Latest buy

[Glenn E.]

After running out, and then doing some scavenging on the internet, I was able to locate 4 x 2003 Taylor LBV for $19.99 each.

Still my favorite LBV. I've had better LBVs but I can't find any of them for sale, so they don't count.

[Alex Bridgeman]

12 bottles of Warre 1980. Paid over the odds for them, but that's 1980 now filled in my cellar. Just 1963 and 1983 to go.

[RAYC]

Big month for me already...

Split a case of Offley 70 and Sandeman 82 from Wilkinson's list with a fellow TPF member

3 bottles of Croft 66

Time now needed to replenish war chest...

[Zelandakh]

7 Croft Roeda 95 (ordered 12 but only 7 left when they came to ship - boo)
7 Niepoort 99 to lay down for the boy's 21st as that's his birth year

My evening midweek tipple has gone up in price - 50cl Dow's Midnight, gotta find something else palatable...

[Chris Doty]

1980 now filled in my cellar. Just 1963 and 1983 to go.

Can you 'splain dis to me?

Specifically, what does 'filled' mean?

[Zelandakh]

Aim me at your cellar Chris - I'll show you "full"

[Alex Bridgeman]

1980 now filled in my cellar. Just 1963 and 1983 to go.

Can you 'splain dis to me?

Specifically, what does 'filled' mean?

It means that I have enough bottles from that particular vintage to see me through the next 30 years of anticipated drinking. It sounds a lot, but it isn't. If you think about it, drinking one bottle of 1980 every couple of years or so means that I would only need a case and a half. I've still fewer bottles of 1963 (30 - I drink a lot of them) and 1983 (7) than I would like, but I nearly have a balanced cellar that will only need to be topped up with newly released wines every year from now on. So far this year I've received 6-packs of Taylor 2009 and Vesuvio 2009 and I'm hoping to get some halves of Skeffington 2009 soon.

[uncle tom]

My computer tells me that as of today I should have 103.0624 bottles of 1980 in my cellar, against an actual number of only 87. However, as I have 263 bottles of 1970 against a computed need of 229.4640, the shortfall is not critical.

This is based on a requirement to yield 72 bottles of vintage port each year, of which 64 must be 30 years old or more, 48 over 40, 24 over 50, 12 over 60, 7 over 70, 4 over 80, 2 over 90 and 1 over 120. At least once in every decade, one of the 120+ bottles must be 200 years old, and another over 160.

Every vintage year is weighted to reflect its relevance, the overall average being 1. 1970 is heavily weighted at 4.4, whereas 1980 ranks in my estimation at just 1.6

Tom

[RAYC]

My computer tells me that as of today I should have 103.0624 bottles of 1980 in my cellar, against an actual number of only 87. However, as I have 263 bottles of 1970 against a computed need of 229.4640, the shortfall is not critical.

This is based on a requirement to yield 72 bottles of vintage port each year, of which 64 must be 30 years old or more, 48 over 40, 24 over 50, 12 over 60, 7 over 70, 4 over 80, 2 over 90 and 1 over 120. At least once in every decade, one of the 120+ bottles must be 200 years old, and another over 160.

Every vintage year is weighted to reflect its relevance, the overall average being 1. 1970 is heavily weighted at 4.4, whereas 1980 ranks in my estimation at just 1.6

Tom

Wow - my purchasing style is somewhat more akin that of a drunk wielding a machine gun. Perhaps I could get a blank copy of your cellar programme when you re-tool it!

[uncle tom]

Wow - my purchasing style is somewhat more akin that of a drunk wielding a machine gun. Perhaps I could get a blank copy of your cellar programme when you re-tool it!

One of my winter projects is to de-personalise my Excel application and make it available for others to play with..

Tom

[Chris Doty]

One of my winter projects is to de-personalise my Excel application and make it available for others to play with..

That would be great!

[g-man]

I'm still awaiting my warres 09 and taylors 09

[SushiNorth]

Arrived today, my idea of a mixed case:

1xMartinez 85 (finally!)
2xVesuvio 94
4xEira Velha (Martinez) 94
1xCockburn 83
2xFonseca 83
2xNiepoort 97

This filled a lot of little gaps (top rateds, verticals, etc)

[RAYC]

Arrived today, my idea of a mixed case:

1xMartinez 85 (finally!)
2xVesuvio 94
4xEira Velha (Martinez) 94
1xCockburn 83
2xFonseca 83
2xNiepoort 97

This filled a lot of little gaps (top rateds, verticals, etc)

Good mixed case! i really liked the Eira Velha when i had it recently - good luck with the Niepoort and Cockburn...the latter is one i'd really like to have a good bottle of!

