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How does this format work? We pick our own Port, I assume?

I've always had this wine, the 1987 Vargellas, and the 1985 Graham as my top 3 from the 1980s. It's a fabulous wine and will likely out-live all of us. I'd swap the '83 Graham's for the '85 Graham's, but you can't go wrong with either. I'd also throw the '86 Graham's Malvedos into the mix. I'd rank...

The '86 Graham's Malvedos is one of the best Ports from the '80's. Not the best, but certainly in the Top 5 IMHO. The '83 & '85 Offley Boa Vista are very solid Ports.

I just came across a small stock of this at a B&M in South Jersey. Halves were going for $14 and a 750ML bottle was $28. I opted to buy a '97 Smith Woodhouse there instead. By the looks of the bottle it doesn't look like they had budged for a good 15 or 20 years, so it will be there if I swing b...

winesecretary wrote: ↑19:43 Fri 10 Feb 2023 @ Mike J. W. - congratulations!

Thanks. It was a long time coming.

I'd love to join. Plenty of free time now that I'm retired.

I've always had this wine, the 1987 Vargellas, and the 1985 Graham as my top 3 from the 1980s. It's a fabulous wine and will likely out-live all of us. I'd swap the '83 Graham's for the '85 Graham's, but you can't go wrong with either. I'd also throw the '86 Graham's Malvedos into the mix. I'd rank...

When I was referring to structured Port I'm really talking about any typical Ruby style Port that is drinkable. What I've found with LBV's that have a lot of age to them is that they seem to have lost their structure and yet they're still good. They've pretty much have lost their tannins and althoug...

I assume this was filtered like their late versions? I've recently had their 1992 and 1994 LBV's and although they were filtered, they were both very good all things considered. The other thing I find with LBV's that have about 25 or more years on them is they to me they seem to "break down&quo...

Christopher wrote: ↑00:33 Fri 30 Dec 2022 A port to add to the cellar for sure. Particularly when better priced than the Taylor

The '92 Taylor's is a spectacular Port. I like it better than the '94, but you're right, the price is disproportionately higher than the '92 Fonseca.

The last two LBVs I’ve tried—the Messias 2016 and Quevedo 2017—were at opposite ends of the quality spectrum but neither, as far as I could tell, included a bottling date on the label. I appreciate that a bottling date is only really essentially for buying colheitas and almost every producer bottle...

Welcome Michael. I shall look forward to meeting you at the Quevedo tasting next month. Btw… don’t let the Maths put you off. There are some very talented mathematicians among the members, and I would venture that they have discovered an equation that proves you can never ever have too much Port! W...

uncle tom wrote: ↑16:48 Sun 11 Dec 2022 The centenarian bottle I am pulling for the Xmas bash next week will reduce the average of the VP in my cellar by 3 days, 20hrs and 20 minutes..

To make this the ultimate pointless statistic, seconds need to be in there.

Regulation was lowered for certain categories of ports, forgot which. QH is not dead as a brand, it’s been put into hiatus (easiest way to explain). I could think of a few scenarios to use QH as the producer. - don’t want SFE listed on label - keep QH used to prevent various loss of rights related ...

This happens to fall on my birthday, but I am well past 20 years. Very well past, in fact.

I'm sorry, but that's obscene pricing. Very disappointing to see that.

Getting back on topic, two more (that I don’t believe have been mentioned thus far) to add to the 80s pantheon: the too rarely seen Ni80 and the RP82 (which I think is better than the 83) Can attest to the quality of the RP82, opened two bottles recently and both were quite pleasant to drink. I'm g...

I’ve just watched Ben’s video about the Gould Campbell 1963 and have been thoroughly entertained - thank you for pointing me towards it Ben. To make life easier for others who might want to watch it, you can find it here . I have to whole-heartedly agree with Alex, that was an incredible video. Tha...

nac wrote: ↑15:32 Wed 28 Sep 2022 As there's no interest I shall open a 1/2 bottle to go with my dinner.

By myself.

Alone.

For us older folks, this song would more readily come to mind...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8

There are some bottles in that line up which should have been great Ports. The 1937 Noval has a huge reputation (although I prefer the Noval ‘68). The Kopke ‘44 can be stunning and the Graham ‘94 is one of my guaranteed go-to Ports. Your college buddies are very lucky people! They all were great Po...

There are some bottles in that line up which should have been great Ports. The 1937 Noval has a huge reputation (although I prefer the Noval ‘68). The Kopke ‘44 can be stunning and the Graham ‘94 is one of my guaranteed go-to Ports. Your college buddies are very lucky people! They all were great Po...

Some unusual bottles from unusual years: very interesting. All genuine? I bought almost all of them from auction from reputable auction houses (Zachy's, Ackers and a few others) and acquired them over the past 4 years. Of course bottles can be faked, but I looked them over pretty closely and they l...

Every year me and a bunch of my college buddies get together down at a beach house for a weekend. Lately it's been the weekend after our holiday called Labor Day (Labor Day is always the first Monday in September. As usual, I brought the Ports. I decided to bring 1 Colheita from each decade from the...

Provisional voting categories Best tasting note Best tasting Biggest dissapointment at a tasting Most accurate blind taster Outstanding contribution to TPF Best Port at a tasting Best guest at a tasting Best venue used by TPF Most prolific organiser Imbiber of the year Here are a few thoughts for c...

1 x 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda 12 x 1986 Graham's Malvedos 1 x 1998 Quinta do Crasto LBV Just spotted the case of 12 bottles of the GM86. What a nice catch! Thanks Alex. I've had them before and they're very good. They came up at auction and there were no bids so I got them at a very attractive pri...