Deep and dark. Big lush sweet thick port. Liked.
[Reading the tasting notes I wonder if Julian's Taylor and Fonseca glasses got switched.]
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- 17:10 Fri 14 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Fonseca
- Replies: 4
- Views: 159
- 17:08 Fri 14 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Taylor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 96
Re: 2000 Taylor
Paling rim. Spicy nose, then spirit. Dries quite quickly on the palate. Chocolate tannins.
- 22:17 Thu 13 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2009 Quevedo Colheita Quinta Vale d’Agodinho Bottled 2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 45
2009 Quevedo Colheita Quinta Vale d’Agodinho Bottled 2024
From 90ml 95% opaque, red rim, has a particularly deep glossiness. Conventionally red fruited nose. Denser, heavier, thicker than the straight 2009 Colheita. Lots of chocolate and Agen prune on the finish. Must be a very different grape blend! Is it better? Probably. Is it more interesting? Hmm. Tha...
- 21:59 Thu 13 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2009 Quevedo Colheita bottled 2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 25
2009 Quevedo Colheita bottled 2024
From 90ml
Bottled 2024
95% opaque, red rim
With a bit of swirling, slightly lifted (pleasant hint of VA) nose of raspberries and redcurrants and garrigue and fennel seed.
Dried orange peel on palate, toffee finish. Dentyne. Kola kubes.
Quite interesting, quite nice.
Drink up.
Bottled 2024
95% opaque, red rim
With a bit of swirling, slightly lifted (pleasant hint of VA) nose of raspberries and redcurrants and garrigue and fennel seed.
Dried orange peel on palate, toffee finish. Dentyne. Kola kubes.
Quite interesting, quite nice.
Drink up.
- 14:33 Wed 12 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1970 Horizontal, flights 1-4, Friday 3 October 2025
- Replies: 28
- Views: 775
Re: 1970 Horizontal, flights 1-4, Friday 3 October 2025
@flash - for most of the majors, people probably have three bottles - so could possibly bring a backup?
- 12:50 Wed 12 Feb 2025
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 2000 Horizontal, Mon 10 Feb 2025, B&F
- Replies: 15
- Views: 505
Re: 2000 Horizontal, Mon 10 Feb 2025, B&F
Most enlightening evening. Thank you for being such good company. My thanks in particular to nac for broaching so many cases, and to Julian for (re) organising as I threatened to succumb to work. A broad spread of good to very good ports, with a small number of disappointing ones. But nothing really...
- 21:02 Tue 11 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1970 Horizontal, flights 1-4, Friday 3 October 2025
- Replies: 28
- Views: 775
Re: 1970 Horizontal, flights 1-4, Friday 3 October 2025
Reconfirmed. I know I have Warre and GB but will check what else idc.
- 20:56 Tue 11 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 1970 Horizontal, flight 0, Thursday 2 October 2025
- Replies: 20
- Views: 464
Re: 1970 Horizontal, flight 0, Thursday 2 October 2025
I reconfirm availability for Flight 0. I still have the Feuerheerd.
- 12:13 Mon 10 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Sainsbury's Taste The Difference
- Replies: 3
- Views: 113
Re: 2000 Sainsbury's Taste The Difference
I should add - this has very clearly been recorked- presumably to remove a branded one.
- 11:42 Mon 10 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Sainsbury's Taste The Difference
- Replies: 3
- Views: 113
Re: 2000 Sainsbury's Taste The Difference
Opened 09/02/25 2130
Decanted 10/2/25 1130
Rich thick sediment
QA sample promising
Decanted 10/2/25 1130
Rich thick sediment
QA sample promising
- 11:41 Mon 10 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Osborne
- Replies: 2
- Views: 108
Re: 2000 Osborne
A bottle purchased at auction in about 2018.
Opened 09/02/25 2130
Decanted 10/2/25 1130
Thick heavy sediment
QA sample fine.
Opened 09/02/25 2130
Decanted 10/2/25 1130
Thick heavy sediment
QA sample fine.
- 09:29 Mon 10 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Gould Campbell
- Replies: 2
- Views: 92
Re: 2000 Gould Campbell
Opened 09/02/25 2130 decanted 10/2/25 0930.
Immense amounts of thick sediment.
Quality assessment sample suggests this is a bruiser.
Immense amounts of thick sediment.
Quality assessment sample suggests this is a bruiser.
- 09:21 Mon 10 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Dow
- Replies: 2
- Views: 76
Re: 2000 Dow
Opened 09/02/25 2130 decanted 10/2/25 0915
Very heavy thick sediment
Quality assessment sample excellent
Very heavy thick sediment
Quality assessment sample excellent
- 09:15 Mon 10 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2000 Niepoort Secundum
- Replies: 2
- Views: 102
Re: 2000 Niepoort Secundum
Opened 9/2/25 2130 decanted 10/2/25 0909.
Heavy fine sediment. Decanting sample fragrant.
