I'm waiting also, and I'm not normally very patient!
But in real life you certainly meet a lot of them.
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I'm waiting also, and I'm not normally very patient!
He's got a side-car attachmentEric Ifune wrote:Can you fit that all in a Smart Car?
You can happily keep them for a few years without any trouble at all. I don't believe that Rocha and Kopke Colheitas are intended to be aged in bottle, but it doesn't seem to harm them to me. In fact, the Kopke Colheitas can be pretty bracingly acidic when first bottled, and some bottle age seems to mellow that out a bit, so for me they actually improve a little bit after a few years. I have quite a few Rocha and Kopke Colheitas that were bottled in 2006-2007 and I think they're just as good today as they were when bottled.Russ K wrote:I got one each of the 67 Rocha, 57 Rocha, and 50 Kopke. I assume these should be consumed relatively quickly, not kept for a number of years, or does anyone feel differently?
Most of mine were around 2007, though the 1938 halves were 1999.Tom D. wrote:I probably missed it, does anyone know the bottling dates for any of the Colheitas in this FTLOP offer?
In what way? After saying that you disagree, you then proceeded to basically say the same thing I did.Roy Hersh wrote:I disagree with Glenn.
Interesting. So I'm lead to believe that Colheitas (and assuming Tawnys of indicated age as well) will improve if unfined and unfiltered. Seems reasonable. Does anyone know who else doesn't fine or filter their wood aged Ports. Niepoort?In terms of the Kopke (I did not mention Rocha) he said there is no fining or filtration and he felt they CAN age and improve in the bottle, regardless of what others have said.
Go easy, he's in the throngs of Gaia. Filled to the brim with luscious food and copious amounts of fantastic wines and Ports. I'm sure it's all enough to cause overload and lead to a partial insanity defenseGlenn E. wrote:In what way? After saying that you disagree, you then proceeded to basically say the same thing I did.Roy Hersh wrote:I disagree with Glenn.
That's nice to know, thanks.Glenn E. wrote:Most of mine were around 2007, though the 1938 halves were 1999.Tom D. wrote:I probably missed it, does anyone know the bottling dates for any of the Colheitas in this FTLOP offer?
Minor distinction, but it's can improve, not necessarily will improve. I don't think that even Dirk Niepoort goes so far as to say that they will improve in the same way that Vintage Port will improve, but he's on record many times as saying that theirs in particular can improve in the bottle.Eric Ifune wrote:Interesting. So I'm lead to believe that Colheitas (and assuming Tawnys of indicated age as well) will improve if unfined and unfiltered. Seems reasonable. Does anyone know who else doesn't fine or filter their wood aged Ports. Niepoort?In terms of the Kopke (I did not mention Rocha) he said there is no fining or filtration and he felt they CAN age and improve in the bottle, regardless of what others have said.
I know, I'm jealous! I want to know what this new restaurant is that they visited. And I want a Francesinha from Bufete Fase!!!Andy Velebil wrote:Go easy, he's in the throngs of Gaia. Filled to the brim with luscious food and copious amounts of fantastic wines and Ports. I'm sure it's all enough to cause overload and lead to a partial insanity defense
+1. I ordered a case of colheitas and a case of the Douro DOC wines. We opened one of the DOC whites on Tuesday and it was wonderful for the price. I bought a bunch of those to have for summer drinking.Tom D. wrote:Received my shipment today ... They all look great. Thanks Roy!
Fall? is about all that's left in my wallet now!Roy Hersh wrote:Suggestions as to a time frame?