I have been meaning to try Acme Chophouse @ the ballpark for quite a while. I took advantage of the Dine About Town promotion to have a meal there last Friday evening. I ended up ordering ala' carte, as I'm not eating desserts these days and the DAT menu had dessert. I ordered the Filet Mignon and it was good, but not fantastic. I always feel slightly ripped off in these high-end steak houses. Anyway, the evening was salvaged by trying a glass of 1977 Warre's Vintage Port.
It had a DEEP and dark color like an essence of port. It was rich, concentrated and lucious on the palate, with nice tannins, but a bit hot on the finish. Really good stuff. The 1977 Taylor Fladgate is supposed to be better. Now I am wondering, How Can This Be? I have two bottles of the Taylor and now I am really curious to try one. Regardless, I found the 1977 Warre VP to be really impressive. At this writing, K & L Wines has about a case of this available for $90 / bottle.
Good evening sir, I am inquiring as to how one would get his hands on a spiffing bottle of 1977 Warre's vintage port. I recently tried the 1985 variety and found it to be quite a treat on the old tastebuds, I am also intrigued as to how much a bottle of the said alcoholic beverage would set an old conossieur like myself back.
Get back to me as soon as is portly possible, your old port drinking chum.
Sir William Regal IV of Winchester on Trent
Good evening, kind sir. Rumor has it you can procure a bottle of this princely elixir for less than €50 at Richard Kihl Ltd. or Nickolls and Perks. The 1977 Fladgate can be had from http://www.vintagewinegifts.co.uk/ for €130. By the way, do you know the Bishop of Norwich?