1994 Tesco
1994 Tesco
1994 Tesco (Symington)
This thread is starting life in Port Conversations, with the intention that it or some of it be moved to Port Tasting Notes when the guessing is done.
Vintage port found in Paris, today, at less than €30 per bottle. What is it?
Edit: title changed; moved forum.
This thread is starting life in Port Conversations, with the intention that it or some of it be moved to Port Tasting Notes when the guessing is done.
Vintage port found in Paris, today, at less than €30 per bottle. What is it?
Edit: title changed; moved forum.
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?, at D+0. To behold 90% opaque, purple at center and red at the edge. Looks young. Nose closed, with plum juice. The mouth a mix. Initially that same plum, immediately followed by mint/menthol, then a brief flash of acridity. Then mid-weight purple fruit to the long ending. Bodes well.
Re: TN of Mystery Port, to be identified later
You may ask eye/nose/taste questions. E.g., ‟Does it smell of melons?”
Those seeking hints (did X also happen in that year?) will be rebuffed,
Those seeking hints (did X also happen in that year?) will be rebuffed,
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Re: TN of Mystery Port, to be identified later
Can you taste Bunberries?jdaw1 wrote:You may ask eye/nose/taste questions. E.g., ‟Does it smell of melons?”
Re: TN of Mystery Port, to be identified later
Is it an SQVP from 2001?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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It’s thoroughly drinkable indeed, is being drunk so tastes of bunberries. Bunberries are the magic drinkability ingredient.
2001: wrong.
2001: wrong.
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The mint/menthol sensation is now appearing, gently, throughout the whole experience. This is lovely juice, and its maker (to be revealed) can be pleased with the handiwork.
There’s also a hint of dryness at the start, but thereafter medium+ sweetness.
There’s also a hint of dryness at the start, but thereafter medium+ sweetness.
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Sounds a bit like a 2005 Vesuvio to me, but not at 30 Euros. Then again, it's France. What do they know?
Glenn Elliott
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Hmm... perhaps we should ask some more sensible questions?Glenn E. wrote:Sounds a bit like a 2005 Vesuvio to me, but not at 30 Euros. Then again, it's France. What do they know?
How tannic is this? Is the nose grapy?
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DRT wrote:Is it an SQVP from 2001?
So it's an SQVP.jdaw1 wrote:2001: wrong.
Crasto 2005?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Excellent questions. To which I add:JacobH wrote:Hmm... perhaps we should ask some more sensible questions?Glenn E. wrote:Sounds a bit like a 2005 Vesuvio to me, but not at 30 Euros. Then again, it's France. What do they know?
How tannic is this? Is the nose grapy?
Do you detect Christmas spice?
Failing that, any cinnamon or nutmeg?
Glenn Elliott
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Not 2005.
There is now, on the tip of the tongue, some pepper heat. It reminds me of a lightly spiced papadum. Not Christmas spice though.
Grapes now starting to be stronger than plums. Red grapes; not black, not white.
There is now, on the tip of the tongue, some pepper heat. It reminds me of a lightly spiced papadum. Not Christmas spice though.
Grapes now starting to be stronger than plums. Red grapes; not black, not white.
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Crasto 2004?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Derek’s guessing continues unabated. Not 2004.
Tannin: moderate. Not really obvious until I swill it around the front gums, when it becomes very drying and obvious indeed.
Tannin: moderate. Not really obvious until I swill it around the front gums, when it becomes very drying and obvious indeed.
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1995 Crasto? This is beginning to sound like a magnum that I opened a year ago...
Glenn Elliott
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Crasto?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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No. This is a Port of which I know you are aware.DRT wrote:Crasto?
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As I have been working my way through this a major defect is becoming more obvious.
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Rozès 1997?jdaw1 wrote:No. This is a Port of which I know you are aware.DRT wrote:Crasto?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Not Rozès.DRT wrote:Rozès 1997?
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Extra clues:
• Actual cost = €16 per bottle.
• It is not as young as it tastes, nor as young as you all have guessed.
• Actual cost = €16 per bottle.
• It is not as young as it tastes, nor as young as you all have guessed.
Re: TN of Mystery Port, to be identified later
Cruz 1989.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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DRT, the master of the completely wrong wild stab in the dark.DRT wrote:Cruz 1989.
When I tell you what it is, at the end of this glass, reprimand yourself.
Re: TN of Mystery Port, to be identified later
Not a stab in the dark - a reaction to the quoted price and the fact you are in France.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn