Turning 40 later this year; first ends-in-zero birthday where we're not living on grad school wages at best, so it would be nice to have a
*good* wine. I'm guessing that easiest/most reliable will be a port, and I gather it's a good year for that anyway - and we like port! - but specific recommendations for either a port or another red to seek out would be very welcome; thanks. (The Dow's looks good; are there known good sources for well-stored vintage port?) [Utterly off-topic, but I have a very (very!) bad recent record on TNs, so one among many recent: I wanted to make a post titled 'Good wine from Philadelphia!' but this was the South African Philadelphia region, Capaia 2006. Gift from some SA friends; very forward but long presence, one of the most prominent tobacco notes I've tasted mixed with caramel, extremely pleasant if not massively complex. B+ on Dale's scale.]- posted
14 years ago