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Congratulations on this feat!
Looking forward to it.

Rubby

26/04/09 Signs of leakage. Cork soft and wet throughout, but came out smoothly in one piece. Tiny amount of sediment. Decant +3: Pale light red-brown in colour, like tea. Almost pink at the rim. Nose of strawberries and marzipan. On the palette again strawberries, black cherries and some orangepeel....

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Croft 1982.

Tasting note will be posted.

Rubby

Croft 1975 (2x)
Croft 1977 (3x)
Croft 1982 (4x)

My wee wine fridge is full already, so I'll have to officially open my new wine cellar for these bottles
(the crawling space beneath my house

).

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Hi TBird,
Can you remember what year of bottling this was?
Today I bought two of these (sale: 2nd bottle half price!) and noticed they had a 2005 and a 2008 bottling.
For the sake of comparison I should have bought one of each (didn't think of that in the shop), but bought two 2008 bottlings.
Thanks.

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So far I've only had the Churchill 2002 (which I found rather disappointing) and the Dow's 1997 (which I found enjoyable with loads of distinctive fruits).
I do have a Taylor's 1974 tucked away though.

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Do you think that the very good impression you had of this wine was because of the extra bottle age that the port had before you drank it? That's difficult to say since I never had a Gould Campbell LBV before or since, but this was certainly the oldest LBV I ever had. To my taste it had more sweet ...

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Unfiltered. decanted +1: Closed nose. Remarkably dry on first taste. Apple and cherries on the palette. Figs and mineral in aftertaste. Reasonably long aftertaste. Medium to light body. Tannins present. This clearly needs more decanting time and I'm curious to what it will taste like in a couple of ...

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decant +3 : Quite a large amount of lumpy sediment. Opaque with dark red rim. Interesting nose of raspberry, orange and freshly cut hay. Medium sweet and fleshy in the mouth but with a rather dull palette of overripe cherries and a hint of marzipan. Not much depth there. Reasonably long aftertaste ...

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Part of a mixed lot bought at a wine auction. Bottled in 1994. Unfiltered. decant +2: Although the label indicated nothing and this bottle had a T-stopper, this LBV was clearly unfiltered: a small solid cake of sediment against the side of the bottle. Very dark red colour, but not opaque. Attractive...

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Bottled in 2007. Unfiltered. decant +1: Almost unnoticeable amount of dust-like sediment. Opaque with very dark red rim. Pleasant nose of mainly cherries, orange juice and some nettle. Full bodied and fleshy in the mouth with a palette mainly existing of cherries and some dark chocolate. Lengthy aft...

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Decanted 2,5 hours. Reasonable amount of fine sediment. Dark red-brown colour. Fabulous nose of raisins, dried figs, dried apricot but also some fresh tones of plums. The nose is so lovely that you almost forget this liquid is also made for drinking. All the mentioned tones come back on the palette ...

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Bottled by Sogevinus - Fine Wines, S.A. Bottled in 2008. Filtered. Colour dark purple-red. A nose of mainly raspberry, cherries and some dark chocolate. A lot of alcohol in the mouth. On the palette again a lot of raspberry, cherries, dark chocolate and some peach. A reasonable lengthy aftertaste. S...

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NV Merchant Vintners Company Ltd - Finest Ruby Port Bottled by Fonseca Guimaraens. Part of a mixed lot bought at a wine auction. T-cork. Poured straight from the bottle. Surprisingly enough this bottle throws a small amount of granular sediment. There is no way of telling the age of this 'Finest Ru...

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decant +0: Fair amount of lumpy sediment. Opaque with brick red rim. A fresh, youthfull, fruity nose but not very complex with mainly redcurrant, some tomato and nutmeg. Quite acidic in the mouth and a sweetness below average. On the palette cherries, fresh fig and a bit mineral. An avertaste that ...

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Label advices decanting because 'this Port is not pasteurised or refridgerated'. Label doesn't make clear if it's filtered or not. No sediment on decanting. decant +0: Very dark cherry-red colour. Light nose of cherry, apple and a hint of apricot and lemon. Dry on the palette with lots of apple and ...

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KillerB wrote:They are actually quite cute - they look like headless cats.

What a terrible thing to say!

Split from Port Sippers by admin on 6 Jan 09 due to deviation.

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Happy new year everybody!

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Sadly I can't view the image you posted ( "file does not excist" ). For what it's worth: G.Verlinden&Zoon N.V sHertogenbosch is called Wijn Verlinden these days. From their online shopping page they only seem to carry port by the name of Hutchesons. http://www.wijnverlinden.nl/Menu/bes...

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I'm fine with the admin resizing mine. It was annoyingly big anyway.

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Michael M. wrote:I contacted them by reason of shipping costs to Germany.

Michael,
When they reply, I would be quite interested to know what the shipping costs are, as I take it shipping to Germany wouldn't be much different than shipping to The Netherlands.
Thanks.

