What Port(s) have you purchased this week?

[rodrigo r]

I only started drinking Port in a more regular basis a couple of years ago. So, I'll list the additions I've made this year to my cellar (as I normally only purchase port when I go to Portugal):

- Dow's vintage 2011 4x;
- Grahams vintage 2011;
- Taylor's vintage 2011;
- Warre's vintage 2011;
- Quinta do Noval vintage 2009;
- Casa Sta Eufemia vintage 2003;
- Churchill's vintage 1994;
- Grahams Quinta dos Malvedos 2001;
- Quinta do Noval Silval 2001;
- Burmester 20 Y tawny;
- Quinta do Noval 20 Y tawny;
- Quinta da Devesa 20 Y tawny;
- Quinta de la Rosa 10 Y tawny;
- Poças 10 Y tawny;
- Fonseca 10Y tawny;
- Taylor's 10 Y tawny;
- Martinez 10 Y tawny;
- Fonseca LBV 2006.

It's a blend of things for the future (2011 vintages) and a lot of things to drink right now.

On my next visit to Portugal I'll try to focus on older vintage and colheitas (looking particularly for the Dow's 1974 Colheita - my age!).

Regards

[Roy Hersh]

1922 Tuke Holdsworth Vintage Port, a Whitwham bottling, fill looks fantastic and I know the original owner who bought this in the 1940s and wanted to sell this to me. So I couldn't say no. He is getting too old to drink Ports any more and may put them all up at auction. This should be interesting!

[Al B.]

1963 A. Pinto dos Santos Vintage Port

The only one of these I've ever tried was corked. Fancy saving that for when I can be with you to try it? Please?

[Mike Meehan]

12 half-bottles of Warre 2000 to be shared among some friends.

[Roy Hersh]

Al B.,

I've put a sticky note on the bottle. Also, please remind me the next time you know we will be together and I'd be happy to bring and share it with you.


Roy

[Eric Menchen]

1922 Tuke Holdsworth Vintage Port, a Whitwham bottling, fill looks fantastic and I know the original owner who bought this in the 1940s and wanted to sell this to me. So I couldn't say no. He is getting too old to drink Ports any more and may put them all up at auction. This should be interesting!

Fancy saving that for when I can be with you to try it? Please?

On a more serious note, might there be a chance this person would be willing to sell direct to interested parties (like FTLOP people), instead of giving the auction house 20+%? I do understand that the auction route is a less hassle. If that happens, can you point us to the auction?

[John M.]

1922 Tuke Holdsworth Vintage Port, a Whitwham bottling, fill looks fantastic and I know the original owner who bought this in the 1940s and wanted to sell this to me. So I couldn't say no. He is getting too old to drink Ports any more and may put them all up at auction. This should be interesting!

Fancy saving that for when I can be with you to try it? Please?

On a more serious note, might there be a chance this person would be willing to sell direct to interested parties (like FTLOP people), instead of giving the auction house 20+%? I do understand that the auction route is a less hassle. If that happens, can you point us to the auction?

That's a great idea!

[Thomas V]

I just bought 4 bottles of 1983 Ramos Pinto vintage at a bargain. Count me as being pretty stoked right now.

[Glenn E.]

I just bought 4 bottles of 1983 Ramos Pinto vintage at a bargain. Count me as being pretty stoked right now.

Fantastic Port, congrats!

[Andy Velebil]

I just bought 4 bottles of 1983 Ramos Pinto vintage at a bargain. Count me as being pretty stoked right now.

Excellent job.


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[Roy Hersh]

1966 Taylor Vintage Port (Christopher & Co.)

[rodrigo r]

Warre's VP 2011;
Warre's VP 2007;
Warre's SQVP Quinta da Cavadinha 1996; and
Warre's Warrior.

Apparently Warre's changed its importer in Brazil and the old one did a 60% off sale.

[Andy Velebil]

Warre's VP 2011;
Warre's VP 2007;
Warre's SQVP Quinta da Cavadinha 1996; and
Warre's Warrior.

Apparently Warre's changed its importer in Brazil and the old one did a 60% off sale.

Nice score and that discount is a big win!!


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[Mahmoud Ali]

Well I am thinking of buying a bottle of the 2004 Quinta do Roriz.

Mahmoud.

[Gerwin de Graaf]

- Quarles Harris 1977 VP (6x, shared a case of 12 with my uncle)

- Quinta do Noval 1973 LBV bottled 1979 (2x, finally a bottle of port (or any wine for that matter) from my birthyear ). Hope that it will be still drinkable .

- Tait's 1937 old port (1x, a gamble, no idea what it is exactly) with a t-stopper. Don't know when this was bottled.

Will post some pics after this, maybe someone can shed some light on what the 1937 is ....

[Gerwin de Graaf]

1937 old port

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Some pics of the 1973 LBV and the "unknown" 1937:

[Gerwin de Graaf]

Capsule of the 1937

[Eric Menchen]

Well, I think that 1937 will be a fun gamble. I think you have a very old colheita with a lot more bottle age than cask age. I'm going to guess bottled in the early 1950s.

[Andy Velebil]

1973 LBV, my birthyear

[Thomas V]

1 x 2011 Quinta do Crasto LBV
1 x 2011 Niepoort LBV
1 x 2006 Quinta do Vesuvio VP
2 x 2001 Quinta do Noval Nacional VP