2007 UK release prices

[uncle tom]

The following prices are typical UK offer prices for 2007 vintage ports In Bond.

At the current rate of duty (£25.68 per 9 litre case) and VAT (15%), an IB price of £200 equates to £259.53 tax paid, and £400 equates to £489.53.

All prices are for 12 x 75cL bottles, although a very high proportion of offers are for cases of 6.

Some wines have a single merchant offering the product, sometimes at a price that appears to reward their exclusivity; these I have marked with an asterisk *

It is disappointing that the Sogrape houses are once again virtually absent from the UK market.

Data taken from wine-searcher

Calem - No offers
Churchill - £320
Cockburn - £360*
Crasto - £190*
Croft - £300
Delaforce - £330
Dow - £350
Ferreira - No offers
Fonseca - £370
Gould Campbell - £240
Graham - £380
Martinez - No offers
Niepoort - £380
Niepoort Pisca - No offers
Noval - £400
Noval Silval - £200
Offley - No offers
Quarles Harris - £240
Portal - £250*
Ramos Pinto - £390
Romaneira - £210
de la Rosa - £380*
Sandeman - £320
Skeffington - £240
Smith Woodhouse - £270
Taylor - £390
Vale Dona Maria - £252*
Vale Meao - £340*
Vargellas Vinha Velha - £1060
Vesuvio - £350
Vesuvio Capella - £560
Warre - £320

Please post errors and omissions, and I will edit accordingly

Tom

[JacobH]

Tom, how typical a selection is this for a general declaration in the UK? I haven't followed one before, and have been surprised that some of the big names have not been offered by very many merchants (or at all).

[uncle tom]

Jacob, there are more declared wines (I think) than ever before, but the number being offered by the UK trade looks broadly similar to 2003

Very surprising that only one merchant is offering Cockburn, and none are offering Martinez..

Tom

[ajfeather]

Tanners offered Vale dona Maria @ 126/6
Nickolls and Perks offered Portal @ 135/6 (Great Western 135/6)
Noel Young offered Romaneira @ 210/12

[uncle tom]

Thanks for that - looks like Portal has dropped to £250/doz at N & P though..

Tom

[ajfeather]

Ramos Pinto 195/6 @ Goedhuis

[uncle tom]

Well spotted - still expensive though.. - anyone tried the RP07?

Tom