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100 sq ft of muslin

g-man wrote:100 sq ft of muslin

Are you planning on decanting a Pipe?

DRT wrote:

g-man wrote:100 sq ft of muslin

Are you planning on decanting a Pipe?

heh, I think our resident jdaw1 bought 100 sq meters of muslin. Can probably decant an entire winery =).

2007 Graham VP - $75
2007 Vesuvio VP - $64
1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV - $24
2000 Kopke LBV - $18

All from a local B&M that I like to support because they hold reasonably regular tastings.

The last chicken in the shop:

4 * Sainsbury's TTD VP Quinta da Eira Velha 2000 @ £9.99ea

1 x Eira Velha 2000 @ £9.99

1 x Grahams M 1987
1 x Smith Woodhouse 1985

Not so much a buy as a gift. Brother, who attended the Deeper Underground 1966 Horizontal, asked me to look at his few bottles of port in my father’s cellar. I requested to swap one of his two bottles of Noval 1978, and his Churchill Agua Alta 1983, for use in tastings, and then praised his lone bottle of Fonseca 1966. He gave all three to me: as he put it, he’ll attend another tasting and, rather than his having to acquire some hard-to-find bottle, he has some credit. Indeed he does.

A case of Dow 1977! I've been after a case of this for some time and finally managed to pick one up for a reasonable price.

3 bottles 1970 Fonseca £65 each unfortunately 1 hasn't survived, it was drunk on Saturday

That's a very good price for the Fonseca 70! So, how was it?

RonnieRoots wrote:That's a very good price for the Fonseca 70! So, how was it?

I was very impressed with the price - and it was in perfect condition. I have to say though although it was really good I still prefer the 70 Warres over it, I just really like the sweetness that the Warres has - hubby had the same opinion.

Also purchased last week (been naughty) 6 x bottles of Vesuvio 1992, 2 x Warres 1994, 2 x Vesuvio 1997, 3 x Niepoort 2000.

I shall stop buying port, I shall stop buying port, I shall stop buying port

Picked up two '70 Warre's from Seckford this morning (45per, excl. VAT + delivery).

12 halves of Graham 2007, just arrived

3 pack of fonseca 78 guimareans is arriving

2 x 1983 Graham's @ $50 per
1 x 1991 Fonseca Guimaraens @ $45

Found a bottle '41 Noval Nacional at local wine shop going out of business.

How much?

jdaw1 wrote:How much?

401$ including tax

An as-new Caple 33-bottle Wine Cooler for £50 on eBay from a guy who lives 20 miles away from me. An almost-three-case contingency storage solution

DRT wrote:An almost-three-case contingency storage solution

Is it full yet?

6 x Dow 2007 @ 60 euro.

Score whore, moi?

RonnieRoots wrote:6 x Dow 2007 @ 60 euro.

Score whore, moi?

Good friday. Time for confession.


17 bottles of 2007 Quinta do Vale Meao @ 35,00 EUR.

Michael M. wrote:17 bottles of 2007 Quinta do Vale Meao @ 35,00 EUR.

Arrgh!!! I dearly want a 6-pack of that Port, but it cannot be found in the US. And you got it for 35 Euros??? That's a steal of a price for one of the best Ports of the vintage!

Glen, you simply have to come across that little water, visit Germany, have some Port with me and take an owc/6 from my cellar at the price I paid- very nice wooden cases though.

I agree on your estimation. One of the best VP from 2007 I tasted so far. For nearly a song. One to stock up.

Glenn E. wrote:

DRT wrote:An almost-three-case contingency storage solution

Is it full yet?

It is now

Disclaimer: the flowery wallpaper and pink carpet in the picture above are in the house of the seller, not mine

So what have you put in it?

AHB wrote:So what have you put in it?

Three cases of a mixture of dry reds recently delivered by Laithwates. Just drinky plonky stuff that needs a home before the weather decides to switch from 0C to 20C+ in around 4 or 5 weeks time.

Not sure when i last added to this list, i think it was over 6 months ago
20 Croft2000 (not all for me)
12 Fonseca 1985 (these were from the auction)
1 Fonseca 1970
1 Fonseca 1966
1 Fonseca 1994
2 Dow 1994
1 Taylor 1994 (sorta. pending a correction)
1 Warres 2003 -- drunk immediately with g-man (TN soon)
1 Quinta do Noval 1991 -- drunk immediately with g-man (TN posted)
1 Graham 1980 1.5L
1 Fonseca Guimaraens 1995
1 Taylor 2000
2 Quarles Harris 2007

SushiNorth wrote:Not sure when i last added to this list, i think it was over 6 months ago

1 Graham 1980 1.5L

mm you want a 1980 Magnum tasting? i 'll get the dow's if so

From the last 4 to 5 weeks

1 x Delaforce 2003
1 x Morgan LBV 1989
2 x Dow 1983
1 x Warre 1983
2 x Graham 1977
1 x Fonseca 1983
1 x Gould Campbell 1991
1/2 x Warre 2000
3 x Croft Qd Roeda 1997

2007 acquisition is going well.
8 Dow 2007 (2 are gifts, 6 in wood)
3 Qd Noval 2007 (1 is a gift)
6 Graham's 2007 (no wood, boo)
4 Warre's 2007 (opened OWC)
2 Qd Vesuvio 2007
2 Taylor 2003
1 Taylor 2003 LBV -- for the pick-a-wedding-port tasting
1 SWC 1995 LBV -- for the pick-a-wedding-port tasting

pending delivery:
1 Graham's 2007 (a gift)

(edit: arrivals updated)

This means I'm done with 2007's til Fonseca appears at a reasonable price. Yay!

