For The Love Of Port

Well, a dream is about to come true..... Next sunday i will have the oportunity to open a Demijon and drink the garrafeira inside. The ones who have already done this (you can count them by the fingers in may hand), says this is one really special moment, not only because of the rarity but because t...

For me, probably, one of those:

1977 Niepoort Garrafeira
1992 Taylor's Vintage Port
1944 Real Vinicola Colheita
1963 Dalva Vintage Port

We had a 1963 Taylor's Vintage Port. It was great.

2001 VP Quinta do Vale Meão Decanted for 4 hours, this guy shows a dark violet color with no signs of evolution. The nose, a little closed at the beginning, became to show plums, cherries, raisins and some chemical that already found in 2004 VP. Then came liquorice and some violets. Average body wit...

With or without that bottle of 1962 Ferreirinha in hand, I am really looking forward to meeting you. Sorry it did not work out this year ... but we tried. In 2010, we will definitely share bottles together! [cheers.gif] I have to say, I am finding this fascinating hearing what everyone has that is ...

Roy, I had a lot of pre 1980 Douro wines, specially from Real Companhia Velha, Ferreirinha and Quinta do Côtto. Real Companhia Velha did the Grandjo and Grandleve Garrafeiras, back to 1950's. Never had one really good. Ferreirinha, Barca Velha the 64, 65 andd 66. I had some grat bottles of these one...

Some....

Fojo 96
Quinta do Cotto Grande Escolha 82, 85, 87, 90, 94
Ferreirinha Reserva Especial 1997
Ferreirinha Reserva Especial 1962
Ferreirinha Reserva Especial 1984
Niepoort Batuta 99
Niepoort Redoma 96, 97, 99

BTW, Grab what you can of this wine because Dalva increased the price of this in 130€. Meaning that the shops that will from now buy from Dalva, will probably have this wine in the shelves above 250€. JR PLEASE : Disregard this message, as it's incorrect. Fortunately, the wine is sell by Dalva more ...

You can find in Portugal from 100€ and with some quantity probably you'll find some Euros bellow that

Dear Joao, thanks for posting the TNs, this must have been a night to remember... [cheers.gif] I have never seen a bottle of 1795 Terrantez of Real Vinicola da Madeira, so I am curious, whether this is one more 1795 T to add to the ever growing list of Madeiras. Or could it have been a Companhia Vi...

Another light '77 Fonseca. Do you remember when these were young and impenetrably purple ink opaque and brooding. I am trying to figure out why the color is fading on these so early. Well, it wasn't that light, yes lighter than the 76, but it wasn't much lighter. BTW, we drank the wine in the night...

Hi Roy,

Well, i don't find the photo of that bottle. It stated only the vineyard and the vintage. No producer at all


As for the Fonseca 77, the wine showed a light ruby color, but the 76 was darker.



JR

This dinner was already settled by a long time but only in the last weekend we managed to get together and drink a bunch of amazing wines. The reason for this event was a bottle of Real Vinícola da Madeira Terrantez 1795, but allong came some other beauties. Well, the Terrantez 1795 was an incredibl...

Viniportugal has already schedulled these events, por Portuguese Wines

Miami 25-27 September

Boston 29 September

Chicago 1 October

Already have:
Dow's
Graham's
Niepoort


Will buy:
Noval
Warre
Taylor's

It could be worse, you could've been born in 1972. I don't believe there are any VPs from that year, at least none, that I have personally ever seen.

Actually there are a Fonseca and a Vargellas from 72. Both kinda bad, but extremely rare.


JR

Haven't had the Pisca because i arrived late for the tasting but got the chance to drink:

NIepoort Vintage 1955
NIepoort Garrafeira 1977
Niepoort Garrafeira 31
Niepoort Dirk's Father 1927

Well that's life......

I think i will be tasting Pisca tomorrow.
Looking forward to it......

Roy,

I tried that wie lot's of times. For me is a great QRP. Sell's around 10€. It's a wine that expresses the Douro, the Touriga. Round but with tannins, Smooth, beautifull nose. Very szavoury.
Buy it to drink but not to hold. Probably at it's best.

JR

From Blandy's, that wine is probably a 5 years old made from Tinta Negra Mole.
I had 2 months ago a wine from Blandy's, with another name used for esporting, with that Old Reserve label and i found it to be just a 5 years TNM.
That couls be the same. My bottle was little older than yours.


JR