Corked/Spoilt Ports - Name and Shame
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Quarles Harris 1977: Corked. From a batch of 2 bottles bought some two years ago. Bottle no.1 was also corked.
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To bad, I've opened several of these and they've all been fineRonnieRoots wrote:Quarles Harris 1977: Corked. From a batch of 2 bottles bought some two years ago. Bottle no.1 was also corked.
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Calem 1985
Opened at the Crusting Pipe on August 26 2010; sadly quite badly tainted. The only time I have tried this port so I hope this is not the last time.
Opened at the Crusting Pipe on August 26 2010; sadly quite badly tainted. The only time I have tried this port so I hope this is not the last time.
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Vesuvio 1999...2 out of 3 bottels.....with bad cork
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Another bottle of Gould Campbell 1977, Oporto bottled. I really don't have a good strike rate with these. I think I'm probably 9 out of 10 corked.
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Warre 1958 - not sure who the bottler was. Perhaps Derek can identify the bottler.
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Grants of St James's.AHB wrote:Warre 1958 - not sure who the bottler was. Perhaps Derek can identify the bottler.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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dow 1977
slightly corked, bit of cardboard with a strange bitterness/astringency.
no fruit at all, all burnt wood.
slightly corked, bit of cardboard with a strange bitterness/astringency.
no fruit at all, all burnt wood.
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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=39923#p39923]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:SW95 LBV, dark red, 90% opacity. Initially I thought bottle stink, but as it grew in strength this resolved into being corked. Foul.
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Quarles Harris 1980 from half bottle.
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Partly-corked Grahams 83.
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1977 Dow on 25 April, 2011. So badly corked that even I could taste it.
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A half bottle of Croft 2004 LBV, bought from Tesco.
I think this is the first time I have had a corked bottle that has a T-cork.
I think this is the first time I have had a corked bottle that has a T-cork.
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Strike 2 !!!!DRT wrote:A half bottle of Croft 2004 LBV, bought from Tesco.
I think this is the first time I have had a corked bottle that has a T-cork.
The second half bottle from six from the same purchase. Not as badly corked as the first one, but enough to make me not drink it. Hopefully this is just a concentrated bad batch of corks as I have a ton of this stuff in storage. Thankfully all of it was bought from a different store to these corked ones so hopefully not from the same batch.
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Both a noval 63 and a warres 63 both appeared heat damaged.
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Smith Woodhouse 1977 at the QH / SW / GC triple vertical in November 2011.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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1996 Niepoort LBV 375 mL bottle
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Last night we had a bottle of Bomfim 1979 that was quite badly corked.
So we opened a bottle of Bomfim 1978 instead - only to find that was also corked.
And then there was a general discussion about whether it was coincidence that we also experience a high level of TCA taint in the Dow 1977...
So we opened a bottle of Bomfim 1978 instead - only to find that was also corked.
And then there was a general discussion about whether it was coincidence that we also experience a high level of TCA taint in the Dow 1977...
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Just opened my only bottle of Bomfim 1978 - yup! Corked!!
Bomfim 1978 and 1979 will be added to my list of ports not to buy.
Bomfim 1978 and 1979 will be added to my list of ports not to buy.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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hi! I ',m new round here.
Anyway, the first two out of our case of 1983 Warre's were both pretty badly corked (TCA)
third one seems ok, just opened, but that's a bad start. Imay jsut detect a hint of taint in this thirdone, but it's hard to tell as I've never had a good bottle of this stuff, and I'm paranoid.
it's drinkable, with some decent deep berry flavours, and a hint of alcohol. Not as complex as I'd expect but a. it's just opened 30 minutes ago , and b. there may be a hint of cork suppressing it!
Anyway, the first two out of our case of 1983 Warre's were both pretty badly corked (TCA)
third one seems ok, just opened, but that's a bad start. Imay jsut detect a hint of taint in this thirdone, but it's hard to tell as I've never had a good bottle of this stuff, and I'm paranoid.
it's drinkable, with some decent deep berry flavours, and a hint of alcohol. Not as complex as I'd expect but a. it's just opened 30 minutes ago , and b. there may be a hint of cork suppressing it!
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That's bad news. Warre 1983 is not a port that I thought had a particular problem with TCA - my experience is about 1 in 12 have been tainted.richardhod wrote:hi! I ',m new round here.
Anyway, the first two out of our case of 1983 Warre's were both pretty badly corked (TCA)
third one seems ok, just opened, but that's a bad start. Imay jsut detect a hint of taint in this thirdone, but it's hard to tell as I've never had a good bottle of this stuff, and I'm paranoid.
it's drinkable, with some decent deep berry flavours, and a hint of alcohol. Not as complex as I'd expect but a. it's just opened 30 minutes ago , and b. there may be a hint of cork suppressing it!
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Krohn 2007 lbv, smells and tastes musty and very little fruit.
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At the Taylor offline on 22 March 2013 the 1977 and 1983 were both corked - and the 1927 was very odd, although not corked.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Now that's what I call a spoilt bottle...
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