NV Dickens Fine Old Ruby

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Alex Bridgeman
Fonseca 1966
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NV Dickens Fine Old Ruby

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NV Dickens Fine Old Ruby, bottled for Dickens Wine House of York, under screw cap! Before being transported to Newport this was a pale amber colour with a tiny amount of fine sediment on the base of the bottle. Once transported by foot, train, tube, train, bus and taxi this was the colour and consistency of mud. Surprisingly attractive nose, a little lemon and a little toffee. Toffee finish, very light but lingering. Just like a rather nice Portuguese-style 20YO. 85/100. 1 hour. Drunk on 12-Dec-2024 at the 2024 Port Forum Christmas Tasting of The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends.
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.

2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
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Alex Bridgeman
Fonseca 1966
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Re: NV Dickens Fine Old Ruby

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Someone explain to me what a “fine old” ruby Port is
Someone explain to me what a “fine old” ruby Port is
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Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.

2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
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MigSU
Graham’s Malvedos 1996
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Re: NV Dickens Fine Old Ruby

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Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑18:48 Wed 18 Dec 2024 Someone explain to me what a “fine old” ruby Port is
An old vintage Port? :P
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