Thursday, January 12, 2012

Tasting Notes - 2012 - January

JANUARY TASTING
Vintage Port
Presented by John Eld

 Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV)
Ready to drink when released, LBV ports are the product of a single year's harvest.
Smith Woodhouse   1999
Winery: Symington Family Estates
PLCB# # 17064       $31.99
Vintage Port
Vintage port is made entirely from the grapes of a declared vintage year. Not every year is declared a vintage in the Douro. The decision on whether to declare a vintage is made in the spring of the second year following the harvest. The decision to declare a vintage is made by each individual port house. Recent declared vintages 2007 2003 2000 1997 1994 1992 1991.
Niepoort  2007
Winery:     Niepoort
PLCB #22810       $72.99
Fonseca Quinta do Panascal    2008
Winery:    Fladgate Partnership
PLCB #15038    $49.99
Churchill's         2003
Winery:    Churchill Graham LDA
PLCB #10301       $55.99
Graham's         1994
Winery:    Symington Family Estates
PLCB #23554  $97.99
Food served with Wines
5 Year Black Diamond - Cashews - Walnuts - Macadamia - Plain Havarti - Raisin Bread - Dove’s Dark Chocolate
Thanks  to  our  January  Hosts:
Metha Hillard, Jan Frissora, and Kathleen Simpson

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