The Port Wine Thread

[TheRiddick]

One of the most profound bottles I have had so far was provided by Roy Hersch, not sure if you know the guy or his Port newsletter (lives in Seattle). He brought the bottle to a dinner I organized in SF for local wine geeks and opened it, blind, after dinner. After letting every one enjoy the wine he asked all of us to guess the vintage. Some said '80s, some guessed '70s. I guessed '63-64 looking at the slight oxidation the color showed and the "more developed" complexity of the wine, after all, 40 years of age is pretty good as is. Turned out to be a Sandeman Vintage 1945, I was shocked at how well preserved the wine was, anyone else but Roy pouring it I would have said '80s, that young in appearance and color, taste as well: vibrant by all respects and still with a huge aging potential.

Too bad I can't afford a bottle.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by TheRiddick

One of the most profound bottles I have had so far was provided by Roy Hersh, not sure if you know the guy or his Port newsletter (lives in Seattle).

I know Roy fairly well. We have had a couple offline tastings, one of which was a nearly complete Croft vertical from 1896 to 1970 with every vintage represented and no off bottles! The previous evening we had 1927 Graham, 1948 Taylor, and several others that were big hits that are escaping me. The day after our Croft vertical, it was a 1967 Nacional with '54 Dalva White Colheita.

Last weekend I went to a "50 Years of Post War Graham" where 9 bottles were represented up to 1994,