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Online auctions seems to have come up with 3 of these odd balls.

Anybody heard of it?

No I haven’t. It’s a Tawny from what I can tell. But three bottles, bottled after the Selo came to exist based on bottle, without Selo is a major red flag. They could be legit but I’d do some serious scrutiny of the bottles first.


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I'd like a closer look at the bottle to gauge its age, but I've never heard of the port or the shipper before.

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑04:32 Fri 02 Nov 2018bottled after the Selo came to exist based on bottle, without Selo is a major red flag.

How do you know when it was bottled?

Could have been in 1901, 1910, 1936 or 1952. The first two would definitely not have a Selo.

Some googling of London company archives might turn up something about the wine merchant Richard Brooks & Co.

I wonder if he had a friend named Justerini?

I’ve never seen that bottle used prior to late 1960’s. I’ll have to research the New York importer.


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It's not the first time these bottles have come up in auction.

There was a private seller from somewhere in asia back in 2003?

And there was a wine bid auction back in 2013?

Someone was also trying to peddle this bottle on the wine spectator forums back in 2014.

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑03:00 Tue 06 Nov 2018 I’ve never seen that bottle used prior to late 1960’s.

DRT wrote: ↑18:53 Tue 06 Nov 2018

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑03:00 Tue 06 Nov 2018 I’ve never seen that bottle used prior to late 1960’s.

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Just let me know what time to arrive Derek

DRT wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑03:00 Tue 06 Nov 2018 I’ve never seen that bottle used prior to late 1960’s.

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Now I have LOL!


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