For The Love Of Port

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:11 pm

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 12:21 pm I just received an auction lot that I won earlier when shipping wasn't advisable. I thought that I'd slightly over-paid for it, but because it was a birth year wine - and a pretty good one at that - I was satisfied.
Turns out, the auction lot was for 2x bottle. So I didn't over-pay at all, and instead got:
2 x 1964 Taylor Single Harvest Tawny
for (IIRC) $300.

Isn't that the one I pointed you to, and pointed out that it was for two bottles?

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:19 am Member since Feb 2016, and here is my first post !

Graham's 200 years edition Vintage 2020
Noval Nacional Vintage 1999
Noval Vintage 2003
Noval Nacional Vintage 2020
Noval Vintage 2020
Alves de Souza Vintage 2015
Fonseca Vintage 1992
Devesa 40 yo Tawny (bottled in 2019)
Niepoort Colheita 1937 (bottled in 1973)
Niepoort Vintage 1977
Niepoort's crusted 2011
Niepoort's crusted 2015

A.S. Demka wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:19 am Member since Feb 2016, and here is my first post !

Graham's 200 years edition Vintage 2020
Noval Nacional Vintage 1999
Noval Vintage 2003
Noval Nacional Vintage 2020
Noval Vintage 2020
Alves de Souza Vintage 2015
Fonseca Vintage 1992
Devesa 40 yo Tawny (bottled in 2019)
Niepoort Colheita 1937 (bottled in 1973)
Niepoort Vintage 1977
Niepoort's crusted 2011
Niepoort's crusted 2015

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:39 pm My buying is starting to move into the 1990s as the Ports I've been buying from the mid-80s have crept up over $100/bottle...

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:42 pm

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:39 pm My buying is starting to move into the 1990s as the Ports I've been buying from the mid-80s have crept up over $100/bottle...

Glenn, what were you buying in the way of '80's Ports? I assume the Graham's '85 and maybe "83. Fonseca '85 and maybe the Dow's '80? Are there other bottles besides those that you were looking at that have crept over $100?

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:42 pm ... maybe the Dow's '80? Are their other bottles besides those that you were looking at that have crept over $100?

Eric Menchen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 11:26 am

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:42 pm ... maybe the Dow's '80? Are their other bottles besides those that you were looking at that have crept over $100?

I wish I could find 1980 Dow or Warres. Then I could think about price. Those are both rare in my shopping.

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:20 pm I only see the Dow's '80 at auction. I buy it when I can. I did actually buy 1 Warre's '80 at a B&M in North Jersey about a year ago. The price was a little high (about $120 after tax), but the bottle was in pristine shape and I never, ever saw it at a store before.

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:58 am

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:20 pm I only see the Dow's '80 at auction. I buy it when I can. I did actually buy 1 Warre's '80 at a B&M in North Jersey about a year ago. The price was a little high (about $120 after tax), but the bottle was in pristine shape and I never, ever saw it at a store before.

I bought 5 bottles of '80 Warre's for $45 a bottle about 6 months ago on a private sale. Drank them all.

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:38 amThat's a crazy good price. How did you find them Moses?

Moses Botbol wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:46 am

Mike J. W. wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:38 amThat's a crazy good price. How did you find them Moses?

A "friend of a friend" that isn't so big into port had them. A couple had brittle corks, but at that price... A nice change of pace from the Maynard's 10 we usually drink during the week.