For The Love Of Port

Nice!
Wish I could have attended.

Roy Hersh wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2026 8:16 am 1977 Croft Vintage Port - en magnum. Photo on FB.

How was it? Christies in LA started their auction with multiple cases.

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2026 6:53 pm 2000 Graham’s VP which is drinking just fantastically. Opened it to check on it and see how it was coming along. It’s aging fabulously.

No VA?

DR Muito Velhos White.

1995 Borges Boal. This is really, really good!

Grahams is excellent. Haven't had the Noval yet.

Has the capsule of the Madeira Wine Company as well. Old IVM selo so bottled maybe 60's or 70's.

What!
I visited last year. He had a two year old baby! I was playing with him at the winery. I think it was his third child! And he had doubled his production volume the past few years! Things were looking so positive. I'm so shocked and saddened.

Yes, poor condition bottles from decades ago may have poor bottle necks as commonly as poor corks.

And I agree with Randy. What "dofus!"

Although that label looks exactly right.

I think I've encountered only a couple corked Madeira. Seems pretty rare. Not sure why.

Barbeito 20 yo Malvasia.

I've been to most of the museums. The chocolate may be the one I'm missing. The Bridge collection is, by far my favorite. I went twice.

2023 Mouchao Verdelho Curtimenta, from a bottle opened a couple days.

50 year old Barbeito O Americano Malvasia.
Didn't drink as much old Madeira as Port this year.

Young VP 2023 Noval Nacional
Old VP 1945 Croft
Wood aged, tough one. My top three are DR Muitos Vehlos (1885), DR 150 year old, and Taylor Kingsman.

20 year old Barbeito Malvasia
1948 Barbeito Malvasia
1880 D'Oliverias Terrantez
Barbeito 50 year old O Americano Malvasia
1920 Lomalino Malvasia.

The labels can be a bit confusing. Sometmes they say rebottling and other times recorking. Not sure if they really rebottle but it could be possible. I know Ricardo Freitas has been known to dump bottles into a cask for a short time to give them more air before rebottling.

Some of the Ficklin wines are stewed. I've had these and they are too. Their best wines were from Lake County way up north. Sadly those vineyards didn't belong to them and they were ripped up some years ago.