For The Love Of Port

DR 40 Year Old Tawny Port (bottled 2021) Opened for Port Club. This was one of the bottles I purchased after DR announced that they were no longer going to make a 40. I said I'd take everything they had left, which turned out to be 18 bottles. I opened another one from this purchase recently and wa...

DR 40 Year Old Tawny Port (bottled 2021) Opened for Port Club. This was one of the bottles I purchased after DR announced that they were no longer going to make a 40. I said I'd take everything they had left, which turned out to be 18 bottles. I opened another one from this purchase recently and wa...

At Christies UK September wine auction
6x 2011 Graham's Stone Terraces Vintage Port

Bulas 20 yo tawny, bottled in 2017

September 30, 2021 Port Harvest Tour Day Five Dinner at D.O.C. to celebrate Dominic Symington's retirement. As the participants were asked to bring a fine bottle of port from their own cellars to share during dinner, I brought a Dow Vintage 1937 for this special occasion. Dominic had never seen this...

Bulas 20yo tawny, bottled in 2017

S. Leonardo 20yo white, bottled in 2021

During the last 10 days:
- Dow vintage 2000 (0,375l)
- DR colheita white 2010
- Poças Porto Tawny Bonificador

DR 2010 white colheita, so much more than an easy summer sipper!

Opened a JH Andresen for a guest who will be coming on this year's 20th Anniversary PHT2. It was their 40 year old Tawny and such a classy Port. So good and pure. That's a great Tawny indeed! I bought a few bottles during our 2023 PHT2 visit to Andresen (2023 botling), and cherish the orphan in my ...

At Best Wine Auctions, Belgium:

1x Barros Special Edition 102, bottled in 2018
1x Kopke CNK Special Anniversary 380 Very Old Tawny Port, bottle 374/380, bottled in 2018

Vieira de Sousa colheita 2003

Quevedo 1976 colheita, bottled in 2023

Quevedo reserve lagrima white. Normally nice in a mix with tonic and mint or prosecco on a warm, sunny afternoon. This time as an alternative for a sauternes or monbazillac to accompany our goose liver/foie gras. A delightful combination!

3x 2016 Noval vintage

Vieira de Sousa Colheita 2003. Dark gold. Lots of coffee and plums. Intensive, long lasting aftertaste.

That looks like a great haul, indeed. I do love DR and Brunheda. Just a quick question: on my first PHT2 in 2021 we also visited Brunheda, where I a.o. bought two bottles of their very old tawny Cask 51. It is clearly a T :lol:, but where would you place it age wise? According to my notes from that...

From Roy's 2025 buying opportunity: NV Enólogo 10-Year-Old White Port, an easy drinker. Too bad it's only available in 0,5l bottles, as Marguérite and I would not have mind to have another tasty refill by the end of the evening. Next time we'll open a S. Leonardo's 10-Year-Old White Port as well for...

Won at two different auctions: 2x OWC-6 Calem 1997 (my bid was very low and I had not expected to win both lots) 1x Niepoort Colheita 1963, bottled in 1984 1x Quinta da Devesa very very old tawny anniversary edition 80 years, bottled in 2024 1x Quinta da Devesa very very old white anniversary editi...

2x OWC-6 Calem 1997 (my bid was very low and I had not expected to win both lots) In 2017 we held a 1997 horizontal blind tasting with 30 1997 VPs and the Cálem was my surprising favorite, and was well liked by just about everyone. I hope those bottles are still doing just as well. Yesterday I open...