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1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:20 pm
by Andy Velebil
Just got the new Rare Wine Company newsletter and they have this for sale. It's $295.00 (750) and $150.00 (.375).
It was bottled for Whitwham's by Niepoort, IIRC.
800-999-4342 or
www.rarewineco.com
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:51 pm
by Eric Ifune
Any tasting notes?
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:39 pm
by Andy Velebil
Don't recall ever having this one, just the older King Pedro version
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:35 pm
by Brian C.
I've had it a couple of times at tastings. It was generally the evening's favorite, usually competing with a 1966 Graham and 1955 Dow for the honor. Wish I had notes.
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:50 am
by Glenn E.
Is it actually an 1880 Port, or is it a solera of some sort? And is it VP or Colheita?
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:02 am
by Eric Menchen
Bottled in 1999 from the cask I recall, making it a Colheita. 5% of some 1945 was added,.
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:41 am
by Andy Velebil
Eric Menchen wrote:Bottled in 1999 from the cask I recall, making it a Colheita. 5% of some 1945 was added,.
1945 Niepoort was added.
As to what to technically classify this as...
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Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:43 am
by Russ K
guess you can call it a 100 yo tawny....
Russ
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:26 pm
by Al B.
Crusted Port, bottled 1999?
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:43 pm
by Glenn E.
Andy Velebil wrote:As to what to technically classify this as...
Technically I suspect that makes it a 40 Year Old Tawny Port, but of course you'd have to submit a sample to the IVP so that they can ensure it hits the target profile for such a Port.
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:28 pm
by Eric Menchen
Glenn E. wrote:Andy Velebil wrote:As to what to technically classify this as...
Technically I suspect that makes it a 40 Year Old Tawny Port, but of course you'd have to submit a sample to the IVP so that they can ensure it hits the target profile for such a Port.
Apparently this was the conclusion reached by the IVDP, and thus it didn't get named a bunch of other things. As I understand it, there was some negotiation to get the labeling used.
Re: 1880 Millennium Port by Whitwham's
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:56 pm
by Eric Ifune
The Rare Wine Co. newsletter says that this was originally several casks of Quinta do Sidro from 1880. This estate usually sold to Sandeman at that time. Cristiano Van Zellar discovered and bought them in the late 1990's. He had Dirk Niepoort bottle it. Dirk added 5% of the 1945 Niepoort. It's advertised that it (at least the 95%) was in cask for 119 years.