Colheita ownership

Post by **Roy Hersh** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:46 am

What is/are the oldest bottles of Colheita you own. Please mention both vintage and producer of your great ones.

Steven Kooij · Post by **Steven Kooij** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:25 pm

In the cellar: a Wiese & Krohn 1900 (1972 bottling) - it will be drunk soon.
Ordered, but not yet received: Qta. d. Loureiro 1871 (unknown bottling date) - the first bottle was amazing; I'd like to keep this one for another couple of years.

Derek T. · Post by **Derek T.** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:21 pm

My oldest is a Niepoort 1957 - I'm sure Roy will agree this was a great year

Derek

Jay Powers · Post by **Jay Powers** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:45 pm

My oldest is a Nieeport 1994 (as yet untasted). Clearly I'll have to try some older ones soon. The Krohn's are readily available near me back to 1958, for (I think) reasonable prices. But except for the single Niepoort, I have not seen another Niepoort or any Kopke for sale.

Jay

Nikolaj Winther · Post by **Nikolaj Winther** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:53 am

Burmester 1987 - bottled in 2003. This one was a bargain (IIRC ablut 10-12$/bot.) and I find it terrific. I'd like to try some older ones, but I don't have the finances...yet.

John Conwell · Post by **John Conwell** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:14 am

The oldest one I have is a 1963 Kopke.

Mike Kerr · Post by **Mike Kerr** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:36 pm

I only have two, neither of them tasted yet.

1977 Barbosa Colheita
1994 Offley Colheita

Mike.

Frederick Blais · Post by **Frederick Blais** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:48 pm

Right now I'm a bit low on Colheita, I have only a few from Niepoort and Noval and the oldest one is a 79 from Niepoort bottled in 2000.

simon Lisle · Post by **simon Lisle** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:40 pm

My oldest is a Burmester 1900 I don't tend to keep colhietas,I buy and then drink them

usually single bottle purchases rather than cases.
Nikolaj is right about the Burmester colhietas cheap and in my humble opinion stands shoulders and neck above your supermarket lbv's.
It's a pity their hard to find in the UK.I have to import mine from Europe.
I believe Amorins have sold the brand of Burmester to the spanish recently but they still own the farms and now go under the name of Quinta de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.

Post by **Andy Velebil** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:41 pm

I don't have many but I have one 1974 Quinta Do Noval left and then a 1978 Krohn.

Kurt Wieneke · Post by **Kurt Wieneke** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:40 am

I have previously drunk the 1977 Kopke, 1963 Calem Quinta da Foz, and 1983 Niepoort, and 1988 Rocha. I'm currently sitting on 1963 Offley Baron de Forrester and 1985 Offley Baron de Forrester. A sad state of affairs really. . . I need to buy more colheitas!

Otto Nieminen · Post by **Otto Nieminen** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:06 am

I love Colheitas and have a special love for the all too few Niepoorts I've tasted. But I unfortunately own zero. I've been tempted to buy the Noval 1986 we have here, but it's been in a few tastings and hasn't really impressed me. But the competition has been tough so I should try it on its own.

Jay Powers wrote:My oldest is a Nieeport 1994 (as yet untasted).

Yum! I had this last winter. It was quite impressive, though the older Colheitas 86 and especially the 79 were arguably more interesting.

Eric Ifune · Post by **Eric Ifune** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:42 pm

60 Niepoort