Port for sale by retailer

[Doggett]

Waitrose/Waitrose Cellar have their 25% off six promo running from today for a week. It includes most of the Ports and fortifieds they offer.

[nac]

Waitrose/Waitrose Cellar have their 25% off six promo running from today for a week. It includes most of the Ports and fortifieds they offer.

Comes out at about the same price as Waitrose with the offer - Tesco currently have Graham 10YO at a "clubcard price" of £15.

[DanSelk]

Waitrose/Waitrose Cellar have their 25% off six promo running from today for a week. It includes most of the Ports and fortifieds they offer.

Just been online and took advantage, cheers.

[nac]

Just had an offer from Bordeaux Index. They have 30 6bt OWCs of ex-Oporto (their description) Fonseca 1985 for £330 IB (or £418 inc VAT & duty).

If anyone wants the full detail ask & I'll forward the email.

[Glenn E.]

I received that offer as well. My only problem is that I'm not willing to spend £1,250 on a bottle that I have not tasted, otherwise I might be very interested in this one.

I also recently received an offer from F+R for 1847 and 1917 Colheitas from Quinta das Carvalhas, but they were even more expensive than the RCV. (£1,850 and £1,350 respectively, as I recall.) Lots of really cool, really old stuff coming out these days... it's just too expensive for me to buy blind.

[Doggett]

The Aldi Christmas catalogue is out and wines on sale from 8th November but have already started dribbling into stores. The big news is no 40YO tawny from Fletcher’s this year, so unless it appears as a special, VWP with its Maynards 40YO is the place to go this Christmas for a value 40YO. On the list is more of the Fletcher’s 2016 LBV @ £9.99, a Fletcher’s 10YO tawny (750ml) that was absent last year @ £10.99, the Fletcher’s fine Ruby @ £6.49 that is available year round and a 20cl Fletcher’s Ruby reserve at £4.99. No 450cl jeroboams listed this year either. So a bit disappointing that there is nothing really of note, and even the LBV hasn’t moved on to the 2017 yet. The 10YO Maynards in previous years has been very good so I am hoping that the Fletcher’s will be good too and will grab some of those. They may add some in store specials, but unlikely as it is normally in the catalogue to drive you into store, only to find out the good stuff has sold out in the first day or so!

[Doggett]

The Aldi Christmas catalogue is out and wines on sale from 8th November but have already started dribbling into stores. The big news is no 40YO tawny from Fletcher’s this year, so unless it appears as a special, VWP with its Maynards 40YO is the place to go this Christmas for a value 40YO. On the list is more of the Fletcher’s 2016 LBV @ £9.99, a Fletcher’s 10YO tawny (750ml) that was absent last year @ £10.99, the Fletcher’s fine Ruby @ £6.49 that is available year round and a 20cl Fletcher’s Ruby reserve at £4.99. No 450cl jeroboams listed this year either. So a bit disappointing that there is nothing really of note, and even the LBV hasn’t moved on to the 2017 yet. The 10YO Maynards in previous years has been very good so I am hoping that the Fletcher’s will be good too and will grab some of those. They may add some in store specials, but unlikely as it is normally in the catalogue to drive you into store, only to find out the good stuff has sold out in the first day or so!

Correction: my mistake, there is a Fletcher’s 40YO in a traditional 750ml bottle that is an online exclusive.

[MigSU]

Christ, a 40 year old for 35 pounds....

[Andy Velebil]

Christ, a 40 year old for 35 pounds....

Buy all you can

[Doggett]

Christ, a 40 year old for 35 pounds....

£29.99 only a couple of years ago but then there is a lot of chatter about the rise in the cost of living these days!

[MigSU]

Christ, a 40 year old for 35 pounds....

Buy all you can

I'm already asking people I know in the UK to buy some! Later on I'll worry about the question of how to get them here.

[akzy]

Currently get Graham's 20YO for £23.45 on Amazon (if you use subscribe and save, then cancel afterwards). https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004EAL5B0

[Alex Bridgeman]

Currently get Graham's 20YO for £23.45 on Amazon (if you use subscribe and save, then cancel afterwards). https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004EAL5B0

No-one tell Mrs B that she could subscribe to Graham 20YO and have it arrive on the doorstep with the milk every morning! That would cost me a fortune!!

[winesecretary]

TWS has Warre 2009 Colheita (Bot. 2019) at £17/bottle which seems remarkable value.

[MigSU]

Garrafeira Baco (https://garrafeirabaco.pt/) in the Algarve (Loulé) is doing some interesting prices on a few Ports. Don't know if they ship outside of Portugal, but it might be worth and enquiry.

Some examples:

- Taylor's 2003 0.375cl: €35,70
- Dow's 2003: €56,10
- Graham's 2003: €56,10
- Pintas 2003: €56,10
- Taylor's 2007: €61,50
- Graham's 2007: €63,25

[nac]

TWS has Warre 2009 Colheita (Bot. 2019) at £17/bottle which seems remarkable value.

