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2010 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Maison Roche de Bellene 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Roche de Bellene, Grand Cru 2010 is polished and beautifully balanced even it's just slightly timid. Pretty mighty though. Opulent fruit. (Jancis Robinson - jancisrobinson.com - Nov 2011)
2002 Dom Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
I had very high expectations for the 2002 Brut Blanc de Blancs Dom Ruinart and was not disappointed. Actually, that is an understatement. The 2002 is a flat-out great Dom Ruinart. It is as compelling ...
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2008 Herdade do Peso Alentejo "Colheita" joeswine.blogspot.com 4 Apr 2012 | 12:38 pm
Colheita, when referring to port, indicates a port from a single vintage, but it is not a "Vintage Port". So what does this mean when referring to a dry red Portuguese wine? Well, I had to find out......
2007 Vintage Port Forecast fortheloveofport.com 28 Nov 2009 | 09:00 pm
Mission accomplished. Six months and 350+ individual tasting notes later and my 2007 Vintage Port Forecast is complete. The report includes a comprehensive review that actually began in the Douro, wit...
Roy's Top 12 Vintage Ports fortheloveofport.com 22 Jul 2007 | 12:23 pm
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive by email is, "what Vintage Port (VP) would you suggest that I buy?" I do not take these questions lightly and do my best to respond to every email...
Decanting Vintage Port: The "Hersh Method" fortheloveofport.com 11 Feb 2006 | 08:51 am
Much has been written about decanting bottles of Port, yet it all seems so complicated and ritualistic. Various traditional decanting regimens have been employed for hundreds of years, with all sorts ...
Wine Auction – reviewing the catalogue thewineamateur.com 6 Jun 2010 | 08:51 am
So the catalogue of the Sotheby’s ” Finest and Rarest Wines & Vintage Port” auction has just arrived. It turns out it is absolutely packed with masses of expensive wines (which I could have guessed ba...
#512 Because I felt like it thetastingnote.com 13 Sep 2012 | 10:59 pm
It was a little Autumnal today and I felt like trying some port. No reason other than that. So I cracked open a 1997 Grahams Vintage Port. It was lovely. Rich bramble aromas with cinnamon, a littl...
How to Defeat Corkiness of Cockburn’s 1983 VP fortheloveofport.com 11 May 2013 | 01:22 pm
There’s no denying that when bottles of 1983 Cockburn’s present clean and at their best, this Vintage Port may just be the top of the class from that now 30 year old vintage. Nevertheless, there’s no ...
2011 Vintage Port christianseely.com 15 May 2013 | 05:28 pm
I am in the Douro right now, where the weather is fine and sunny and spirits are high. On Monday, the Institute of Masters of Wine organised a fantastic tasting in London of all the declared 2011 Vint...
Vintage Tour 2011 in the US christianseely.com 16 Jun 2013 | 10:52 pm
A few days ago, I was on tour in the US to launch the 2011 Vintage Ports. This was a joint exercise with the Taylor Fladgate Group. It was a real pleasure to go on tour together and to share our enthu...
2011 Vintage Port presentation | Polish Wine Guide port-blog.typepad.com 26 Jun 2013 | 11:58 pm
I’m just back from Oporto where I attended the 2011 Vintage Port declaration. Everybody seems to agree 2011 is one of the best vintages in living memory. Comparisons to historical successes such as 19...
