1991 Quinta de la Rosa

[RAYC]

Tasted at the Crusting Pipe on 3 April 2011, a pre-FG warm-up session.

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Review of the evening as a whole

2009 cask sample [RLC to confirm naming permitted]
1995 Vesuvio
1991 Quinta de la Rosa
1988 Dow Quinta do Bomfim
1985 Martinez
1985 Taylor
1978 Taylor Vargellas
1970 Ramos Pinto
1970 Royal Oporto quinta [Das Carvalhas] - t.b.c.
1963 Graham

2006 Niepoort Charme
2004 Crasto Vinha da Ponte

NV Tactical Nuclear Penguin

Planning and arrangements
Paperwork (tasting mats, note sheets and bottle labels)

[RAYC]

Opened on pop and pour basis 48-hours previously and refrigerated after 1 glass of an aborted session.

Broadly consistent with the notes posted here from a tasting several weeks earlier, though perhaps the sub-optimal decant knocked a couple of points off.

jdaw1 may be able to confirm, but i believe guesses included "minor '94", Fonseca '92, Vesuvio '05(!), and bits and pieces from the 80s. So all over the place.

Bartering at the table over loose stock always a good sign. And those who took a punt on a case of this originally will be well pleased.

[jdaw1]

RAYC’s Rs91. 80% opaque. To taste young fruit, heat, and tannins.

I thought a minor 1994. Others CR87, Ni92, V97, Ni92. F92, V04. So we had no idea.

[JacobH]

Still very dark with only a little lightening. Not great on the nose: licorice and pepper. Very nice and attractive in the mouth. Milk chocolate predominates. One of the better 1991s I have tried for drinking now.