For The Love Of Port

The upcoming 1985 Horizontal offline thread had me thinking about odd bottles in my cellar. That meant I just spent some time on Cellartracker finding it. It came down to two. First a Martinez Gassiot & Co. Porto XSR 120 (A very old branco bottled in the 1970's and 80's for Corti Brothers market, believed to be from some time around the 1940's). But the winner is a 1973 Martinez Crusted Port, an odd year for any Port to still exist let alone a Crusted.

So what's yours?

Does a Gilbert (WA) Tempranillo (Tinta Roriz) count?

Probably the '88 Quinto dos Murcas LBVs that are on their way this fall.


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'81 Fonseca in recognition of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles wedding in 700 ml bottle; British bottling.

Not that crazy, but haven't seen too oftern 1980 Ramos Pinto vintage...

1985 Borges & Irmao VP.

I had a 1981 Hooper's "Lord Mayor" LBV a few years ago that was also very odd.

1987 Churchill Crusted, purchased to celebrate with some classmates some day since I graduated from Churchill H.S. in 1987.
1987 Moreira VP ?
Not so odd, but rare:
1926 C. da Silva Porto Vintage (I have the only two on CellarTracker)
1978 Warre Porto Vintage Quinta da Cavadinha (12 in CellarTracker, and I recall Roy reports they don't have any more at the lodge)

Eric,

I've had two of the 1926 C. da Silva Ports and always will keep one around as it is my father's birth year. It was also the Port I opened when first meeting Cristiano van Zeller, Sandra Tavares and Miguel Roquette nearly 15 years ago, in Vancouver.

Roy Hersh wrote:I've had two of the 1926 C. da Silva Ports and always will keep one around as it is my father's birth year. It was also the Port I opened when first meeting Cristiano van Zeller, Sandra Tavares and Miguel Roquette nearly 15 years ago, in Vancouver.

Perhaps I'll open one of mine with you then. However, the first will be opened quite soon as it is a leaker.

I have a 1937 Morreira if we're only counting real Port.

I guess the most unusual port I own is the Casa de Sta Eufemia 30 year old tawny which, if I can read my own handwriting on the notes I wrote about it, actually contains 50% white port.

As I remember, I was born in 1965, so I have some bottles from that year stashed away.
But just to be sure of the right amount of Port for my guests, I got myself 1 bottle of Niepoort

And not just any bottle....This one was made for the Danish Portmarket. It should be a 20 year old Tawny, But I am not sure.

But as a genuine fan of Niepoort, this bottle was a must to have.....

Allan

I guess this one is kind of odd... 1963 Dow Tregnums. Not sure when I'll get a chance to open one, but look forward to doing so!

Allan Engelsted Laurents wrote:As I remember, I was born in 1965, so I have some bottles from that year stashed away.
But just to be sure of the right amount of Port for my guests, I got myself 1 bottle of Niepoort

And not just any bottle....This one was made for the Danish Portmarket. It should be a 20 year old Tawny, But I am not sure.

But as a genuine fan of Niepoort, this bottle was a must to have.....

Allan

Possibly the most clearly labelled port I've ever seen.


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I'd say that the oddest port in my cellar would bae a bottle of 1955 Brizard Roma. Other oddballs would include some bottles of Feuerheerd Commadador, a Ramos-Pinto White Colheita and some Nicolau de Almeida from the mid-1800's.

1834 Wiese & Krohn (bottled 1944) ...nobody @ Krohn could provide any info and Krohn was founded in 1865.

Andreas Platt wrote:1834 Wiese & Krohn (bottled 1944) ...nobody @ Krohn could provide any info and Krohn was founded in 1865.

So does that mean it's fake?


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Andy Velebil wrote:

Andreas Platt wrote:1834 Wiese & Krohn (bottled 1944) ...nobody @ Krohn could provide any info and Krohn was founded in 1865.

So does that mean it's fake?


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Not necessarily. It could be an 1834 from a local family that was purchased by Krohn after the company was formed. Though in that case you'd think that Krohn would have some sort of record of the purchase.

Glenn. Yes possible. But given it was supposedly bottled in 1944 ( an odd year to be bottled given the war going on) and Krohn not able to provide any info that does raise the level of suspicion.


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Likely it's real. I saw these bottles in the Krohn "Paradise". I believe that they said that these were their oldest wines that they were purchased at the founding of the company:

Thanks Dave, at least we now know they have some from that vintage.