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- Fri May 10, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: service order for a vertical of VP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 155
Re: service order for a vertical of VP
It is going to be tough no matter what. My inclination is (A) thinking of a large age range like 1970-present. In this case the palate killing would be large, and that 1970 subtle. But let's say this is a tight vertical of younger wines, like 2011-2021. The palate killing will be less of a factor, a...
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: NV Casa de Sta. Eufemia Porto 10 Year Old Tawny
- Replies: 1
- Views: 75
Re: NV Casa de Sta. Eufemia Porto 10 Year Old Tawny
I find this one surprising for just a 10 year old. I would have expected the color and flavor to be more red fruit based. Did it seem baked at all? Do you think there were white grapes in the blend?
- Wed May 08, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: Quinta do Bom Dia 30 Year Old Tawny
- Replies: 0
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Quinta do Bom Dia 30 Year Old Tawny
(Tasted blind. A brand by Vieira de Sousa. Bottled June, 2023.) Smells sweet and nutty, with brown sugar and some floral perfume. Swirling gives some spirit; and later there were aromas of cinnamon, red hot candy, and a small bit of mustiness. Also suggests a Jolly Rancher candy. The initial sip tas...
- Wed May 08, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: S. Leonardo 20 Year Old White Tawny
- Replies: 0
- Views: 49
S. Leonardo 20 Year Old White Tawny
Smells of cinnamon and apple, like a tarte tatin. Swirling gives some sugar and toffee. Tastes like a caramel wine syrup, apple pie in a glass. Later there were some leather and pineapple notes. A wonderful wine. 94 points. (17 Nov 23)
- Wed May 08, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Port Tasting Notes
- Topic: 2007 Quinta da Romaniera VP
- Replies: 0
- Views: 56
2007 Quinta da Romaniera VP
Very dark red with just a hint of brown at the edge. The aroma is buttery with some chemical character, spirited, leathery, and a bit like varnish. Then the aroma suggests some sweet candy. The flavor is really sweet, juicy, and fruity, with red plum, dark berry, and butter as well. Tastes of mulber...
- Mon May 06, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Breaking News!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 209
Re: Breaking News!
Borrowed from Glenn in another thread, the address:
R. das Flores 60, 4050-265 Porto, Portugal
And consistent with Frederick's comment, if you look on Google street view, that building was quite derelict before.
R. das Flores 60, 4050-265 Porto, Portugal
And consistent with Frederick's comment, if you look on Google street view, that building was quite derelict before.
- Mon May 06, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Tasting A Dozen Centuries Of Madeira
- Replies: 16
- Views: 341
Re: Tasting A Dozen Centuries Of Madeira
But I just checked that link and "it's not currently working" - it WAS working in April (I haven't checked Wayback Machine to see if it survives there). At the moment, I'm not finding any links to Garrafeira Nacional working, even the root link from Google. I hit this problem last week wh...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: TFP Declare 2022 VP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 710
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:53 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 913
Re: Do You Make Bacalau at Home?
So are you asking if we take fresh cod and salt and dry it to make bacalau, or use already dried/salted bacalau and then prepare it in some way? The latter I've done, but the bacalau was very expensive here in Colorado, so I think I've only done it once. Your question sounds more like the former, wh...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
- Replies: 597
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Re: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
Oh, and finished this off tonight. Really was nice for such an aged wine.
1984 Caves São João Dão Porta dos Cavaleiros Reserva Branco
1984 Caves São João Dão Porta dos Cavaleiros Reserva Branco
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:01 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5780
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Re: What have you opened this week?
1991 Andresen Colheita How was it? I really like their Colheitas. Really good. I opened this to go with dessert at the end of an Easter dinner, and didn't take notes. Roughly I'd say it wasn't as good as S.Leonardo 40 (just had one of those, which of course costs more too), but lived up to my expec...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
- Replies: 597
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Re: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
2016 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro Meandro 2016 Quinta do Vale Meão Douro Tasted these side-by-side, blind. I knew what they were, but not which was which. Others had no idea other than Portuguese. The first is a ~$20 wine, the second a ~$120. I actually preferred the Meandro, while the other three peop...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5780
- Views: 1123767
Re: What have you opened this week?
1991 Andresen Colheita
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:19 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1448
Re: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
We can be sure to see the hotel modernized, as the rooms are comfy, but can use serious upgrades to the beds, bathrooms and aesthetics. The bones are still great and I can see this being a TOP boutique hotel in the next few years, for sure! Yes, I definitely see a good possibility of this happening.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5780
- Views: 1123767
Re: What have you opened this week?
We had one of these at our last Port club meeting. It was one of the really good old bottlings from 2011. Which bottlings did you guys open? Mine was a 2018 bottle that I purchased on winebid.com, for which I probably know the original buyer ;-) I still have two bottles from an earlier FTLOP arrang...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5780
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Re: What have you opened this week?
I brought a group of Oxford students to the Douro ... It was so nice to see that this young generation, without prompting ... was very emphatic in their new found appreciation for an adult beverage which they liked "a lot more than the wines we drink with meals." Success! [cheers.gif] [ya...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: Portuguese Table Wine and Tasting Notes
- Topic: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
- Replies: 597
- Views: 156223
Re: What Portuguese wines have you opened this week
2021 Carlos Raposo Dão Impecável World Wild Wines Touriga Nacional
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: What have you opened this week?
- Replies: 5780
- Views: 1123767
Re: What have you opened this week?
S. Leonardo 40 Year Old Tawny
After some cocktails and dinner I opened this to go with dessert. I thought I might have some leftover to enjoy during the week. But with my friends, we polished it off. It was excellent as usual.
After some cocktails and dinner I opened this to go with dessert. I thought I might have some leftover to enjoy during the week. But with my friends, we polished it off. It was excellent as usual.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:45 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1448
Re: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
Actually, I was off on one of the dimensions because the forklift does two bins at a time.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1448
Re: Taylor buying Quinta do Portal
I would assume that means altering for larger production of table wines. Let’s be honest, mass produced “commodity” wines are what pay the bills. Not small production more expensive specialty wines. That winery is also already set up for that. They don't load grapes from the little picking bins lik...