For The Love Of Port

My own answer is now different since my most expensive one was consumed during my 50th birthday weekend.

So the remaining bottle would have to be a Mag of 1935 Cockburn.

This is not meant to be a "show off" thing, just a point of curiosity.

What about you?

Noval Nacional 2003

Which bottle did you consume on your 50th Birthday, Roy (and Happy Birthday!)?

Theo Z. wrote:Which bottle did you consume on your 50th Birthday, Roy (and Happy Birthday!)?

Theo,

There was a TON of Port and dry wines consumed. Here is the link to what we drank and some of the recap. Scroll through all the pages for about 90 Ports and wines in 4 days

http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... php?t=3141

1934 Niepoort Colheita (I think).

Jay

The single most expensive bottle of Port I have ever purchased was an 1851 Warre, second was 1878 Dow.

Geez, knowing how much a select few of these bottles cost (Fred's 2003 Nacional in Canada is stupidly pricey!) and wine-searcher'ing a couple, I feel like a rookie. Oh wait, I am.

Ok, most expensive bottle I own at this point is the 1977 Taylor VP I bought while in the US on my last business trip. (easily the cheapest bottle listed of all the posts thusfar, and I suspect of many of the future posts that will be made here, but still a purchase I stressed about for nearly two days...)

Not bad for a guy who has only been collecting it for a few months at this point. I do have to take that fact into account ALL the time when reading posts on this forum... Port is pricey in Canada and is not always available in vast quantities or in the varieties of producers I would like.

Todd

i've got a 1904 martinez in great condition, good neck fill, thats probably worth some $. otherwise, my 55 grahams is the one.

dave

I guess it must be my Graham VP 1985

-Lars

Probably the Wiese & Krohn 1900 Colheita...it is also the bottle I spend the most on, but still 4 times less than it wine-searcher quotes now - I am ALMOST afraid to open it... :)

dave leach wrote:i've got a 1904 martinez in great condition, good neck fill, thats probably worth some $. otherwise, my 55 grahams is the one.

dave

That 55 Grahams is a glorious bottle... Very nice.

Great to read what everybody has stashed so next time we all get together, I know what to have you guys break out of the cellar.

Just kidding!

1970 Fonseca Mag

Well, it was the 1853 Reserve King Pedro V Colheita, but that got drunk recently at Roy's 50th.

Roy Hersh wrote:Great to read what everybody has stashed so next time we all get together, I know what to have you guys break out of the cellar.

Just kidding!

Roy, if I get the invite, I'll be happy to break out what I got - or get something worth the invite!!!

Todd

Warre's Warrior! Actually I was just about to ask a question regarding storage of port. Since I have no way to store them I haven't gotten into buying anything worth keeping around. So, for now, my $22 Warrior is my baby. (until later tonight that is) ;o)

1958 Krohn Colheita . . . sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Nice topic!

Ok here I go:

1890 Burmester Colheita

and 1 box of a limited colection of 1500 boxes with VP 1994 Taylor's + 1994 Fonseca signed by the owner of the Fladgate Partnership.

I know the commercial value, but it's not important here!

Once upon a time, mine would probably have been the pair of 1815 ports that Roy opened for his birthday celebrations. The guys on the 2006 harvest tour had the chance to smell these when they were unwrapped in Portugal and the smell was incredibly powerful.

Today, with those gone it will be one of the very small number of other older wines that I have.

But it might be interesting to widen the question to ask what is the most special bottle or pack that you have in your cellar, like Gustavo has mentioned.

Mine would be one of the Symington's special cabinets that were commissioned to celebrate the 10'th anniversary of their ownership of Quinta do Vesuvio. It's a beautiful campaign chest made out of chestnut wood with brass handles and drawer fittings. Lockable and containing 1 bottle of each of their first 8 vintages. I missed the initial offer of these chests and it took me a long time to find one of these offered for sale by a previous owner. I only managed to buy one earlier this year and it now has pride of place in my study alongside the empty 1815 Ferreira bottle and a Napoleonic campaign writing desk that my wife inherited when her father died.

That campaign chest, number 164 out of 250, is what I am most proud of.

Alex

Perhaps I am in the minority. I don't really own "expensive" bottles of port. I have a good 45 years of port drinking ahead of me so perhaps some bottles I own today will be stellar in years to come.

Which bottle means the most to me...Niepoort 2000...amazing stuff that got me hooked on port (I have nearly 2 dozen so hooked I was). After that I own most vintages of Vesuvio since 1990 and I have found it fascinating to compare them.

I did (temporarily) own some 1977 (Taylor and the like) but I was collecting those for my brothers 30'th (another closet port drinker). And well, he is 30 now so those are somewhere under the floor in his house...no doubt I will get to enjoy them one day :)