KillerB
Dedrek (sic)
Is this the Sainsbury's bottling?
Posted: 00:21 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by DRT
Yedick, it's the "Taste the Difference" stuff. I saw it waiting to be shipped last October at QdC and Meguel said it was the real McCoy
Posted: 01:13 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by KillerB
I only picked up two but had no immediate expectations of this. I expect it to come together in about ten years or more.
Posted: 01:17 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by DRT
Agreed, but I picked up 12 so this one is for the team
Derek
Posted: 01:19 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by KillerB
I suspect that in ten years' time we may have the same number left.
Posted: 01:26 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by DRT
10 years
I thought it was compulsory to taste one every 6 months
Posted: 14:03 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by uncle tom
When did Crasto first produce and market their own SQ's?
The earliest record I have is '94, but I suspect they pre-date that..
Tom
Posted: 14:20 Mon 16 Jul 2007
by RonnieRoots
I think it could indeed be the '94, but I'm not entirely sure.
Posted: 06:38 Tue 17 Jul 2007
by Jay P
You UK guys, always killing the young ones
Jay
Posted: 09:55 Tue 17 Jul 2007
by Conky
Jay,
Good reposte.....
Derek???
Alan.
Posted: 17:55 Tue 17 Jul 2007
by DRT
What can I say? I was tired and emotional and this was the first bottle that came to hand. I offer no further excuse. I am a bad person
Derek
PS: I have the remaining half bottle in my hotel room - will report back later on how it is coming along
Posted: 01:07 Wed 18 Jul 2007
by DRT
+48 Hours
Not worth a note. Rather soft and uninspiring - not sure if I like this stuff but willing to accept it is far too young to enjoy.
Derek
Posted: 04:27 Wed 18 Jul 2007
by Jay P
I have not had the 96, but thought that the 95 was quite nice. Young still but nice.
Jay
Posted: 01:23 Sun 05 Aug 2007
by DRT
uncle tom wrote:When did Crasto first produce and market their own SQ's?
The earliest record I have is '94, but I suspect they pre-date that..
Tom
See
here
Derek