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clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 18:26 Sat 16 Oct 2010

1952 Dalva Golden White Colheita
1972 Dow's
6 x Dow's 2007

smisse · Post by **smisse** » 20:10 Sun 31 Oct 2010

Pocas Vintage 1990 - 14,99EUR (was marketed on Ebay as a 20y old instead of vintage)

Interestingly no references or tasting notes at all to be found. But if this tastes like their 2000 but with 10 years additional aging, I have a great port for this price

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:14 Sun 31 Oct 2010

Please post pictures of the label and of the capsule, and, when you open it, of the cork.

smisse · Post by **smisse** » 20:55 Sun 31 Oct 2010

jdaw1 wrote:Please post pictures of the label and of the capsule, and, when you open it, of the cork.

I did not pick it up yet but will send you the 2 pictures from the seller.
Do you expect a fake or did you also not know it's existence?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:45 Mon 01 Nov 2010

Croft 2005 LBV (bottled 2010, unfiltered) from Tesco at £7 per bottle in their current sale.

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 11:16 Thu 04 Nov 2010

AHB wrote:Croft 2005 LBV (bottled 2010, unfiltered) from Tesco at £7 per bottle in their current sale.

12 delivered at £5.25 per bottle may need to order another 12 later!

Andy Velebil · Post by **Andy Velebil** » 13:59 Thu 04 Nov 2010

Magnum of 1977 Warre's VP

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 20:30 Mon 08 Nov 2010

3x Smith Woodhouse LBV 1984
2x Smith Woodhouse LBV 1994
2x QdNoval Colheita 1974
1x QdNoval Colheita 1976

Post by **DRT** » 20:50 Mon 08 Nov 2010

clawhit wrote:
AHB wrote:Croft 2005 LBV (bottled 2010, unfiltered) from Tesco at £7 per bottle in their current sale.
12 delivered at £5.25 per bottle may need to order another 12 later!

I managed to get 10 of these at £5.25 each after visiting a number of stores. Hopefully they will repeat the deal between now and Christmas as it is very drinkable juice

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:36 Mon 08 Nov 2010

Purchased over the last few days:

1 x 1963 Kopke Colheita (375 ml) - $127 - overpriced but delicious! I allowed myself a small splurge.
2 x 1991 Kopke Vintage Port - $56 each - excellent juice at a decent price (for the US)
6 x Quinta do Portal 20 Year Old Tawny Port - $20 each - wow what a great price for a 20-yr old!

Post by **DRT** » 23:08 Mon 08 Nov 2010

Glenn E. wrote:6 x Quinta do Portal 20 Year Old Tawny Port - $20 each - wow what a great price for a 20-yr old!

That's a good deal on any side of the pond. Great buy!

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 21:49 Tue 09 Nov 2010

A must have case of 70 Warre - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it, and being a nice wife I have bought hubby a case of Smith Woodhouse 94 for Christmas. Not really sure if it's for him or just to add to my nice little collection of 94's I have going on

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 22:31 Fri 12 Nov 2010

clawhit wrote:A must have case of 70 Warre - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it, and being a nice wife I have bought hubby a case of Smith Woodhouse 94 for Christmas. Not really sure if it's for him or just to add to my nice little collection of 94's I have going on

Lucky hubby - a case of Smith Woodhouse 1994 all for himself and a case of Warre 1970 to share.

duffman14 · Post by **duffman14** » 14:40 Fri 19 Nov 2010

1960 Warre (375ml) - $70
1985 Dow (375ml) - $50
1997 Graham (750) - $70

I drank the first two. I'm saving the third for the Holiday.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 14:46 Fri 19 Nov 2010

duffman14 wrote:1960 Warre (375ml) - $70
1985 Dow (375ml) - $50
1997 Graham (750) - $70

I drank the first two. I'm saving the third for the Holiday.

How was the 60 Warre half? We know the halves tend to age a bit faster, how did it turn out?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 00:23 Sat 20 Nov 2010

duffman14 wrote:1960 Warre (375ml) - $70
1985 Dow (375ml) - $50
1997 Graham (750) - $70

I drank the first two. I'm saving the third for the Holiday.

I've never seen a half of Warre 60 - nice find!

duffman14 · Post by **duffman14** » 04:01 Sat 20 Nov 2010

Yes, I lucked out with the Warre's '60 half. I followed a lead to a store that advertised a Cockburn '60 half. I inquired, and the proprietor bustled about the store searching. He came out of the back with an unlabeled bottle that had a "Warre 1960" seal. He offered the bottle for the same price as the Cockburn, and I tried to hide my excitement. It was my first Warre's. Upon opening the bottle, I checked the cork: "Warre 1960."

