1980 Sandeman 30 year vintage port

grumpy · Post by **grumpy** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:32 am

Help - my father has asked me to obtain a value on a 30 year vintage Sandemans Port bottled in 1980 - label and seals intact

I have no idea where to try and then stumbled across this fantastic site. Can anyone give me an idea please....

Derek T. · Post by **Derek T.** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:10 pm

Graham,

Welcome to FTLOP

We would need to know more about this bottle before giving much advice. You say it is "a 30 year vintage Sandemans Port bottled in 1980 " - this suggests it is a Tawny port with an age of over 30 years. If so, this is not a Vintage Port.

Please respond by typing out the words that appear on the front label of the bottle.

If, as suspected, it is a 30 yr old Tawny bottle 26 years ago it will not have a high value as that wine is intended to be consumed within 1 or 2 years of bottling.

Derek

Al B. · Post by **Al B.** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:38 pm

What would be great is if you could also put a picture of the bottle on the web and send us a link to the picture.

Alex

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:06 pm

Derek,

Thanks! Keep it up and I can quit and leave this to you.

grumpy · Post by **grumpy** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:29 am

Thank you for the prompt replies - unfortunately I forgot to bring my digicamera to put a picture on web. Quite right it appears to be a "Tawny" port and I have put pictures at

and I would appreciate any further info out of interest

Regards Graham

Al B. · Post by **Al B.** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:11 pm

Graham

Now that I've seen the pictures, I think Derek has summed up the wine. Its not going to be worth a great deal of money. Someone might buy it on ebay - but its a roll of the dice.

On the other hand, you could always open it and drink it. I have absolutely no idea how it would taste. I guess its just another roll of the dice.

Let us know what you and your Dad decide to do.

Alex

Mario Ferreira · Post by **Mario Ferreira** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:29 am

bridgema wrote:[...]I think Derek has summed up the wine. Its not going to be worth a great deal of money. Someone might buy it on ebay - but its a roll of the dice.[...]

Looking to the label this wine is definitely a "Sandeman 30-Year Old Tawny", a type of Port that Sandeman no longer carries on its catalog.

However, I would be myself curious to know how this 30Y Tawny (bottled in 1980) would taste nowadays :)
/MF.

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1980 Sandeman 30 year vintage port

1980 Sandeman 30 year vintage port

1980 Sandeman 30 year Port