- Review of the evening as a whole;
- Santelmo White;
- Santelmo Tawny;
- Santelmo 10Y;
- Cruz White;
- Sao Pedro das Aguias 10Y;
- Rozès Reserve;
- Quinta do Passadouro 1995;
- Quinta do Passadouro 1994;
- Niepoort 1994;
- Feist 1967 colheita bottled 1983;
- Fonseca 1985;
- Dow 1965 colheita bottled 1976;
- Placemats;
- Planning and arrangements.
NV Santelmo White
NV Santelmo White
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Re: NV Santelmo White
Santelmo White, costing a whole €4.99 from Lidl France. Luxury when I was a lad we used to dream of !
Yellow, not gold, and perhaps 5% opaque. Nosing of red grapes. Much richer texture than the Cruz white, but drier. Not any good as stand-alone port, but actually an excellent cocktail ingredient. My immediate reaction was that this would make an excellent Pimms substitute: mixed one part this, one part tonic, one part fruit juice, and add a summer afternoon.
Yellow, not gold, and perhaps 5% opaque. Nosing of red grapes. Much richer texture than the Cruz white, but drier. Not any good as stand-alone port, but actually an excellent cocktail ingredient. My immediate reaction was that this would make an excellent Pimms substitute: mixed one part this, one part tonic, one part fruit juice, and add a summer afternoon.
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Re: NV Santelmo White
This bottle reinforced my belief that to be a good cocktail base, a white port needs to be at the dry end of the scale.
On it's own this was a fairly uninspiring quaff - but a dash of tonic made a huge difference..
On it's own this was a fairly uninspiring quaff - but a dash of tonic made a huge difference..
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Re: NV Santelmo White
Pity I don't like Pimms...
From Lidl. Very pale in colour, a hint of green on the rim - less than 5% opaque. Muted on the nose, but with a very plastic smell. Waxy dominated apricots on the palate, with a slight hint of white pepper. Decent balance but unattractive flavours. Long finish, full of fake sugar and plastic. Unpleasant - a port to avoid. 65/100.
From Lidl. Very pale in colour, a hint of green on the rim - less than 5% opaque. Muted on the nose, but with a very plastic smell. Waxy dominated apricots on the palate, with a slight hint of white pepper. Decent balance but unattractive flavours. Long finish, full of fake sugar and plastic. Unpleasant - a port to avoid. 65/100.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.