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jdaw1 wrote: ↑00:29 Tue 19 Jul 2022

mosesbotbol wrote: ↑19:45 Mon 18 Jul 2022I thought the producers had to declare a vintage within a certain period of time? I take it that doesn't mean said vintage needs to come to market though.

Yes, definitely. Cockburn 1977 became an official declaration in, ooh, about 2017.

That's the only one I can think of off hand. I am yet to try one though. There was a marketing campaign for them when released and haven't heard a word or seen them on a retailer shelf since.

mosesbotbol wrote: ↑12:44 Tue 19 Jul 2022

jdaw1 wrote: ↑00:29 Tue 19 Jul 2022

mosesbotbol wrote: ↑19:45 Mon 18 Jul 2022I thought the producers had to declare a vintage within a certain period of time? I take it that doesn't mean said vintage needs to come to market though.

Yes, definitely. Cockburn 1977 became an official declaration in, ooh, about 2017.

That's the only one I can think of off hand. I am yet to try one though. There was a marketing campaign for them when released and haven't heard a word or seen them on a retailer shelf since.

I managed to pick up 2 of them when they were (re-)released, and as I recall it was a pretty limited release. 1 of the 2 has since been consumed. Brand new, spiffy modern labels, so unless you know what you're looking at when you see one, it is entirely possible that you might move right past it without realizing it's 40+ years old. I think I know where they are in one of my wine fridges, so if I get a chance I'll dig one out to photograph and post in this thread.

Here is a pic of the Old and ‘New’ Ck77.
Interestingly there is no ‘not for commercial use’ on the Ck74 label earlier in the thread, but there is on the bottom of the older bottle shown here. Also, I seem to remember that Tom brought an undeclared Ck66 to the ‘66 Horizontal 6 years ago or so. A bottle with very good providence from memory.



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Cool, yes that's why my 2 bottles of the "new" Cockburn looked like.

The ‘74 looks like it may have been only recently recorked, capsuled snd selo’d?

No wax on the reissued '77? Makes sense there was no selo on the original since they weren't for sale.

I am quite amused that the old lables say “not for commercial use” rather than “not for sale or resale”: I like the idea that one might not merely drink a bottle of Port but, instead, “use” it.

12 x GC 1997.

Harvey Nichols’s sale is a wonder…

3x Niepoort 20yr old tawny; £37.50ea delivered
1x Croft 1994 VP; £37.50 delivered
1x Fonseca 1985 VP; £52.50 delivered
1x Vesuvio 2018 VP; £36 delivered

Lots of (in particular) 1994 and 2017 bargains left when I last checked…

Splendid. I have acquired 3 x 1985 Fonseca @ £52.50 (not quite daily drinker money but certainly cheaper than I have seen it in the last 6-7 years), 4 x Gosset Rose Halves @ £20.50, and a bottle of 2018 Gravelly Meadow (which is a plausible candidate for best US cab of that year) for a global low price of £147.50.

winesecretary wrote: ↑01:58 Sat 21 Jan 2023 I have acquired 3 x 1985 Fonseca @ £52.50

That is a most excellent price. Over here they're now usually comfortably over $100/bottle, even at auction.

Despite limiting purchases to 4 per customer, Harvey Nick’s have emailed me to apologise that they can only send me 3 bottles of the Croft 1994 with my order and looking at the limited selection left, it appears that has done a fairly effective clear-out in the last 48 hours...

12x Dow ‘94, at what I thought was a very good price of £40 per bottle IB. From the Nickolls and Perks sale.

1 x Sandeman 1958 - Oporto bottled
1 x Warre 1966 - Oporto bottled
3 x Warre 1970 - UK bottled, Charles Kinloch, London NW10
3 x Fonseca Guimaraens 1976

nac wrote: ↑10:29 Fri 03 Mar 2023 1 x Sandeman 1958 - Oporto bottled
1 x Warre 1966 - Oporto bottled
3 x Warre 1970 - UK bottled, Charles Kinloch, London NW10
3 x Fonseca Guimaraens 1976

Eight absolutely top draw Ports… good work!

4 x Taylor’s 1983

Doggett wrote: ↑22:55 Fri 03 Mar 2023

nac wrote: ↑10:29 Fri 03 Mar 2023 1 x Sandeman 1958 - Oporto bottled
1 x Warre 1966 - Oporto bottled
3 x Warre 1970 - UK bottled, Charles Kinloch, London NW10
3 x Fonseca Guimaraens 1976

Eight absolutely top draw Ports… good work!

Also:
3 x Graham Malvedos 1979
1 x Mackenzie 1955

Not had a stella GM79 yet but hopefully they will be good.

However, the Mackenzie 55 is normally another very yummy Port! It would make for a good tasting alongside the FG76… possibly with a Dow 80 added to provide the Baga team, to go against another 55/76/80 trio.

1x Graham 1985 Mag
2x Dow 1985 Mag

hadge wrote: ↑22:42 Fri 10 Mar 2023 1x Graham 1985 Mag
2x Dow 1985 Mag

You are the mag man. Nice finds.

Nice finds indeed.

1x 1927 Dow's

No-where close to Gerwin’s wonderful birthday present to himself, I bought (and consumed) a bottle of the wonderful Kopke 2003 Colheita last week.

My better half also bought me a bottle of Warre 1985 to give to me on my birthday later in the year.

Plus I stumbled on bottles of Quinta da Pedra Alta 10YO Tawny and 2018 Vintage and just had to buy them.

3x Dow 1977 Tappit Hen's

1 x Quinta da Romaneira 40 year-old Tawny
1 x 1996 Smith Woodhouse Madalena
1 x 2007 Kopke White Colheita
1 x 2017 Churchill LBV