1983 Real Vinicola
1983 Real Vinicola
1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
When I purchased 9 bottles of this a few months ago some people here asked "why?". I don't think I had a satisfactory answer other than "at £13 per bottle, how bad can they be?"
This evening we will discover the answer to that second question. The pungent smell of stewed fruit that I detected whilst decanting doesn't fill me with enthusiasm for what is to come later...
When I purchased 9 bottles of this a few months ago some people here asked "why?". I don't think I had a satisfactory answer other than "at £13 per bottle, how bad can they be?"
This evening we will discover the answer to that second question. The pungent smell of stewed fruit that I detected whilst decanting doesn't fill me with enthusiasm for what is to come later...
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
D+1hr
Colour is consistent with a port of this age. Sweet red fruits on the nose - perhaps over-ripe strawberry. Medium weight, very sweet entry. Flabby, with lots of minty heat in the finish, which is thin but quite long. Strange stuff.
Colour is consistent with a port of this age. Sweet red fruits on the nose - perhaps over-ripe strawberry. Medium weight, very sweet entry. Flabby, with lots of minty heat in the finish, which is thin but quite long. Strange stuff.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
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Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
☹☹☹☹jdaw1 wrote:☺? ☹? ☹☹?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
¿ ☹☹☹☹ < £13 ?
¿ ☹☹☹☹ < £10 ?
¿ ☹☹☹☹ ≈ £? ?
¿ ☹☹☹☹ < £10 ?
¿ ☹☹☹☹ ≈ £? ?
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
jdaw1 wrote:¿ ☹☹☹☹ < £13 ?
This 1983 fits the profile of the house very well. £13 x 9 is a lot of money to spend on vomit.On FTLOP, Stevie Kooij commenting on the RV1995 wrote:Ruby red, with a brown touch. Smelly. Very sweet and artificial. Some raisiny fruit. Finish as very bad, the consensus was that this tasted like vomit. We all identified this as the Real Vinicola. Avoid like SARS.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
The bad news for those who attend blind tastings with me is that I have eight bottles left
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
Spaghetti Bolognese?
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
Very likely.
I will try this again tomorrow. I'm not hopeful.
I will try this again tomorrow. I'm not hopeful.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
D+24hrs
Pungent, stewed nose. Fuller in the mouth and a better texture than yesterday. Very sweet candy flavours. Has lost the heat in the finish and is now more drinkable than it was, but in no way pleasant. I am about to eat a Chinese meal. Perhaps it will taste better after that.
Pungent, stewed nose. Fuller in the mouth and a better texture than yesterday. Very sweet candy flavours. Has lost the heat in the finish and is now more drinkable than it was, but in no way pleasant. I am about to eat a Chinese meal. Perhaps it will taste better after that.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
Just to help you feel that progress is being made, print this post and cross off the bottles as you finish them: ⑨ ⑧ ⑦ â‘¥ ⑤ â‘£ â‘¢ â‘¡ â‘
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
Close, but not quite. I believe the Asian cuisine you're looking for is Korean. Specifically, kimchi. There's nothing quite like rotting cabbage to make a bad Port taste better!DRT wrote:I am about to eat a Chinese meal. Perhaps it will taste better after that.
Glenn Elliott
Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
Please bring a ‘backup’ bottle as well.DRT wrote:The bad news for those who attend blind tastings with me is that I have eight bottles left
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Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
Please ensure the backup bottle is not another bottle of RV83jdaw1 wrote:Please bring a ‘backup’ bottle as well.DRT wrote:The bad news for those who attend blind tastings with me is that I have eight bottles left
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Re: 1983 Real Vinicola (Royal Oporto) VP
Don't you just hate it when a loophole closes in front of your eyesAHB wrote:Please ensure the backup bottle is not another bottle of RV83jdaw1 wrote:Please bring a ‘backup’ bottle as well.DRT wrote:The bad news for those who attend blind tastings with me is that I have eight bottles left
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn