1995 V.P. Tasting

[John M.]

This Saturday, November 15th, 8 of us will gather in New Jersey, USA to taste ten 1995 Ports (we have 22 and likely will do the balance at another time). Our line up includes:

Cockburn Quinta dos Canais
Delaforce Quinta Da Corte
Ferreira
Fonseca Guimaraens
Graham's Malvedos
Quinta do Crasto
Quinta do Vesuvio
Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas
Quinta do Infantado

Plan on serving blind---but all will know the line-up.

I attended a 1995 tasting in 2015---curious to see how ones tasted then stack up (WOTN that time was the Malvedos with Ferreira a close 2nd). On balance this is a very fine year; fortuitous it came on the heels of 1994 as there are some awesome SQVPs here and usually at a very good price.

The London contingent is doing the same theme in early 2026.

Attendees to the NJ event include FTLOPers Mike J.W., Lucas S., Bradley B. & me.

[Bradley Bogdan]

I remember buying a lot of '95s back in 2010 on the flash sale sites for $20 or so a bottle and they were wonderful wines already in a pretty attractive window from '10-'15. Wish I'd had the space and money to buy more back then, those bottles have long since been consumed. Looking forward to trying them with the group!