The 2014 Big Fortified Tasting took place at Church House on 24th April. Among the hundreds of wines on show at the event were many ports or similar wines and I managed to make tasting notes for the following:
2005 Axe Hill Cape Vintage
2011 Dalva
2008 Dalva LBV
2011 Ferreira
2008 Ferreira LBV
2008 Fonseca LBV
1996 Fonseca Guimaraens
2008 Quinta da Gaivosa
2009 Quinta da Gaivosa LBV
1983 Graham
2008 Graham LBV
2009 Krohn LBV
2001 Graham Malvedos
2000 Niepoort
NV Niepoort Crusted 2011
1975 Niepoort LBV
1981 Niepoort LBV
1982 Niepoort LBV
1990 Niepoort LBV
1992 Niepoort LBV
1996 Niepoort LBV
2003 Niepoort LBV
2009 Niepoort LBV
2009 Niepoort LBV (second bottle)
2003 Quinta do Noval
2007 Quinta do Noval LBV
2011 Offley Boa Vista
2008 Offley Forrester LBV
1998 Quinta do Panascal
2011 Quinta do Passadouro
2010 Quinta do Passadouro LBV
2011 Pintas
2011 Pocas Junior
2008 Pocas Junior LBV
2000 Ramos Pinto
2009 Ramos Pinto LBV
2005 Quinta do Retiro Novo
2007 Quinta da Romaneira LBV[url]
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2011 Quinta de la Rosa
2009 Quinta de la Rosa LBV
2011 Rozes
2011 Sandeman
2009 Sandeman LBV
2012 Dow Senhora da Ribiera
1998 Noval Silval
2001 Noval Silval
1985 Taylor
2009 Taylor LBV
2007 Terras do Grifo
2001 Taylor Vargellas
1997 Sandeman Vau
2000 Sandeman Vau
2003 Sandeman Vau
2011 Sandeman Vau
2012 Quinta do Vesuvio
The Big Fortified Tasting #5, 24th April 2014
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Alex Bridgeman
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The Big Fortified Tasting #5, 24th April 2014
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!
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
Re: The Big Fortified Tasting #5, 24th April 2014
Commendable note taking. I will examine to see whether my lesser scrawls included anything worth typing.