No purchases made recently. Opened a bottle of the Sainsburys vintage the other week since it benefits from 24 hours to open up. The dutiful opening was done in plenty of time then I popped off to the Quack who has put me on tablets and I can't partake.

So my "latest buy" is a decanted bottle sitting there waiting for me.

Now is the time to stock up whist I can't consume - anyone have any suggestions?

N

Finally i got some of the old ones..... Croft 1963 and croft 1970

Does anybody know of any good port shops in or around Birmingham? I'm about there this weekend and was wondering if anyone knew of any good deals in the area?

My latest buy was a 1863 & at the same time I also purchased a 1962 white colheita from the same shop.


Marc

angeleyes wrote:1 x Morgan LBV 1989

Now that is a new one to me! When do you plan to open it?

1* Noval Nacional 1964
1* Messias Quinta do Cachão 1982
1* Messias Quinta do Cachão 1983
1* Kopke Quinta Sao Luiz 1987
2* Dow's 2007

AHB wrote:

angeleyes wrote:1 x Morgan LBV 1989

Now that is a new one to me! When do you plan to open it?

I haven't decided yet, almost did it last week but opted for G77 instead. It's actually M&S BOB (and presumably filtered) but credits Morgan Bros. as the maker. Maybe it'll turn up at an offline Or perhaps LBV could be a theme for a future offline?

1995 Taylor's Quinta do Vargellas x 3

1* Fonseca 1983
1* Fonseca Guimaraens 1986
3* more Messias 1982
3* more Messias 1983
3* more Kopke Quinta Sao Luiz 1987

3x 77 sandemans
1x 85 barros
1x 85 quarles harris.

6 x Andresen Colheita 1982
and
A miniature (5.3cl) of Quinta do Infantado 1978 !

ac-fast wrote:Finally i got some of the old ones..... Croft 1963 and croft 1970

Croft 70 is a savvy buy. Was really impressed with a bottle we had about a week ago. Such a powerful, balanced vintage.

angeleyes wrote:6 x Andresen Colheita 1982
and
A miniature (5.3cl) of Quinta do Infantado 1978 !

Ack, where did you find the mini? I'm working on my mini collection (having seen the quevedo video with Roy's lol)

SushiNorth wrote:

angeleyes wrote:6 x Andresen Colheita 1982
and
A miniature (5.3cl) of Quinta do Infantado 1978 !

Ack, where did you find the mini? I'm working on my mini collection (having seen the quevedo video with Roy's lol)

Just a random find on ebay! It's very pale and full of sediment, no idea if it'll be drinkable

Assorted purchases over the last week or so:

1 x 1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV
1 x Noval Black
2 x 1985 Croft
2 x 1985 Burmester Extra Selected Vintage Port
2 x 1952 Dalva Golden White Colheita (on order to be picked up during the Harvest Tour this fall)

Checking CellarTracker, which isn't known for being 100% accurate, it appears that Burmester may have released two different VPs in 1985. I find both a "1985 Porto Vintage" and a "1985 Porto Vintage Extra Selected." WineBid has a picture of the Extra Selected.

Does anyone know if there are indeed two different Burmester Vintage Ports from 1985, and if so what is the difference?

Glenn E. wrote:Checking CellarTracker, which isn't known for being 100% accurate, it appears that Burmester may have released two different VPs in 1985. I find both a "1985 Porto Vintage" and a "1985 Porto Vintage Extra Selected." WineBid has a picture of the Extra Selected.

Does anyone know if there are indeed two different Burmester Vintage Ports from 1985, and if so what is the difference?

I think this question has come up before and, as far as I can remember, these are just different labels on the same port, possibly targetted at different countries/markets. It is similar to the inexplicable and meaningless use of the word "Finest" by shippers such as Fonseca and Graham in the not too distant past.

One each of the following;

WARRE'S VINTAGE PORT 2007
DOW'S VINTAGE PORT 2007
FONSECA PORTO QUINTA DO PANASCAL 2001
QUINTA VALE D. MARIA VINTAGE PORT 2002
QUINTA DO CRASTO VINTAGE PORT 2004
CROFT QUINTA DA ROEDA VINTAGE PORT 2005
QUINTA DO NOVAL SILVAL VINTAGE PORT 2005

1 x Warres 66
6 x Calem Qta d Foz 96
6 x Rosez 95