Azienda Agricola Vintage

Dow's

Vintage Porto 1983

[8 hour decant] Impenetrable, super opaque dark purple color, seriously, color is SO DARK it looks like 5W-30 motor oil after 10-15 thousand miles, lovely raisin aromas and flavors, tending a little dry as Dow’s VP does, super long, lingering finish, if any Vintage Porto could easily go 100+ years, this might be it!! Seriously, the color alone suggests a VERY YOUNG barrel sample, AMAZING!! — a day ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Doug Powers It was not an outlier. The 1983, surprisingly, is likely the best vintage porto ever from this house. Straight up now.
Peter van den Besselaar

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😂 motor oil after 15 thousand miles, love the description 🫶
Jan A

Jan A

My birthyear, will try to find some 🔥

Taylor Fladgate

Vintage Port Blend 2007

Jan A
9.6

The Fonseca bottle was gone in no time so we opened another 2007 from my cellar.I love the more feminine, elegant, ethereal style of Taylor's . Excellent bottle. Violets galore — 23 days ago

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Quinta do Noval

Vintage Port Blend 2011

Xmas 2024. Friends@ home — 6 days ago

W. & J. Graham's

Vintage Port Blend 1985

[8 hour decant] The spirit in this bottle seems non-integrated, which is the first 1985 Graham’s we’ve drunk where I recall this being the case, this is less sweet as well, so ultimately a good, but not great, bottle of 1985 Graham’s. We’ll see how future bottles of this wine show. — 6 days ago

Jim Powers
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Fonseca

Vintage Port Blend 2007

Jan A
9.5

Given my "too early" assessment in 2021, I decanted this bottle 6 hours in advance. Beautiful nose of purple fruit / violets. Early drinking window. Good balance. Not spectacular but solid. For my palate this will be the best in the coming 5-10 years when the fruit is still notably present. — 23 days ago

Ron, Tom and 15 others liked this

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Vintage Brut Champagne Blend 2015

Timothy Eustis
9.0

Lot of there there. Quite nice. 2015. Some age. — 5 days ago

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Krug

Vintage Brut Champagne Blend 2004

Still a great champagne and a wonderful start to our family holiday dinner — 11 days ago

Ira, Joel and 1 other liked this

Gosset

Celebris Vintage Extra Brut Champagne Blend 2002

Rich yet taut. Brioche, yeast, bruised apple and candied citrus, nutty hints, cepes, and candied ginger. Great wine!
Lovely to drink now with beetroottartar, crayfish and toasted brioche.
— 8 days ago

Eric, Freek and 8 others liked this

Louis Roederer

Vintage Champagne Blend

Bru...so good! — 10 hours ago

Joe, Tom and 6 others liked this

Taylor Fladgate

Late Bottled Vintage Porto Port Blend 2016

Wait, this is essentially second tier Taylor Porto late-bottled vintage juice from 2016, a great vintage, this is just so darn good!! — a month ago

Jim Powers
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