Lord Geordie Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I unearthed a bottle of port in the bottom of the cupboard from 2004! Do you recon it will be ok to drink? I went in for a bottle of sloe gin I made 3 year back and found it hiding! The sloe gin is quite nice too though hic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 sounds a bit dodgy , best send it to me and ill test it for you , no need to thank me , im always happy to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 You'll be fine mate get em necked BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Just opened last years sloe gin ,seriously good stuff .Just another 5 litres to get through over the winter months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Just drink it but don't forget t report in the morning how it went. Good luck and happy drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Last season we drank one of the guns bottle of christening port from 1976 and it was bloody lovely, so get stuck in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 sounds a bit dodgy , best send it to me and ill test it for you , no need to thank me , im always happy to help Mel seeing as you are a nice fella I would hate for you to take the risk of testing that by yourself, I am happy to volunteer my port testing services alongside you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Old Port is generally fine but make sure you handle it gently and beware of the sediment/cloud. Hence why decanting is common, I have also resorted to the use of coffee filter paper in the past, it gets rid of the lumps but only helps a bit with the cloudiness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrM Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) If it's a Vintage Port then 2004 is way too young to be drinking - who is the maker? If it's something like Dow's, Harris etc then it needs at least 30 years! My son has a bottle of 1977 that we may be drinking this Christmas . You can still buy 1935 Ports that are in their prime - if you have about £800 to spend !!! As Dekers said you would need to slowly decant it so you don't get any sediment. Edited November 10, 2015 by MrM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 We'll be drinking the last of the '77 Warres this Christmas. As MrM says, the good stuff can go on mellowing for years. The best thing to do is to type the maker's name and vintage into Google. I'm certain that someone out there in internetland will have tasted a bottle recently, and will let you know whereabouts it is on the drinkability curve. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Just get some nice cheese and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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