ThePortForum.com

14 bottles of Tesco BOB 1994 vintage port, £13.50 with the 25% off. Seemed wrong to resist.

23 half bottles of Croft Unfiltered LBV 2004 for £3 each at Tesco.

12x 1977 Pocas Junior VP, 9 of which are in excellent condition (no seepage, good levels into the neck), 3 are in reasonable condition (little seepage).

3x Smith Woodhouse 1977 @ 120$

8x Quinta do Passadouro (Niepoort) 1992 VP
4x Quinta do Vesuvio 1995 VP
2x Quinta do Vesuvio 1991 VP

1 x Vesuvio 1996

Purchased at Harvy Nichols - I was taking advantage of the American Express promotion (spend £25/receive £25 rebate) so the wine cost me not very much at all.

Grahams Six Grape Reserve Porto

Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2

A case of Graham 1897 magnums from the cellars of La Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris, shared with AHB

Price - a mere £9440 (inc BP)

- is this a new record for a case of port?

uncle tom wrote:A case of Graham 1897 magnums from the cellars of La Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris, shared with AHB

Price - a mere £9440 (inc BP)

- is this a new record for a case of port?

Impressive, but Nacional 63 must be more per case!

Impressive, but Nacional 63 must be more per case!

But when was a case of NN63 last sold?

One disappeared from the Wilkinson list earlier this year (i assume sold).

RAYC wrote:

uncle tom wrote:A case of Graham 1897 magnums from the cellars of La Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris, shared with AHB

Price - a mere £9440 (inc BP)

- is this a new record for a case of port?

Impressive, but Nacional 63 must be more per case!

!! you guys !!!

uncle tom wrote:A case of Graham 1897 magnums from the cellars of La Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris, shared with AHB

Price - a mere £9440 (inc BP)

- is this a new record for a case of port?

It's nowhere near the record for a case of port. On 23rd November 2012, Christie's in Hong Kong sold a case of Nacional 1963 for £25,098 (inc. bp).

Just 5 years before that, a case of Nacional 1963 sold at Christie's in New York for £1,167. Who says port prices haven't risen at the top end?

AHB wrote:

uncle tom wrote:A case of Graham 1897 magnums from the cellars of La Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris, shared with AHB

Price - a mere £9440 (inc BP)

- is this a new record for a case of port?

It's nowhere near the record for a case of port. On 23rd November 2012, Christie's in Hong Kong sold a case of Nacional 1963 for £25,098 (inc. bp).

Just 5 years before that, a case of Nacional 1963 sold at Christie's in New York for £1,167. Who says port prices haven't risen at the top end?

I wonder if it was the same case; not a bad investment if so...

2 bottles Krohn 2007 unfiltered LBV
4 bottles Quinta do Infantado 2009 Douro Doc

In preparation for Christmas, there was an accidental acquisition of some Dow's Trademark (some=36 bottles)
Christmas Day produced an "ooh" with a Morgan 66

Any offers around in the area? Christmas caused a bit of a hit on the stocks

January tends to be a lean month for supermarket offers due to the number of people kidding themselves into believing that a month without alcohol solves all of the world's problems

1 bottle Warres 1996 Quinta da Cavadinha,
1 bottle Delaforce 1991 quinta da Corte,
1 bottle Taylors 2001 Quinta de Terra Feita.

3 bottles 1978 Fonseca Guimaraens.

Tesco appear to be re-filling their boots with Croft LBV 2004 halves. Having purchased somewhere in the region of two gross, and having one gross left in my cellar, I am reluctant to purchase more for my own use. (reluctant = don't rule it out)

If those whom I see regularly want some could they please let me know and I will buy transportable amounts on your behalf when I see them on the shelf.

What does it cost?

jdaw1 wrote:What does it cost?

£4 per half, less if on special offer.

DRT wrote:...Croft LBV 2004 halves...

Just what I'm drinking right now! It is really rather tasty. I can recommend this if someone is looking for a reasonably casual house port or daily drinker.

Warre 2002 unfiltered LBV is newly on the shelf at my local waitrose and curiosity won out.

RAYC wrote:Warre 2002 unfiltered LBV is newly on the shelf at my local waitrose and curiosity won out.

I guess there is quite a lot of psace on Waitrose shelves at the moment, with all the meat products they have removed!

benread wrote:

RAYC wrote:Warre 2002 unfiltered LBV is newly on the shelf at my local waitrose and curiosity won out.

I guess there is quite a lot of psace on Waitrose shelves at the moment, with all the meat products they have removed!

Port and horse meat is a classic combination!

12 x 1977 Graham
24 x 1992 Niepoort

Very much looking forward to the Graham.

Case of 1991 Fonseca Guimaraens vp in 1/2 bottle

TLW wrote:12 x 1977 Graham
24 x 1992 Niepoort

Very much looking forward to the Graham.

an impressive first post!

welcome to the boards

TLW wrote:12 x 1977 Graham

Very much looking forward to the Graham.

