Comments on: Colares - The Wine That Is No More (almost) http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/ A Wine Blog Dedicated To Terrior Fri, 16 May 2008 22:50:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Niklas http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-639380 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:55:53 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-639380 Tom, since my last posting in July I've had the pleasure of tasting some old Colares; One 1955, a 1966 and a 1990. All were excellent although the 1990 still was too young! First after a couple of hours in the glass it started to show its true potential. Believe it or not but I took a chance with the 1955 and decanted it for almost two hours before serving! And no signs of cracking up although it was an old wine. A wine like this almost makes you sad because you know it's not produced anymore and will soon be extinct! Tom, since my last posting in July I’ve had the pleasure of tasting some old Colares; One 1955, a 1966 and a 1990.

All were excellent although the 1990 still was too young! First after a couple of hours in the glass it started to show its true potential.

Believe it or not but I took a chance with the 1955 and decanted it for almost two hours before serving! And no signs of cracking up although it was an old wine. A wine like this almost makes you sad because you know it’s not produced anymore and will soon be extinct!

]]> by: Sebastien http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-376693 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:15:52 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-376693 I was tipped by a friend of mine who is a true wine lover before I left to spend a few days north of Lisbon. I found one bottle in a hard-to-find wine shop and brought it back. It is 1997 so obviously have not dared to taste it yet! It was quite expensive considering the very low prices of every other bottle in the shop! I was tipped by a friend of mine who is a true wine lover before I left to spend a few days north of Lisbon. I found one bottle in a hard-to-find wine shop and brought it back. It is 1997 so obviously have not dared to taste it yet! It was quite expensive considering the very low prices of every other bottle in the shop!

]]> by: Soren Larsson http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-170213 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:11:53 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-170213 Dear Niklas and Tom, be calm - you can still by Ramisco bottles both in Colares (10 - 120 Euro per bottle)last week and in a tax-free shop at Faros´airport in Algarve (38 Euro per bottle) I got no chance to taste it in Colares, only by it, but I guess that the 2004:s need at least another decade to soft the strong famous tannins! Sören Larsson, Sweden Dear Niklas and Tom,
be calm - you can still by Ramisco bottles both in Colares (10 - 120 Euro per bottle)last week and in a tax-free shop at Faros´airport in Algarve (38 Euro per bottle) I got no chance to taste it in Colares, only by it, but I guess that the 2004:s need at least another decade to soft the strong famous tannins!
Sören Larsson, Sweden

]]> by: Tom C http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-119130 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:11:10 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-119130 Niklas- COOL! - but then again, I'd guess that if one was going to find this wine anywhere, it would be in the biggest city in the country in which the wine is made...but, as you say, most of the bottles were older, which supports the notion that this is indeed a dying apppellation...if you bought a bottle, please post tasting notes here! TOM CIOCCO Niklas-

COOL! - but then again, I’d guess that if one was going to find this wine anywhere, it would be in the biggest city in the country in which the wine is made…but, as you say, most of the bottles were older, which supports the notion that this is indeed a dying apppellation…if you bought a bottle, please post tasting notes here!

TOM CIOCCO

]]> by: Niklas http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-118511 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:38:11 +0000 http://terroir.winelibrary.com/2007/01/09/colares-the-wine-that-is-no-more-almost/#comment-118511 Dear Tom, It's not that difficult finding a Colares - I was visiting Lisboa last year and found Colares-bottles (old ones especially) at reasonable prices! Dear Tom,

It’s not that difficult finding a Colares - I was visiting Lisboa last year and found Colares-bottles (old ones especially) at reasonable prices!

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