For The Love Of Port

1 x 1980 Smith Woodhouse
2 x 2000 Niepoort Secundum in 375s

1x Barros 2000 VP at 40$

2 x 1966 Krohn Colheita
6 x 1976 Krohn Colheita
2 x Krohn 30 Year Old Tawny
1 x Krohn 20 Year Old Tawny

6 x 1976 Krohn Colheita (because you can never have too many, and only $60)
6 x Krohn 30-yr old Tawny Port (because $39!!!)

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1976 Krohn Colheita (because you can never have too many, and only $60)
6 x Krohn 30-yr old Tawny Port (because $39!!!)

Ditto.


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Andy Velebil wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1976 Krohn Colheita (because you can never have too many, and only $60)
6 x Krohn 30-yr old Tawny Port (because $39!!!)

Ditto.


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Where????...those are nice prices

John M. wrote:

Andy Velebil wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1976 Krohn Colheita (because you can never have too many, and only $60)
6 x Krohn 30-yr old Tawny Port (because $39!!!)

Ditto.


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Where????...those are nice prices

Premier Cru put out an email special that had some at 40% off. So yeah, it was a crazy sale and I'm sure they didn't last long.

Made a mistake this week - I went to an auction..

Can't let nice bottles pass y'know...

Bought:

A very old unknown half bottle, three part moulded, probably pre WW1
Smith Woodhouse '27
Graham '35 (half btl)
Tuke Holdsworth '47
and a pristine half case of BBR own (Taylor) '63

(plus a few other btls for other people)

The SW27 was very messy and probably assumed by other buyers to be a serious leaker, but the level was a high VTS and the cork looked sound, so I took a punt that it had been leaked on by another bottle.

Now rinsed and laid down, it looks entirely sound - two hundred quid well spent I think..

Glenn E. wrote:6 x 1976 Krohn Colheita (because you can never have too many, and only $60)
6 x Krohn 30-yr old Tawny Port (because $39!!!)

Follow-up sale:

6 x 1964 Krohn Colheita Branco ($60)

Premier Cru has been having these flash sales over the last couple of weeks. They've now simply updated their main page, so if you like Krohn Ports go check them out. The "new" prices aren't quite as insanely good as the flash sales, but they're still pretty amazing. The 1976 Krohn Colheita is $70 now instead of $60 during the flash sale, for example. But frankly it's worth the $99 regular price!

Tom Archer wrote:Made a mistake this week - I went to an auction..

Can't let nice bottles pass y'know...

Bought:

A very old unknown half bottle, three part moulded, probably pre WW1
Smith Woodhouse '27
Graham '35 (half btl)
Tuke Holdsworth '47
and a pristine half case of BBR own (Taylor) '63

(plus a few other btls for other people)

The SW27 was very messy and probably assumed by other buyers to be a serious leaker, but the level was a high VTS and the cork looked sound, so I took a punt that it had been leaked on by another bottle.

Now rinsed and laid down, it looks entirely sound - two hundred quid well spent I think..

Looking = buying. I've learned to ignore certain emails...well until the Krohn's deals came along

2006 Gilberts LBV (500ml Bottle).
Several Grahams Six Grapes in 187ml Bottles.....rather fun to have small, informal bottles for when alone and just want a taste.

2003 warre's LBV (unfiltered)
2008 Quinta di Noval (unfiltered)

Got both to try now. I am looking for a good deal that can be laid down and make a name de drinker down the road.

Malachi W wrote:2003 warre's LBV (unfiltered)
2008 Quinta di Noval (unfiltered)

Got both to try now. I am looking for a good deal that can be laid down and make a name de drinker down the road.

I typically like the Warre's LBV's. Very consistently good in my opinion.

He warre's was not bad. I did notice a purple stain on top of the cork under the foil. I was not sure if this was from leakage or the bottle being over heated. The cork fell apart when I tried to remove it and was completely dry. I did not see any streaking in the cork that would make me think it spent a lot of time in heat.

The flavor was still very fruity and tight. I did taste a bit of nuttyness on the finish. It may turn out to be very good down the road. I bough this at a local store and hey had ordered it in for me. My assumption was that as a corked wine not a T top it would be stored on its side but as dry and brittle as the cork was I would assume the warehouse had stored it standing up.

Malachi W wrote:He warre's was not bad. I did notice a purple stain on top of the cork under the foil. I was not sure if this was from leakage or the bottle being over heated. The cork fell apart when I tried to remove it and was completely dry. I did not see any streaking in the cork that would make me think it spent a lot of time in heat.

The flavor was still very fruity and tight. I did taste a bit of nuttyness on the finish. It may turn out to be very good down the road. I bough this at a local store and hey had ordered it in for me. My assumption was that as a corked wine not a T top it would be stored on its side but as dry and brittle as the cork was I would assume the warehouse had stored it standing up.

Hard to say on the standing up part. A cork can also dry out like that even on it's side. I suspect it was in a very non-humid environment for a long time, or a bad cork. Most likely the previous.

I did notice a purple stain on top of the cork under the foil

Bottling lines sometimes get messy - probably a splash of port that found its way onto the top of the cork during bottling..

6x Sandeman Vintage Port 2013, Quinta do Seixo Vintage Port
2x Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 2013
6x Fonseca Port 2013, Guimaraens Vintage Port
2x Dow Vintage Port 2013, Quinta de Senhora Ribera

Was a pre-order offer back in June to be delivered in December 2015

Some "Lucky punches". Unknown Colheitas from 1894, and an old Revinor.

The crazy continues...

3 x 1976 Krohn Coheita
3 x 1964 Krohn Coheita Branco
6 x 1968 Krohn Coheita

Glenn E. wrote:The crazy continues...
3 x 1976 Krohn Coheita
3 x 1964 Krohn Coheita Branco
6 x 1968 Krohn Coheita

You are evil. I ordered 2x 1968 Krohn Colheita from a place I don't even like these days, with this note:

Ship these in the fall when you have my 6x 2011 Dow Vintage Port that I paid for with my order from 1/27/2014, order# 0000xxxxxx, which I'm still waiting for. I might have ordered more, but I don't want to tie up $500 for another two years.