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Glenn E.

Wow, that's really close!

13-12-11-10.5-9.5 might just be the closest spread for the top 5 that I've ever seen.

Glenn E.

I've been to 1 tasting that had 14 bottles that were all over 100 years old, but those were all Madeira. Was that Saturday 18 th October 2008 at Triomphe, 49 West 44 th Street, New York ( TNs , placemats )? No, it was the Madeirathon in Seattle in 2016. But the one you have linked appears to be si...

Glenn E.

I feel this is a challenge set! Can this tasting ever be beaten. Suspect with Ferriera but not any other Port house Definitely. I should note that the Decades tasting in Los Angeles was not a single producer. There were many producers represented in order to get to a mere 9 centenarians, and a coup...

Glenn E.

That might be an understatement. The book has mention of many tastings. I do not recall any with ten Vintages more than a century old. Just none. Even Taylor’s great bicentennial tasting discussed in A Celebration of Taylor’s Port (1992), p53 onwards, had none older than a century. And the Cockburn...

Glenn E.

Scoring Scoring was done electronically using a cobbled-together mobile app. Thinking being that the timetable was tight, and the usual TPF shout-out-your-scores approach could take too long and be challenging in a room of 25 people. Not all attendees loved the use of the technology, some perhaps e...

Glenn E.

All of your notes sound familiar to me. I have organized and helped run several events with a similar number of Ports, but never with that many attendees. I can confirm that as soon as you make the leap to "multiple sessions in one day" that the complexity goes up exponentially, and that's...

Glenn E.

An incredible event! I wish I could have been there.

Could someone explain the color-coded dots on the scoresheets? At first it seems that red indicates someone who did not taste that flight, but then I see that there are a few scores recorded under red dots, albeit not a full set of scores.

Glenn E.

I'm in! Hopefully. Always a bit unpredictable since it's the middle of the work day, but other than this last one it usually works out.

Glenn E.

Sorry I missed this - I got busy at work and things didn't slow down until now. I hope you all had a great time!

Glenn E.

I have a work meeting from 11-12 (roughly the start time for this tasting) that of late has been running long, so I may not be able to join until 8 or 8:30 pm London time. But I'll get online eventually!

Glenn E.

*samples can only be delivered to UK addresses* I haz a sad. :cry: I could probably even make a Zoom call on Nov 26 at 7:00 pm GMT. I'd have my usual mid-day conflicts, but those tend to work out okay when we do Port Forum Virtual Tastings. You might not be able to get samples sent to you, but you ...

Glenn E.

winesecretary wrote: ↑07:25 Thu 18 Sep 2025 @Glenn - try being of 1973 vintage…

hey at least they made VP in 1973... they just had to dump it all out!

Glenn E.

Wonderful writeup, Martin! I've been to Vesuvio several times, but your visit seems to have been a little more in-depth. For example, it's possible that I've been in that barrel room before, but we definitely did not get to taste the 1992 Colheita directly from the cask! (I've had it with lunch befo...

Glenn E.

lport224 wrote: ↑09:20 Thu 18 Sep 2025 *samples can only be delivered to UK addresses*

I haz a sad.

I could probably even make a Zoom call on Nov 26 at 7:00 pm GMT. I'd have my usual mid-day conflicts, but those tend to work out okay when we do Port Forum Virtual Tastings.

Glenn E.

As an aside, I see that the Pocas LBV did very well. Pocas not only makes very good TWAIOA and Colheitas, but their LBV's are top notch as well. I had their 1994 LBV last year and it's one of the best LBV's I've had (topped only by the 1995 Andresen and 1995 Smith Woodhouse). Their 2011 LBV is no s...

Glenn E.

Welcome! Good to see another port fan from a similar vintage to myself! I suspect we live in the shadow of 1983... but still a good year for port and exceptional to Bordeaux. :) 1982 and 1983 are often referred to as a split declaration. As it turns out there were actually more Vintage Ports declar...

Glenn E.

I've had the 1977 QH and it's pretty awesome, so if the BBR is actually the same Port you're in for a treat.

