Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
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Re: Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
Oldest Tasted was a 1812 John Allen (Villar d. Allen) Port.
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Same as Andy, the 1812 John Allen (Villar d. Allen) Port. They also cracked open an 1827 on the same night in case the 1812 was no good. All the really old stuff was had on the 2011 harvest tour.
The Oldest Ports I own, are a couple of 1962 Fonseca Guimaraens VPs bought a few weeks back. For a few weeks they were the oldest wines I had, but I was given a mixed box of old Australian tawnies, and amongst the run of the mill stuff was a 1947 Para so that is now the oldest wine I own.
The Oldest Ports I own, are a couple of 1962 Fonseca Guimaraens VPs bought a few weeks back. For a few weeks they were the oldest wines I had, but I was given a mixed box of old Australian tawnies, and amongst the run of the mill stuff was a 1947 Para so that is now the oldest wine I own.
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The oldest I have tasted is 185x Ferreira. SeanC would know the correct vintage. Had maybe about a dozen 19th century ports; all showed well. The oldest I own is 1853 Whitwhams Millennium Port - Colheita
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Re: Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
Oldest owned - 1820 - Chamisso and Guilherme
Oldest tasted - 1830 - Ferriera
Oldest opened - 1851 - Unknown shipper
Oldest tasted - 1830 - Ferriera
Oldest opened - 1851 - Unknown shipper
Re: Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
I'd be curious to know the same thing about half bottles, which I have always assumed are a relatively recent type of bottle. The oldest half I have ever drunk was a Sandeman 1927 and the oldest I currently own is a Martinez 1927, then a big jump to the next oldest - a Cockburn 1955.
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Re: Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
My oldest half bottle is a Croft 1904 - I can't recall seeing anything older.
I have just one quarter bottle of VP - a Quarles Harris 1950 sample bottle.
I have just one quarter bottle of VP - a Quarles Harris 1950 sample bottle.
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Re: Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
The oldest I have is a 1890 Antonia Jose Da Silva
Oldest Colheita is my 1912 Niepoort
The one I am saving for my 60th birthday is the 1931 Quinta Do Noval
Oldest Colheita is my 1912 Niepoort
The one I am saving for my 60th birthday is the 1931 Quinta Do Noval
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Maurice,
Can I come to your 60th birthday party?
Can I come to your 60th birthday party?
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Roy you are invited but will need to wait till Mach 2020
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I guess this is an old thread but so is the Port I discovered the other day whilst sorting through the belongings of a friend who passed away leaving me all he owned.
There were six bottles but sadly one from 1868 was compromised & half empty.
This is the twin of the lost bottle:
Next up an 1858:
Finally, a mere stripling from 1967:
I'll have to look at the other two but they're still elsewhere, along with dozens of bottles of non vintage Moët et Chandon champagne that's probably past drinking at more than 30 years old.
I don't actually know what to do with the Port, as I should imagine it's collectable but undrinkable by now (except for the 1967).
There were six bottles but sadly one from 1868 was compromised & half empty.
This is the twin of the lost bottle:
Next up an 1858:
Finally, a mere stripling from 1967:
I'll have to look at the other two but they're still elsewhere, along with dozens of bottles of non vintage Moët et Chandon champagne that's probably past drinking at more than 30 years old.
I don't actually know what to do with the Port, as I should imagine it's collectable but undrinkable by now (except for the 1967).
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Re: Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
Just guessing at storage conditions, I suspect the odds are not in your favor. But go in with low expectations and it will be a fun experiment to try them.Oddbody Mike wrote:I don't actually know what to do with the Port, as I should imagine it's collectable but undrinkable by now (except for the 1967).
Re: Oldest Port you have ever tasted or own in your collection?
i second that, it sounds fun. and nothing to lose.Eric Menchen wrote:But go in with low expectations and it will be a fun experiment to try them.Oddbody Mike wrote:I don't actually know what to do with the Port, as I should imagine it's collectable but undrinkable by now (except for the 1967).
the oldest i've tried is the 1987 Souza, a wonderful gift from a friend.
and a half bottle of 40 year Kopke bottled in 2007 at a tasting.