Latest buy

[Mike J. W.]

1 x 1957 Kopke Colheita
2 x 1994 Quinta Do Noval VP
7 x 2004 Taylor's Vargellas SQVP ($26 per bottle)

[Jamiesan12o]

Graham's 2011, 1 case of 6.

From a speculative BBX bid that I'd long forgotten about, so pretty happy with the price (and of course, provenance).

[JKristiansen]

2 x Kopke 50 years old Tawny

Big fan of Tawny styles port - and especially the Single harvest

[nac]

12 x Croft Roeda 1967 in OWC - arrived today, bottles generally look OK although the wax capsules have shattered in normal Croft fashion.

[Andy Velebil]

12 x Croft Roeda 1967 in OWC - arrived today, bottles generally look OK although the wax capsules have shattered in normal Croft fashion.

Curious as to your impression when you try one.

[nac]

12 x Croft Roeda 1967 in OWC - arrived today, bottles generally look OK although the wax capsules have shattered in normal Croft fashion.

Curious as to your impression when you try one.

Going to leave them for a few weeks - to settle after shipping - before opening one. Will post a note.

[hadge]

a bottle of Taylor Very Very Old Tawny Port "Platinum Jubilee"

[MigSU]

2 x Vesúvio 2018
2 x Warre's LBV Unfiltered 2009 (they're selling these, now)

[Justin K]

6 x Malvedos 1995
3 x Cockburns 2000

Bought at auction.

[Christopher]

Warre 70
Dow 70
Auction

[Jamiesan12o]

6x Vesuvio 1998. £33 each from BBX (a winesearcher notification pinged me).

Tasting notes on this are fairly divided, but sounds like it’s drinking well now and could go another 20 years tops - in which case I’ll work my way through it in that timeframe. But anybody with experience please let me know if you disagree.

[Justin K]

Sainsburys dropped their price on the Graham’s Crusted to £13 (actually £12 in the store that I visited) so I bought all they had (8) as I bought a few before Christmas and I gave away a few to friends (how sad am I? Still trying to convert them to the dark side!) and they all said it went down well (I suspect there may have been some cloves lemon and hot water involved Anyway the packaging and labelling was totally different (green box creamy coloured labels as opposed to orange surround and white labels at Christmas; was this very old stock?

[Alex Bridgeman]

I think the green box is the old packaging for the Graham Crusted. I seem to remember being in Booth’s many years ago and buying Graham 2002 Crusted in those green boxes.

[Alex M]

6 x Fonseca 1992 @£60 delivered.

[Doggett]

I think the green box is the old packaging for the Graham Crusted. I seem to remember being in Booth’s many years ago and buying Graham 2002 Crusted in those green boxes.

I think the old green box was in use right up until the 2013 Crusted release in the last 2 years. which must have a split run to allow it to change to the Graham’s 200 Years celebration packaging with the orange wood and white cardboard label.

[winesecretary]

@ Alex M - very good buy at that price

[jdaw1]

the orange wood

The orange wood can be squashed flat, to make useful cellar kneel padding.

[hadge]

1x Mag of Grahams 1985
1x Mag of Dow's 1985

[winesecretary]

Graham 1994 Colheita, on offer on Ocado at £75 again.

[Mike J. W.]

1 x 1941 Constantino
1 x 1955 Cockburn
1 x 1987 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas
1 x 1992 Graham's Malvedos
1 x 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio
2 x 1994 Graham's
1 x 1994 Ramos Pinto
1 x 1998 Quinta do Crasto LBV

all at auction

[Mike J. W.]

Graham 1994 Colheita, on offer on Ocado at £75 again.

That's a really nice price.

[akzy]

3x 1970 Fonseca (no labels, seal clearly identifies). Fantastic levels. £245 all-in.

[Alex M]

3x 1970 Fonseca (no labels, seal clearly identifies). Fantastic levels. £245 all-in.

Auction?

[akzy]

Yes. Typo - £255.

[Andy Velebil]

Graham 1994 Colheita, on offer on Ocado at £75 again.

Excellent tawny and a good price for it too!

[Mike J. W.]

1 x 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda
12 x 1986 Graham's Malvedos
1 x 1998 Quinta do Crasto LBV

[Jamiesan12o]

6x Vesuvio 2003

[Alex M]

12 x Cockburn 1970
1 x Warre 1977
1 x Fonseca G 1976

[jdaw1]

12 x Cockburn 1970
1 x Warre 1977
1 x Fonseca G 1976

FG76 has been a treasure. I haven’t had it in ages.

[Alex M]

12 x Cockburn 1970
1 x Warre 1977
1 x Fonseca G 1976

FG76 has been a treasure. I haven’t had it in ages.

