What Port(s) have you purchased this week?

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Over the Christmas period I received 4 bottles of Port:
Kopke 1996 vintage port
Kopke 1999 colheita, bottled 2017
Crasto 2013 LBV, bottled 2017
Smith Woodhouse Madalena 1998

The Crasto will likely be opened in the next couple of weeks. Should be a very tasty cellar defender.
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Roy Hersh wrote:3 bottles of 1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV
Ooh, very nice! I loved that when they first released it.

Do you know if these are old bottles, or if they've released another batch?
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1985 Porto Rocha VP
1994 Quinta do Crasto VP
2016 Smith Woodhouse VP
2013 Messias LBV
Kopke 20 yo Tawny
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1999 Warre LBV
2014 Niepoort Crusted Port
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Sandeman 1981 LBV
Graham's 1981 LBV (100cl)

Both from my birthyear [shok.gif]
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a half bottle Vieira de Sousa vintage 2011 and a normal bottle of 2009. together for 40€ :D
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Found at Costco: 3 x 2016 Grahams Stone Terraces VP
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David Spriggs wrote:Found at Costco: 3 x 2016 Grahams Stone Terraces VP
Your Costco is a long way further upmarket than mine!
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Al B. wrote:
David Spriggs wrote:Found at Costco: 3 x 2016 Grahams Stone Terraces VP
Your Costco is a long way further upmarket than mine!
I've seen Stone Terraces and Nacional at the super market before.
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2004 Quinta do Noval Nacional for $330. I love store coupons that are a mistake but still honored.
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1977 Niepoort VP
1977 Offley Boa Vista VP
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2012 Quevedo Crusted Port---was driving in PA, stopped on a whim and had to get one....buyers remorse, should have picked up a couple more.
Any Port in a storm!
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2012 Graham's LBV
2012 Quinta do Noval LBV
Both were purchased for immediate consumption :winebath:
Quinta do Noval is unfiltered while Graham's is filtered.
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Ivan P wrote:2012 Graham's LBV
2012 Quinta do Noval LBV
Both were purchased for immediate consumption :winebath:
Quinta do Noval is unfiltered while Graham's is filtered.
Is the Noval the Single Quinta version? (If yes usually has red letter saying Single Quinta on label). Either way it has always shown decently or better for me.
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John M. wrote: Is the Noval the Single Quinta version? (If yes usually has red letter saying Single Quinta on label). Either way it has always shown decently or better for me.
It says "Single Vineyard" in white letters but "Unfiltered" is written in red.
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Excellent!
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2011 Fonseca VP
2003 Taylor Fladgate VP

Purchased at a good price on Benchmark's bin sale.
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2001 Taylor Vargellas VP
2011 Fonseca unfiltered LBV
2005 Smith Woodhouse Madalena VP
2015 botteled Fonseca crusted
2003 Osborne VP

(from 2 shops in Cambridge)
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1987 Feist VP. Only $40 so I took a flyer - (most TNs for Feist in those years under 90) yet a 32 year old VP so well worth a try.
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John M. wrote:1987 Feist VP. Only $40 so I took a flyer - (most TNs for Feist in those years under 90) yet a 32 year old VP so well worth a try.
Definitely worth a try at that price.
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