Glenn E.

@ Glenn E. - would be lovely if you could make it. If you can make it, I will disinvite my guest, who will understand being turfed out for someone who has travelled 5,000 miles for the evening, but you are top of the reserves for now. Tickets purchased and I can now confirm attendance. Kari will be...

Glenn E.

Eye = Visual Nose = Nariz Mouth = Boca I was having a debate with Julian about these. My feeling was that you wouldn't translate directly but would instead go: o aspeto o cheiro o sabor What would you expect to see if you were looking at wine reviews in a copy of, say, Revista dos Vinhos? I debated...

Glenn E.

I'll start working through these as I have a few moments. Others can contribute as well! Wine Of The Night? Vinho da Noite What is it? O que é? Times (i.e., time at which wine decanted) literal: vezes hours of the day in Portuguese are usually plural, though so... hour: hora becomes horas and is use...

Glenn E.

...except for a valuation on a late 00s Taylor VV, which it values at £300+ for 6 bottles! I'd buy that! '00s VVV is typically $200 per bottle here in the US. Not sure it's worth that (for me) in London, though, because I then have to get it to WA which adds significantly. Is that at retail? Or wha...

Glenn E.

The Moscatels from JMdF (which are Setubal, not Douro) are difficult to distinguish from good white Ports. If Douro versions are as good*, then I have no problem with them being kept with the Port TN index.

* doubtful. It is unfair to compare them to JMdF.

Glenn E.

rich_n wrote: ↑09:44 Thu 04 Sep 2025 ...except for a valuation on a late 00s Taylor VV, which it values at £300+ for 6 bottles!

I'd buy that! '00s VVV is typically $200 per bottle here in the US.

Not sure it's worth that (for me) in London, though, because I then have to get it to WA which adds significantly.

Glenn E.

From a sample brought to me the next morning... first time I've had the pleasure of trying this Port! Medium brown color with tawny highlights, some greening at the rim. Nose is rich and generically tawny with significant vinagrinho. Big, bright palate. Fairly intense acidity. Drying finish due to t...

Glenn E.

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑17:25 Tue 26 Aug 2025 Next year of course is 2026, so at least one night will be a tasting of 1966 VP's.

[checks calendar]

I'm available that weekend!

Glenn E.

I believe that all Vargellas 1965 was bottled in Porto, in 1968 - but I might be wrong... Further to this; the only non-Oporto bottling of any Taylor Vargellas of which I am aware are the '67 and '69 bottlings by BBR. Does anyone know of any other non-Oporto bottlings of any Taylor Vargellas vintag...

Glenn E.

It might be relevant to know the bottler? Was this an English bottled case, or one bottled in Porto?

Glenn E.

The only recommendation that I have for 1960 is Ferreira. It is light and elegant, but really a special Port that you don't often see. Their 1980 is also pretty special. I have been told that 1963 is returning to form, but I have had enough non-outstanding performances from that vintage that, combin...

Glenn E.

Thanks for putting this together, even if my work interfered more than usual! It was still great seeing everyone. Mike - I put out a call for August Port Club, and very quickly got 10 responses (out of 11) saying that they couldn't make it. So we've cancelled. Which means I'm free on Saturday night ...

Glenn E.

Here is a nice current overview from our friends in the UK https://www.vintagewineandport.co.uk/vintage-port/1963-port/ Most of those bottles go for 200-300 pound. Those are retail prices, and only the well-known, good Ports reach 300 GBP. Person-to-person sales are generally around 50-60% of retai...

Glenn E.

@ Glenn E. - would be lovely if you could make it. If you can make it, I will disinvite my guest, who will understand being turfed out for someone who has travelled 5,000 miles for the evening, but you are top of the reserves for now. Thank you, that is very kind. If prices remain as they are now (...

Glenn E.

You may find that a duty invoice arrives at some point. That’s usually what happens with UPS… I paid 3 such invoices earlier this month. One for $2.25 customs fee and $4.25 "disbursement" fee. One for $0.08 tariff fee and $8.00 "disbursement" fee. And one for $0.08 tariff fee an...

