For The Love Of Port

Ah, yes.

Just this past year I got acquinted with Murcas, Skeffingtons, Romaneira and Capela.

They were certainly a very merry bunch!

One thing I've noticed over the years, is that compared to most other critics or media outlets, the Wine Enthusiast seems to give Port the highest scores of all. Not always, but consistently over the years this has been my impression. I have long wondered if this is an issue of "relevancy"...

John Danza wrote:

Jeff G. wrote:and i'd be very curious to do a 1800-pre ww1 ferreira tasting

I would be very curious to do a "1800-pre WW1 any house" tasting!

nah ferreira for sure =)

be curious what one of the major land owners in portugal would have done with their grapes.

fonseca

and i'd be very curious to do a 1800-pre ww1 ferreira tasting

I've had so few tawnies with indication of age that I can't really give a list of my top handful, but the best one I ever tried and which stunned me with its quality was the 10 year old tawny blend for Vilar d'Allen which Claudia Quevedo put together. A shame this was never actually produced. As th...

Quinta dos murcas
villar d'allen

are my top 10 yr tawnies

47' cockburn was most memorable and drinking surprisingly very very well.

66' fonseca takes the cake thogh

1. I can use it to compare with my other notes
2. I can write a new one then look bck on older notes and say "wow i used the same descriptors"
3. Less fluff more stuff
4. help me build a vocabulary so that i can describe unknown ports I taste

http://www.flickingerwines.com/growers/ ... 42.99.aspx

i have no relation to them and will not be making anything with this suggestion

but the 92' colheita is a fine treat too

Ha, I had to check again to make sure I had the disclosure ;-) in all seriousness I would imagine there are only 2 major publications for general scores that people really care about Advocate and Spectator Then there are specific mags focused on specific regions. FTLOP IWC and 2 /3 more that slip my...

let's not forget about the mysterious Baga grape

Only because I was jaded with their 2011 Quevedo rating

but garbage

who in the world thinks that a 2011 Port is "light and fruity"

most likely when I pass it onto my offspring

Have a cockburn 47 and a dow 47 for the dad's bday

I feel, top end shoudl be 60-65$

i paid 75$ unfortunately (but it was also one of those birth year wine purchases and I couldn't afford lafite at 950$)

Agree with your assessment of 1994 and 1997 Alex. Were you comparing either to 2009 or 2011? Jeff, sorry if I misunderstood. I thought you were implying across the board the 2009's were better. Misread on my part. [kez_11.gif] yea, no way, across the board the 11's I feel are stronger. I went almos...

Jeff, even if that was so, given trying them side-by-side which is pretty unlikely ... then what about the rest of the 2009 VP's? They're better than their 2011 counterparts? Really? that wans't the statement tom made "I'm satisfied that in terms of a declared year, 2011 ranks above averarge, ...

I'll put myself on a limb and say that i love the tfp releases in 09 better than the tfp releases in 11

Graham - paid £32 - inflation adjusted = £36.62 - add storage = £39.62 - current retail £38 - current auction estimate £30.50 = approx 23% discount Noval - paid £33 - inflation adjusted = £37.76 - add storage = £40.76 - current retail £45 - current auction £36 = approx 12% discount Vesuvio - paid £...

Moses Botbol wrote:Does any have 2011 Nacional for sale in USA?

I got offered but passed at 650$/btl presale

it doesn't officially go on sale until december