Indeed. Have already ordered some.

[Doggett]

The Quinta de la Rosa 2017 vintage Port produced for Waitrose as part of their No.1 range is reduced £10 to a bargain price of £29.99 from the 1st December

[MigSU]

That's a good price.

[rich_n]

Amazon have Dow Quinta Do Bomfim for sale at £20 a bottle, which reduces to £18 if you create a repeat order (which according to their site can be cancelled at any time).

They have it listed as 09/10 which isn't useful but some digging online suggests both of those years are decent quality SQVPs, so I don't mind which I get - I'll try to remember to report back on that front. There aren't any tasting notes on the forum for either yet, as far as I could find.

[Doggett]

Sainsbury’s currently have Graham’s Crusted 2013 at only £15

[MigSU]

Sainsbury’s currently have Graham’s Crusted 2013 at only £15

Excellent value, as is Bomfim on Amazon.

[winesecretary]

Ocado were offering the 1994 Graham Single Harvest this morning for the non-insane price of £75. Let's see if, tomorrow, it actually gets delivered...

To confirm: it was delivered.

[rich_n]

Amazon have Dow Quinta Do Bomfim for sale at £20 a bottle, which reduces to £18 if you create a repeat order (which according to their site can be cancelled at any time).

They have it listed as 09/10 which isn't useful but some digging online suggests both of those years are decent quality SQVPs, so I don't mind which I get - I'll try to remember to report back on that front. There aren't any tasting notes on the forum for either yet, as far as I could find.

2 bottles of the Bomfim arrived today, it's the 2010.

[M.Charlton]

Sandeman 20 y/o = £30.39 per bottle when ordered from Amazon via a “subscribe and save”, which seems like a good deal. The subscription can be cancelled upon receipt of the first order.

[MigSU]

Garrafeira Nacional has 20% on all Ports. The site isn't usually known for its bargains, but I think there's some good value to be had on some products. The Niepoort LBV 2017 for €12,72 and the Niepoort Crusted for €14,40 are, in my opinion, pretty decent buys. The Graham's Malvedos 2009 for €24,76 might be worth a buy as well.

[CPR 1]

Waitrose have Graham LBV down to £8.99 again
(assume 2015 but don't know)

[Mike J. W.]

Waitrose have Graham LBV down to £8.99 again
(assume 2015 but don't know)

That's such a great deal for a good LBV. Over here, the best we can do is £15.15 (US $20).

[Andy Velebil]

Just bought a case (6 bottles) of 2016 Dow's VP for $39.98/bottle. On sale at a retailer near me and couldn't pass up that cheap price.

[MigSU]

Just bought a case (6 bottles) of 2016 Dow's VP for $39.98/bottle. On sale at a retailer near me and couldn't pass up that cheap price.

Absolute bargain, mate. Congrats.

[uncle tom]

Bookers Cash and Carry are selling Taylor 2016 LBV for £8.99/bt (inc VAT) and Tesco have a Clubcard price on it of £10/bt

There seems to be a glut of LBV on the market at the moment - these prices are only around £2/bt higher than Taylor's First Estate reserve ruby.

[rich_n]

Bookers Cash and Carry are selling Taylor 2016 LBV for £8.99/bt (inc VAT) and Tesco have a Clubcard price on it of £10/bt

There seems to be a glut of LBV on the market at the moment - these prices are only around £2/bt higher than Taylor's First Estate reserve ruby.

Have you sampled many of the 2016 LBVs yet? I've only seen the 2015s so far but it seems like those are starting to emerge and I'm wondering how they're fairing in comparison to some lovely 2015 wines.

[MigSU]

Interesting. I tried to buy some Graham's LBV 2015 from SFE, and they didn't even offer me the 2016, went straight to the 2017.

[uncle tom]

Have you sampled many of the 2016 LBVs yet? I've only seen the 2015s so far but it seems like those are starting to emerge and I'm wondering how they're fairing in comparison to some lovely 2015 wines.

No - and as they are bargain priced at the moment, I wonder whether it is worth doing an 'economy' offline of 2016 LBVs?

Portugal Vineyards are currently listing 16 different ones, which would make a good table full..

[JacobH]

I noticed that Tesco had a 2017 Taylor LBV last week which surprised me because I hadn't thought I'd seen the 2016 out. I'm really hoping that the Symingtons manage to keep the Graham's quality up there for the next release.

[rich_n]

Have you sampled many of the 2016 LBVs yet? I've only seen the 2015s so far but it seems like those are starting to emerge and I'm wondering how they're fairing in comparison to some lovely 2015 wines.

No - and as they are bargain priced at the moment, I wonder whether it is worth doing an 'economy' offline of 2016 LBVs?