I apologize in advance for my limited vocabulary; I'm new to vintage port. The bottle had a strong smell of cork--overpowering the faint sweet smell of the wine. It is the oldest Port I've tried, so I suspected the cork smell might be characteristic of older wines. The wine itself was smooth and simple. I quite enjoyed the taste, but I was expecting something slightly more complex with a stronger finish. I tried an '85 Dow about a half-hour later, and I found that to have a stronger flavor.

Michael M. · Post by **Michael M.** » 07:40 Sat 20 Nov 2010

2000 Smith Woodhouse VP: 2 owc/12 and 2 single bottles @ 36,40 EUR

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 10:18 Sat 20 Nov 2010

duffman14 wrote:Yes, I lucked out with the Warre's '60 half. I followed a lead to a store that advertised a Cockburn '60 half. I inquired, and the proprietor bustled about the store searching. He came out of the back with an unlabeled bottle that had a "Warre 1960" seal. He offered the bottle for the same price as the Cockburn, and I tried to hide my excitement. It was my first Warre's. Upon opening the bottle, I checked the cork: "Warre 1960."

I apologize in advance for my limited vocabulary; I'm new to vintage port. The bottle had a strong smell of cork--overpowering the faint sweet smell of the wine. It is the oldest Port I've tried, so I suspected the cork smell might be characteristic of older wines. The wine itself was smooth and simple. I quite enjoyed the taste, but I was expecting something slightly more complex with a stronger finish. I tried an '85 Dow about a half-hour later, and I found that to have a stronger flavor.

What you have described about the depth of the '85 Dow compared to the '60 Warre is a pretty good summary of the two wines - you would certainly expect the Dow to have a stronger flavour. That's a feature of the house style, the vintage and the difference in age and maturity.

Out of curiosity, did you decant either of these ports? Both will change substantially over a 24-48 hours period in the decanter and it's worth experimenting to find where your preference is.

duffman14 · Post by **duffman14** » 23:11 Sat 20 Nov 2010

I didn't decant the wines. I'm unsure of the process, and I didn't want to spoil anything. But I'll have to do some research about decanting procedures before I crack the next bottle.

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 09:57 Sun 21 Nov 2010

Tom’s guide (posted by Derek) is worth reading if you are interested in decanting. As long as you’ve washed everything you use, then there’s no need to worry about spoiling anything and you’ll avoid a mouth-full of sediment!

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 19:06 Sun 05 Dec 2010

3 x Dow 1970
1 x Cockburns 1927

1 x Ferreira 1963

gerwin.degraaf · Post by **gerwin.degraaf** » 09:08 Wed 08 Dec 2010

Quevedo Colheita 1995 x 6
Quevedo Colheita 1996 x 6
Quevedo White x 6

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 17:32 Wed 08 Dec 2010

2 x Dow Quinta do Bomfim 1984
3 x Warres 2003

Happy to have a representative for an elusive year ('84).

Alex M · Post by **Alex M** » 18:55 Wed 08 Dec 2010

1 x Taylors Q.d Vargellas 1965. Trying to get a few of the SQ oldies from Vargellas,so far this is the only one.

Alex M · Post by **Alex M** » 21:51 Wed 08 Dec 2010

Also, my local Tesco had 750ml bottles of Croft LBV 04 for sale at £6.99. Not sure if this is nationwide.

ACmole · Post by **ACmole** » 08:44 Fri 10 Dec 2010

Half a dozen Quinta de la Rosa 2003 LBV bottled 2007 37.5cl (handy snack size!) £8.95 very morish in a brief taste before buying.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 15:04 Fri 10 Dec 2010

One bottle each of Niepoort 1983 and Taylor's 2000, as supply to bring with us to Oman.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 16:21 Fri 10 Dec 2010

3x 76 warres colheita

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 00:40 Sat 11 Dec 2010

6 bottles Quevedo 2003 LBV
6 bottles Quevedo 2007 vintage port
6 bottles Quevedo 2008 vintage port

Yum, yum.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 01:26 Mon 13 Dec 2010

5x fonseca 92
2x fonseca 75

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 18:06 Tue 14 Dec 2010

Another one of my beloved 94's this time 12 x Dow OWC

griff · Post by **griff** » 19:04 Sun 19 Dec 2010

Alex M wrote:Also, my local Tesco had 750ml bottles of Croft LBV 04 for sale at £6.99. Not sure if this is nationwide.