Be a little cautious. A couple of the people I was with on Tuesday feel that the G77 is a little closed at the moment and was better / will be better with a couple more years in the bottle. Perhaps it's going through the phase that the Taylor 1985 was going through around 2009.

However, having provided their point of view I can now also say that I love this port and really enjoy drinking it.

TLW wrote:
12 x 1977 Graham

Very much looking forward to the Graham.

AHB Replied:

Be a little cautious. A couple of the people I was with on Tuesday feel that the G77 is a little closed at the moment and was better / will be better with a couple more years in the bottle. Perhaps it's going through the phase that the Taylor 1985 was going through around 2009.
----------------

Delighted to finally post after lurking for so long, and thank you for the note about the 77 Graham. It has been some time since I last had it, and whilst a pleasure, it certainly does not approach the 1966 or 1970 - thus, I feel compelled to reconfirm those impressions. Have had a couple of the 1992 Niepoort, but definitely too young.

Recent purchases include single bottles of:

'60 Croft
'66 Taylor
'67 Cockburn (consumed)
'70 Warre (consumed)
'85 Taylor
'97 QdV
'00 Skeffington

and a case of Noval '94.

The remaining singles are primarily intended for future TPF events. I was hoping that I could offload these to a kind soul who may have better storage space and better discipline than myself. At the moment i keep them in the office and I am awfully trigger happy. If any of the UK-based regulars are able to house some bottles for TPF events, please let me know. The case will go to storage where it is beyond my greedy reach.

MW

You need some cellar defenders.

PopulusTremula wrote:
The remaining singles are primarily intended for future TPF events. I was hoping that I could offload these to a kind soul who may have better storage space and better discipline than myself. At the moment i keep them in the office and I am awfully trigger happy. If any of the UK-based regulars are able to house some bottles for TPF events, please let me know. The case will go to storage where it is beyond my greedy reach.

MW

If this is a serious request, there is room for a few in my eurocave alongside jdaw1's F85s and G83s...!

Thanks Rob, i sent you a PM.

MW

PopulusTremula wrote:...and a case of Noval '94...

Wow. A nice wine and one which is quite tough to get hold of - and one which I think will be absolutely stunning in another 10-30 years!

Krohn 20yr old Tawny
Krohn 1995 Colheita bottled 2012
2x Krohn 2005 lbv
Fonseca Crusted bottled 2006

let's see..
2000 Niepoort x3
2003 Quinta do Portal x3
2003 Poças 'Director's Choice' x2
2010 Dow Qu Senhora da Ribeira x2
1999 Malvedos x3
and a 1977 Graham

1991 Fonseca Guimarens bottles
1991 Fonseca Guimarens halves
1994 Graham bottles
2000 Fonseca bottles

Looking forward to these, although it is probably best to let them sleep for a great while longer. Any strong views on the Guimarens? Thinking about picking up some more if I can find it in full bottles rather than halves.

TLW wrote:1991 Fonseca Guimarens bottles
1991 Fonseca Guimarens halves
1994 Graham bottles
2000 Fonseca bottles

Looking forward to these, although it is probably best to let them sleep for a great while longer. Any strong views on the Guimarens? Thinking about picking up some more if I can find it in full bottles rather than halves.

I like the 1991 FG; it's drinking very nicely now but will get gradually better over the next 20 years. Half bottles are probably perfect for current drinking.

AHB wrote:Half bottles are probably perfect for current drinking.

Nonsense. They are too small.

12x Croft Quinta da Roeda 2005
6x Quinta de Ventozelo 2003

1 bottle Dows 1992 Quinta do Bomfim
1 bottle Quinta do Infantado 2007 lbv

jdaw1 wrote:

AHB wrote:Half bottles are probably perfect for current drinking.

Nonsense. They are too small.

Indeed, this is my only concern. So difficult to find an occasion when only a half is just right.

Magnums on the other hand............

1994 Graham bottles
1997 Fonseca bottles
1997 Graham bottles
2003 Dow bottles
2003 Graham bottles
2003 Fonseca bottles

In my will, I really must bequeath to my daughter my obsession with port.

TLW wrote:In my will, I really must bequeath to my daughter my obsession with port.

You could adopt me as your son, and, if you should pre-decease me, that would guarantee that the obsession would be passed on.

jdaw1 wrote:

TLW wrote:In my will, I really must bequeath to my daughter my obsession with port.

You could adopt me as your son, and, if you should pre-decease me, that would guarantee that the obsession would be passed on.

But if the bequest is specified to be to a daughter, are you prepared for the required sex change?

Exactly what is in the cellar?

PhilW wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

TLW wrote:In my will, I really must bequeath to my daughter my obsession with port.

You could adopt me as your son, and, if you should pre-decease me, that would guarantee that the obsession would be passed on.

But if the bequest is specified to be to a daughter, are you prepared for the required sex change?

Only plan to bequeth the obsession. The port I'll drink.

But am happy to share.

4 bottles Dows Crusted bottled 2006
Reduced to £12.50 in Asda.