A perfect evening

ac-fast · Post by **ac-fast** » 22:53 Wed 19 Mar 2008

What a wonderfull evening

No more working, Easter.....

Drinking Qta. do Portal single q Vintage 2005, this is life

What about you ???? Any port plans for the easter

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 22:58 Wed 19 Mar 2008

I have some Vesuvio 2005 to finish off, thick and purple and full of fruit - surprisingly easy to drink at the moment.

Once that's gone, I'm not too sure. Maybe another Royal Oporto '63 as it's starting to seep.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 23:00 Wed 19 Mar 2008

I'm not slugging too much tonight or tomorrow but Friday I may open something.

Well done to ac-fast for getting off Cruz Ruby so quickly.

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 23:44 Wed 19 Mar 2008

I'm having a Grahams 70 and another yet to be decided, on Friday evening at a Dinner Party in Yorkshire. Looking forward to it. Derek gave me it last year as a thank you for housing him at a Do! I'm hoping its a gem, as it's one of those teaching folk about Port occasions.

Alan

Post by **DRT** » 00:42 Thu 20 Mar 2008

Alan,

If it's the bottle I gave you it's a Graham's 75, not a 70.

I enjoy it and I hope you do too but I don't think I would describe it as a gem. The stash that it came from did not have the best of attention during their years of ageing and they are probably a bit more advanced than other batches of this particular VP. The notes I have on this suggest that 24 hours decanting is a good thing so if you are still up pop it now! Both times I have had it there has been lots of heat in the early stages and this has faded away by 24 hours leaving a very Graham's plummy juice experience.

Derek

Post by **DRT** » 00:51 Thu 20 Mar 2008

Back on topic, I am currently sipping a Fonseca 85

Easter weekend will probably cause the demise of something nice. There are a couple of F66's that keep winking at me every time I open my wine cooler

Derek

Post by **jdaw1** » 01:54 Thu 20 Mar 2008

Leave them F66s alone. We’ll have them them when I’m in blighty.

Post by **DRT** » 02:07 Thu 20 Mar 2008

jdaw1 wrote:Leave them F66s alone. We’ll have them them when I’m in blighty.

Are you having another one of your episodes?

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 07:24 Thu 20 Mar 2008

Derek,

are you suggesting more than 24hrs, or did you lose a day? If its just 24, I'll decant this evening for tomorrow. Thanks for the advice, anyway.

Alan

Post by **DRT** » 08:45 Thu 20 Mar 2008

Alan,

24 hours is what I meant. I am being confused because of the Easter holidays.

Derek

Axel P · Post by **Axel P** » 17:24 Thu 20 Mar 2008

My easter ports are the sogevinus VPs from 05. The Calem VP now comes in 0,5l bottles.

ac-fast, how did you like the Portal 05?

As we say in Germany: Dicke Eier!

Axel

Rubby · Post by **Rubby** » 21:05 Thu 20 Mar 2008

I just decanted the Niepoort 2000 LBV.
Once that's gone, it's the Andresen 2000 LBV.

Overtired and emotional · 23:09 Thu 20 Mar 2008

My Lenten abstinence has involved avoiding port, so this Sunday should be marked by something special. But what???? Oh, the agony!

I think it would be greedy to down an old bottle, of which I have very few, in one night all by myself as the only port drinker in the household. So, something mature which can last a couple of nights.

The Croft 77 probably fits the bill. I find it a luscious and not cloyingly sweet port. Roll on Sunday!

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:52 Thu 20 Mar 2008

Overtired and emotional wrote:I think it would be greedy to down an old bottle, of which I have very few, in one night all by myself as the only port drinker in the household.

Oh. Is that a rule? Are others bound by it?

Post by **DRT** » 00:50 Fri 21 Mar 2008

jdaw1 wrote:
Overtired and emotional wrote:I think it would be greedy to down an old bottle, of which I have very few, in one night all by myself as the only port drinker in the household.
Oh. Is that a rule? Are others bound by it?

I really do hope not otherwise I am definately going to Hell

Derek

Post by **jdaw1** » 01:13 Fri 21 Mar 2008

Derek T. wrote:I am definately going to Hell

That might be bad: Hell, Michigan appears not to have a liquor store (wikipedia).

ac-fast · Post by **ac-fast** » 09:27 Fri 21 Mar 2008

Axel P wrote:My easter ports are the sogevinus VPs from 05. The Calem VP now comes in 0,5l bottles.

ac-fast, how did you like the Portal 05?

As we say in Germany: Dicke Eier!

Axel

The Single Quinta Portal 05 is very fruty, intens, black current, littel pebber. I love it

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