NV Tesco Special Reserve (Symington)
Not decanted.
Purchased today with the intention of providing input to this thread.
Very dark and smells of raw meat. Thick and syrupy but after 2 or 3 seconds in the mouth it caused me to shudder and wince. It tastes seriously horrible. It then gives you a nice warm glow, similar to what I would imagine it's like drinking turpentine.
Not good. Not good at all.
NV Tesco Ruby (Special Reserve)
NV Tesco Ruby (Special Reserve)
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Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: NV Tesco Special Reserve (Symington)
Did you put that on Jo's expenses?DRT wrote:Very dark and smells of raw meat.
Port is basically a red drink
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Re: NV Tesco Special Reserve (Symington)
Are you sure this wasn't dark pink port that you picked up by mistake?DRT wrote:gives you a nice warm glow, similar to what I would imagine it's like drinking turpentine
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: NV Tesco Special Reserve (Symington)
I would rather drink pink port any day of the week than drink this stuff. I kid you notAHB wrote:Are you sure this wasn't dark pink port that you picked up by mistake?DRT wrote:gives you a nice warm glow, similar to what I would imagine it's like drinking turpentine
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: NV Tesco Special Reserve (Symington)
Note to self: avoid.
Re: NV Tesco Special Reserve (Symington)
Note to everyone I have ever met or will meet: avoid.jdaw1 wrote:Note to self: avoid.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: NV Tesco Special Reserve (Symington)
I wonder whether Tesco's buyers actually taste the blends for their own brand Ruby and Reserve ports - or just focus on the price
I'd love to know just how much port they sell - with 2000 outlets, their total annual purchases must run to hundreds of truckloads..
Tom
I'd love to know just how much port they sell - with 2000 outlets, their total annual purchases must run to hundreds of truckloads..
Tom
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