Well…some ports…quite a few
Grahams 1991 - Taylors 1960 - Ferreiera 1955
Grahams 2000 - Dows 2017 - Grahams 2016 - Taylor Fladgate 2000 - Wetumka RePort (Missouri!)
Grahams 2007 - Yalumba Antique Tawny Port (crikey!)
Van Zeller 40yr tawny and Taylor Fladgate 325th anniversary (mix of old tawnies)
1951 Offley Reserve Tawny. and 1983 Taylor.
1994 Churchill’s and LBV - 1988 Quinta Dos Murcas LBV ('91)
plus
Avignonesi Vin Santo di Montepulciano Occhio di Pernice 2002
from this evening
Tonight we continued checking out nice pairings for a small glass from the Quinta do Infatado 10 year Tawny that we have been sipping at for a couple of weeks. Probably our most enjoyable match yet was tonights performance with a Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffle. The port showed a surprising, but delicious, lightness and delicacy. Definitely quite a chameleon of a drink.
Nice Asish !
I had a 1924 Lafaury Peyraguey which was still good , the Suduiraud 24 was shot .
We took our time and paired with savory food, so it wasn’t too bad. Pours were small, 1oz was plenty, and most were spitting. Can’t do it all the time, but nice to do every once in a while. That said, any of these bottles would have worked with almost all the courses, so having one bottle of sauternes with this type of meal would be very reasonable.
. . . Two Tawny Ports opened in the last couple of weeks. First time ever for me.
Tonight I am drinking Ramos Pinto 20 Year Tawny Quinta do Bom Retiro. Delicious. Complex flavors both sweet and spicy. Zero heat or finishing ‘bite’ which leads to no regrets.
Extraordinary and I very recommend giving it a try.
P.S. What a yummy experience pairing this with a slice of homemade pecan pie!!!
2013 Müller-Catoir Haardter Herzog Rieslaner Auslese, a half bottle purchased from Premier Cru (and delivered!) some time ago. A fruit bomb that changed little over the three nights I drank it. I will open my last bottle in another ten years.
Yquem 1936 . Excellent color and fill ( it was recorked at Yquem ). Michael Broadbent did not like it that much , comparing it to Madeira . However , this bottle was super . We were all amazed .
I had 2 other Yquem’s from the thirties ( 1937 and 1939 ) but this one was the best .
1910 D’Oliveiras Malvasia Candida bottled 2023. Great, great stuff.
For anyone wondering. I have some information here now. After hearing from Alan Manley on this, the wine is 100% Nebbiolo coming from within the Barolo area, and vinified the same way. Some of the juice was from earlier work he did before he was registered as Barolo, and some as declassified Barolo, for the ease of paperwork.
Yquem 1934 . Not a great vintage but the wine was still standing . More salt than sweetness , really very salty .
1981 Moulin Touchais. While not complex, drinking very well and should continue to do so for many years given great acidity. At just under $50, a great bargain.
Yup. Just had this tonight. Delicious, and somewhere between a tawny port and a sercial madeira? Fascinating stuff.
2009 Ch Rieussec. From a 750, very good but showing a little monolithic for my taste, I always expect Rieussec to be a little lush and bigger but this seems still very primary to me.
Last night had dinner at Mike Grammer’s with our photo club and he busted this out for dessert:
Zind-Humbrecht 2008 Clos Jebsal Turckheim SGN Pinot Gris. 4.5 % ABV, an insane 359 g/L of residual sugar, 6.0 g/L of acidity, and never-ending smoky sweet marmalade flavors in the mouth. There were 10 of us and we were actually fighting over the bottle. Fortunately, I got my fair share of this amazing sweetie. 
San Leonardo 40 year old tawny Port. Bottled in 2011. This was an excellent bottle. Tastes much older than a 40.
So they dialed it back from the 1994, which is reported to be 540 g/l RS, 12 grams acidity, 4% alcohol.
He said “OK, you can stay being my friend”. This had been in the fridge for a week. Deadly toffee and baked caramel aromas lead into apricot, quince and star fruit cocktail that you almost need a spoon to eat it with—and yet…the finish and afterpresence is astounding. That 1994 is one of the two wines I have given 100 points to. This is not that far off and will be in my WOTY list. The alc on this is all the way up to 4.5%
Thanks for this note, Steve, I have one or two in halves, I will try to wait it out a little longer
1993 Château de Cérons
Still going strong! Not seeing much upside, but should keep well for a little while longer.
FYI
Big offering of “on sale” Ex-Chateau bottles of Chateau Suduiraut at b-21.com.
Ten vintages listed, including some in 375ml format, which I prefer. The 2009 is tempting to me but it’s only available in 750ml.
Any recs for vintages available in 375ml? (2004, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020)
