For The Love Of Port

Wow, that's quite a weekend! The assumption I'll make is that the Romaneira was one of the new(er) bottlings with the black & gold label. The older ones had the "40" in red and were distinctly different - for me, about 3-4 points better! The funny thing is the Romaneira has improved o...

I have seen it out in the wild before but have never tried it. But for $20 for a 20 yo, it's definitely worth taking a flyer.

Wow, that's quite a weekend! The assumption I'll make is that the Romaneira was one of the new(er) bottlings with the black & gold label. The older ones had the "40" in red and were distinctly different - for me, about 3-4 points better! You are correct, it was a more recent bottling.

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:19 am Quite generous to open a near case of port and expensive ones at that. I hope they appreciate your sportiness.

They absolutely do. The way I look at it is that Port is to be shared if possible and who better to share with it than lifelong friends?

Had a tasting over the weekend with my college buddies down at the shore. The first night I opened the following 40 y.o. TWAIOA: Quinta do Noval Quinta do Mourao San Leonardo Quevedo Andresen Quinta da Romaneira Quinta Vale D. Maria For the second night I opened all 1963 VP: Dow Fonseca Croft Taylor...

I’ve just been to the recycling and dropped off a half bottle of Gould Campbell 1963, a magnum of Gould Campbell 1977 and bottles of Mackenzie 1963, Kopke 1966 Colheita, Churchill Crusted 2014 and Andresen 10YO White. I bet a small tear drop fell to the ground watching all of those lovely, empty bo...

3 x 1985 Graham's VP (1 going to John M.)
3 x 1994 Ferreira VP (2 going to John M.)

Randy Katz wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:44 pm 6-pack 2017 Niepoort VP

A wise investment.

Quinta da Pacheca 30 yo Tawny
Quinta da Pacheca White Port
Broadbent 20 yo Tawny

Unfortunately, right now I am only 50-50. I have some personal situations that have to clear up before I can decide if I can make this. All of my wine with the exception of a handful of bottles just went into storage as well since I am moving. I might have a bottle of '63 VP available if it doesn't ...

How's the '92 Infantado, Scott? I have a few bottles but have never tried that year from Infantado. It's a very interesting port. I liked it a lot, would probably score it 90 or maybe even 91. The main reason I wouldn't score it any higher is because it lacks complexity. For instance, the only othe...

How's the '92 Infantado, Scott? I have a few bottles but have never tried that year from Infantado.

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:03 am Delaforce 2003 VP.

How is that? I have a few bottles.

Ramos-Pinto 30 year old. I found this to be a quite nice 30 year old. I've had this wine quite a few times, but this particular bottle was exceptionally smooth and the secondary notes just sang! I have a couple of these in my basement (now in temporary storage as I'm in the process of moving). I've...

1985 Quinta Do Crasto VP. 10 hour decant. A light ruby collar. It's a very nice, easy-drinker.

I just decanted a 1980 Smith Woodhouse VP. I'll let it sit for about 7 or 8 hours before I have a full glass. The initial sip rght after decanting was nice and smooth. This was the first time I used my newly purchased Port tongs to open a bottle. It went so-so. I'll have to read some of the threads ...

1 x 2001 Warre's Quinta Da Cavandinha SQVP (found by John M.) 1 x 2008 Quinta do Crasto LBV (a gift from John M. for sourcing and delivering a few auction wins) 1 x 2011 Quinta do Crasto LBV (picked up by John M's son after being found in the wild) 1 x Ramos Pinto 20 y.o. Quinta do Bom Retiro (in a ...

1995 Ferreira. I decanted this a few minutes ago. The cork was shredded. As usual I have a small sample after decanting. This was drinking very nicely right out of the bottle. More later.

I own a bottle of "More than 40 Years" White Port from Quinta do Rey that I picked up cheap at an auction a few years back. It was bottled in 2018 and yes, it references Messias as the owner. Here are front and back pics of the bottle:

Eric's scores were much more even for this tasting than mine were. I had a couple of really surprising numbers: 97 Vesuvio - one of the best bottles I've had; Stewart disagreed 96-97 Smith Woodhouse - also one of the best bottles I've ever had 93 Churchill 95 Taylor 94 Dow 92 Smith Woodhouse LBV 89...