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Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:32 pm
by Luc Gauthier
Ce soir ,
Broadbent fine , rich , sweet , Madeira
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:41 pm
by Barry Sunderland
2007 NOVAL PORTO
Yeah, I know...YOUNG.
3 hour decant: Big, juicy, bright, tart, dark fruits, floral, licorice, fleshy, long finish. 94 pts.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:19 am
by Andy Velebil
Barry Sunderland wrote:2007 NOVAL PORTO
Yeah, I know...YOUNG.
3 hour decant: Big, juicy, bright, tart, dark fruits, licorice, long finish. 94 pts.
One of my favorites from 2007
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:17 am
by Moses Botbol
1970 Fonseca VP on Saturday night. Had a friend in from out of town.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:06 am
by Sandy Becker
1953 Royal Oporto Colheita
1967 Kopke Colheita
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:11 pm
by Roy Hersh
12 vintages of Churchill's
7 bottles of 1992 VP's
A domestic 1994 Heitz vintage port - which has a bunch of Portuguese grapes used
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:06 am
by Carl D
At the FTLOP anniversay bash:
4 different 1992 VPs (SW, Kopke, De La Rosa, Delaforce)
1 SW 1992 LBV
1 Churchill's 2003 VP
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:35 pm
by Barry Sunderland
D'Oliveiras Boal 1968 in the decanter this moment.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:17 pm
by Andy Velebil
40 Year Old Tawny Port by Quinta do Noval over the last weekend
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:36 pm
by Eric Ifune
1977 Gould Campbell. Took forever to open up.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:04 am
by Andy Velebil
Eric Ifune wrote:1977 Gould Campbell. Took forever to open up.
May I suggest using a large hammer next time?
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:05 am
by Luc Gauthier
Andy Velebil wrote:Eric Ifune wrote:1977 Gould Campbell. Took forever to open up.
May I suggest using a large hammer next time?
Andy , you must specify .
According to the
rule book , a large hammer is only used for a magnum .
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:42 am
by Andy Velebil
Luc Gauthier wrote:Andy Velebil wrote:Eric Ifune wrote:1977 Gould Campbell. Took forever to open up.
May I suggest using a large hammer next time?
Andy , you must specify .
According to the
rule book , a large hammer is only used for a magnum .
He didn't specify the size, so given his difficulty I figured it was a larger than normal cork giving him trouble
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Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:59 pm
by Roy Hersh
I will be opening for Sunday's BBQ here:
Comparison of 2003 vs. 2005 Quinta do Noval LBV
A 1947 Kopke Colheita
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:21 pm
by Al B.
A bottle of Ferreira Branco, to be mixed with ice and tonic and a twist of mint.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:45 pm
by Eric Ifune
Luc is correct. The large hammer is for the magnums.
I couldn't find the small one.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:19 am
by Luc Gauthier
As Archie Bunker said : " You don't vaccum the loleum :
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:00 pm
by Eric Menchen
Al B. wrote:A bottle of Ferreira Branco, to be mixed with ice and tonic and a twist of mint.
Oh yeah, that reminds me--Fonseca Siroco, for the same reason.
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:03 pm
by Al B.
But the weather's just gone cool and wet again, so sitting in the wine chiller alongside the Ferreira Branco is a decanter of 1989 Peatling's Crusted Port (Peatling's being a UK wine merchant, the port being produced for them by Warre).
Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 12:17 pm
by Andy Velebil
In addition to several Douro wines I opened a 1963 Offley Boa Vista Vintage Port that was fantastic. Someone else opened a 1963 Niepoort Colheita (B. 1986) that was also very good. There was also about 10 other wines poured blind and it was educational trying my hand at guessing what was what....a fun night for sure.