Big Love wrote: ↑12:22 Fri 18 Jul 2025
Mike W. and I won at auction last night:
2 @ 1994 Croft
4 @ 2004 Krohn
6 @ 2002 Q de Roriz
6 @ 1991 Delaforce
6 @ 2002 Davis Bynum Port (Mike says made with Malbec grapes)
12 @ 1997 Chateau La Foret Sauternes
An odd assortment for sure....but we got it at a v good price (would have been better but a last day bidder pushed it way up).
1994 Croft LBV
the Delaforce is their SQVP, Quinta Da Corte
Under $12 per bottle for everything before shipping costs. I'm especially looking forward to trying the Roriz.
@rich_n - you can happily drink a bottle of that a year for the next couple of decades or so and so watch it develop. What a lovely thing to be able to do.
winesecretary wrote: ↑08:13 Thu 14 Aug 2025
@rich_n - you can happily drink a bottle of that a year for the next couple of decades or so and so watch it develop. What a lovely thing to be able to do.
That's certainly the plan! Maybe every other year...
MigSU wrote: ↑10:48 Thu 14 Aug 2025
Dang. I'd love to partake in that. Great price for a great wine.
If you make it over to Bristol, I would happily share a glass or 3.
The Dow 1974 is highly likely to be a Colheita, not an LBV. The Symington's liked to call their Colheitas, Reserve or Grande Reserve back then. I have a similar Warre's Reserve from 1976 (and it is quite tasty). They were bottling LBV's in the early 60's and were calling it an LBV, so I'm pretty sure this one's a Colheita. It also falls past the window of how long an LBV can be held in cask whereas it's near the beginning of when you can call something a Colheita (7 years) at 9 years old.
That Ramos Pinto looks very interesting. I've never heard of that one before. I have heard of the Sandeman, but I believe it's just the name they used to give to their 20 year-old. It's probably from the 80's or 90's, but someone with more knowledge of Sandeman can weigh-in here.
I think Mike’s pretty spot on with his analysis of the Dow and Sandeman. I reckon the Sandeman might have a screw cap under the plastic capsule, but it should still taste pretty good.
The Urtiga looks like it might be a ruby reserve. If it was a single Quinta Port in the way we know them today, it would have a vintage year on the label.
Can you post a picture of the basis of the bottles?
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
1980 carvalhas colhetia ... Was very expensive as it came from the quinta but the tour was excellent ... It was in the tasting line up and has been the base for evening drinks this week.
winesecretary wrote: ↑07:54 Wed 10 Sep 2025
@ Mike J.W. - that’s a preposterously good price!
Thanks George. I was very lucky. One person had placed a bid a few weeks back and it held until I bid on the afternoon of the last day. I expected the original bidder or someone else to outbid me, but no one else bothered to bid, which shocked me. I had a higher max bid, than what I won it at and I assumed a bidder would test that limit, but it never came to pass. From what I've read this is a very good Port and in the States (if you can even find it) the Bioma Vinha Velha will go for about $120 US. I'm happy to have them and doubly so because of the price.