05's here in Birmingham.

cheers

Carl

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 11:39 Mon 20 Dec 2010

3 x 1970 Grahams @ £30 a piece

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 12:25 Mon 20 Dec 2010

3 x 1970 Grahams @ £30 a piece

Excellent deal..!

The last few auctions of the year have shown a slight softening of interest in mature port. Whether this is just a blip or not remains to be seen.

Prices for young 'investment grade' claret remain ridiculous though.

Tom

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:33 Mon 20 Dec 2010

2 bottles of Martinez 1985 for £37 for the pair.

1 bottle Quinta de la Rosa 1991 for £20.

That's Christmas taken care of!

Andy Velebil · Post by **Andy Velebil** » 16:15 Mon 20 Dec 2010

6 btl OWC of 1994 Vesuvio @ $40/bottle....figured AHB would be happy to hear that

benread · Post by **benread** » 20:51 Mon 20 Dec 2010

clawhit wrote:3 x 1970 Grahams @ £30 a piece

Very jealous! I don't suppose they have any more for sale at that price?!

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 21:08 Mon 20 Dec 2010

benread wrote:
clawhit wrote:3 x 1970 Grahams @ £30 a piece
Very jealous! I don't suppose they have any more for sale at that price?!

Sorry just the 3 bottles which is why I took them all - it should be a good Christmas the owc 94 Dow's is on it's way tomorrow together with a 63 Graham. It's now just down to what to open on Christmas Day?

benread · Post by **benread** » 20:15 Thu 23 Dec 2010

A bottle of 1975 MacKenzie because I want to know how it will compare to the much debated 1955 Mackenzie!

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:57 Thu 23 Dec 2010

benread wrote:A bottle of 1975 MacKenzie because I want to know how it will compare to the much debated 1955 Mackenzie!

Prediction: poorly.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:38 Thu 23 Dec 2010

benread wrote:A bottle of 1975 MacKenzie because I want to know how it will compare to the much debated 1955 Mackenzie!

Is the variation in internal capitalisation meaningful, or careless?

benread · Post by **benread** » 06:46 Fri 24 Dec 2010

jdaw1 wrote:
benread wrote:A bottle of 1975 MacKenzie because I want to know how it will compare to the much debated 1955 Mackenzie!
Is the variation in internal capitalisation meaningful, or careless?

Carelessness induced through lack of sleep.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:45 Thu 30 Dec 2010

I got tired of waiting for Jdaw1's decanter, so I went out and bought 6 standard ones from amazon

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:22 Thu 30 Dec 2010

6 x 1997 Vesuvio @ $39 each, with OWC. Still looking for a 6-pack of the 2000.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 20:50 Mon 03 Jan 2011

81, 86, 90 warres lbv

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 09:59 Tue 04 Jan 2011

Andy Velebil wrote:6 btl OWC of 1994 Vesuvio @ $40/bottle....figured AHB would be happy to hear that

I'm happy - but only if you share them with me!

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1997 Vesuvio @ $39 each, with OWC. Still looking for a 6-pack of the 2000.

Andy - I think Glenn's got a $1 per bottle beter deal than you...

Andy Velebil · Post by **Andy Velebil** » 19:08 Tue 04 Jan 2011

AHB wrote:
Andy Velebil wrote:6 btl OWC of 1994 Vesuvio @ $40/bottle....figured AHB would be happy to hear that
I'm happy - but only if you share them with me!

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1997 Vesuvio @ $39 each, with OWC. Still looking for a 6-pack of the 2000.
Andy - I think Glenn's got a $1 per bottle beter deal than you...

While the 1997 is good, I still think I got the better deal

I share them all with you, just come on over to my house and I'll open them

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 00:40 Wed 05 Jan 2011

Andy Velebil wrote:While the 1997 is good, I still think I got the better deal

I think you did too! But I already have a 6-pack of the '94.

Andy Velebil wrote:I share them all with you, just come on over to my house and I'll open them

Don't tempt me, you're only 19 hours away by smart car!

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 00:11 Thu 06 Jan 2011

12 x Quinta da Romaneira 40 Year Old Tawny Port

I've only had it once, but that once was enough to convince me I needed to find some way to buy a case for myself. Yum!