For The Love Of Port

Moses Botbol wrote:1983 Ferreira Vintage Port - single quinta... Ferreira seems to nail their single quinta bottles better than most IMO (compared to their regular vintage bottles).

Which Quinta was the source for the grapes?

Al B. wrote:

Moses Botbol wrote:1983 Ferreira Vintage Port - single quinta... Ferreira seems to nail their single quinta bottles better than most IMO (compared to their regular vintage bottles).

Which Quinta was the source for the grapes?

Quinta do Seixo

Moses Botbol wrote:

Al B. wrote:

Moses Botbol wrote:1983 Ferreira Vintage Port - single quinta... Ferreira seems to nail their single quinta bottles better than most IMO (compared to their regular vintage bottles).

Which Quinta was the source for the grapes?

Quinta do Seixo

I'd give the same rating as I did few years ago: http://fortheloveofport.com/tndb/1983-F ... ntage-Port, but it tasted more like Andy's review. Not as dried fruit tasting. This bottle was from a seperate lot than the previous bottle in our Ferreira vertical.

Here is what I brought back from Portugal

2x Niepoort Garrafeira 77
1 x Krohn 1983 Colheita
1 x Niepoort 10yo White
1x Dalval white 1971 Colheita
... and a magnum of Douro Boys 2005

Frederick Blais wrote:Here is what I brought back from Portugal

2x Niepoort Garrafeira 77
... and a magnum of Douro Boys 2005

LUCKY!!!!!

6 x 1968 Noval Colheita @ $127.50 each
6 x 1976 Noval Colheita @ $105.00 each

And, an invite to a future Port tasting by the owner of the store (Mills Fine Wines in Annapolis). Not a bad day!

(Half of these are for the brother-in-law, though.)

-- Gary

Gary Richardson wrote:6 x 1968 Noval Colheita @ $127.50 each
6 x 1976 Noval Colheita @ $105.00 each

And, an invite to a future Port tasting by the owner of the store (Mills Fine Wines in Annapolis). Not a bad day!

(Half of these are for the brother-in-law, though.)

-- Gary

Score!!

12 Niepoort Colheita 1999 375ml
1 Niepoort Colheita 1986
1 Niepoort Colheita 1984

Picked up a few bottles this week - only a handful were for me I want you to understand!
6 Constantino 1963
6 Gould Campbell 1963
6 Martinez 1963
1 Viera de Souza 1963
1 Offley Boa Vista 1972
18 Malvedos 1976
2 Warre 1979 LBV
1 Calem 1977
7 Graham 1977 (2 in magnum)
14 Taylor 1980
54 Warre 1981 LBV
12 Warre 1982 LBV
6 Dow 1983
1 Fonseca 1983
8 Graham 1983
12 Taylor 1983
12 Warre 1984 LBV
65 Fonseca 1985
6 Smith Woodhouse 1986 LBV
6 Warre 1986 LBV
1 Mellor's 1989 LBV (from Bucheiro)
6 Bomfim 1992
6 Warre 1994 LBV
18 Dow Crusted 2004
4 Vesuvio 2010

I had quite a carful as I was driving around delivering these to various people, and only 9 bottles left to go into my cabinet when I got home

6 bottles of Graham's 10 Year Tawny Port for 50% off.

see commerce corner thread HERE

Al B. wrote: 65 Fonseca 1985

Where on earth did you find that many available all at once???

Glenn E. wrote:

Al B. wrote: 65 Fonseca 1985

Where on earth did you find that many available all at once???

In the UK, of course

...and at <£35 per bottle cleared from bond, including tax and delivered they were bloody expensive!

FINALLY!!!! Grahams 1985 x 3
There was an auction in Montreal!

Terrentez 1880 from D'oliveiras
Malvedos 1988 x2
Malavedos 1984
Grahams 1997, 2000
Ferreira 1994
Dow's 1995 Bonfim

6 x 40 year old Brunheda Tawny Port

Roy Hersh wrote:6 x 40 year old Brunheda Tawny Port

Yummy!

91 Croft
94 Vesúvio

These are the first VPs I am buying not for immediate consumption!

That said, Thanksgiving is coming up and would like to open one then. Which would you open? I also have a 94 Dow on the way...

What I really mean by my question is which of the three you think is closest to its peak, to the best it can deliver...

Miguel Simoes wrote:91 Croft
94 Vesúvio

These are the first VPs I am buying not for immediate consumption!

That said, Thanksgiving is coming up and would like to open one then. Which would you open? I also have a 94 Dow on the way...

What I really mean by my question is which of the three you think is closest to its peak, to the best it can deliver...

None of them, they're all babies still. Go out and by another bottle that is drinking well right now. Say a 1983 Dow's or Graham's.

Oh, did anyone tell you buying Port is a slippery slope? Soon you'll have more cases than you'll have space to put them. Welcome to the club

Andy Velebil wrote:Soon you'll have more cases than you'll have space to put them.

Received my case of 2007 Romaneira VP last Monday... 6-pack of 1980 Gould Campbell in 375s is due next Monday. Nowhere to put either of them...

Andy Velebil wrote:

Miguel Simoes wrote:91 Croft
94 Vesúvio

These are the first VPs I am buying not for immediate consumption!

That said, Thanksgiving is coming up and would like to open one then. Which would you open? I also have a 94 Dow on the way...

What I really mean by my question is which of the three you think is closest to its peak, to the best it can deliver...

None of them, they're all babies still. Go out and by another bottle that is drinking well right now. Say a 1983 Dow's or Graham's.

Oh, did anyone tell you buying Port is a slippery slope? Soon you'll have more cases than you'll have space to put them. Welcome to the club

Fearing that am actually considering getting also a 1977 and a 1983 Grahams! Extra incentive to do so :)

On the Harvest Tour:
Krohn 30 year old tawny X 2
Krohn 1976 Colheita X 2
Burmester 40 year old tawny X 2
San Leonardo 40 year old tawny X 2
Quinta de Revolta over 40 year old tawny X 2
Kopke 40 year old white half bottles X 2
Burmester 40 year old white half bottles X 2.

It was a tawny/Colheita trip.