For The Love Of Port

12x 375ml 2017 Graham’s VP

I’ve been wanting to buy a case of half bottles of a recent vintage of *something* and I have a soft spot for Graham’s (it was the first port house I visited). Couldn’t pass it up.

How's the '92 Infantado, Scott? I have a few bottles but have never tried that year from Infantado. It's a very interesting port. I liked it a lot, would probably score it 90 or maybe even 91. The main reason I wouldn't score it any higher is because it lacks complexity. For instance, the only othe...

Maybe this is a dumb question, but is it common for the cork to have a different vintage than the label?

1992 Quinta do Infantado (it also says “estate bottled”)
Also interesting is that it’s a numbered bottle, Bottle 0944 of 16,250

Ordered three 375ml bottles from Benchmark...one each of:

2000 Dow VP
1983 Dow VP
1983 Graham's VP

1994 Graham’s VP I recently acquired a 6-pack of these, but I think I'm going to hang onto them for a while. They may be in a bit of a down period at the moment. See the discussion in this thread. I ordered that Graham’s 94 exclusively because of that thread haha - and I already have a Graham’s 94 ...

1994 Graham’s VP

1x 2000 Cockburn’s VP any plans to open it soon? Can’t recall a recent note on it and am curious how it is showing. Once it’s delivered it’ll be the only one I have, so I think I’m going to hold it for now. The 2000 vintage is also the vintage I happen to have the most variety of. I’m up to 11 diff...

1x 2000 Cockburn’s VP

Andy Velebil wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:49 pm

Scott Esterly wrote:From the buying op
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How’d you like it?

It’s quite nice. It has a richness that I’m enjoying a lot. There’s a slight lingering cinnamon flavor on the finish that is great. I saw that some of the “pro” reviews score it around a 92 and I think that’s pretty spot on.

From the buying op

Two bottles of: Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 2018

I love the 1994 vintage. What a special event this must've been.

One each of:

750ml 2000 Cockburn VP
375ml 2007 Dow’s VP
375ml 2017 Warre’s VP

Glenn E. wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 1:55 pm Just ordered my first batch of 2021 Graham's The Stone Terraces. 6 bottles on pre-order. They won't arrive (in London) until September.

Did you find these on a site like wine-searcher? Curious as to how you/others source young/brand new vintages.

One each:

2000 Quinta do Noval VP
2000 Niepoort VP

One each of:

1994 Graham's LBV
1997 Fonseca VP
2003 Warre's

Two bottles of 375ml 2000 Fonseca VP

2011 Quinta do Vale Meao Vintage Port

I’ve only been buying port since Feb 2022 so my entire first order will be in the “cellar” for a loooong time:

2016 Cockburn’s VP
2016 Quinta do Vesuvio VP
2017 Croft VP
2017 Fonseca VP
2017 Quinta de la Rosa VP
2017 Sandeman Quinta Do Seixo VP

I just did a winebid auction for the first time. I started very small. Two bottles of:

2011 Taylor VP (375ml) at $40 each