Wine Writers' Circle Annual Ports tasting

The Date and Time: Friday, November 25, 2011  10:30 AM to 1:30 PM

The Event: a tasting of ports assembled for the Wine Writers' Circle of Canada by Sadie Darby.

The Venue: LCBO Scrivener Square

The Target Audience: WWCC members.

The Availability/Catalogue: most ports were available at the LCBO or by special order.

The Wines: I did not taste all the ports, just the tawnies and vintaged.

 

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Borges Roncao 20 Years Tawny, $58.75 (JMV Food Service)

-Borges Vintage Port 2003, $49.95 JMV Food Service) private order

-Taylor Century of Port (4 x 375 mL): 40, 30, 20, 10 year old Port, in a wooden box. +601419, $278.95 Vintages

-Taylor 20 Year Old Tawny Port – 375 mL

-Taylor 30 Year Old Tawny Port – 750 mL, $183.95 +540252 Vintages

-Taylor 40 Year Old Tawny Port – 750 mL, $238.95 +540260 Vintages

 

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Borges Soalheira 10 Years Tawny, $33.95 (JMV Food Service)

-Borges Vintage Port 2007, $32.85 JMV Food Service) private order

-Borges Vintage Port 2005, $35 JMV Food Service) private order

-Quinta do Noval Black

-Warre's Otima 10 Year old Tawny, +566174, $21.95 500 mL

-Jose Maria da Fonseca 2003 Port

-Taylor 10 Year Old Tawny Port – 375 mL

 

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Quinta do Noval Tawny Port

 

The Food: none

The Contact Person: sdarby@rogers.com and a.martins@jmvcanada.ca

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 90

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