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marc j.

If I recall correctly, my first VP was a bottle of 1977 Taylor. Up to that point in time I had tried plenty of tawnies/colheitas as well as a number of LBVs...the Taylor blew me away. It had a great nose, powerful on the palate and the finish was never ending.

It was quite the experience...

marc j.

I'm in SoCal and I'm also interested in possibly purchasing those bottles. PM sent!

marc j.

Congratulations Tom!!!

marc j.

The 1933 Niepoort would be a Garrafeira. I have a bottle of the 1931 Niepoort Garrafeira which has the identical label and verbiage as the 1933.

marc j.

I too use CellarTracker, although when I first tried it out I was unimpressed. Over time I was able to increase its functionality by using many of the tools and features that are available. It took a bit of time to figure out all of the bells & whistles, but once those are understood it becomes ...

marc j.

Depending on the dates, I'd be interested in possibly flying over the pond for this tasting. I can't say that I've had the opportunity to taste Ramos-Pinto in a vertical format. Sounds very interesting! As far as bottles go I have the 1945, 1970, 1983 (750 & mag), 1985, 1994 and 1995. In additio...

marc j.

DRT wrote:I found the antidote to my Batailley crisis:

1 x Moet & Chandon
1 x Talisker
1 x Lagavulin

"1" = A New Year Standard Measure

Whew! That was a close call...

marc j.

The Champagne is chilling, a bottle of 1974 Taylor has been decanted and shortly I'll start preparations for our celebratory leg of lamb dinner. It is shaping up to be quite an enjoyable evening!

marc j.

I'd say that the one port that blew me away in 2013 was a stunning bottle of 1927 Fonseca. I must say that it was a close call between the Fonseca and a bottle of 1945 Noval Nacional that was spectacular.

marc j.

For X-mas I'm planning on opening a 1963 Ferreira as well as a 1955 Cockburn & a 1966 Delaforce.

marc j.

The oldest vintage port would a 1830 Ferreira. In terms of Colheitas, the oldest would be a 1875 A.J.S. Da Silva.

marc j.

I'm in total agreement with DRT on this point. If it is actually a W&K product, then it should be labeled as such. Slapping a Taylor label on wine that had taken W&K over 40 years to produce doesn't seem fair or equitable and is at best dishonest.

marc j.

DRT wrote:A Jack Russell?

Wow! That was good...

marc j.

I have around 100 empty VP bottles in my garage waiting for a time when I have a room in which to display them. I wonder if we could find somewhere that could use Julian's software to produce placemat wallpaper? I also display many of the more memorable bottles either in the bar area or down in the...

marc j.

I believe that Graham also declared 1954 I suspect this is an error by Suckling, and that the .se site lifted some of its data from his book. There was a 1954 Malvedos, rarely seen, but noted by Broadbent. Although Graham rattled off some consecutive declarations up until 1901, their declaration st...

marc j.

Glenn,

I believe that Graham also declared 1954. Check out Suckling's book, he has TN on it and it is also listed on vintageport.se. If I recall correctly it was a small declaration so finding bottles of it 60 years later is a tad difficult..

marc j.

Happy Birthday Alex!!!

marc j.

Way to go! Putting this together is quite an impressive accomplishment and I must say that the image you posted is one for the ages.

marc j.

Typically I try to save the pre-1960 stuff for get-togethers with other Port lovers that can appreciate the nuances of a 50+ year old Port. Anything younger is fair game!

marc j.

This process requires some trial & error before it can be perfected. I've rewaxed quite a few bottles over the past few years and just by doing it a few times I've perfected the process a bit which has resulted in a much better, cleaner capsule.

marc j.

AHB wrote:But if you have bought some you should open it and drink it and hope it shows as well as the one which Gerwin had.

And if you bought more than one, you should drink more than one.

Time to pop some corks...

marc j.

Let' see...94% of my cellar is Port with the remainder being being First Growths/Cali reds/Burgs. The other 6% (non-Port) tends to cycle through rather quickly and forms the basis of much of my day-to-day drinking (with meals ect.). With that being said, I also tend to open quite a few Single Quinta...

marc j.

I believe that the 1950 vintage was widely declared, but the wines were on the lighter side and have not really stood up well to the rigors of time. Actually 1950 was very similar to 1960, nice gentle wines that tended to mature early, but really didn't have the stuffing for the long haul. In retros...

marc j.

I have a feeling that this is related to the collectability of T77 vs. T80/T75 Collectability pushes up price, which in turn reduces consumption; but is it really the case that for every surviving bottle of T75, there are 14 surviving bottles of T77? T77 trades at around double the price of T75. If...

marc j.

uncle tom wrote:
for example, 266 bottles of T80 vs 2973 bottles of T77, and only 213 bottles of T75

I have a feeling that this is related to the collectability of T77 vs. T80/T75 which aren't viewed in the light as some of the more classic bottlings (T77, F77, T70, ect.)

marc j.

