For The Love Of Port

Andy Velebil wrote:

David Spriggs wrote:

Sebastian T wrote:I am right now on my way home with 4 bottles of 1994 Quinta Do Vesuvio vp, at about 112 $ each (or 799 SEK to be precise)
Also i wanted to order in niepoort 10 year tawny but they were out
Hopefully comes back in stock some day

Wow... $112! That's some serious money. Fantastic Port though. It's drinking amazingly well right now.

Not really, they are about $90-95 here in the USA.

Well... late last year it was 25 GBP in the UK. Maybe that was fallout from the financial crisis or a forced sale. But yes, it's been about $90 for quite a while in the US.... and with tax would put it right about $100. Actually, given the high cost of alcohol in Sweden then $112 is not bad at all!

David Spriggs wrote: Well... late last year it was 25 GBP in the UK.

WHERE?

Derek T. wrote:

David Spriggs wrote: Well... late last year it was 25 GBP in the UK.

WHERE?

Save me a foot locker! I think I spent around $60 a bottle when I bought mine, but that was a couple of years ago.

Just bought some Malvedos 1987. Tried this not very long ago and was very impressed - another winning wine from the undeclared 1987 vintage.

A very rare bottle of 1941 Quinta do Noval Colheita. Not a single bottle at the Quinta and Rute has never seen one. I am waiting to hear if Christian has ever tried one. Pristine condition, I am very happy with this one.

2bt niepoort 1952 colhieta 2bt feverheerds 63 for 120 pounds uk of an auction in neck never had any of these ports has any one else looked cheap to me so had a go and got them thankyou symonb
can only fiend 1 note of cellertracker at 100pt none on fortheloveofport must be rare

Roy Hersh wrote:A very rare bottle of 1941 Quinta do Noval Colheita.

Very nice! That's a treasure bottle if I ever saw one.

I just picked up a couple of cellar defenders:

1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV for $21.25
NV Noval Black Ruby Reserve for $16.99

And I placed an order for 3 bottles of 2007 Noval VP at $89.99 each... more than I wanted to spend per bottle, but it's just to hard to find to risk missing out.

Symon B wrote:2bt niepoort 1952 colhieta

I've never had it, but I've heard that it is excellent. I'd have probably paid 120 pounds for just those two bottles, so

hi got them of ebay but its a pick up only in uk did not read that bit and the mean ebayer wont even post to our daughters in lancashire thats ebay for you
then there is the paypall hassle etc etc so we are now not geting the 52 never miend symonb

2 x 1985 Croft at $51 each

Also placed a bid on 2 x 1985 Burmester at $46 each... hopefully that will be sufficient. These two purchases will grow my 1985 horizontal to 22!

just got...

4 x 2007 Dow Porto Vintage (yes inspired by WS ) 93 usd
2 x 2007 Quinta do Vale Meão Porto Vintage, 70 usd
1 x 2004 Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage, 66 usd

4 x Quinta do Crasto LBV 2004; from WTSO yesterday at $16/bottle...could not resist an LBV at the price of a Ruby.

John M. wrote:4 x Quinta do Crasto LBV 2004; from WTSO yesterday at $16/bottle...could not resist an LBV at the price of a Ruby.

No kidding! Here is my TN on it from a few days ago
2004 Quinta do Crasto LBV

John M. wrote:4 x Quinta do Crasto LBV 2004; from WTSO yesterday at $16/bottle...could not resist an LBV at the price of a Ruby.

I have four of those as well from the same source. For a company call Til Sold Out, they keep managing to dig up new stocks of the stuff. But I won't complain too much since that is/was/will be again a great price. I watched yesterday and just picked up a few bottles of white for summer drinking.

WTSO sells a given wine until sold out OR 24 hours, whichever comes first.

If they don't sell out, sometimes it comes back as a fill-in on a day where something else sells out, or it shows up on their Cheapskate sales (a new wine at VERY low prices every 15 minutes). I bet I saw over 50 of the 96 wines yesterday, but none were things I needed. I saw some as low as $7.99 each w free shipping for the required 4 bottles.

I watched WTSO when I could yesterday hoping for these LBVs (I had missed them a month or so ago on a regular day)... . I was ready to go to bed (I probably had seen about 30 listings)and did once last refresh and there they were...paydirt! ..and yes Andy, I had read your reviews which made me even more determined.

I never saw any other ports yesterday (they had a Quinta do Castro VP about a month ago)...most of the wines seemed under $20/bottle whereas on regular days they run the gamut. Curious, did anyone else see other ports yesterday?

Glenn E. wrote:2 x 1985 Croft at $51 each

that's a nice wine but does suffer from a VA problem. Hopefully yours will come through for you.

Al B. wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:2 x 1985 Croft at $51 each

that's a nice wine but does suffer from a VA problem. Hopefully yours will come through for you.

One of the worst Croft's of the 20th century.

Moses Botbol wrote:One of the worst Croft's of the 20th century.

I think that range could be narrowed down significantly and still arrive at the same answer. Sorry, Glenn, this was not a good purchase

Derek T. wrote:

Moses Botbol wrote:One of the worst Croft's of the 20th century.

I think that range could be narrowed down significantly and still arrive at the same answer. Sorry, Glenn, this was not a good purchase

Pfft. Wasn't purchased for quality; was purchased for completeness. This gives me 21 different 1985 Ports. I have a leading bid in on #22, and a line on a place where I can get #23. Once I have 24 I'll start planning the horizontal!

Besides, VA in Port doesn't bother me nearly as bad as it bothers others, so there's a decent chance I won't even notice it!