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g-man · Post by **g-man** » 21:25 Mon 14 Mar 2011

AHB wrote:'81 Ferreira? Really?

oops 91

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 22:26 Mon 14 Mar 2011

g-man wrote:
AHB wrote:'81 Ferreira? Really?
oops 91

You had me all excited about a previously unknown port! Hey ho.

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:45 Mon 14 Mar 2011

Ferreira didn’t declare 1881 I checked before the correction was revealed.

marc j. · Post by **marc j.** » 23:40 Mon 14 Mar 2011

1 x 1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional
1 x 1983 Cockburn
1 x 1997 Sandeman (double magnum)

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:43 Mon 14 Mar 2011

marc j. wrote:1 x 1963 Quinta do Noval Nacional
1 x 1983 Cockburn
1 x 1997 Sandeman (double magnum)

Three interesting bottles. One because it will be terrible (C83 corked), NN63 for being fabulous, and the other for being a decent size of good port.

marc j. · Post by **marc j.** » 17:32 Tue 15 Mar 2011

I'm hoping that the C83 is one of the "good" bottles, although all but one of the bottles that I've tasted have been corked. I must say that Sandeman did a GREAT job on the label of the double magnum. It isn't a paper label, but rather engraved in full color (drop shadows and all!) I was very impressed...

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:25 Tue 15 Mar 2011

marc j. wrote:Sandeman did a GREAT job on the label of the double magnum.

Please post a photograph or two or few.

marc j. · Post by **marc j.** » 23:12 Tue 15 Mar 2011

I'll post a picture later on this week. I should have some free time within the next day or two to snap a photo or two.

mosesbotbol · Post by **mosesbotbol** » 17:07 Thu 17 Mar 2011

Picked up a bottle of 2003 Quinta Gaivosa Vintage.

marc j. · Post by **marc j.** » 18:28 Fri 18 Mar 2011

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Here's the picture of the 1997 Sandeman. Unfortunately some of the detail was lost in this photo.

Andy Velebil · Post by **Andy Velebil** » 21:25 Fri 18 Mar 2011

The etching they do on those are really cool!

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:53 Fri 18 Mar 2011

Thank you.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 17:02 Tue 29 Mar 2011

dalilacene wrote:Thanks,
First post,with not many words.
My english,is not really good.
Let's have a go at it .

Ah, you should introduce yourself in the introductions section!

Welcome to the boards and I see you're posting about some great wines already.

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 17:07 Tue 29 Mar 2011

RonnieRoots wrote:Glenn, a merchant that may be able to help fill some gaps is winenose.nl. He has Niepoort, Romaneira, Osborne and Van Zeller in stock (as well as Burmester, but you have that already). I never ordered from him, but heard his service is good. It's a mail order company, so he'll probably ship to wherever you like. If I find anything else I'll let you know!

I ordered from WineNose at the end of last year - very well packed and shipping to London surprisingly reasonable. Though haven't yet tried any of the ports I ordered.

mosesbotbol · Post by **mosesbotbol** » 11:32 Wed 30 Mar 2011

It might be pre-mature to post, but an OWC of 2007 Warre 1.5L's. It could fall through, but crossing my fingers.

griff · Post by **griff** » 20:56 Wed 30 Mar 2011

Ocado has 25% off so a few Noval blacks and 04 LBVs duly purchased. The 2003 Noval VP for £47 is calling me as well.

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 14:20 Thu 31 Mar 2011

I have been resisting for a long time finally buckled 3 x 1977 Fonseca

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 22:11 Thu 31 Mar 2011

1x dow 1970
1x cockburn 1960

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 12:42 Fri 01 Apr 2011

12 x Croft Roeda 1980
2 x Warre 1991
1 x Dow 1994

None of which were in my cellar before!

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 21:49 Fri 01 Apr 2011

A few amusing items, but most remarkably a Martinez 1955 LBV - noted as such on the label, and bottled in 1964...

Tom

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 22:36 Fri 01 Apr 2011

Presumably ‟late” in that case means ‟opps...we forgot about this pipe at the back of the cellar”...

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 10:28 Sat 02 Apr 2011

Presumably ‟late” in that case means ‟opps...we forgot about this pipe at the back of the cellar”...

Possibly, but the bottle has a proper original label bearing the words 'LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE' - the earliest example I've seen..

Tom

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 11:16 Sat 02 Apr 2011

It would also be interesting to see if they bottled any other of their Ports so late or whether this was a one-off. It must have been an extremely dark wine to tolerate 9 years in a barrel before bottling, but then I suppose 1955 was as good a year as any for making one. Was this UK or Oporto bottled?

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 14:54 Sat 02 Apr 2011

Bottled in 1964 by Robert James, Son & Co. Ltd of 15 Grape St, London WC2..

..still has quite a decent colour for its age!

Tom

JacobH · Post by **JacobH** » 16:16 Sat 02 Apr 2011

uncle tom wrote:Bottled in 1964 by Robert James, Son & Co. Ltd of 15 Grape St, London WC2..

