What Port(s) have you purchased this week?

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Luc Gauthier wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:54 pm Actually a Cockburn '97 went for 113.00 up here :shock:
Yours for $75 lol... I can't imagine it's even worth $60. I'll bring up older stuff when we come up to Montreal.
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Can't wait [cheers.gif]
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Mike J. W. wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:46 pm 1 x 2000 Magalhaes Vintage Port
That 2000 is a classic!! [cheers.gif]
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David Spriggs wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:39 pm
Mike J. W. wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:46 pm 1 x 2000 Magalhaes Vintage Port
That 2000 is a classic!! [cheers.gif]
It really grew on me. I liked it a lot. The good news is the store has a few more bottles of it at a good price. I'm going to pick them up and lay them down for another 5 years or so as I think it hasn't reached its peak yet.
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Mike J. W. wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:04 pm
David Spriggs wrote: Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:39 pm
Mike J. W. wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:46 pm 1 x 2000 Magalhaes Vintage Port
That 2000 is a classic!! [cheers.gif]
It really grew on me. I liked it a lot. The good news is the store has a few more bottles of it at a good price. I'm going to pick them up and lay them down for another 5 years or so as I think it hasn't reached its peak yet.
Agreed. The bottle that we had at Quinta do Silva last year was young. I'm still holding on time mine!
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1 x Smith Woodhouse 2007 VP
1 x Taylor's Vargellas 2004
1 x Warre's 1980 VP
1 x Ramos Pinto Quinta do Bom Retiro 20 Y.O. Tawny
1 x Offley Boa Vista 1985 VP
1 x Quinta de la Rosa 1994 VP
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2 x 1995 Smith Woodhouse Madelena (an awesome Port and usually inexpensive)
1 x 1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV (when I first got into Port this was in many B&M stores and was a go to--so revisiting my past)
Any Port in a storm!
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1 x 1994 Ramos Pinto Q. da Ervamoira
1 x 1995 Q. do Crasto VP (Magnum)
1 x 1983 Kopke VP
2 x 1994 Kopke VP
2 x 1982 Martinez VP
1 x 1988 Q. de la Rosa VP
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1 x 2000 Magalhaes VP
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6 bottles 2000 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port
1 bottle 1896 Dow's Vintage Port
1 bottle 1985 Barros Vintage Port
1 bottle 1920 Fonseca Vintage Port
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Eric Menchen wrote:6 bottles 2000 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port
1 bottle 1896 Dow's Vintage Port
1 bottle 1985 Barros Vintage Port
1 bottle 1920 Fonseca Vintage Port
Wow, where'd you find the Dow?
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Glenn E. wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:25 pmWow, where'd you find the Dow?
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These bottles, along with some 1966 Ports and others were up for auction at Acker. I inquired about them and asked for a photo. In the original photo you can see that the 1896 label is not the original, but a reproduction/mod made with late 1980s/early 1990s technology. The price was consistent with an 1896 at auction. The 1920 was a total bargain because it was listed as 1995 in the auction, with 1920 in the notes. But if I had to bet on a year for that bottle, I'd bet on 1920. I think the owner just put those notes on it in 1995, which appears on the top-right of the label.
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1 x 2017 Ramos-Pinto Quinta Da Ervamoira SQVP
1 x 2003 Smith Woodhouse VP
1 x 2001 Quinta do Vesuvio SQVP
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Mike J. W. wrote:1 x 2017 Ramos-Pinto Quinta Da Ervamoira SQVP
1 x 2003 Smith Woodhouse VP
1 x 2001 Quinta do Vesuvio SQVP
That ‘17 is tasty. Good buy.
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Eric Menchen wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:59 am
Glenn E. wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:25 pmWow, where'd you find the Dow?
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These bottles, along with some 1966 Ports and others were up for auction at Acker. I inquired about them and asked for a photo. In the original photo you can see that the 1896 label is not the original, but a reproduction/mod made with late 1980s/early 1990s technology. The price was consistent with an 1896 at auction. The 1920 was a total bargain because it was listed as 1995 in the auction, with 1920 in the notes. But if I had to bet on a year for that bottle, I'd bet on 1920. I think the owner just put those notes on it in 1995, which appears on the top-right of the label.
Great haul Eric. You have some really nice bottles there. Even the '85 Barros is no slouch. In fact, that bottle was my introduction to vintage Port.
I had bought a bottle on a lark from a local store. I had always dabbled with inexpensive Rubies, but saw this on sale at a local wine store and decided to try it. It was so much better than anything I had ever had before and I was hooked.

Enjoy those bottles. You hit a home run with that group.
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Andy Velebil wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:43 pm
Mike J. W. wrote:1 x 2017 Ramos-Pinto Quinta Da Ervamoira SQVP
1 x 2003 Smith Woodhouse VP
1 x 2001 Quinta do Vesuvio SQVP
That ‘17 is tasty. Good buy.
Thanks Andy. So it's drinking well now?
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Mike J. W. wrote:
Andy Velebil wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:43 pm
Mike J. W. wrote:1 x 2017 Ramos-Pinto Quinta Da Ervamoira SQVP
1 x 2003 Smith Woodhouse VP
1 x 2001 Quinta do Vesuvio SQVP
That ‘17 is tasty. Good buy.
Thanks Andy. So it's drinking well now?
Yes (long decant) or even better in about 30+ years lol
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Andy Velebil wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:50 pm
Mike J. W. wrote:
Andy Velebil wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:43 pm
That ‘17 is tasty. Good buy.
Thanks Andy. So it's drinking well now?
Yes (long decant) or even better in about 30+ years lol
Lol, I probably don't have 30 years.
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1997 Smith Woodhouse VP (x2)

2017 Sandeman Quinta do Seixo VP
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Purchased in Fort Lauderdale this week
1 Smith Woodhouse 2016 vp(64.00$)
1 lbv Dow 2011(19.99)
1lbv Delaforce 2011(19.99)
1 lbv Quinta das Carvalhas 2015(19.99)
And " " " 20 yr old tawny
(49.99)
Now that my girlfriend and I are back home quarantine for 14 days [cheers.gif]
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