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- 12:46 Thu 05 Sep 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for sale by retailer
- Replies: 1539
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Re: RE: Re: Port for sale by retailer
M&S have their own brand Vintage Port a third off at £18, reduced to clear. Bought the last one, a 2011 (they've also recently had 2007). Reduced to clear, rather than simply reduced, sounded ominous. I found the 2007 M&S VP on sale in Moorgate for £6 a bottle! Obviously bought as much as I...
- 13:10 Wed 28 Aug 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for sale by retailer
- Replies: 1539
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Re: Port for sale by retailer
Amazon UK currently selling Grahams 10 YO tawny for £13.50.
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- 20:15 Tue 27 Aug 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for sale by retailer
- Replies: 1539
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Re: RE: Re: Port for sale by retailer
ASDA have advertised Crusted Port for a considerable time but only once have I found it in the stores I've visited. For many months I have occasionally attempted to order on-line but on each occasion I’ve been stopped in the ordering process - usually after inputting my post code or signing into my...
- 21:49 Sat 24 Aug 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Port for sale by retailer
- Replies: 1539
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Re: Port for sale by retailer
Asda online (I do not know about their branches) have Dow's Crusted Port on sale reduced from £18.00 to £13.50. They are coy as to the bottling date (the image would suggest 2003 or 2005 - the last number is partially obscured), but it may well be a later bottling. I have ordered some as future cel...
- 16:51 Sat 24 Aug 2019
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: Prager (Napa "port style" wine)
- Replies: 2
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Re: Prager (Napa "port style" wine)
The Royal Escort is the standard VP style port (and occasionally they apparently declare that vintage from time to time). It was excellent, and good enough that I splashed out on a bottle (a decision potentially helped by an afternoon of wine tasting!). Prices of wines in California vs Europe are ge...
- 17:50 Fri 23 Aug 2019
- Forum: Other Wines
- Topic: Prager (Napa "port style" wine)
- Replies: 2
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Prager (Napa "port style" wine)
I recently visited a friend who has moved out from San Francisco to Napa and obviously undertook some wine tastings while there. One of the highlights for me was the Prager tasting rooms, where they produce what they call port (stylistically to me it was a very good version of a port style wine). Wh...
- 14:31 Fri 12 Jul 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9846
Re: Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
More great stuff thanks! I really appreciate specific opportunities for purchases so the Sandeman LBV is a good call, I'll keep an eye out for that. Where would I even start with the 1970/80s Colheitas? Is this an auction play or direct from the producers? I have no idea how to go about that, so far...
- 00:40 Thu 11 Jul 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Congratulations Tony!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6502
Re: Congratulations Tony!
Congratulations, I've always found the team there a pleasure to deal with, long may it continue!
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- 10:58 Sun 07 Jul 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9846
Re: Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
In some sense, I use 40yo Tawny Port as a cellar defender because my cellar contains so much very old Tawny Port. When your "next" option is something from the 1960s, 1950s, or 1940s, a mere 40yo starts to look like a frugal choice. On the ruby side, it's by value for me. I have some very...
- 10:56 Sun 07 Jul 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9846
Re: Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
This is all very helpful, thanks! I wonder if it's worth having a "cellar defenders" thread on here for non-VP bargains that have cropped up in supermarkets or online? Thoughts? I agree that it's about getting a range of options, I'm a fan of LBVs for a low budget bottle that I can crack o...
- 16:01 Thu 04 Jul 2019
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9846
Cellar defenders - Waitrose VP (or SQVP) options
Having spoken to a few (Julian in particular) about the idea of cellar defenders, I have been having a dig around for options. Sadly my local M&S isn't carrying their 2007 own label VP, but I've seen another couple of intriguing options: https://www.waitrosecellar.com/all-offers/taylors-quinta-d...
- 14:31 Wed 03 Jul 2019
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: A 1970 horizontal, Flights 1-4, Friday 9 October 2020
- Replies: 143
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Re: 2020 - A 1970 horizontal
I would be interested pending a date I can make, but would need to adopt as well. If I can manage both of those things then I'd definitely be interested!
- 21:27 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Quinta do Portal Muros
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4110
Re: 2017 Portal Muros
Complex and spicy, red fruit and plums. Not as tannic as others, might be one for early drinking, it's very enjoyable right now! V good. (I have the rest of the bottle but haven't had the chance to try again yet, but as soon as I do I'll add further notes) Further tasting this evening reveals a lay...
- 19:17 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 2017s, B&F, Tue 25 June 2019
- Replies: 18
- Views: 27017
Re: 2017s, B&F, Tue 25 June 2019
I have finally had time to add my tasting notes, it was enjoyable to review the various ports that I'd tried! Thanks for those who organised and sourced the ports, it was extremely enlightening to a relative VP novice (certainly in terms of tasting young ports) such as myself, and I was grateful to ...
- 15:46 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Quinta do Vallado
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4769
Re: 2017 Vallado
Sadly my notes are very brief on this, they say "this is lovely, see if you can track it down - delicious". This this may have been one of my last tastes of the night!
- 15:44 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Dow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4911
Re: 2017 Dow
Big vanilla and dark fruit aroma. Masses of fruit on the palate, red fruit and black cherries. Lots of pepper and spice and really balanced tannins. Excellent. (Nb I was fortunate to take the remains of a half bottle of this home, and a couple of days later it had opened up further and was delicious...
- 15:42 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Croft Roeda Serikos
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4002
Re: 2017 Croft Quinta da Roeda Serikos
Deep and complex, very drinkable, dark fruit on the nose. Plenty of fruit and tannins in the palate, long finish with the fruit really shining through. V good.
- 15:41 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Ramos Pinto Ervamoira
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4687
Re: 2017 Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira
Lots of red fruit, dark cherry and liquorice on the palate. Balanced with this is a heavy tannin. Chewy. Good
- 15:41 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Quinta do Crasto
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6200
Re: 2017 Crasto
Sweet red cherry nose. Chocolate and red cherry on the palate, doesn't have the depth of others. Ok
- 15:38 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Quinta do Portal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5815
Re: 2017 Portal
Easy drinking, lighter fruits and not much depth to it but enjoyable nonetheless. Light to medium levels of tannins. Good
- 15:38 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Maynard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5442
Re: 2017 Maynard
Plum and chocolate on the nose. Very enjoyable deep, dark fruits. Complex with a lovely tannic structure. Very good.
- 15:37 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Fonseca
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5679
Re: 2017 Fonseca
Fruity nose. Not as fruity on the palate (red fruits mostly), but heavy, grippy tannins. Quite bitter in the back, certainly not easy drinking. Not convincing right now, but could age well. Ok.
- 15:36 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Churchill Gricha
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5530
Re: 2017 Churchill Quinta da Gricha
Redcurrants and berries. Citric with decent tannins. Not massively complex but drinkable. Good
- 15:35 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Niepoort
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5568
Re: 2017 Niepoort
Redcurrants and strawberries, the mouth is dominated by the grippy tannins. Not overly impressed as it's fairly closed right now, when it opens up it might be excellent. Ok
- 15:34 Sun 30 Jun 2019
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2017 Graham
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5503
Re: 2017 Graham
Lovely red berries and dark cherries, lots of tannic structure, nicely balanced. Not extremely complex but reasonably so - not quite hitting the heights of the Stone Terraces. V good to excellent