The local ‘priced like Harrods’ shop in our development had this at a very reasonable price. I think a bottle of port is a hilarious thing to be drinking of an afternoon.
Vintage Port 1997, Dow’s
An explosive nose of powerful fruit which has a hint of softness from age…
We had a dinner party last night which was not entirely successful. Our guests brought some lovely wines, but most of the stuff I opened was either awful or downright weird.
Riesling Serriger Schloss Saarsteiner Kabinett 2005, Schloss SaarsteinStill a bit yeasty on the nose. It had some good fruit and acidity, but not much in the way of minerality. It was also quite short…
Two magnums of Port! Hooray!
Good Port, too. 2003 was a great vintage for Port and who could possibly sniff at Taylor’s and Fonseca? Now all I have to do is hope I last long enough for them to be ready.
Lovely people and good friends, the neighbours. We seem to have been following each other across London for quite a while, now. I greatly appreciate the gifts.
Fonseca Guimararens 1988A pure, refined nose of pure blueberry fruit. It smells very elegant for Port. No shortage of concentration, though. There is elegance and refinement on the palate, too, with great layers of flavour. The fruit is quite lovely…
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