For The Love Of Port

It's been stored at 57 since 2013 horizontally. I see no reason why it should be flat, next tasting will be in 2 years at 10 year anniversary.

I bought 18 bottles of this vintage in 2013 as a reminder of my wedding. Have been drinking for 5 year anniversaries and children births. Opened this bottle last night, it is very sweet, almost no alcohol. It tastes like a mulberry with less acidity. Maybe a mulberry dipped in sugar turned into velv...

First of my 18 bottles of Vesuvio 2011. Took a snifter each for my wife and I. Decanting the rest.

Reason: Our first child was born on Wednesday and our 3rd Anniversary was July 22.

Tasting notes: Super young. Strong dates or prunes. Legs that go all the way up.

Qty Name 18 2011 Quinta Do Vesuvio Vintage Port First VP purchase was a doozie . . . I hope Gary's Wine is a reputable source :-/ http://www.garyswine.com/ This purchase ships Dec. 1st. Went with a temporary wine fridge, will have to figure out a cellar situation during the 1-5 years of life the fr...

My first LBV last weekend:

2007 Graham's LBV 23.89.

Thanks for all the advice folks. The wife isn't sold on a $1,500 -$3,000 eurocave at the moment. So I'll have to put in some more research as my October shipment gets closer.

My wife and I live in the Southeastern United states and aren't 100% sure our crawlspace stays within the temperature/humidity requirements for laying down port so we were thinking of getting one of these (or something like it) http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Danby---36-Bottle-Wine-Cooler/6767123.p?id=1...

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18 2011 Quinta Do Vesuvio Vintage Port

First VP purchase was a doozie . . . I hope Gary's Wine is a reputable source :-/

http://www.garyswine.com/

Moses Botbol wrote:

Adam LeCroy wrote:Where might I go about pre-arrival ordering for some?

Ask your favorite liquor store. Are you able to have wine shipped to AL?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_shipp ... es#Alabama

Not sure, never tried. But it seems I might be able to if I go through ABC.

While Sandeman has been improving in the last decade or so, I wouldn't initiate a purchase for multiple bottles without additional information (e.g. tasting notes). It may turn out to be a great QPR, but who knows? Well, I suppose for the right price I might buy more than one, but at the moment tha...

That link didn't work for me, but this one did:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf5oYxIIIu0

While Sandeman has been improving in the last decade or so, I wouldn't initiate a purchase for multiple bottles without additional information (e.g. tasting notes). It may turn out to be a great QPR, but who knows? Well, I suppose for the right price I might buy more than one, but at the moment tha...

Ok, so I've looked at tasting notes for 2011.

It's down to Quinta do Vesuvio and Sandeman. It seems like Vesuvio will open up earlier, and we're planning on drinking these wines for 50+ years, so maybe Sandeman is the way to go?

Thoughts? Anyone tried both yet?

When will tasting notes for all these new vintages be up?

Good news!

I contacted all the wine shops in my area and one of them said they used to be a wine rep and had contacts that could get any of the VPs from major houses with a preorder after the declarations and ratings are given.

I have a source. . . and it gives a 10% case discount!

New question: If I were to buy a vintage from say Taylor, Fonseca, Graham, and Vesuvio would that taste profile hold up to a different vintage? For instance, the 2009 Vesuvio is peppery, would the 2011 also be peppery. If the 2009 Taylor is datey, would the 2011 retain that characteristic? Basically...

From what I've seen so far Vesuvius has me the most intrigued, Taylor's in second. Anyone have a good internet source for these two? Do people ever offer "by the case" discounts or reduced shipping costs?

Thanks guys! Can't wait to hear more input.

Taylor, Graham and Fonseca are usually in top form but there are many fine producers--why not join FTLOP and get the benefit of Roy's tasting of the gamut? If you poke around you'll find his tasting notes on all the vintage years and get a sense of what to expect from him--then when the 2011s hit t...

I had seen that 2011 would be a good Port year, which was good news for me because a colleage at my old office told me how terrible the Bordeaux wines from 2011 would be relative to 2010. So let's play this game: "if you were going to be racking these bottles for enjoyment 50 years (Lord willin...