For The Love Of Port

1995 Churchill Quinta da Agua Alta VP
Ferreira 20 Year Old
Wiese & Krohn 30 Year Old
Cockburn Special Reserve
Noval Black

Andy Velebil wrote:and last night was a bottle of Cockburns Special Reserve. SO much better than it was several years ago. The Symington's have turned this back into a fantastic Ruby Reserve.

I totally agree!

Last night I opened Quarles Harris 1977, Smith Woodhouse 1977, Gould Campbell 1977 and Smith Woodhouse 1983 as my contributions to a QH / SW / GC triple vertical from 1970 to 1994.

And my GC77 wasn't corked Hurrah!

I opened and consumed with pleasure a 2003 Graham LBV. It was opened and decanted about 5 hours before drinking. I've drunk this several times before, and this bottle was true to earlier experiences. I'll probably open and decant long next time. I liked sampling figs with this best, but I found that slices of Honeycrisp apple (mild mottled red and green apple) brought out some other flavors of the port in a good way. I had never had apple with Port and was surprised that this worked at all. I expected an unpleasant clash between the apple and the Port.

Last night I popped open a bottle of NIepoort 10 year old Tawny with Zev. Love it but we'll polish it off tonight.

1963 Graham's

-- Gary

Smith Woodhouse 1991 VP. We brought the bottle to a restaurant, and the wine steward decanted it on our arrival, giving it about two hours before we started to drink it. Smooth, fruity, and enjoyable, but not very complex.

Well, I didn't open the bottle, but our favorite local restaurant is now stocking Quinta de Santa Eufemia Fine White Port, and I must say that for a NV, non-indication of age white in the $11-$15/bottle range, it is quite nice.

Tonight saw a bottle of Vargellas 1976 opened - truly a special port. Absolutely fabulous.

Alex,

I really love that one and the 1967 too ... both are brilliant VP's.

My brother and his family arrives tonight and I have a 1977 Quarles Harris in decanter for consuming later this evening, along with our wives.

We were thirsty tonight and after the bottle of 1977 Quarles Harris which showed as well as I could possibly have expected, in the same vein as Warre from the same vintage; we then had a 20 year old Ramos Pinto Tawny.

2003 Quevedo LBV

Fonseca 10 Year Old.

Well, last week was a 2003 Quinta do Vesuvio VP followed by a 1996 Quevedo Colheita.

1977 Smith Woodhouse
1987 Grahams Malvedos

20 Year Old Ramos Pinto Tawny
30 Year Old Porto Poças Tawny
1998 Niepoort Colheita

1985 Ferreira
NV Quevedo 20 yo Tawny

Quinta do Tedo Fine Tawny - a basic brew that is fun to drink.

Morgan 1977 - mature and delightful

1977 Quarles Harris VP