For The Love Of Port

2011 Quinta do Noval LBV unfiltered 2 bottles
2012 Quinta do Noval LBV unfiltered
2011 Vista Alegre Vintage
2011 Sandeman LBV
1985 Calem Vintage
1970 Delaforce Vintage

1979 Barros Colheita, bottled 2008. 500ML.

I came back from Portugal recently with a bottle of Quinta do Marco 1999 purchased from the Noval shop. Purchased mainly because it was a bottle I've not seen before.

Port Harvest Tour haul:

3 x Quinta da Romaneira 40 year old Tawny Port (new blend, label has no red on it)
2 x Quinta de Brunheda 40 year old Tawny Port
2 x Quinta de Brunheda 80 year old cask sample
6 x DR Port L70 -- 70 year old Tawny Port
1 x 1958 Kopke Colheita
1 x 1952 Burmester Colheita

And one 200 ml gift bottle of Maynard's 20 year old Tawny Port, brought home primarily because my wife's maternal grandfather's name was Maynard.

Since Glenn posted his haul, so will I.
Quinta de Brunheda 40 year old Tawny Port,
Quinta de Brunheda 80 tawny,
Quinta de Brunheda 80 white,
Quinta da Romaneira 40 year old Tawny Port,
1958 Kopke Colheita,
1968 Andresen Colheita,
2 X DR Port L70,
2 X DR L70 white,
Roncao Muito Velho (same producer as DR, wood aged port mainly from 1885)
2011 Alves de Sousa VP.

Glenn E. wrote:Port Harvest Tour haul:

3 x Quinta da Romaneira 40 year old Tawny Port (new blend, label has no red on it)
2 x Quinta de Brunheda 40 year old Tawny Port
2 x Quinta de Brunheda 80 year old cask sample
6 x DR Port L70 -- 70 year old Tawny Port
1 x 1958 Kopke Colheita
1 x 1952 Burmester Colheita

And one 200 ml gift bottle of Maynard's 20 year old Tawny Port, brought home primarily because my wife's maternal grandfather's name was Maynard.

Eric Ifune wrote:Since Glenn posted his haul, so will I.
Quinta de Brunheda 40 year old Tawny Port,
Quinta de Brunheda 80 tawny,
Quinta de Brunheda 80 white,
Quinta da Romaneira 40 year old Tawny Port,
1958 Kopke Colheita,
1968 Andresen Colheita,
2 X DR Port L70,
2 X DR L70 white,
Roncao Muito Velho (same producer as DR, wood aged port mainly from 1885)
2011 Alves de Sousa VP.

Al B. wrote:I came back from Portugal recently with a bottle of Quinta do Marco 1999 purchased from the Noval shop. Purchased mainly because it was a bottle I've not seen before.

Well doesn't that just make my purchase look measly? But at least I can say that I bought as much proper port as Eric and Glenn did combined.
Proper = bottled 2-3 years after the vintage rather than left in a barrel and forgotten for 80 years while the spiders and fruit flies swim in it.

I didn't count the gifted Churchill's Ruby Reserve.

Al B. wrote: Well doesn't that just make my purchase look measly? But at least I can say that I bought as much proper port as Eric and Glenn did combined.
Proper = bottled 2-3 years after the vintage rather than left in a barrel and forgotten for 80 years while the spiders and fruit flies swim in it.

I can say as of about 2 weeks ago I am now in possession of a 1973 Port, my birth year. A gift from a Port producer. No idea where this person found it but we opened one and we tried it and I was also given an unopened bottle for me to take home for a later bday. Very thoughtful and nice of the person. It's a 1973 Vinho Velho do Douro "Berco do Vinho do Porto" "Regua" "Garrafeira Particular". I can only gather it came from a property somewhere in or around Regua. It was quite sweet, delicate, and past it's best days but slightly chilled was enjoyable.

Al B. wrote:Well doesn't that just make my purchase look measly? But at least I can say that I bought as much proper port as Eric and Glenn did combined.
Proper = bottled 2-3 years after the vintage rather than left in a barrel and forgotten for 80 years while the spiders and fruit flies swim in it.

It's okay, Alex, your secret love of the brown sticky stuff is safe with us. We won't tell.

Won at various auctions this week

1 Fonseca 1994 -- 1.5L
2 Dow 1980
1 Warres 1983
1 Quinta do Noval 1982
2 Graham 1983
1 Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas 1987
1 Burmester Colheita Reserva 1963

Congratulations, Mike. Especially on that hard to find 1987 Vargellas.

In the "white corner" last week:

6 btls Kopke 10 yrs white port (75 cl)
6 btls Andresen 20 yrs white port (50 cl)
6 btls Lamelas 30 yrs white port (50 cl)

Rune EG wrote:In the "white corner" last week:

6 btls Kopke 10 yrs white port (75 cl)
6 btls Andresen 20 yrs white port (50 cl)
6 btls Lamelas 30 yrs white port (50 cl)

Nice haul!

Roy Hersh wrote:Congratulations, Mike. Especially on that hard to find 1987 Vargellas.

Thanks Roy. I was inspired to bid on it based on a few of your tasting notes.

Auction fun

9-Ramos Pinto 1994 VP
1-Warre 1963

Randy Katz wrote:Auction fun

9-Ramos Pinto 1994 VP
1-Warre 1963

I wonder if you're the one who beat me out on the Warre '63 I bid on over at Heritage Auctions this week? Oh well. Win some lose some.

3 Dow 1970 VP.

Mike J. W. wrote:3 Dow 1970 VP.

Nice!


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