Glenn E.

I would like to be on the list, and if I have read the responses correctly I should be first reserve which is perfect. I won't know for a few months whether or not I can make it, so being a reserve is probably best anyway. I have several of the listed vintages, but we wouldn't want me to carry one h...

Glenn E.

Thanks for the writeup! That restaurant looks really good...

Glenn E.

If you couldn't make a good Port in 1970, you should have been selling shoes.

Sounds like a great buy!

Glenn E.

Bronze - 85-89 - a well made wine within its category which can be drunk with satisfaction and enjoyment Silver - 90-94 - an excellent wine in its category, bringing excitement and pleasure when drunk Gold - 95-96 - an outstanding wine in its category, a wine which delivers considerable presence an...

Glenn E.

I can make either date, but Thursday the 7th would be better as I have regular M-W-F work meeting at 11:30 am that interrupts these proceedings.

Glenn E.

That said, I suspect the answer is 1987 Porto Souza. I had some in inventory (~6 bottles), purchased 2 more cases, and have since consumed a few. So I probably have around 2 cases left, which is a lot for me. Others where I have 12-15 bottles: 1964 Krohn Colheita Branco 1964 Noval Colheita 1976 Kro...

Glenn E.

What a wonderful trip! Thank you for sharing!

Glenn E.

I wonder if the port might go quite well with beef? No doubt someone here's tried that before? It should go very well with the beef. I am one who drinks Port with food, and I think it pairs very well as long as you follow principles similar to what you would use with table wine. The trick is desser...

Glenn E.

I use a fine mesh metal strainer/aerator similar to this and have been very happy with it. I have, on occasion, added 2 layers of gauze similar to what Phil recommends, but only when the Port is particularly gritty and/or agitated.

Glenn E.

In chronological order... Brunheda 1906 Colheita The original hand-bottled Mourao "60" Mourao "100" (old blend) DR 1885 Mourao "100" (new blend) Mourao CL Brunheda "Muito Velho" 125+ Mourao 140+ VOT DR 100 Year Old Tawny Cask #3 In May I went on another Port ...

Glenn E.

Cockburn also showing good redness with a very promising fill! Is that Cockburn definitely a '55? Asking because I recognise that as the Cockburn '60 capsule - which is the only vintage I've seen it on to date. ( VPID set of Cockburn capsules 1955-60 for reference). It looks to me like the far left...

Glenn E.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑15:24 Fri 20 Jun 2025 That Taylor is historic - the first commercial LBV which was bottled filtered and so made easy for restaurants to serve and pour.

I thought that 1965 was their first LBV, bottled in 1970? Or was the 1965 not bottled filtered?

Glenn E.

Rummy wrote: ↑16:44 Wed 18 Jun 2025 A dozen of Vesuvio "94, since I've read nothing but good things about it.

Very nice! It would be difficult to have too much V94.

Glenn E.

Those sound good to me.

Glenn E.

2000 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port . Elegant with mature fruit on the nose. Very different on the palate from the 2000 Noval VP drunk alongside this wine with less sweetness to the fruit, more ripeness and purity. The tannins are more pronounced in the Nacional, delivering a wonderful and f...

Glenn E.

2000 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port . Elegant with mature fruit on the nose. Very different on the palate from the 2000 Noval VP drunk alongside this wine with less sweetness to the fruit, more ripeness and purity. The tannins are more pronounced in the Nacional, delivering a wonderful and f...

Glenn E.

I wonder why Vesuvio is so much more expensive than the other SFE offerings? The pricing for Sentinels seems to confirm that it is a secondary brand like Guimaraens, not a super cuvee. Well, Vesúvio is usually (always?) considered equivalent to the 'classic' releases, not the single quintas (even t...

Glenn E.

The only surprise that I find while reading the results is that, at least in our experience here in the US, the Dow and Taylor are reversed. 2 bottles of Fonseca taking 1st and 2nd is not surprising; it is expected. Graham finishing 3rd (only because there are 2 bottles of Fonseca present) is also e...

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