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Alex Bridgeman
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I’m trying - and generally succeeding - not to buy much Port these days but I did succumb to temptation and bought 3 bottles of Taylor 1963 and 3 bottles of Taylor 1955.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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akzy wrote: 22:43 Fri 18 Jun 2021 6 bottles of Graham's 85. Unfortunately, sent to storage due to lack of space :(

(this post should be viewed as a cry for help to drink more port)
Drink more Port!
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I've scored yet more LBV recently, but also - at last..! - a couple of odd bottles of VP.

A few minutes ago I grabbed a lone T70, good level, EB, no label, for £70 hammer. Not a target lot, but seemed a good punt as the sale at Sworders timed out. I also grabbed 8 bottles of Dow '01 LBV for £100. Although T-stoppered, these middle distance Dow LBVs throw loads of sediment and show well, so appear to be effectively unfiltered.
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Hello all,

New to TPF and just introduced myself on the other thread.
Last night picked up the following;

Warre's 2008 LBV - On offer @ Waitrose for £19.11 (Have had up to 25% off a lot of Port's at Waitrose)
Fletchers 2016 LBV - £9.99 @ Aldi

Cheers. :660033:
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I love the Warre Bottle Matured LBVs. I haven’t tried the Fletcher’s. Please do tell us what you think of it when you open it.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Third delivery from Churchill’s Port Club. As and when someone opens the ‘club bottle’, please post a note and let us know how it is. I am trying to save it for the virtual tasting or even longer.
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Doggett wrote: 15:27 Fri 25 Jun 2021 Third delivery from Churchill’s Port Club. As and when someone opens the ‘club bottle’, please post a note and let us know how it is. I am trying to save it for the virtual tasting or even longer.
Mine arrived today as well.
Possibly mildly surprised that it consists of three tawnies, one of which also came in the first pack (the 20YO, although it's a 2021 rather than 2019 bottling).

Thoughts?
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nac wrote:
Doggett wrote: 15:27 Fri 25 Jun 2021 Third delivery from Churchill’s Port Club. As and when someone opens the ‘club bottle’, please post a note and let us know how it is. I am trying to save it for the virtual tasting or even longer.
Mine arrived today as well.
Possibly mildly surprised that it consists of three tawnies, one of which also came in the first pack (the 20YO, although it's a 2021 rather than 2019 bottling).

Thoughts?
Mine seems to be stuck in delivery somewhere, so I haven't had a chance to inspect yet, but on one of the video chats with them, they did say they were planning to shift the types of port to match the seasons so I guess they're aiming tawnies at the summer months.
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nac wrote: 16:21 Fri 25 Jun 2021
Mine arrived today as well.
Possibly mildly surprised that it consists of three tawnies, one of which also came in the first pack (the 20YO, although it's a 2021 rather than 2019 bottling).

Thoughts?
I was a bit surprised too, but seasonally it is probably spot on and I guess will indicate a weighting towards the Ruby styles in the next pack and the one after if people renew. Overall I am very happy with the balance so far, although some LBV or Crusted by now would have been good… but there is plenary of time for some more of the range. All three of the bespoke club bottles have been very interesting, so much so that I find myself saving them for a special occasion rather than checking them out, but those that have tried them have been really positive. I am looking forward to the club virtual tasting or a TPF version of again, and then it will be very interesting to see what the September bottles will be and if there is a renewal offer following.
But back to the 3 bottles for this pack… with this weather they are perfect, and by the sounds of the weather over the next month, they are most welcome.
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I'm quite happy to get another of the 20YO - I thought it was a cut above when I tried it for the first time from the earlier shipment.
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flash_uk wrote: 22:07 Fri 25 Jun 2021 I'm quite happy to get another of the 20YO - I thought it was a cut above when I tried it for the first time from the earlier shipment.
Opened the 2019 20YO on Friday and was really impressed. Quite dry and rancio. Liked it a lot. Might open the 2021 10YO and 20YO together.
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some Taylors 1960 and Dows 1983 in Mag
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some Taylors 1960 and Dows 1983 in Mag
Cheffins, I take it. A very nice cellar sold there recently, but nothing I was hungry for.

If delivery is a problem, let me know - I'm not far away..
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uncle tom wrote: 08:28 Thu 01 Jul 2021
some Taylors 1960 and Dows 1983 in Mag
Cheffins, I take it. A very nice cellar sold there recently, but nothing I was hungry for.

If delivery is a problem, let me know - I'm not far away..
Yes it was Cheffins, thanks for the offer of collection but I need to go to Sworders as well to collect some burgundy's and a couple of bottles of port, so should do both at the sametime.
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GC00 - 1 case of 12.
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M.Charlton wrote: 18:56 Sun 04 Jul 2021 GC00 - 1 case of 12.
That’s a very nice Port, drinking only too well at the moment but very able to slumber in the dark for another decade or two. Good purchase.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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12 more halves of Niepoort 2017. A top-up to celebrate a good thing happening. I now have stock to enable me to drink one every year to track the evolution of this (currently extraordinary) port until it reaches the 'standard' drinking window. Then I can start on the bottles. I have a magnum lined up for my 75th.
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i've received my curiosity delivery last friday.

1 case of Vargellas VP 1998
1 case of Vesuvio VP 1998

the ones on the picture without label from left to right:

- Graham's VP 2003
- Vesuvio VP 2003
- Quinta Amarela Colheita 1963
- Very Old Tawny - from Amandio old Stock
- Vesuvio VP 1994
- Amandio Colheita Branco 1945
- Graham's Colheita 1963 - Casksample

Looking forward to enjoy thes curiosities :)
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@ Delinquent - that is a truly impressive array, including some real rarities. I guarantee that in consuming them (not all at once!) you will be amused, informed, educated, and happy. Please post tasting notes as you work your way through them!
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Delinquent wrote: 05:50 Wed 14 Jul 2021 i've received my curiosity delivery last friday.

1 case of Vargellas VP 1998
1 case of Vesuvio VP 1998

the ones on the picture without label from left to right:

- Graham's VP 2003
- Vesuvio VP 2003
- Quinta Amarela Colheita 1963
- Very Old Tawny - from Amandio old Stock
- Vesuvio VP 1994
- Amandio Colheita Branco 1945
- Graham's Colheita 1963 - Casksample

Looking forward to enjoy thes curiosities :)
That’s an impressive selection of Ports! I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like those two old clear glass bottles before for Port. The amount of sediment suggests their contents have been in them for some time...
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They are realy something special - I do have some in green glass as well.
The story behind them is quite intressting. My friend who supplies me with these gems lived for a couple of years in Portugal. By accident he met a nice quy and over the years they got frieds... this quy is in the Port business, as supplier of Restaurants, Shops and Hotels. A few years ago, the guy bought the remaining stock of Amandios cellar. Many bottles are impossible to identify - as these. No clue what is inside... the only thing that is known for sure ist the vintage - 1945, as they where all wearing metal plates. There are quite some more bottles like this. I could get hands on a Colheita from 1867... I'll do some pictures and post them.

I'm really fascinated with such thing.. living history ;) And btw, they are absolutely stunningly good.
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As promised, a few pictures.
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The clear bottles look like a table wine with that type of sediment. Who waxed them?
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The seller - it is definetifely not table wine ;)
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Checking a few recent auction results - it looks like prices are coming off the boil. Not quite low enough to get me buying younger vintages yet, but vintages like '70 and '77 are not far off their pre-pandemic prices.
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