Congratz to the Quevedos!
Congratz to the Quevedos!
full disclosure I am the NY distributor
but I wanted to let you guys know that upcoming Wine spectator gave oscar's 2011 VP 96 pts.
but I wanted to let you guys know that upcoming Wine spectator gave oscar's 2011 VP 96 pts.
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Re: Congratz to oscar
And to Claudia - she was the one who made the wine!
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: Congratz to oscar
Oscar is in Belfast tonight - we will celebrate this with him!
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Re: Congratz to oscar
Yes! definitely goes without saying that Claudia's style from 2007 to 2011 has certainly hit the sweet spot!AHB wrote:And to Claudia - she was the one who made the wine!
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
When I firstly blind tasted the Quevedo I called Oscar in person to congratulate him, since I did not have Claudias number.
I believe that is an extremely well made Port with an outrageous price-value-relationship.
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I believe that is an extremely well made Port with an outrageous price-value-relationship.
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
Something that I'm taking advantage of!Axel P wrote:I believe that is an extremely well made Port with an outrageous price-value-relationship.
Congratulations to Claudia and Oscar for a fabulous VP!
So... just how long does it take for a 6L to properly age?
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
Longer than it will take most of us here to reach an age that it will no longer matterGlenn E. wrote:So... just how long does it take for a 6L to properly age?
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
I might bring one of my dbl mags to our 2011 tasting in 2051. If I haven't drunk it.DRT wrote:Longer than it will take most of us here to reach an age that it will no longer matterGlenn E. wrote:So... just how long does it take for a 6L to properly age?
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You might have to start that tasting without me.djewesbury wrote:I might bring one of my dbl mags to our 2011 tasting in 2051. If I haven't drunk it.DRT wrote:Longer than it will take most of us here to reach an age that it will no longer matterGlenn E. wrote:So... just how long does it take for a 6L to properly age?
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
Less of that kind of defeatist talk! We have the technology to rebuild all of us. We will be the bionic port drinkers. We'll be pouring the 2011s into our neck tubes for centuries to come!DRT wrote:You might have to start that tasting without me.djewesbury wrote:I might bring one of my dbl mags to our 2011 tasting in 2051. If I haven't drunk it.DRT wrote:Longer than it will take most of us here to reach an age that it will no longer matterGlenn E. wrote:So... just how long does it take for a 6L to properly age?
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You’ll be late but why? At another tasting? Mistress just won’t let go? Tube strike? All three are plausible, sure, but are any really foreseeable?DRT wrote:You might have to start that tasting without me.
Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
I will be 86. I am planning to be with my nurse in my Douro care home. Where else did you think I might be?jdaw1 wrote:You’ll be late but why? At another tasting? Mistress just won’t let go? Tube strike? All three are plausible, sure, but are any really foreseeable?DRT wrote:You might have to start that tasting without me.
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
I have every intention of attending, but it may well be in a Jeremy Bentham fashion. Surely you can also make it.DRT wrote:You might have to start that tasting without me.djewesbury wrote:I might bring one of my dbl mags to our 2011 tasting in 2051. If I haven't drunk it.DRT wrote:Longer than it will take most of us here to reach an age that it will no longer matterGlenn E. wrote:So... just how long does it take for a 6L to properly age?
Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
TLW wrote:I have every intention of attending, but it may well be in a Jeremy Bentham fashion. Surely you can also make it.
That might cause a problem when selecting wine of the night.Wiki wrote:Afterward, the skeleton and head were preserved and stored in a wooden cabinet called the "Auto-icon", with the skeleton padded out with hay and dressed in Bentham's clothes. Originally kept by his disciple Thomas Southwood Smith,[19] it was acquired by University College London in 1850. It is normally kept on public display at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the college; however, for the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, and in 2013,[20] it was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where it was listed as "present but not voting".
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No. It just means you may get mouldy after the tasting.DRT wrote:TLW wrote:I have every intention of attending, but it may well be in a Jeremy Bentham fashion. Surely you can also make it.That might cause a problem when selecting wine of the night.Wiki wrote:Afterward, the skeleton and head were preserved and stored in a wooden cabinet called the "Auto-icon", with the skeleton padded out with hay and dressed in Bentham's clothes. Originally kept by his disciple Thomas Southwood Smith,[19] it was acquired by University College London in 1850. It is normally kept on public display at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the college; however, for the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, and in 2013,[20] it was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where it was listed as "present but not voting".
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
In the 'official' blind tasting of 2011 I ranked the Quevedo very highly - a notch behind the Stone terraces, but ahead of all the mainstream blends...
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Lovely to see Oscar tonight. Who knows, perhaps a Belfast Quevedo tasting in 2014?
