For The Love Of Port

It took a while for me to want Port again after returning from Portugal, but I have finally opened a bottle - S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port.

I opened a DR 30 tawny last week. Sippin slowly with baklava each night.

Randy Katz wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:24 pm I opened a DR 30 tawny last week. Sippin slowly with baklava each night.

Sounds awesome! Do you make the baklava or do you get it somewhere?

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 6:43 pm It took a while for me to want Port again after returning from Portugal, but I have finally opened a bottle - S. Leonardo 30 Year Old Tawny Port.

Given what you were drinking in Portugal that’s a great bottle to start to get back to Port drinking.

I opened a bottle of Churchill 1985 on Tuesday (it’s now Thursday). It was a little spoiled by unbalanced VA on Tuesday but that seems to have faded today and it’s much more enjoyable. I’m glad I didn’t pour it down the sink.

Quevedo 10 year Tawny Port. A wonderful 10
Yr.

Cockburn’s white (my house port-tonic or with other mixers). A very nice white port.

1944 Royal Oporto Colheita

This one was not drunk on the job

On 2 days, even if I prefer the recent bottling of 1992 this 1994 is a great Colheita from Quevedo. Bottled in July 2021, it is really showing the generosity of the year and the fresh young character specific to Quevedo Ports. Yummy!

Frederick Blais wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:04 pm This one was not drunk on the job

On 2 days, even if I prefer the recent bottling of 1992 this 1994 is a great Colheita from Quevedo. Bottled in July 2021, it is really showing the generosity of the year and the fresh young character specific to Quevedo Ports. Yummy!

It is a lovely colheita but like you I prefer the 1992. I just love that little flash of grapefruit bitterness on the finish of the 1992.

I opened a bottle of Vargellas 1967, bottled (in Oporto) in 1970, this evening. It's a delicious bottle, drinking extremely well tonight.

1992 Pocas Colheita (bottled 2017).

Quevedo Crusted, bottled 2016.
Still primary, starting to soften. Too easy to drink!

Al B. wrote:
I opened a bottle of Vargellas 1967, bottled (in Oporto) in 1970, this evening. It's a delicious bottle, drinking extremely well tonight.


A tale of two bottles. Some are spirity and overtly minty, as the fruit has faded leaving a weak impression. I've had several like this over the years. But the one's that were stored really well, are fantastic mature VPs with gorgeous fruit. I am glad you definitely had the latter. When they are on, they are really memorable. Like Vargellas 1987 and 1991 will be someday.

1994 Graham's Vintage Port (375 mL) (11/6/21)

1970 Niepoort Colheita last night. Some initial VA; how much depends bottle to bottle with this port. Will finish the bottle tonight.

1997 Niepoort VP (375 mL) (11/9/21)

Faulty with tremendous VA; it's a shame, as I can tell that it has great underlying structure and fruit.

2000 Fonseca VP (375 mL) (11/11/21)

1994 VP Tasting tonight with the old crew and Mike W.

Line Up:

1. Fonseca
2. Grahams
3. Dows
4. Ramos Pinto
5. Kopke
6. Ferriera
7. Smith Woodhouse
8. Mystery Port by Mike!

375ml of Quinta do Passadouro 1997, fully matured, quite nice, I'll try to find a few 750ml ones

2016 Taylor’s VP.