[SushiNorth]

Arrived today, my idea of a mixed case:
1xMartinez 85 (finally!), 2xVesuvio 94, 4xEira Velha (Martinez) 94, 1xCockburn 83, 2xFonseca 83, 2xNiepoort 97
This filled a lot of little gaps (top rateds, verticals, etc)

Good mixed case! i really liked the Eira Velha when i had it recently - good luck with the Niepoort and Cockburn...the latter is one i'd really like to have a good bottle of!

Eira Velha I have high hopes for, and it was cheap
The Cockburn is undoubtedly corked, but as I can't taste "corked" i should be good! Realistically, I wanted to at least see what the fuss was about.
Vesuvio and Niepoort were picked up based on high WS ratings (96+)

[RonnieRoots]

Arrived today, my idea of a mixed case:
1xMartinez 85 (finally!), 2xVesuvio 94, 4xEira Velha (Martinez) 94, 1xCockburn 83, 2xFonseca 83, 2xNiepoort 97
This filled a lot of little gaps (top rateds, verticals, etc)

Good mixed case! i really liked the Eira Velha when i had it recently - good luck with the Niepoort and Cockburn...the latter is one i'd really like to have a good bottle of!

Eira Velha I have high hopes for, and it was cheap
The Cockburn is undoubtedly corked, but as I can't taste "corked" i should be good! Realistically, I wanted to at least see what the fuss was about.
Vesuvio and Niepoort were picked up based on high WS ratings (96+)

I had the Cockburn twice, and both were stunningly good bottles. I guess I've been very lucky. The Niepoort I had multiple times, every single time a disaster....

[RAYC]

Purchased an old faithful from BBR that has suprisingly let me down a couple of times recently (when purchased from other sources).

Paid a £15ish premium but this will be the acid test as to whether previous disappointments were a matter of provenance or whether the wine is simply entering a bad phase...

I'll bring it out at one of the tastings over the next 3 weeks.

[RAYC]

Dow 1997 - hope it is good as was a bit of a blind purchase based on price...

[gerwin.degraaf]

Last weekend at auction (put in bids beforehand) I won:

- 6x Smith Woodhouse VP 1980 (case of 12 split with another portlover);
- 6x Ferreira 1985 VP;
- 9x Kopke 40 YO Tawny (bottled in 1980, very curious how they will turn out);
- 3x Kopke "Full Rich" Madeira.

price on the lot with the Kopke 40 YO and Madeira was very low, so if 2 of 3 of the 9 bottles of Tawny turn out ok, I'm still very happy with that lot.

[smisse]

That's a nice purchase Gerwin.

I'm interested how the 40YO will turn out after 30 years in the bottle.

[DRT]

6 bottles of Dow LBV 2006 from Tesco at <£7 each.

[Zelandakh]

Is that normal price DRT? If so, I'm going to head to one as I'm very low on every day drinkers (although with last week's practice for the offline, I'm stocking up rather than emptying the cabinet at the moment).

[gerwin.degraaf]

That's a nice purchase Gerwin.

I'm interested how the 40YO will turn out after 30 years in the bottle.

Surprisingly , it was simply excellent! considering it was the worst looking bottle from the bunch (quite some seepage it seemed) it was amazingly tasty. I opened it last Friday (28th Oct), on the day they arrived. At first it was very nice, but had quite a lot of heat (too much) from the alcohol.
On Saturday (29th Oct) this bottle was finished off after a dinnerparty, where I also brought the B&I 1970 VP, and at that time the heat was very much reduced / integrated, and what was left was a fantastic Tawny, with a lot of honey, nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts) in both nose and taste, and a finish of over a minute!

I'll try and put together a tn on this one too.

[PhilW]

Is that normal price DRT? If so, I'm going to head to one as I'm very low on every day drinkers (although with last week's practice for the offline, I'm stocking up rather than emptying the cabinet at the moment).

If it's the same as our local Tesco, it's a half-price offer; has been showing on the shelf-tags on for the last two weeks in our local store, though the shelves have been empty of bottles.

[Alex Bridgeman]

If it's the same as our local Tesco, it's a half-price offer; has been showing on the shelf-tags on for the last two weeks in our local store, though the shelves have been empty of bottles.

Perhaps you live a little close to Derek and your Tesco is within his "port bargain shopping zone".

And then there's Tesco's current buy 6 get 25% off deal.