What are your favourite fortified wines for winter, and why? These can be commercial, or small and exclusive. Tasting notes or impressions would be great!
A short start, for commercial ports I cannot go past the blended Para Liqueur Port, love the style, love the reliability and love the affrodability also.
In the unusual or exclusive class, Dutschke 22 yr Old Tawny is my new favourite, its fabulous.
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Re: Winter Warmers - fortifieds
Gavin Trott wrote:What are your favourite fortified wines for winter, and why? These can be commercial, or small and exclusive. Tasting notes or impressions would be great!
A short start, for commercial ports I cannot go past the blended Para Liqueur Port, love the style, love the reliability and love the affrodability also.
In the unusual or exclusive class, Dutschke 22 yr Old Tawny is my new favourite, its fabulous.
Dutschke fortifieds win my vote. The Tokay is my current favourite.
However, my own keg blend is coming along nicely (one each of port and one of Rutherglen muscat) and improving with each passing month
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Re: Winter Warmers - fortifieds
Gavin Trott wrote:In the unusual or exclusive class, Dutschke 22 yr Old Tawny is my new favourite, its fabulous.
It also my favourite and I've drunk heaps of it recently! I juts bought some more too ...
Danny
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At the moment my favourite would have to be the Kay Bros Amery Old Solera Tawny, which I tried again last week at CD while securing my allocation of 2002 Block 6.
Magnificent concentration of dried apricots, some caramel, toasted walnuts, and finishing with an incredibly long milk chocolate aftertaste. In a region boasting some bloody good fortifieds, this was trumps!
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Ian
Magnificent concentration of dried apricots, some caramel, toasted walnuts, and finishing with an incredibly long milk chocolate aftertaste. In a region boasting some bloody good fortifieds, this was trumps!
Cheers
Ian
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n4sir wrote:At the moment my favourite would have to be the Kay Bros Amery Old Solera Tawny, which I tried again last week at CD while securing my allocation of 2002 Block 6.
Magnificent concentration of dried apricots, some caramel, toasted walnuts, and finishing with an incredibly long milk chocolate aftertaste. In a region boasting some bloody good fortifieds, this was trumps!
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Ian
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Re: Winter Warmers - fortifieds
Gavin Trott wrote:love the affrodability also.
"Affrodability". Is that the Guy Sebastian-ness of the wine?
I love a good Tokay. Baileys Founders Tokay or All Saints (lower end) Tokay are great winter warmers for me. And these are two very affordable winse.
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Close to the theme, current late night drinking is the Lustau San Emilio PX and for excellent value the Alvear 1927 PX.
Heading to dinner party tonight with a Lustau for after.
Predicting bear with sore head tomorrow.
Bloody freezing here in MR tonight, even on the coast!
Heading to dinner party tonight with a Lustau for after.
Predicting bear with sore head tomorrow.
Bloody freezing here in MR tonight, even on the coast!
And gladys save a place for me
On your grapevine
Till i get my own tv show
On your grapevine
Till i get my own tv show
You cant go past the Seppelt Grand Muscat and Tokay, excellent at the price.
Noting the comment on the Dutschkes above: I also tried the Dutschke fortifieds recently and while they are very good, I slightly prefer the Seppelts.
I also have a few VP's lined up: quite a few of thse $5 St Hallett racehorse ports you see at auction - a bit of a lottery, while only about 1 in 3 are good, they are worth it at the price. Also some older Reynella and Seppelt, and a leaking 97 Rockford.
For Tawny port, there aren't many I like that much. The Langmiel (tawny from the 85 vintage only) is a beauty though.
cheers
Andrew
Noting the comment on the Dutschkes above: I also tried the Dutschke fortifieds recently and while they are very good, I slightly prefer the Seppelts.
I also have a few VP's lined up: quite a few of thse $5 St Hallett racehorse ports you see at auction - a bit of a lottery, while only about 1 in 3 are good, they are worth it at the price. Also some older Reynella and Seppelt, and a leaking 97 Rockford.
For Tawny port, there aren't many I like that much. The Langmiel (tawny from the 85 vintage only) is a beauty though.
cheers
Andrew
Current Favourite Morris Cellar Reserve Tokay - only available at Cellar door opened my last one at a dinner a month ago and the guest demanded I order a case to split.
Currently open Bullers fine old Muscat - This one doesn't seem quite as good as the last - perhaps been drinking too much of the Seppelt Grand Muscat and it doesn't look quite as good in comparison.
Last year I opened the ocassional Vintage Port and they did quite well over a couple of weeks but 2 about the limit.
David
Currently open Bullers fine old Muscat - This one doesn't seem quite as good as the last - perhaps been drinking too much of the Seppelt Grand Muscat and it doesn't look quite as good in comparison.
Last year I opened the ocassional Vintage Port and they did quite well over a couple of weeks but 2 about the limit.
David
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