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Oh, nice. I've stayed there once. It's really quite nice, and not at all expensive!

€75 is an excellent price for a great wine.

Congratulations, Mr Ambassador!

Good title. Alluring.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑23:22 Sat 04 Jan 2025 Kopke 1975 (bottled 2023).

This is very good Port!

Light evening tonight to mark the end of festivities.
Vértice Pinot Noir 2012 Douro sparkling, 1994 Burmester and a half bottle of 20yo Kopke (two people). All showing quite well.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑00:50 Tue 31 Dec 2024

MigSU wrote: ↑00:47 Tue 31 Dec 2024

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑00:34 Tue 31 Dec 2024 Over the last few days since Christmas, we have drunk bottles of:
Messias 1963, bottled 1983

I'm assuming that Messias was a colheita and not a very very very late bottled vintage.

Have you been drinking?

Alas, yes.

Over the last few days since Christmas, we have drunk bottles of: 1964 Bodegas Franco Espanolas Royal Reserve NV Quevedo Ruby Port NV Churchill Club Ruby (which would have been a 2015 single vintage Crusted, if that had been a legal category) 2004 Blandy Malvasia 2009 Quinta do Noval Colheita Messi...

This evening had:

- Quinta do Noval Touriga Nacional 2017 Douro DOC red
- Quinta de San Michel Malvasia 2017 Colares DOC white
- Quinta das Lamelas 20 y.o. white

All fantastic wines.

Alas, no. I think most people in my life either haven't yet realised that wine is a nice gift they can get me or feel intimidated and are afraid to give me the 'wrong' wine (whatever that is).

Very good Port!

Just some mid to heavyweight Portuguese whites and reds (Guru Douro white, Vinhas da Ira Alentejo red, Quinta da Gaivota Douro red), along with a Val da Figueira 10yo and a Kopke 30yo.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

I'd say open the St Julien. Then take the Shiraz and gift it to some needy orphans who don't know any better (sorry, I'm really not into Syrah/Shiraz).

We kicked off on Friday with some friends round for dinner. We opened a bottle of Messias Bruto Barraida Espumante 2019, Messias Reserva Branco Barraida DOC 2017, Messias Reserva Tinto Barraida DOC 2015 (100% Baga, I believe), Messias 1963 Colheita (bottled 1983), Kopke 1963 Colheita (bottled 2023)...

Today I'm drinking a Burmester 1994 and a magnum of Quanta Terra Grande Reserva 2018 Douro white with my girlfriend and a friend of ours.

Incredibly cheap. Great catch!

Agree with the 7 instead of a 1.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:48 Wed 18 Dec 2024 Someone explain to me what a “fine old” ruby Port is

An old vintage Port?

Sounds incredibly youthful (in a good way) for a 54 year old wine!

If you're talking about the last picture then it definitely says Quinta.

Great lineup.

I was perfectly happy using Teams, but I'm also willing to switch if that's the consensus.

Is the unknown known to be a VP?

In-person TPF tasting in Porto incoming.

Yes, please.

(For now) I only have Graham 17 that fits that particular theme. If we widen it to all SFE and TFP LBVs then I have Warre 07/08/09, Cockburn 15, Dow 16, and Fonseca 18.