Fonseca

Finest Vintage Port Blend 1977

9.4

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). — 8 days ago

with Jim

Jan, Dave and 6 others liked this

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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

Doug Powers

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

Dow's

Vintage Porto 1991

Doug Powers

9.4

[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!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Dave, Jan and 10 others liked this

Doug Powers

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

Tom Casagrande

@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.

José Maria da Fonseca

Waterdog Península de Setúbal Red Blend 2021

Roger Ray

9.0

"Portuguese Waterdogs are a treasured breed, originally from the southern coast of Portugal, near where our winery originates. Waterdog red wine has a fruity palate with notes of red berries and a touch of wood. Enjoy it with barbecue, roasts and pasta dishes. — 3 years ago

W. & J. Graham's

Vintage Port Blend 1977

Doug Powers

9.3

[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!! — 4 days ago

with Jim

Bob, Tom and 15 others liked this

Tom Casagrande

Nice!

ESF

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Fonseca

Guimaraens Vintage Port Blend 1991

Jerry Raphael

9.2

Very enjoyable, with a lot going on. Loaded with blackberry and dark fruits, along with violet, licorice, spice, and floral notes. A nice long finish to round it out. This was a 375 ml bottle and cost $16.99 back in the day—hard to argue with that value.
I still have some older Vintage Ports resting in the cellar and will get to them in due time—no rush. NYE dinner at Anthony’s in HH was a great way to cap it off. — 5 months ago