I shall save it for consumption in your company.

[jdaw1]

I shall save it for consumption in your company.

Ooh, thank you. Yum.

[mosesbotbol]

Picked up some '85 Taylor and Maynard's 10 year

[Alex Bridgeman]

1 x 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda
12 x 1986 Graham's Malvedos
1 x 1998 Quinta do Crasto LBV

Just spotted the case of 12 bottles of the GM86. What a nice catch!

[Mike J. W.]

1 x 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda
12 x 1986 Graham's Malvedos
1 x 1998 Quinta do Crasto LBV

Just spotted the case of 12 bottles of the GM86. What a nice catch!

Thanks Alex. I've had them before and they're very good. They came up at auction and there were no bids so I got them at a very attractive price. The bottles are in pristine condition. I sold a few to a fellow FTLOP member here in Jersey that has tastings from time to time.

[nac]

Thought I'd share this as pretty sure some readers will be interested...

Not Port, but have just placed en primeur order for Chryseia 2019 via The Wine Society - £130 for 3 bottles in bond. This is the first time they've offered Chryseia EP.

Orders need to be in by midday on 21st.

[Justin K]

32 x Grahams Crusted 2013 @ £10 in Sainsbury's

[Andy Velebil]

Thought I'd share this as pretty sure some readers will be interested...

Not Port, but have just placed en primeur order for Chryseia 2019 via The Wine Society - £130 for 3 bottles in bond. This is the first time they've offered Chryseia EP.

Orders need to be in by midday on 21st.

Wow that’s a good price.

[idj123]

32 x Grahams Crusted 2013 @ £10 in Sainsbury's

Way to go Justin-sounds as though you cleared the shelves!

I clearly live in a deprived area (of Port) as my local Sainsbury’s no longer stocks the Crusted

[Justin K]

32 x Grahams Crusted 2013 @ £10 in Sainsbury's

Way to go Justin-sounds as though you cleared the shelves!

I clearly live in a deprived area (of Port) as my local Sainsbury’s no longer stocks the Crusted

I left 59 bottles behind!

[nac]

32 x Grahams Crusted 2013 @ £10 in Sainsbury's

That’s your cellar defence sorted for a while.

[Screagle]

Not even a shelf label at my local Sainsbury's, just the Malvedos. The nearest one I can think of that might range Graham's Crusted is Camden but given the location I expect it will have been cleared a while back - still at £10 might be worth a look. Another possibility might be Hendon.

Failing that I could easily take ten @ £10 cash if somebody want the Nectar points. I can collect from London so please PM if you can help me out...

[Delinquent]

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[jdaw1]

This always happens when I visit my friend
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Cockburn 1974? As not featured in the book. Pls send me details: high-res picture of bottle and cork; provenance; judgement about whether fake. Thank you.

[M.Charlton]

V05 - 1 case of 6.

[Delinquent]

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[mosesbotbol]

The source is 100% reliable - no doubt. There is a story to this bottle... When Symington bought Cockburn, they found stock of Vintage Bottlings in the cellars. They will sell those bottles in the future.

I thought the producers had to declare a vintage within a certain period of time? I take it that doesn't mean said vintage needs to come to market though.

How is it?

[jdaw1]

I thought the producers had to declare a vintage within a certain period of time? I take it that doesn't mean said vintage needs to come to market though.

Yes, definitely. Cockburn 1977 became an official declaration in, ooh, about 2017.

[Andy Velebil]

This always happens when I visit my friend
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Cockburn 1974? As not featured in the book. Pls send me details: high-res picture of bottle and cork; provenance; judgement about whether fake. Thank you.

Here are the pictures as requested:

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The source is 100% reliable - no doubt. There is a story to this bottle... When Symington bought Cockburn, they found stock of Vintage Bottlings in the cellars. They will sell those bottles in the future.

To be factually correct. The Syms didn’t “find” bottles in the cellar. The stocks being stored by the previous owners were known and included part of the purchase price, as with everything else when one buys a large business.

When was this bottle bought and where is a better question?

[Glenn E.]

I thought the producers had to declare a vintage within a certain period of time? I take it that doesn't mean said vintage needs to come to market though.

Yes, definitely. Cockburn 1977 became an official declaration in, ooh, about 2017.

1977 Cockburn was a special case because the "secret" was so widely known. Without that common knowledge of its existence, and the circumstances surrounding it, there is little doubt in my mind that they would not have been allowed to "declare" it so late.

I helped Miguel Corte-Real drink his last two private cellar bottles of the not-yet-declared 1977 Cockburn, and our group talked about the early 1970s leading up to 1977 in great detail. He didn't mention a 1974 at that time.

[Delinquent]

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