Heavy fine sediment. Decanting sample fragrant.
- 19:04 Sun 09 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
Official start time of 1800. Some of us will be there from circa 1700, pouring things into glasses. Many hands (say, five pairs) make light work. Much more than that is likely to make it difficult to manouevre. Self, nac, one of nac's guests, alex would be fine. One or two more welcome but if the bu...
- 20:24 Fri 07 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
@ idj - Real Compania Velha? Were we that bad in a previous life?
Seriously, 20 really is enough, chaps…
Seriously, 20 really is enough, chaps…
- 20:16 Fri 07 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
I have failed to pre-deliver my ports to the B&F due to pressure of work. I will follow the Julianic method set out above.
- 23:17 Thu 06 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2012 Quevedo Colheita Quinta Vale D’Agodinho
- Replies: 0
- Views: 77
2012 Quevedo Colheita Quinta Vale D’Agodinho
From 90 ml bottled 2024
80% opaque, red rim
Bright cherries-in-kirsch nose.
Palate very much congruent.
Some ground almonds, late.
Nice, and interesting, but definitely unusual.
80% opaque, red rim
Bright cherries-in-kirsch nose.
Palate very much congruent.
Some ground almonds, late.
Nice, and interesting, but definitely unusual.
- 22:13 Thu 06 Feb 2025
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 2000 Horizontal, Mon 10 Feb 2025, B&F
- Replies: 15
- Views: 505
Re: 2000 Horizontal, Mon 10 Feb 2025, B&F
I think that technically 2000 is last century, or certainly last millennium.
- 22:06 Wed 05 Feb 2025
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: Kopke Tivoli Hotel, Vila Nova de Gaia
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5651
Re: Kopke Tivoli Hotel, Vila Nova de Gaia
In fairness to the Tivoli, the rooms at the Yeatman are ridiculously large. It feels like a quarter of a mile from door to terrace. And the baths… I decided to have a bath in my room there one evening and it took about 30 minutes to fill.
- 22:01 Wed 05 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1294
- Views: 1258710
Re: Software that makes placemats
2… I can see it …
- 20:57 Wed 05 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1294
- Views: 1258710
Re: Software that makes placemats
Possibly also the 00 / 2000 backdrop. Just feels right.
- 20:55 Wed 05 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1294
- Views: 1258710
Re: Software that makes placemats
But also, there is a sparseness to them that is very pleasing. A bit like the sonnet form, there is a compression from the strict requirements of getting 20 in that strips them to the essentials.
- 20:54 Wed 05 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Software that makes placemats
- Replies: 1294
- Views: 1258710
Re: Software that makes placemats
20 ports
- 08:29 Wed 05 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
That is indeed a magnificent set of place mats. Thank you Julian.
- 20:54 Tue 04 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
As to whether we have too much port - a vote - do we pour small and everyone takes 1/3 of a bottle of their preference home? Or do we trim the list? A question for the ages, in a sense. Possibly a matter of both, if we end up being 12 persons, where 16 ports might be advisable. I think to get it dow...
- 17:01 Tue 04 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
We may also now have Dow.
- 17:00 Tue 04 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Sandeman
- Replies: 3
- Views: 384
Re: 1966 Sandeman
Well that looks like a very good time indeed.
- 19:29 Mon 03 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 19 Feb 25 (TBC) - Niche-interest bottlings & old reliables
- Replies: 81
- Views: 7335
Re: 19 Feb 25 (TBC) - Niche-interest bottlings & old reliables
Chopped sausages
Harissa chicken, green salad on the side
Sticky toffee pudding
Harissa chicken, green salad on the side
Sticky toffee pudding
- 19:27 Mon 03 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
My food choices
Avocado bruschetta
Pie, additional green salad on the side
Welsh rarebit
Avocado bruschetta
Pie, additional green salad on the side
Welsh rarebit
- 10:30 Mon 03 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
Neil, if Harry can't make it, remove Mz and QH and I will remove TTD. 16 enough for 13. If Harry can make it then keep Mz in and I will keep TTD in. (I suspect the TTD is QH-adjacent hence that way round.)
- 21:57 Sun 02 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2012 Quevedo Colheita Tinta Francisca
- Replies: 0
- Views: 763
2012 Quevedo Colheita Tinta Francisca
From 90ml Much brighter in glass that the 2014 Colheita ex LBV. -70% opaque, cherry red. Very much fruit driven nose. Confit cherries, hint of sherbet. Bright fruit on the front palate, but then a quite dramatic shift to some interesting mature sous-bois on the finish. Possibly a little monotonal, b...
- 21:50 Sun 02 Feb 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2014 Quevedo Colheita ex LBV
- Replies: 0
- Views: 67
2014 Quevedo Colheita ex LBV
From 90ml
Rim browning, but still 95% opaque
Smells of prunes and of dried figs. Fig rolls?