Portugal Vineyards are currently listing 16 different ones, which would make a good table full..

Have you had deliveries from Portugal Vineyards in the new post-Brexit world? I looked at Garrafeira National recently but the postage costs were about 70% as much as the cost of the wines so I didn't bother in the end.

[MigSU]

I noticed that Tesco had a 2017 Taylor LBV last week which surprised me because I hadn't thought I'd seen the 2016 out. I'm really hoping that the Symingtons manage to keep the Graham's quality up there for the next release.

I'll be picking up a case of the 2017 next week (it's en route to Bomfim as we speak). I'll let you know when I open a bottle.

[uncle tom]

I noticed that Tesco had a 2017 Taylor LBV

Booker and Tesco don't quote the vintage online, but I noticed it was 2016 at Bookers yesterday. As PV are still offering the 2015 I assumed 2016 was a fresh offering..

[Doggett]

My Bookers has Taylor’s 2016 LBV but Sainsbury’s has moved on to the Taylor’s 2017 LBV. Majestic also are on the 2017 LBV but it is a dumpy 500ml bottle.

[JacobH]

Ah: sorry: you are right. I saw the 2017 in a Sainsbury’s rather than a Tesco’s which would make a lot more sense.

[jdaw1]

My Bookers has Taylor’s 2016 LBV but Sainsbury’s has moved on to the Taylor’s 2017 LBV. Majestic also are on the 2017 LBV but it is a dumpy 500ml bottle.

My first-ever trip to a Bookers was today. A dozen T16ʟʙᴠ were liberated.

[uncle tom]

My first-ever trip to a Bookers was today

Only those with the greatest restraint emerge from their first trip to a cash and carry without some super-size formats of everyday items..

[jdaw1]

My first-ever trip to a Bookers was today

Only those with the greatest restraint emerge from their first trip to a cash and carry without some super-size formats of everyday items..

I didn’t see the one-tonne pork pies.

[MigSU]

[nac]

Apologies, but this isn't Port for sale. If Admins are suitably upset then please move to an alternative thread...

However, am posting as I'm certain at least one regular reader will be very interested.

Tesco are selling Vergelegen - a Sauvignon Blanc & a Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot - for £10 a bottle.

I have yet to try these, but will be buying as many as I can (hopefully) get.

[Doggett]

My Morrisons has Graham’s 2017 LBV on the shelves now jumping straight from the 2015. For those interested in packaging they have at least one new coloured tube (purple) that these are packaged in (normal non-discount price).
I am a bit disappointed they appear to have skipped the 2016 LBV option as I have a case of the 2016 VP for my son Zac and would have liked to get some LBV to go alongside (albeit I know it is filtered and may not last…). I didn’t have the chance to grab a bottle but will soon. Hopefully it is as splendid as the 2015.

[MigSU]

My Morrisons has Graham’s 2017 LBV on the shelves now jumping straight from the 2015. For those interested in packaging they have at least one new coloured tube (purple) that these are packaged in (normal non-discount price).
I am a bit disappointed they appear to have skipped the 2016 LBV option as I have a case of the 2016 VP for my son Zac and would have liked to get some LBV to go alongside (albeit I know it is filtered and may not last…). I didn’t have the chance to grab a bottle but will soon. Hopefully it is as splendid as the 2015.

I bought some directly from SFE (super bargain price at €8) and it was the 2017.

[nac]

Apologies, but this isn't Port for sale. If Admins are suitably upset then please move to an alternative thread...

However, am posting as I'm certain at least one regular reader will be very interested.

Tesco are selling Vergelegen - a Sauvignon Blanc & a Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot - for £10 a bottle.

I have yet to try these, but will be buying as many as I can (hopefully) get.

Can report that I’ve been able to get zero bottles. Suspect there’s one Tesco in Aberdeen that had half a case of each.

[nac]

Apologies, but this isn't Port for sale. If Admins are suitably upset then please move to an alternative thread...

However, am posting as I'm certain at least one regular reader will be very interested.

Tesco are selling Vergelegen - a Sauvignon Blanc & a Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot - for £10 a bottle.

I have yet to try these, but will be buying as many as I can (hopefully) get.

Can report that I’ve been able to get zero bottles. Suspect there’s one Tesco in Aberdeen that had half a case of each.

Gave up with Tesco, but managed to get some from Amazon at the same price (and arrived next day).
The white (2020) is pretty good, the red (2015) is excellent although really needs to be open for 24 hours to show properly.
Have now made a further purchase of the red.

Stock was imported via Fells, so appears to be legit.

[idj123]

A local Morrisons had Quinta do Bomfin 2010 down to £20 a bottle (leftover Christmas stock I suspect).

[nac]

Waitrose are having one of their regular-ish 25% off six bottles or more. Includes all their fortifieds.