Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:54 pm
Ferreira Dona Antonia 20 year old.
Same! Always a great 20.Eric Ifune wrote:Ferreira Dona Antonia 20 year old.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:25 pm
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:18 pm
'94 Niepoort VP. Showed quite well. Still fruity and young.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:15 pm
Croft 2004 bottled 2009 and Sandeman 2011 bottled 2015.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:53 pm
1999 Quinta do Portal VP
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:21 am
This is what my supplier has been delivering lately in place of the Duque de Bragança 20. Is it the same tawny? It seems very like it but the normal bottle variability makes it hard to be certain. I just opened a bottle of DdB20 bottled in 2018 and it seemed a bit tired (but, as I said, bottle variability).
All my wine is in storage (I’m between houses, living in an 800 sqft apartment) so I’m buying daily drinkers in small quantities.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:13 am
Yes, it is the same 20 yr. They changed the name and label recently.Peter W. Meek wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:21 amThis is what my supplier has been delivering lately in place of the Duque de Bragança 20. Is it the same tawny? It seems very like it but the normal bottle variability makes it hard to be certain. I just opened a bottle of DdB20 bottled in 2018 and it seemed a bit tired (but, as I said, bottle variability).
All my wine is in storage (I’m between houses, living in an 800 sqft apartment) so I’m buying daily drinkers in small quantities.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:45 pm
1997 Smith Woodhouse VP
2017 Sandeman Quinta do Seixo VP
2017 Sandeman Quinta do Seixo VP
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:38 pm
How is that 2017 Sandeman? I've been curious about trying it.Jonathan S wrote: ↑Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:45 pm 1997 Smith Woodhouse VP
2017 Sandeman Quinta do Seixo VP
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:57 pm
Hi there, Mike!
The 2017 Sandeman is staggeringly beautiful. It is so powerful at this point that, I suppose, I should be put into "Port Prison." It paired wonderfully with80% dark chocolate and Stilton. I told my wife that I wish I could buy two cases of it. I also told her that I wish I could taste this amazing wine at the 15-year mark and the 35-year mark now! Ha, ha.
Cheers!
Jonathan
The 2017 Sandeman is staggeringly beautiful. It is so powerful at this point that, I suppose, I should be put into "Port Prison." It paired wonderfully with80% dark chocolate and Stilton. I told my wife that I wish I could buy two cases of it. I also told her that I wish I could taste this amazing wine at the 15-year mark and the 35-year mark now! Ha, ha.
Cheers!
Jonathan
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:02 pm
Thanks for the reply Jonathan. It sounds like it's a great Port. I think I'm going to have to buy a few bottles online, try one and lay the other one down for about 15 years.
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:24 pm
1983 Graham's VP.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:22 am
1995 Vesuvio VP. Pop and pour. One hour later it was all gone. Was hoping to have some left over for today. Oh well.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:44 pm
S. Leonardo 40 Year Old Tawny Port.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:50 pm
1970 Grahams....a favorite.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:46 pm
1985 Smith Woodhouse VP
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:35 pm
Has anyone tied the Dow’s 2013 quinta do bomfim?
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:07 pm
1992 Niepoort LBV to celebrate another healthy day. (i am out of jobs for at least a month because of the virus. any reason is good to enjoy life a bit now)
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:58 pm
Well said, Bert! I am pouring my Ports, taking in fine chocolate, and reveling in fine cheese now more than ever it seems. Here's to health! Here's to life!
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:34 pm
1992 Fonseca VP, 375ml
The cork looked good from the top, but with a standard wing corkscrew, the bottom 1/4" to 3/8" of the cork broke off and remained in the bottle. To my pleasant surprise, I was able to remove this small piece with the Durand.
The cork looked good from the top, but with a standard wing corkscrew, the bottom 1/4" to 3/8" of the cork broke off and remained in the bottle. To my pleasant surprise, I was able to remove this small piece with the Durand.