For The Love Of Port

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:33 pm**

2012 PasoPort "Violeta Portray" TN Posted

Posted: **Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:24 pm**

Such nice people there Andy, I visited circa 2012-13 and they were very cool and opened a bunch of bottles to try. Loved eating in the heart of Paso Robles too. Only my 2nd time doing so and I've not been back since taking part in their film festival with Zev.

Posted: **Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:34 pm**

Not a Port, but a JM Fonseca 20 year old Roxo Setubal

Posted: **Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:49 pm**

Small blind tasting of:

2011 Delaforce LBV
2011 Quinta do Infantado LBV
2011 Pocas LBV

Additionally a Kopke 10YO White. Great as always

Posted: **Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:31 pm**

1994 Broadbent Vintage Port

Posted: **Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:12 pm**

1964 Krohn's Branco Colheita (B. 2007)

Posted: **Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:07 pm**

Krohn 1976 Colheita.

Posted: **Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:40 pm**

Quinta da Romaneira 40 Year Old Tawny Port for "dessert" after the Sammamish Port Club's 2011 LBV tasting. My 2nd to last bottle... and they're no longer made.

Posted: **Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:24 am**

1982 themed tasting in order of tasting. (The colheitas suffered from being served late into the evening and from palate fatigue)

LBVs
1982 Burmester LBV (Flawed)
1982 Cockburn's LBV (83p)
1982 Quinta do Noval LBV (87p)

Vintage ports
1982 Delaforce (92p)
1982 Churchill's (86p)
1982 Ferreira (84p)
1982 Rebeiro (83p)
1982 Fonseca Guimaraens (84p)
1982 Quinta do Noval Nacional (85p)
1982 Croft (87p)
1982 Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos (86p)
1982 Niepoort (91p)
1982 Sandeman (88p)
1982 Ramos Pinto (94p) - Star of the night. Very dark and far from as developed colour and taste wise as its sister from 1983. Dumbstruck and humbled. Must get some.
1982 Quinta do Noval (forgot to rate)
1982 Feist (92p)

Colheitas
1982 Dalva (89p)
1982 Wiese & Krohn (87p)
1982 Andresen (91p)
1982 Maynard's (83p)
1982 Kopke (84p)
1982 Graham's (87p)

Bonus
1967 Kopke Colheita (94p)
40YO (btl 1987) Quinta do Noval (91p)(Pop'n'pour)
1920 Sandeman Colheita (86p)(Pop'n'pour)

Posted: **Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:41 am**

A Real Companhia Velha Malvasia White....for a cheap white port this was surprisingly good and easy to drink. Served chilled and we drank outside in the brisk autumn air.

Posted: **Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:11 pm**

1966 Rocha VP, Ridge California brown bottle. Pretty good for 51 years old.

Posted: **Mon Oct 16, 2017 9:41 am**

Thomas V wrote:1982 themed tasting in order of tasting...

I can't say I've heard anything of 1982. Thanks for the update. Now I know why. It looks like you had a few nice bottles, and of course a gathering with all those hopefully made for a fun experience.

Posted: **Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:56 am**

1997 Souza VP. And best part, it came with an extra cork. While decanting the Port was having a hard time pouring out, like something was blocking the neck. I though it was sediment until I got done pouring and heard something "thump" to the bottom of the bottle. I looked inside the neck and saw another full cork inside. Smashed the bottle to get it and sure enough, it was another branded cork. I assume the bottling machine pushed two into the bottle and the first fell inside.

Posted: **Tue Oct 17, 2017 5:39 pm**

1994 Warres VP, 375ml.
No notes taken, but tasty and paired well with grilled lamb.

Posted: **Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:12 pm**

1997 Souza VP. Alas, mine only had 1 cork.

Posted: **Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:09 pm**

Glenn E. wrote:1997 Souza VP. Alas, mine only had 1 cork.

I'll send you a spare

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:35 pm**

1968 Taylor's Single Harvest Tawny

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:06 pm**

1991 Graham Vintage

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 6:50 pm**

jeff t. wrote:1991 Graham Vintage

How was it?

Posted: **Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:22 am**

2006 Quinta do Crasto LBV. Between 2012-2014 I have tasted 5 times and consistently 88-90 points---an OK port. Well. its been 3 years and was curious to see where it is. Got all weekend to savor it.

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