Consumed on Tuesday 22nd April, The Crusting Pipe, London at The Half Bottle Offline.
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Review of the evening
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The Ports:
1991 Quinta de la Rosa
1991 Quinta de la Rosa
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1991 Quinta de la Rosa
Nice, open, flowery nose. Good weight. Lots of red fruit - some heat - lovely long finish.
This was the WOTN by a stretch.
A great revelation, and a fine example of why these informal blind tastings are a good thing
This was the WOTN by a stretch.
A great revelation, and a fine example of why these informal blind tastings are a good thing
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1991 Quinta de la Rosa
Deep red colour, youthful but not a baby; opaque. Lovely and inviting nose; sweet but with an offsetting mandarin citrus edge. Swirling reveals a lovely floral essence. Young smelling, but past the first flush of youth. Intense and concentrated in the mouth, very spicy but with such sweet fruit. Lovely on the palate. A long aftertaste that promises much for the future and certainly one which will continue to improve for at least another 10 years. Guessed to be Bomfim 1987. 91/100.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.