If I recall correctly, the largest bottle of port that I've seen with my own eyes was a 15L bottle of 1994 Graham's at a local wine shop.

marc j.

Yes please.

marc j.

I'm thinking maybe 20 or so cases of '70 Niepoort should do the trick. On second thought, 30 cases seems a little safer...

marc j.

The magums I have seem to be holding up quite well - no signs of seepage. The 750's are a completely different story...

marc j.

I also have a BMI of 23, which means that I haven't been drinking enough Port... Obesity Index 23bmi BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is National Below average You have a lower BMI than 91% of males aged 45-59 in your country Global Below average You hav...

marc j.

1 x 1927 Cockburn VP 1 x 1931 Niepoort Garrafeira 1 x 1938 Niepoort Garrafeira 1 x 1950 Niepoort Garrafeira 1 x 1983 Quinta do Infantado VP 1 x 1994 Ramos-Pinto VP 3 x 1997 Sandeman VP (1.5L) 3 x Rocha 10 Year Old 1 x Taylor 10 Year Old 1 x Osborne 10 Year Old 1 x Niepoort 10 Year Old 1 x Quinta do ...

marc j.

I can't say that I've seen any dimpled Niepoort Garrafeira bottles. I just checked out five vintages and all of the bottles were a smooth greenish glass.

marc j.

1954 Ferreira
1955 Fonseca
1962 Grahams Malvedos
1962 Sandeman
1970 Niepoort
1983 Ramos Pinto 1.5L

marc j.

Andy Velebil wrote:
g-man wrote:I was thinking if it doesn't have to be exactly 40

the quinta noval 1974 colheita is a fantastic wine.
as is the 1971

Ah yes, the 1971 Noval Colheita...

marc j.

As is this:

"Moreover, many producers are making table wines, so most of their best grapes are used for that instead of vintage port."

marc j.

I'm thinking about opening a 1963 Niepoort as well as a Churchill 20 Year Old.

marc j.

Congratulations Chris!

marc j.

Aye Carumba!

marc j.

Without a doubt I'd be interested!

marc j.

Congratulations Julian!!!

marc j.

I don't think that Flickinger will be of much help. I tried that route a few months ago and found out that they order through Grisley and it seems that they are unable to obtain additional stock.

marc j.

Yikes: I don’t recall an AHB score that low. Generally those so low aren’t rated. True, I seldom gives scores that low. However, based on an admittedly limited experience, I have formed an opinion that Borges vintage ports do not mature well. Since I am not convinced that this was a bad bottle, I g...

marc j.

1 x 1954 Ferreira
1 x 1955 Graham
1 x 1955 Taylor
1 x 1963 Warre
1 x 1970 Croft
1 x 1970 Sandeman
1 x 1975 Warre
1 x 1982 Warre Quinta de Cavadinha
1 x 1985 Quarles Harris
1 x 1995 Ferreira

g-man, PM sent.

marc j.

A couple of months ago I participated in a Noval Nacional vertical that spanned the years 1958 to present. I have just gotten around to posting the notes from that tasting and there are many more to come. I sourced the 1958 Noval Nacional from a local collector who has assembled a world-class wine c...

marc j.

In the glass this wine was a pale red which lightened quite a bit near the rim. The nose was full of plums and I also noticed some spice in the background. It was quite an interesting mix and a little unusual for a Port. The flavor profile was a combination of dark red fruits, berries and a strong c...

marc j.

The color of this wine was a nice pale tawny. The nose had a nice mix of nuts and red fruits that was very attractive. The palate was a bit one dimensional with the nutty flavor of walnuts and pecans, although the the wine was still overwhelmed by the spirit. Over the course of 72 hours the flavor p...

marc j.

This wine was a deep ruby with a slight bit of bricking on the rim. There was a very pungent nose of floral notes, plums and cherries. There was slight bricking on the rim and on the palate there were loads of fruit that seemed fresh picked! This wine was outstanding. It is vibrant and alive and I w...

marc j.

This wine exhibited a powerful nose of strawberries and cherries. On the palate there was quite a bit of spirit, although the tannins and acidity seemed to be in balance. There were notes of dark stone fruits as well as more cherries. Nice finish. I very much enjoyed this wine wine and would give it...

marc j.

Julian,

A little while ago I discussed this very topic with the head of the IVDP and it seems that the Selo code can give a general idea of when the wine was bottled, but that's about it. Older bottlings in particular are very tough to date with any precision.

marc j.

This evening I'm planning on opening a 1985 Warre to commemorate the 4th anniversary...

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