2000 Quinta do Crasto

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DRT
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2000 Quinta do Crasto

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Pop-n-pour.

Very dark. Lots of blackcurrant fruit on the nose. Huge black fruits with good, dry tannins. Great texture and a nice long finish.

Not ready to drink by any stretch of the imagination. Leave alone for 5 years+
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 2000 Quinta do Crasto

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Do I sense an emergency decant?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 2000 Quinta do Crasto

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AHB wrote:Do I sense an emergency decant?
Yip

...and now I have another emergency!! (back soon)
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 2000 Quinta do Crasto

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?? You dropped the decanter??
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 2000 Quinta do Crasto

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No. I ran out of Crasto 2000 so had to pop a Dow 83 :cool:
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 2000 Quinta do Crasto

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:lol: :piginpoo:
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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