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Saturday, December 06, 2003
Yalumba Port Clocktower
I have a friend who enjoys many wines. He is the first person of my age or thereabouts that I am aware that owns his own wine cellar cooler thingy. Anyway, he has yet to introduce me to this particular wine, and I am in love with it. It is, I think, the only alcolholic beverage I have said that about - although I like Strawberry Daquri's. I had it on my 36th birthday, November 25, 2003; at "The Coach House" in Lexington. There they called it "Clocktower Australian Port Wine". I tried to buy a bottle, but they only had the one that I had gotten a glass of. :( Anyway, if you wish to get me a gift, I'll take a case or any sub-part thereof. I checked the local store, and they don't carry it, and I live in an unconstitutional commonwealth where my rights to wine are squashed, but the ability to kill myself by breathing other people's poisonous fumes from their cigarettes/cigars/pipes is perfectly acceptable. But I'm not bitter. It is a port wine that goes fantastic with chocolate. It has probably 6 distinct flavors. It does need about a half hour to breathe. It was served to me slightly cooled, but tasted best at room temperature. --MooseComments:
Moose on 12/06 at 02:16 PM said:
Umm… I am not sure… what is the difference? “Tawny” doesn’t sound good, so I would guess “Ruby”, but that is just based on the sound of the word. My wine guru hasn’t educated me on this point yet. I’m sure he will!
--Moose
phydeaux on 12/06 at 02:56 PM said:
The easiest way to make an educated guess is by the color. Ruby ports are usually more reddish in color (from light to dark) while tawny ports are more like a medium brown. As for flavor, rubies tend to be more fruity and tawnies more on the spicy side.
For the record: (Sandeman 20 Tawny)++
Moose on 12/06 at 07:53 PM said:
It standardly goes for $10/bottle. Or $25 at a resturant… Here is one link to it. http://www.beertalkers.com/store/details/2979.html
James the Beardless on 12/08 at 11:21 AM said:
The Wine Shop in Nicholasville has it for $12.99/bottle.
James the Beardless on 12/09 at 10:07 AM said:
On Main Street in Nicholasville right across from Nicholasville Baptist Church.
Moose on 12/11 at 05:57 PM said:
mmm… I picked up two bottles Wednesday. I opened one and had a taste. Sure enough, that was it. Being “fresh” made it need a little more airing out… but overall very good.
I’m looking forward to bringing a bottle the the next party - New Year’s I guess.
--Moose
on 03/22 at 11:42 AM said:
Just randomly stumbled across this while looking for the winery that produces clocktower port.....I realize that this discussion was MONTHS ago, but clocktower is a tawny port from australia…
Moose on 03/22 at 06:04 PM said:
Yes, it is a Tawny Port from Australia. And a very good one at that. I refer to it in a later article http://david.dpitts.com/archives/000067.html
--Moose
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