..still has quite a decent colour for its age!

All of which reinforces my first guess that this is a normal Martinez 1955 that was forgotten about until 1964...A fun tasting would be to try it against another English and and Oporto bottled normal Martinez 1955!

albertuswijnen · Post by **albertuswijnen** » 10:51 Wed 06 Apr 2011

Niepoort 1980 Vintage and Niepoort 1980 Colheita. Anyone has any notes or comments?

ACmole · Post by **ACmole** » 15:25 Thu 14 Apr 2011

Half bottles of Croft 2004 unfiltered LBV

marc j. · Post by **marc j.** » 07:03 Fri 15 Apr 2011

1927 Sandeman
1947 Cockburn
1961 Warre Colheita
1964 Niepoort Garrafeira
1965 Grahams Malvedos
1977 Niepoort
1980 Calem
1982 Niepoort

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:04 Thu 28 Apr 2011

marc j. wrote:1927 Sandeman
1947 Cockburn

That’s not too rubbish. Not by a very long margin indeed.

marc j. · Post by **marc j.** » 20:03 Fri 29 Apr 2011

I'm trying to keep the cellar stocked...

Alex M · Post by **Alex M** » 17:09 Sat 30 Apr 2011

12 x Quarles Harris 1980. £24 per bottle.

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 19:43 Mon 02 May 2011

36 x Graham 1970
3 x Noval 1931
1 x Croft 1945
1 x Taylor 1955
1 x Graham 1963
1 x Calem 1970

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:08 Mon 02 May 2011

clawhit wrote:36 x Graham 1970
3 x Noval 1931
1 x Croft 1945

Wow!

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 20:16 Mon 02 May 2011

jdaw1 wrote:
clawhit wrote:36 x Graham 1970
3 x Noval 1931
1 x Croft 1945
Wow!

The 31's will be heading off to auction as they were a lucky purchase, and after all the Grahams I could do with the money.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:32 Mon 02 May 2011

clawhit wrote:The 31's will be heading off to auction as they were a lucky purchase

Send me and the obvious people a PM before consigning. People at

would be the bidders!

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 21:21 Mon 02 May 2011

Where's dartford?

is that Connecticut?

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:51 Mon 02 May 2011

g-man wrote:Where's dartford?

Almost. Far-east London. Beyond the tube.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 15:53 Mon 09 May 2011

Arrived:
2xFonseca 1985
1xGraham 1985
1xGould Campbell 1985 (to compare against all these 80's)
and the real score (after our tasting)...

2xDow 1980

Figures I finally found em AFTER the tasting, but i found em

uncle tom · Post by **uncle tom** » 20:42 Wed 11 May 2011

Well, I thought this was going to be a catalogue typo or a colheita; and despite assurances that it appeared to be the genuine article, was ready to take issue with the auction house concerned..

But I was wrong, and I am now the proud owner of a pristine Butler Nephew vintage port...

..from 1932..!

Rare, in every respect, I think..

Tom

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:44 Wed 11 May 2011

Please post or email a picture of the labels. Thank you.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 00:41 Mon 16 May 2011

1979 Grahams en magnum ex cellars

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 11:18 Mon 16 May 2011

A case of Cockburns 1994

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 19:33 Mon 16 May 2011

2 x 1977 Kopke Colheita in 375 ml bottles
2 x 1991 Dona Matilde Colheita

And just ordered, 4 x Ferreira Duque de Braganca 20 Year Old Tawny Port.

marc j. · Post by **marc j.** » 05:22 Tue 17 May 2011

1875 AJS da Silva Colheita
1954 Ferreira
1963 Sandeman
1977 Fonseca
1991 Rozes

Alex M · Post by **Alex M** » 10:07 Sun 26 Jun 2011

3 x Quinta do Noval 1994

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 13:30 Sun 26 Jun 2011

12 x 1994 Croft
12 x 1994 Cockburn
12 x 1994 Quinta de la Rosa
6 x 1983 Dow

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 13:32 Sun 26 Jun 2011

Oops forgot a 1977 Fonseca which I didn't think was priced too bad a £100/bottle delivered?

clawhit · Post by **clawhit** » 12:35 Thu 07 Jul 2011

9 x Quinta do Noval 1994
8 x Smith Woodhouse 1994
12 x Warre 1983

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 13:32 Thu 07 Jul 2011

Alex M wrote:3 x Quinta do Noval 1994

clawhit wrote:9 x Quinta do Noval 1994

Very nice - if you don't mind me asking, where are you all buying your Noval 1994 from...? Feel free to pm so i can beat the hordes!

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:17 Mon 11 Jul 2011

marc j. wrote:1927 Sandeman
1947 Cockburn
1961 Warre Colheita
1964 Niepoort Garrafeira
1965 Grahams Malvedos
1977 Niepoort
1980 Calem
1982 Niepoort

marc, I'm trying to source a 47 for my dad's bday.

Would you be willing to offer it?