Regret not pulling the trigger?

[Roy Hersh]

Today an offering came through in an email for a wine producer that I love, but took a pass and did not order. What is the one Port wine offering that you passed up and could kick yourself for not jumping on?

[Eric Menchen]

At the moment it is the $30 2005 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas. I actually found it at two different places for that price, but both dried up. That wasn't so much an offering, but the one I'm kicking myself about.

[Glenn E.]

2 x 1970 Noval Nacional for $350 each. I hemmed and hawed for a week before calling them. Finally did and thought I'd gotten the bottles, but they accidentally sold the bottles to someone in the store over the weekend before they could ship 'em out to me so I didn't get 'em.

[Mike Kerr]

Since the wallet can only handle so much, I'm thinking of passing up the $45 2003 Noval VP's to see what the latest FTLOP deal might be.

Though I'm fairly certain never going to see 2003 Novals for that price ever again.

Mike.

[Glenn E.]

I'm thinking of passing up the $45 2003 Noval VP's

Don't do it!

a) The 2003 Noval is fabulous, so you're going to want a bunch of them anyway.
b) You'll never see that price again, and the bottles will probably double in value in the next 3-5 years.

If I had the space I'd pick up another case or two to go with the case+ of odd bottles I already have.

[Eric Menchen]

+1 on what Glenn said.

[David Spriggs]

Since the wallet can only handle so much, I'm thinking of passing up the $45 2003 Noval VP's to see what the latest FTLOP deal might be.

Though I'm fairly certain never going to see 2003 Novals for that price ever again.

Mike.

I'm sweating over that exact deal. Gary's is a solid place (I've bought there before). I know I won't see this price again. They had *40 cases* a few days ago. They still have quite a few, but they will sell through it soon at this time of year. I'm really cutting back on my purchases, but this one is hard not to pull the trigger on.

-Dave-

[Moses Botbol]

Not buying more 1980 Ferreiras for $20 each or not buying more 1980 Sandeman Magnums for $60.

Passed on some 1999 Dow Vintage at $20, not sure what I was thinking that day.

[Derek T.]

Perhaps your great-grandfathers should have pulled the trigger on these...

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Scroll down to the bottom of the second picture: Yes, that is a case of 12 x Croft 1863 for $51 delivered free to New York !!!

In case you can't read the note against the 3 wines at the bottom of the list it says:

"considering the great age in bottle of these wines we do not strongly recommend their shipment"

[Al B.]

I thought it was worth nudging this thread — it's a great theme and deserves to be revived from time to time (look out for some other revivals from me soon...)

My biggest regret is not pulling the trigger on the first FTLOP São Leonardo sale which included delivery to Europe. I really, really should have bought a handful of bottles of the SL 100yo bottled in 75cl for $150.

Last time I looked it was $2,000 for a 50cl bottle.

You live and learn...

[Glenn E.]

My biggest regret is not pulling the trigger on the first FTLOP São Leonardo sale which included delivery to Europe. I really, really should have bought a handful of bottles of the SL 100yo bottled in 75cl for $150.

Last time I looked it was $2,000 for a 50cl bottle.

My memory is that the 100yo was never bottled in 750. The very first time we were ever able to buy those Ports we bought hand-lettered "shiner" 750s of the 60yo out of the trunk of Miguel's car at the entrance to Quinta de la Rosa. He was willing to sell us the 100yo also, but Roy wanted to save that for the upcoming buying opportunity.

By the time of the buying op, the 60yo was bottled in 750ml 40yo bottles with a round "60" sticker placed over the 40. And the 100yo was in the now ubiquitous 500ml bottle that comes in the cork box, and IIRC it cost 750 EUR while the "60" cost 100 EUR. I believe that those 750ml bottles of the "60" were only ever sold during that FTLOP buying op, so if you ever see one for sale that's where it comes from.

Then for the next buying op, the "60" came in tall, thin 500ml bottles to match the introduction of the white "60".

[Eric Menchen]

By the time of the buying op, the 60yo was bottled in 750ml 40yo bottles with a round "60" sticker placed over the 40. And the 100yo was in the now ubiquitous 500ml bottle that comes in the cork box, and IIRC it cost 750 EUR while the "60" cost 100 EUR.

I couldn't remember the exact prices, but Glenn's recollection is closer to mine. The 30-year old was a steal, the 40 and 60 bargains. The 100 was not $150, not even $250. The price was good, but on the order of what Glenn wrote.

[Al B.]

Maybe it wasn’t the FTLOP offer, but I do remember being offered (by Miguel) the 100 year old in 750ml bottles. It was when I first tasted the two mother wines and the. The blend.

I should have bought everything he offered. I didn’t. I have a couple of 100yo bottles, but they are the 500ml bottles.

Hey ho. At least I bought a handful of the 40yo and 30yo Mother Wines when they were offered.