Portugal

Fonseca

Finest Vintage Port Blend 1977

Lovely vintage Porto, dark fruits, solid balance, starting to show its age, long, lingering finish, only quibble is that this doesn’t show the characteristic sweeter style (thus my comment on its age, starting to dry out just a tad). — 25 days ago

Jim Powers
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Jan, Dave and 6 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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May hafta take a sip tomorrow at work. S'been 6 months...
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego, so how do as your taste of this one?

Espiral

Vinho Verde White Blend

JFP
9.0

Light and slightly effervescent as it should be for a “green” wine. Best for a light fish lunch. — a month ago

Niepoort Projectos

Dócil Vinho Verde Loureiro 2024

John Howard
9.1

Delish. Crispy. — 2 months ago

Tom, Laura and 9 others liked this

Warre's

Vintage Porto Port Blend 1994

1994 vintage. 3.15.26. — 3 months ago

Dave, Tom and 14 others liked this

Soalheiro

Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho 2024

this is a gorgeous wine. — 5 months ago

Dow's

Vintage Porto 1991

[8 hour decant] This smells and (in particular) tastes like Dow’s, the drier style of classic Vintage Port, still shows lovely fruit and depth, just not as sweet as Fonseca or Graham’s, nor as structured as Taylor’s, longish finish, very, very sneaky fine!! — 6 months ago

Jim Powers
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Dave, Jan and 10 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande @Dave — another instant posting, maybe Delectable finally fixed the delay? If so, kudos to Vinous for doing so!!!
Tom Casagrande

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@Doug Powers - Hey! Me too! Just posted a backlog of notes and they popped right up on my feed! Maybe they’re actually addressing the issues? Fingers crossed.

Herdade do Esporão

Reserva Alentejo Antão Vaz Blend 2023

Esporão Reserva Branco 2023 is a complex, full-bodied white from the Alentejo region. Creamy texture, balanced acidity, and notes of fruit, citrus with hints of oak. It's made from indigenous grapes like Antão Vaz, Arinto, and Roupeiro, offering a rich palate with a long, vibrant finish, making it a classic and harmonious wine. — 2 days ago

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Taylor Fladgate

Late Bottled Vintage Porto Port Blend 2019

Big, rich, ripe LBV with awesome fruit and structure, lacks the subtlety of the 1977 Graham’s vintage, but a great LBV as a sipper!! — 21 days ago

Jim Powers
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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

So, @Somm David T, thank you for the advice — we last visited Taylor-Fladgate in February of 2019, got a few nice pictures of the male peacock with the incredible plumage, but knew nothing about the Scion. If/when we go back to Porto, I will ask next time (can I use your name so they don’t think I’m just another American idiot/loser??) — sounds incredible, though, thanks!!
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Somm David T, also, we’ll be opening a 1977 Taylor Vintage Porto soon as well, I’ll report here how it was (purchased back in the early 1980s, with my other 1977s)!! Cheers!!
Somm David T

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No name needed. Just ask for it. They make quite the presentation serving it. I’ll look for your note on the 77. Cheers. .

Broadbent

Vinho Verde Loureiro Blend

First Vinho Verde! Super light, crisp notes of lime, green apple, and florals. Slight fizz from a secondary fermentation. — 2 months ago

Casa Santos Lima

Lisboa Castelão Blend

Nick really liked this Portuguese red! Went great with Portuguese stew meat and potatoes — 3 months ago

Taylor Fladgate

Vintage Port Blend 1994

1994 vintage. Popped, decanted and filtered and tasted immediately. Opened six decades too early. The whole crushed violets and plummy thang definitely there alongside hints of sweet tobacco in her breath. With apologies, just another number in your little black book. These are the pros and cons. 1.24.26. — 5 months ago

Bob, Andrew and 20 others liked this
ESF

ESF

epic vintage
Norman

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6 decades. If I find one I will have to commit infanticide since I don’t have 60yrs to wait!

W. & J. Graham's

Aged 20 Years Tawny Port Blend

Bananas foster, Christmas fruitcake, with balanced gun smoke aromas. Much fruitier and more concentrated than the Warres. Fantastic. — 6 months ago

W. & J. Graham's

Vintage Port Blend 1977

[8 hour decant] This is from a very fine lot of 1977 Graham’s I purchased in the mid-to-late 1990s from a small Napa importer, and is at the level of the 1977 Fonseca we drank last week, sweet, nice weight and balance, long, lingering finish, very nice!! — 21 days ago

Jim Powers
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Casal Garcia

Vinho Verde White Blend

A fresh, semi sweet wine ideal for summer! Mild acidity with hints of pear and green apple. Pairs very well with crackers, sharp cheddar cheese and grapes. It is a very good wine for the low pricepoint and fun to enjoy while snacking outdoors.  — 24 days ago

Kris Kow
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Anselmo Mendes

Contacto Monção & Melgaço Alvarinho 2024

Fresh peach, grapefruit, and apple! Great wine with food — 3 months ago

Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.

Vintage Porto Port Blend 2003

Served this slightly chilled (12’C?).
Gorgeously fresh and pure dark fruit. Succulent, juicy, still primary….
Tannines and alcohol beautifully blended into the dense and viscous core. Only a slight hint of spice, chocolate and licorice now. Sweetness and freshness in excellent balance. It even feels more fresh than sweet at the moment. Certainly not too heavy nor intense.
This is so forward and yummy and sexy right now… I just don’t miss the complexity it might be lacking at this stage.
Sure, it has a few decades of life left and it could get more cerebral and complex…
But don’t bother. Drink it now!
— 5 months ago

Roman, Thijs and 8 others liked this

Casa Santos Lima

Reserva Confidencial Red Blend 2020

ESF
9.0

as @Ray Vanderhoff says: great value red, very consistent thru vintage, balanced, complex & infinitely drinkable — 6 months ago

Tom, Brian and 5 others liked this
Ray Vanderhoff

Ray Vanderhoff

Terrific value wine!