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Doggett wrote: ↑10:43 Wed 03 Nov 2021 Waitrose/Waitrose Cellar have their 25% off six promo running from today for a week. It includes most of the Ports and fortifieds they offer.

Doggett wrote: ↑10:43 Wed 03 Nov 2021 Waitrose/Waitrose Cellar have their 25% off six promo running from today for a week. It includes most of the Ports and fortifieds they offer.

Doggett wrote: ↑12:13 Fri 05 Nov 2021 The Aldi Christmas catalogue is out and wines on sale from 8th November but have already started dribbling into stores. The big news is no 40YO tawny from Fletcher’s this year, so unless it appears as a special, VWP with its Maynards 40YO is the place to go this Christmas for a value 40YO. On the list is more of the Fletcher’s 2016 LBV @ £9.99, a Fletcher’s 10YO tawny (750ml) that was absent last year @ £10.99, the Fletcher’s fine Ruby @ £6.49 that is available year round and a 20cl Fletcher’s Ruby reserve at £4.99. No 450cl jeroboams listed this year either. So a bit disappointing that there is nothing really of note, and even the LBV hasn’t moved on to the 2017 yet. The 10YO Maynards in previous years has been very good so I am hoping that the Fletcher’s will be good too and will grab some of those. They may add some in store specials, but unlikely as it is normally in the catalogue to drive you into store, only to find out the good stuff has sold out in the first day or so!

MigSU wrote:Christ, a 40 year old for 35 pounds....

MigSU wrote: ↑16:51 Fri 05 Nov 2021 Christ, a 40 year old for 35 pounds....

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑17:58 Fri 05 Nov 2021

MigSU wrote:Christ, a 40 year old for 35 pounds....

Buy all you can

akzy wrote: ↑16:18 Mon 08 Nov 2021 Currently get Graham's 20YO for £23.45 on Amazon (if you use subscribe and save, then cancel afterwards). https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004EAL5B0

winesecretary wrote: ↑08:45 Fri 19 Nov 2021 TWS has Warre 2009 Colheita (Bot. 2019) at £17/bottle which seems remarkable value.

Doggett wrote: ↑15:00 Wed 24 Nov 2021 Sainsbury’s currently have Graham’s Crusted 2013 at only £15

rich_n wrote:Amazon have Dow Quinta Do Bomfim for sale at £20 a bottle, which reduces to £18 if you create a repeat order (which according to their site can be cancelled at any time).

They have it listed as 09/10 which isn't useful but some digging online suggests both of those years are decent quality SQVPs, so I don't mind which I get - I'll try to remember to report back on that front. There aren't any tasting notes on the forum for either yet, as far as I could find.

CPR 1 wrote: ↑13:44 Sun 05 Dec 2021 Waitrose have Graham LBV down to £8.99 again
(assume 2015 but don't know)

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑22:36 Mon 06 Dec 2021 Just bought a case (6 bottles) of 2016 Dow's VP for $39.98/bottle. On sale at a retailer near me and couldn't pass up that cheap price.

uncle tom wrote:Bookers Cash and Carry are selling Taylor 2016 LBV for £8.99/bt (inc VAT) and Tesco have a Clubcard price on it of £10/bt

There seems to be a glut of LBV on the market at the moment - these prices are only around £2/bt higher than Taylor's First Estate reserve ruby.

Have you sampled many of the 2016 LBVs yet? I've only seen the 2015s so far but it seems like those are starting to emerge and I'm wondering how they're fairing in comparison to some lovely 2015 wines.

uncle tom wrote:

Have you sampled many of the 2016 LBVs yet? I've only seen the 2015s so far but it seems like those are starting to emerge and I'm wondering how they're fairing in comparison to some lovely 2015 wines.

No - and as they are bargain priced at the moment, I wonder whether it is worth doing an 'economy' offline of 2016 LBVs?

Portugal Vineyards are currently listing 16 different ones, which would make a good table full..

JacobH wrote: ↑17:09 Fri 10 Dec 2021 I noticed that Tesco had a 2017 Taylor LBV last week which surprised me because I hadn't thought I'd seen the 2016 out. I'm really hoping that the Symingtons manage to keep the Graham's quality up there for the next release.

I noticed that Tesco had a 2017 Taylor LBV

Doggett wrote: ↑20:54 Fri 10 Dec 2021My Bookers has Taylor’s 2016 LBV but Sainsbury’s has moved on to the Taylor’s 2017 LBV. Majestic also are on the 2017 LBV but it is a dumpy 500ml bottle.

My first-ever trip to a Bookers was today

uncle tom wrote: ↑20:57 Sat 11 Dec 2021

My first-ever trip to a Bookers was today

Only those with the greatest restraint emerge from their first trip to a cash and carry without some super-size formats of everyday items..

Doggett wrote: ↑18:39 Fri 07 Jan 2022 My Morrisons has Graham’s 2017 LBV on the shelves now jumping straight from the 2015. For those interested in packaging they have at least one new coloured tube (purple) that these are packaged in (normal non-discount price).
I am a bit disappointed they appear to have skipped the 2016 LBV option as I have a case of the 2016 VP for my son Zac and would have liked to get some LBV to go alongside (albeit I know it is filtered and may not last…). I didn’t have the chance to grab a bottle but will soon. Hopefully it is as splendid as the 2015.

nac wrote: ↑19:19 Mon 03 Jan 2022 Apologies, but this isn't Port for sale. If Admins are suitably upset then please move to an alternative thread...

However, am posting as I'm certain at least one regular reader will be very interested.

Tesco are selling Vergelegen - a Sauvignon Blanc & a Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot - for £10 a bottle.

I have yet to try these, but will be buying as many as I can (hopefully) get.

nac wrote: ↑22:17 Fri 07 Jan 2022

nac wrote: ↑19:19 Mon 03 Jan 2022 Apologies, but this isn't Port for sale. If Admins are suitably upset then please move to an alternative thread...

However, am posting as I'm certain at least one regular reader will be very interested.

Tesco are selling Vergelegen - a Sauvignon Blanc & a Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot - for £10 a bottle.

I have yet to try these, but will be buying as many as I can (hopefully) get.

Can report that I’ve been able to get zero bottles. Suspect there’s one Tesco in Aberdeen that had half a case of each.