For The Love Of Port

Oldest Tasted was a 1812 John Allen (Villar d. Allen) Port.

Same as Andy, the 1812 John Allen (Villar d. Allen) Port. They also cracked open an 1827 on the same night in case the 1812 was no good. All the really old stuff was had on the 2011 harvest tour.
The Oldest Ports I own, are a couple of 1962 Fonseca Guimaraens VPs bought a few weeks back. For a few weeks they were the oldest wines I had, but I was given a mixed box of old Australian tawnies, and amongst the run of the mill stuff was a 1947 Para so that is now the oldest wine I own.

The oldest I have tasted is 185x Ferreira. SeanC would know the correct vintage. Had maybe about a dozen 19th century ports; all showed well. The oldest I own is 1853 Whitwhams Millennium Port - Colheita

Oldest owned - 1820 - Chamisso and Guilherme

Oldest tasted - 1830 - Ferriera

Oldest opened - 1851 - Unknown shipper

I'd be curious to know the same thing about half bottles, which I have always assumed are a relatively recent type of bottle. The oldest half I have ever drunk was a Sandeman 1927 and the oldest I currently own is a Martinez 1927, then a big jump to the next oldest - a Cockburn 1955.

My oldest half bottle is a Croft 1904 - I can't recall seeing anything older.

I have just one quarter bottle of VP - a Quarles Harris 1950 sample bottle.

The oldest I have is a 1890 Antonia Jose Da Silva

Oldest Colheita is my 1912 Niepoort

The one I am saving for my 60th birthday is the 1931 Quinta Do Noval

Maurice,

Can I come to your 60th birthday party?

Roy you are invited but will need to wait till Mach 2020

I guess this is an old thread but so is the Port I discovered the other day whilst sorting through the belongings of a friend who passed away leaving me all he owned.
There were six bottles but sadly one from 1868 was compromised & half empty.
This is the twin of the lost bottle:



Next up an 1858:



Finally, a mere stripling from 1967:



I'll have to look at the other two but they're still elsewhere, along with dozens of bottles of non vintage Moët et Chandon champagne that's probably past drinking at more than 30 years old.

I don't actually know what to do with the Port, as I should imagine it's collectable but undrinkable by now (except for the 1967).

Oddbody Mike wrote:I don't actually know what to do with the Port, as I should imagine it's collectable but undrinkable by now (except for the 1967).

Just guessing at storage conditions, I suspect the odds are not in your favor. But go in with low expectations and it will be a fun experiment to try them.

Eric Menchen wrote:

Oddbody Mike wrote:I don't actually know what to do with the Port, as I should imagine it's collectable but undrinkable by now (except for the 1967).

But go in with low expectations and it will be a fun experiment to try them.

i second that, it sounds fun. and nothing to lose.

the oldest i've tried is the 1987 Souza, a wonderful gift from a friend.

and a half bottle of 40 year Kopke bottled in 2007 at a tasting.