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- 22:37 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Quinta do Noval
- Replies: 12
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Similar depth of colour to the Taylor - deep centre, red-brown with a paling rim. An open and inviting nose that was sweet and attractive with dried cranberries dominating over golden syrup. Golden syrup in the mouth which develops the cranberries promised on the nose and an odd tone of washing up l...
- 22:29 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Croft
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7330
Orange rim, pale centre, looking quite elderly. A touch of VA on the nose with dried figs and fresh cut apples and suet. Very sweet entry , lots of spearmint and secondary flavours. A thick texture that gets thicker when held in the mouth. Weak aftertase. Pleasant, but not great. Drink up. 1/1 or 86...
- 22:28 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Dow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6308
Light edge, clear centre. Toffee and coffee fudge on the nose. Dry entry with a watery texture. The sweetness comes through as part of the mid-palate, bringing a flood of restrained strawberry syrup. Still some tannins in the wine but most of the structure comes from the acidity that balances the sy...
- 22:26 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 1966 Delaforce
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6539
A pale centre and watery rim. Spearmint dominating the nose. A beautiful entry that turns slightly harsh in the mid-palate before the harsh tones resolve themselves with additional air to give fresh pears and sweet damsons. Gently elegant aftertaste that floats away but is better than you'd expect f...
- 22:20 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 1966 Horizontal, Crusting Pipe, Mon 28 Jan 2008
- Replies: 34
- Views: 29170
I'm about to paste my tasting notes on what was quite an occasion. After that I'll write up a Guest's Corner Article for Roy to include in his newsletter. If anyone wants to remain unnamed or use an alias in the article then please let me know, otherwise I'll use first names and initials (eg. Simon ...
- 17:18 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: What takes up most space in your cellar?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8074
What takes up most space in your cellar?
A recent email from Derek made me think of an interesting question to ask - what is the port (or the two or three ports) that you have most of in your cellar. My top three will not suprise those of you who know me as "Mr Vesuvio", they are: 1) Vesuvio 2004 2) Vesuvio 1999 3) Vesuvio 1994 A...
- 13:20 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Reviews
- Topic: 1966 Horizontal, Crusting Pipe, Mon 28 Jan 2008
- Replies: 34
- Views: 29170
What a fabulous evening - great company, great port and some folks I've only ever met online before. I only wish I'd read h,G and I's bottled water post before last night so I could have ordered bottled water for the table instead of big jugs of tap water. Great ports - my port of the night was the ...
- 13:06 Tue 29 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: New York February 14 1970 VP Tasting
- Replies: 68
- Views: 47011
- 06:35 Mon 28 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 248
- Views: 129400
- 22:26 Sun 27 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 248
- Views: 129400
- 01:52 Sat 26 Jan 2008
- Forum: Site Stuff
- Topic: Frederick Blais
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4399
- 01:51 Sat 26 Jan 2008
- Forum: Meaningless Drivel
- Topic: Corks in the Cork Basket
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4717
- 00:40 Sat 26 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Most Popular Vintage for Drinking in 2007
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3952
- 23:52 Fri 25 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: NV Fonseca Crusted 2004
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3108
2004 Fonseca Crusted Port
An emergency decant, tasted after one hour. A short, unbranded cork and a modest amount of sediment of the purple/red grape skin variety. An impenetrable red colour with a purple edge. Nose of dust and blackcurrants. Smooth entry, dry but ripe tannic grip but lots of sweet ripe fruit. Initially nice...
- 23:49 Fri 25 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: Wednesday Offline, London 30.01.2008 at crushing pipe 19.00
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10475
- 23:47 Fri 25 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Most Popular Vintage for Drinking in 2007
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3952
- 23:46 Fri 25 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 248
- Views: 129400
Of course you'll be fine, we'll all swear blind that there's only one bottle of port per person and by the time we've taken into account all the losses through decanting and evaporation then it will be nearly only a bottle per person. And the 9:55 from Heathrow - hopefully you're staying in a hotel ...
- 14:37 Fri 25 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Most Popular Vintage for Drinking in 2007
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3952
Most Popular Vintage for Drinking in 2007
Out of idle curiosity and completely unsure what I can do with the information, I'm interested to learn which vintage you think you drank most often in 2007. My choice of vintage when I open a bottle is always a balance between older ports - which I love but can't afford all the time - and replaceme...
- 08:58 Fri 25 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 248
- Views: 129400
- 23:01 Thu 24 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 248
- Views: 129400
Re: Err, plan A surely?
Not quite - plan A includes John. I'd love for him to be able to join us at the last minute, but we are planning that he won't be able to make it.jdaw1 wrote:Err, plan A surely?AHB wrote:Back to plan B.
- 17:21 Thu 24 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 248
- Views: 129400
- 17:12 Thu 24 Jan 2008
- Forum: Selling Port
- Topic: Taylors Quinta De Vargellas - 1965
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3815
I would also add that there is a member of this forum who might be very interested in your bottle as he was born in 1965 and, the vintage not being a widely declared one, he is always interested to buy or share bottles from '65. Derek is probably also the only person who is able to provide you with ...
- 13:42 Thu 24 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: The "Deeper Underground" Offline (28 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 248
- Views: 129400
I've had a heads-up that there may be a couple of more people who may not be able to make the tasting on Monday. If this turns out to be the case, I can't in all good conscience, take their money for the Nacional knowing that they will not be with us. Instead, I propose that we keep the Nacional for...
- 09:51 Thu 24 Jan 2008
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Large bottle sizes: a campaign
- Replies: 77
- Views: 67656
Although I have little personal interest in buying larger format bottles (except for a Nebuchadnezzar of 1896 we know of in London), I do think that the rule is eccentric in the extreme. I would be willing to support a campaign to change such a rule just on the principles of supporting free trade. A...
- 09:47 Thu 24 Jan 2008
- Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
- Topic: date - POLL : LONDON - offline with Tsunami
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8262
I have a slight problem now in that I have an architect coming to visit the house (to help design - amongst other things - my wine cellar!) on either the Wednesday or the Thursday. I won't know which until early next week. However, I am still committed to meet up on one of the two nights - I just do...