For The Love Of Port

2 x 2011 Graham Vintage Port
2 x 2011 Fonseca Vintage Port

... for a wedding party. An additional 1 of each was saved for the bride and groom to take home.

One of the best VPs from the vintage!

NV Andresen 20 Year Old White Port

On the drier side for what I enjoy in a white Port, but superbly balanced.

Having opened one this past weekend on a 1970 Graham (not the one pictured), a thought occurred to me. Has anyone ever had a duff bottle that was sealed with one of those thick rubber/plastic capsules? I don't mean corked - the capsule can't protect you from that - but some other problem like premat...

It should still be enjoyable and drinkable. Like most Dow Ports, it is a very slightly drier style than other brands. Note that there are multiple bottlings of this Port. I have some that were bottled in 1989, so probably not much different than Andy's, but you'll want to check yours to be sure. The...

Andresen 40 Year Old Tawny Port
DR L70 Very Old Tawny Port
1970 Graham Vintage Port
1964 Noval Nacional Vintage Port

It was a good weekend.

DR 40 Year Old Tawny Port. Which is also a wine, technically.

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:56 pm

Glenn E. wrote:DR 40 Year Old Tawny Port for the January Port Club meeting.

I guess that counts as a wine lol

LOL oops wrong forum.

DR 40 Year Old Tawny Port for the January Port Club meeting.

Wow he makes a couple of... bold claims in there.

Wow! That looks like an amazing place. I bet it smelled great, too!

D. To Glenn "Dr. Tawny" Elliott, I remember the very early days of your Port tasting, not the first ... but early. And Madeira too. You swore Madeira was not your thing. But I kept "forcing you" to drink it. For years you claimed, "It is ok, but not my thing. I mean the swe...

Daniel Fraley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:30 am RWC Imperial Malmsey x 3

Love these! Where did you find them? I have 3 that I got many years ago.

Oh those aren't for me, they're for my wife's nephew's wedding.

I've always wanted to try the 1920 Cossart-Gordon but have never had the opportunity. Seems like I now need to try this 1910 D'Oliveiras!

I have been scouring the net for DR in the US to no avail, so I wasn't going to let this opportunity slip by. I would have bought more but the Mrs... I am curious though Roy, why no 40 y.o. Tawny or White? Or is that next year's buying op? :D Sadly, DR no longer makes a 40 Year Old Tawny Port. With...

Now that they've all arrived, here are my recent purchases... 3 x S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port 3 x S. Leonardo 40 Year Old Tawny Port 6 x Andresen 10 Year Old White Port 3 x Andresen 20 Year Old White Port 3 x Andresen 40 Year Old White Port 5 x DR 30 Year Old Tawny Port 10 x DR 40 Year Old Ta...

Roy Hersh wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:29 am Speaking of which, the DR L70 ... you guys are crazy!

That's because it's crazy good!

Then there is TCA. How do you score those wines Glenn? ;-) Those are all good points. Ones that I recognize from judging barbecue, where we (at least theoretically) have a standard and a process by which to judge what the teams have produced for us. I'm not a professional wine judge, though. My &qu...

Glenn - Richard tasted the 2011 in 2023 when it had had the benefit of 10 years of bottle age. He rated it a perfect wine. What’s your view? Do you agree? I don't believe that I have ever given a Ruby Port a score of 100. I can think of 6 Tawny Ports off the top of my head, so it might be 7 or 8 in...