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Give Oscar my regards..
..and please say:
"Tom wants to know if you've shipped his 348 bottles of '74 yet"
..and please say:
"Tom wants to know if you've shipped his 348 bottles of '74 yet"
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We're back home now but he did say that the 11s were coming next week - I presume in the same shipment as the 74s! Which I'm looking forward to tasting too.uncle tom wrote:Give Oscar my regards..
..and please say:
"Tom wants to know if you've shipped his 348 bottles of '74 yet"
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My wife - and daughter - would argue that I have been mouldy for quite some time already. As my daughter may be the recipient of a large parcel of port at some point in the future, she might claim my spot instead - she will probably have the large formats of Taylor, in any case. Just have to move one notch in the alphabet - TMW.djewesbury wrote:No. It just means you may get mouldy after the tasting.DRT wrote:TLW wrote:I have every intention of attending, but it may well be in a Jeremy Bentham fashion. Surely you can also make it.That might cause a problem when selecting wine of the night.Wiki wrote:Afterward, the skeleton and head were preserved and stored in a wooden cabinet called the "Auto-icon", with the skeleton padded out with hay and dressed in Bentham's clothes. Originally kept by his disciple Thomas Southwood Smith,[19] it was acquired by University College London in 1850. It is normally kept on public display at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the college; however, for the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, and in 2013,[20] it was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where it was listed as "present but not voting".
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The self-correcting holographic placemats will take care of all that.TLW wrote:My wife - and daughter - would argue that I have been mouldy for quite some time already. As my daughter may be the recipient of a large parcel of port at some point in the future, she might claim my spot instead - she will probably have the large formats of Taylor, in any case. Just have to move one notch in the alphabet - TMW.djewesbury wrote:No. It just means you may get mouldy after the tasting.DRT wrote:TLW wrote:I have every intention of attending, but it may well be in a Jeremy Bentham fashion. Surely you can also make it.That might cause a problem when selecting wine of the night.Wiki wrote:Afterward, the skeleton and head were preserved and stored in a wooden cabinet called the "Auto-icon", with the skeleton padded out with hay and dressed in Bentham's clothes. Originally kept by his disciple Thomas Southwood Smith,[19] it was acquired by University College London in 1850. It is normally kept on public display at the end of the South Cloisters in the main building of the college; however, for the 100th and 150th anniversaries of the college, and in 2013,[20] it was brought to the meeting of the College Council, where it was listed as "present but not voting".
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
Excellent news for Oscar and the team, backing up the tagline I used for the Quevedo table at my nuptials in April this year-"one to watch for the future" (although I should have perhaps corrected to "one to watch now"!). Also looking forward to receiving my shipment and trying the '11 early doors, as I seem to be behind the curve in this regard compared to all else on this forum!
Excuse my ignorance but what are these '74s being referred to?
Excuse my ignorance but what are these '74s being referred to?
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A 1974 Colheita that will be distributed through the Port Society - PM Tom for details..idj123 wrote:Excellent news for Oscar and the team, backing up the tagline I used for the Quevedo table at my nuptials in April this year-"one to watch for the future" (although I should have perhaps corrected to "one to watch now"!). Also looking forward to receiving my shipment and trying the '11 early doors, as I seem to be behind the curve in this regard compared to all else on this forum!
Excuse my ignorance but what are these '74s being referred to?
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Wait, what???djewesbury wrote:A 1974 Colheita that will be distributed through the Port Society - PM Tom for details..
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Re: Congratz to the Quevedos!
Congratulations indeed to the Quevedos!
Excellent family, excellent juice, excellent price -- what's not to like?!
My associates and I are popping our first (of several) Methuselahs on December 6th, and I look forward to reporting back on the results. A 375 BYO'd last night was fabulous. Marginally more reticent than a 750ml sampled over the summer, but with all of the essential qualities well in place, and again, seamless integration of alcohol. The somm said it was the deepest, most viscous wine he'd ever seen, and kept the empty bottle. So epic, but so easy to consume. Will last 100 years. Phenomenal.
Well done Oscar, Claudia & π !
Excellent family, excellent juice, excellent price -- what's not to like?!
My associates and I are popping our first (of several) Methuselahs on December 6th, and I look forward to reporting back on the results. A 375 BYO'd last night was fabulous. Marginally more reticent than a 750ml sampled over the summer, but with all of the essential qualities well in place, and again, seamless integration of alcohol. The somm said it was the deepest, most viscous wine he'd ever seen, and kept the empty bottle. So epic, but so easy to consume. Will last 100 years. Phenomenal.
Well done Oscar, Claudia & π !