For The Love Of Port

Bolger is considered a grower. No selo on the bottle. Vineyards in the old Torre Bella estate. There have been wines with a Torre Bella label and stencil. I've a few of the 1865 Sercial. I believe they were bottled by the estate of Russel Gordon some decades ago (by the last Viscountess?) and are d...

Santé to all of us!

BTW: Lately I get the impression that our first name is somehow positively correlated to Madeira topics, for a reason I don't know.

So many Andy, Andrew, Andreas,...here...

Hi Andy!

No, how could I know.

Nevertheless I tend to just include hyperlinks to files when posting someone else's photos; just to make sure I don't violate copyright laws, which can turn out to be an annoying and expensive thing.

Hi Andrew! I am not sure if I do completely understand your question, but I can assure that Bolger is not the SHIPPER. It is to be noted that "Torre Bella" is the title of the estate and nobility whereas the Bolgers have been the decendant family inheriting that title, like "Mr. Dermo...

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Hi Glenn, +1. I actually think that Dirk is - btw - not too interested in our explanation, anyways, and that he just tried to generate some interest in the hope of receiving an offer via our community (for sure lots of people read this forum and some may be looking for some bottles). But I really lo...

Dirk F. wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:04 am I alway say that i don`t sell books, but i simply sell knowledge.

Made my day!

Hi there! First post and that is an offer without introducing yourself how you acquired, stored, cared for the wines...I'd say: you have guts! Coming back to the value, and this is a friendly advice: the base of your calculations should be cellartracker and auction prices instead of winesearcher and...

Lisboa: + 1 for Belcanto. Funchal: if looking for top-quality and not super-expensive, but upper-class: https://www.portobay.com/en/restaurants/restaurants-madeira/avista/ they now also have an asian-themed branch/restaurant, which I haven't tried. if for QPR: https://en.armazemdosal.com/ https://ww...

Hi Andy (V),

they are good, but as often as I tried to "suggest" a fix I received the response that my suggestion has not been executed.

Which is a pitty, and to be honest disencourages me to dig deeper into correction mode...

Hi Andy!

I have to say that I always add all my Madeiras into CellarTracker, so I couldn't be of any help additionally to those Madeiras already listed in CT.

But I am very much excited and the only question is, if Roy has already signalized his OK to publish an updated list?!

Cheers

Andreas

Recent acquisition, "new" wine.

https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=4781082

not to be mistaken with

https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1991818

nor

https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=4016639

Eric Ifune wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:44 pm Borges 1840 Boal Solera.

Solera? Sure?

https://www.cellartracker.com/m/wines/1472684

true.

95g/l residual sugar.

I have been thinking of purchasing, but I have my reservations considering that high of a sugar level (given the fact it is T)...

ABSL 1965 is to be added.

1934 M Faja is really great, 1914 excellent (maybe the 20 years evolution helped the 1914, just a point delta on my 100points scale). And yes, Oli has some casks, but the old wines were NOT sold/transferred back then, with some newer barrels handed to Oli; the latter is completely understandable, si...

Having a few Barros' Madeiras in my cellar, I confess to have tasted even fewer lately. I just wonder, since this is a closed operation, anyways (and Oliveiras didn't buy the old stock from ABSL), which are the ones you know and liked? For me the 1860 were good (M great and B very good), and the 191...