Congruent palate with a little bit of fruit pointing through before the finish.
Pleasant wine, fully mature.
Rim browning, but still 95% opaque
Smells of prunes and of dried figs. Fig rolls?
Congruent palate with a little bit of fruit pointing through before the finish.
Pleasant wine, fully mature.
- 21:14 Sun 02 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
Julian, thank you, helpful request for clarification - please open night before, leave open, double decant morning and seal.
- 21:07 Sun 02 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
I will drop my ports off at the B&F this week and ask that they be opened and decanted on the morning of the tasting. If you are travelling with your port, then opening and double decanting the night before should offer a similar experience.
- 21:01 Sun 02 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
@ Luke, thanks for the food order.
- 21:01 Sun 02 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
@idj - thank you, but already standing up
- 23:52 Sat 01 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
We appear to have no Dow.
- 23:50 Sat 01 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
Martin’s guest is adopting his Warre.
- 23:31 Sat 01 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
Splendid.
Luke, welcome.
Luke, welcome.
- 20:32 Sat 01 Feb 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
Alex M’s unavailability means we are 13, five of whom will be adopting from nac, but nac is currently providing six wines for adoptions. We either need another person, or we need to take a wine out I think (given Julian’s and my already enthusiastic oversupply).
- 21:32 Fri 31 Jan 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1996 Taylor Vargellas
- Replies: 0
- Views: 441
1996 Taylor Vargellas
From half bottle 3 hour decant 80% opaque, paling rim Still curiously mute on the palate, as this particular wine tends to be. Some hints of dry red fruits. On front palate a welcome lush sweetness, maraschino cherries, with almond- topped cherry crumble, but it dries out mid palate and becomes goji...
- 18:56 Wed 29 Jan 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
@Alex - sorry to hear, but such is life...
- 13:45 Wed 29 Jan 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
- Replies: 143
- Views: 27892
Re: Monday 10 February 2025 - 2000 VP Tasting
This tasting is suddenly the week after next. Please could you notify your menu choices by COB Monday 3rd? https://www.davywine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/10605-Davys-Menu-Aug24_Core_Final.pdf Please can the following be brought George - GC , [ Sainsbury's TTD ], Niepoort Secundum , Osborne , ...
- 21:52 Sun 26 Jan 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2014 Quevedo Colheita (bottled 2024)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 217
2014 Quevedo Colheita (bottled 2024)
From 90 ml
19.5%
90% opaque, dull red rim.
Bright and distinctly atypical and high toned nose with almond milk raspberry jam and vanilla
On the palate sweet and rich with jammy raspberries (with lots of pips) and chocolate cherries in kirsch. Good length.
Weird but fun.
19.5%
90% opaque, dull red rim.
Bright and distinctly atypical and high toned nose with almond milk raspberry jam and vanilla
On the palate sweet and rich with jammy raspberries (with lots of pips) and chocolate cherries in kirsch. Good length.
Weird but fun.
- 21:24 Sat 25 Jan 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2019 Quevedo
- Replies: 0
- Views: 259
2019 Quevedo
From 90ml Not clear when bottled but assume 2021 95% opaque, crimson rim Proper TN dominant nose, blueberry and blackcurrant Big rich thick palate, real weight to this one. Admirable rich berry fruit finish. Blackberry. Some nice fine tannins to structure the finish. This will age, but is jolly nice...
- 21:03 Fri 24 Jan 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2019 Quevedo LBV (bottled 2024)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 274
2019 Quevedo LBV (bottled 2024)
From 90ml. 19.5%. Purple, with violet rim Slightly confected nose with sherbet and warm balsamic macerated strawberries. Very sweet on the palate. ‘Marshmallow port!’ Says my co-taster. And then, half-way back in the mouth, it’s just gone. Bang. Nothing. Extraordinary. There’s some chocolate if you ...
- 20:20 Fri 24 Jan 2025
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: 1985 Cálem - suspicious bottle
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1481
Re: 1985 Cálem - suspicious bottle
Given the multiple data points it is most likely that this falls into the first two paragraphs of my 2216 of Wednesday.
- 12:41 Fri 24 Jan 2025
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: 19 Feb 25 (TBC) - Niche-interest bottlings & old reliables
- Replies: 81
- Views: 7335
Re: 19 Feb 25 (TBC) - Niche-interest bottlings & old reliables
pate
harissa chicken
carrots
sticky toffee pudding
harissa chicken
carrots
sticky toffee pudding
- 20:46 Thu 23 Jan 2025
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2022 Quevedo VP
- Replies: 0
- Views: 276
2022 Quevedo VP
From 90ml 19.5% Pop and pour 95% opaque, red rim Nose dominated by garrigue, reminds me of the rosemary found on 1960 Butler Nephew Palate rich and sweet and very soft. Swirls of fruit that taste of red 3 and red velvet cake. Cool blueberry, late. No discernible tannins at this stage. Sweet fruit do...