Rubby

I'm using Wine XT which is a nifty little program for the Mac.

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About a bottle a week. Goes down in about 3 days.
Most of the time I'm the only one drinking because my girlfriend can't handle more than a tiny glass of alcohol.

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I just raised a glass of Croft 2003 LBV on little Ben's long and happy life.

Tasting note to follow.

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Congratulations to you and your wife, Benread!! A happy day indeed!

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A bit late (sorry for that) but I would like to thank everyone for this great evening!
I had a wonderful time with more VP's than I could dream of, delicious diner and good company.
It was great meeting you all.
Thanks again!

Rubby

Hi Vicky! Don't worry about being a Port novice. When I found this place a year ago, I hardly knew the difference between a Ruby and a Tawny. I'm still learning every day. Don't be afraid to ask the wiseguys anything. I am so very much a Port novice! :oops: I just like to drink Port for the flavour ...

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I like Cognac a lot too but for some reason never thought about buying a bottle myself.
A good friend of mine always has a bottle ready.
I enjoy it most right after diner, together with a cup of strong, hot coffee.
Sip of Cognac, sip of coffee.

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Hi Glenn, welcome to the club.

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Looking forward to a tasting note!

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No problems here. I'm using Firefox as well.

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:D Very excited about this.. from most shippers I haven't even had a VP yet! Question: what time are we expected? I'll be arriving in Utrecht around 6:30. That's at the train station. If someone needs a walk to Mr. Joost's place, I'd be happy to accompany you. I'm going past the Park Plaza hotel as ...

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Hi Stewart! Welcome!
Great job on the FTLOP website, btw.

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I'm back in Utrecht from work at around 7.
As this is my first offline, do I have to bring anything else along (except from a bottle and a happy mood)?

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Ruddy, the label states that it was bottled by an English company (one that I have never heard of, BTW): 1970 was the last year that was possible. So yes, you do have 2 bottles of 70GC. Fill level on the left bottle is low though - what else was in the lot? Wow. That was the kind of knowledge I was...

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Recently I won my first auction bid. It was a mixed lot of 8 bottles with the price bottle being a Taylor's 1970 VP. I'm very happy with it (look > :D ) BUT. I didn't have time to go to the auction itself, so I first set eyes on the lot on the day of collecting. All bottle labels showed severe signs...

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This weekend I got hold of a Taylor's Crusted (bottled in 1974).
Did some searching on the internet, but couldn't find anything on it, other than a mention on the FTLOP saying a Taylor's Crusted was somewhat of a rarity.
Does anyone here have any experience with it?

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Bottled in 1997. Unfiltered. decant +2: Tiny amount of very fine sediment. Opaque with brick red rim. Atractive nose of mainly red berries, some red apple and a tiny amount of raisins and almond. On the palette again mainly red berries and a hint of marzipan. Long delicious aftertaste. No tannins. d...

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AHB wrote:
Rubby wrote:Sorry for the late response (been away for a short holiday), but the honourable Uncle Tom has provided me with an Offley '77 as my contribution to all this happiness.
And is safely stored alongside the Gould Campbell that I will be bringing...

And a big 'thank you' for taking care of it for me.

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Sorry for the late response (been away for a short holiday), but the honourable Uncle Tom has provided me with an Offley '77 as my contribution to all this happiness.

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Very interesting read. I'm a Desk Top Publisher by trade and I sometimes have to spend a day trying to find the precise typefont a certain text is composed in. Here's a nifty little helper if you're trying to find what typefont is used in a label (if you have a scanner, or grab a picture from the w...

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benread wrote:I clearly recall the thread discussing the need to properly clean your decanter before pouring the precious liquid in. Of course you cannot help a little wastage in that process!

You got it.

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benread wrote:How about you rinse the decanter with the Warre's Warrior (and perhaps drink a little) then decant the Graham's and drink that.

Everyones a winner!

I thought the rules were you had to drink the whole Warrior.

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I've got a great idea as well.
I'm going to drink that Warre's Warrior, but before I do I'll rinse the decanter with a Graham's VP.
Very thoroughly.

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Hi Jasper! Welcome!!
I already used your Freewinesearcher after a tip from Ronald. Great job.
Hope to see you at the '77 horizontal.

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Thanks for the tip.

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I've got no 1977 in my 'collection' either, so if there is anyone left with a spare bottle that they don't mind bringing along, I'll gladly buy it off you.
Thanks!

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Hi Joost! Congratulations on your son!

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This is one of the bottles I acquired when I just got interested in Port. I clearly had no knowledge of long-term and mid-term yet. At the time I just thought that it was dead cheap for a VP this age. I see this as a beginners mistake which only helps in the learning process. I must say I build up q...

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Bought today at v. Dongen (thanks to RonnieRoots for pointing this place out):

1991 Ramos Pinto VP
2000 Kopke Colheita
2001 Quinta do Crasto LBV

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