BPW selling out a cellar

[Eric Menchen]

Just passing this on from an e-mail I received. I have no financial interest in this, but should disclaim that I have been a happy customer of Blicker Pierce Wagner in the past. The full listing and contact info can be found at:
http://campaign.constantcontact.com/ren ... 85N6XG8%3D

I don't know if it tastes any good (and am in fact kind of doubtful), but I love the Kopke Invalid Port.

Portugal - Madeira - as with the Germans, fear not the slight seepage. There is one bottle here we believe to be from the late 1700's.
1920 Abudarham Bual, 1 x 750mL -- $250 (sos)
1864 Avery`s of Bristol Grand Cama de Lobos Solera, 2 x 750mL -- $399 (sos)
N.V. Avery`s of Bristol Marsala Solera 1860, 1 x 750mL -- $125 (sos, bottled in 1936)
1864 Avery`s of Bristol Sercial Special, 1 x 750mL -- $299
1846 Avery`s of Bristol Verdelho Reserva Velhissima, 1 x 750mL -- $349 (no vintage tag - believed to be 1846)
N.V. Blandy`s 15 year old Malmsey, 1 x 750mL -- $35
1868 Blandy`s Bual, 1 x 750mL -- $650
1920 Blandy`s Bual, 1 x 750mL -- $395
1864 Blandy`s Grand Cama de lobos Solera, 1 x 750mL -- $595 (bn, sos, cc)
1898 Blandy`s Sercial, 1 x 750mL -- $450
N.V. Corti Brothers Malmsey No. 2, 1 x 750mL -- $95 (sos, bottled by Harveys in 1960)
N.V. Corti Brothers Sercial Reserve, 1 x 750mL -- $95 (bottled in 1962)
N.V. Corti Brothers Verdelho Reserve, 1 x 750mL -- $95 (sos, bottled in 1962)
N.V. Corti Brothers Verdelho Reserve, 1 x 750mL -- $95 (bn, sos)
N.V. Harvey`s Malmsey No. 4, 2 x 750mL -- $95 (Loeb. Bn, bls, sos)
N.V. Sercial Madeaira `Remittance 1816` William Fearing, 1 x 750mL -- $1995 Did this go around the Cape? Could be, but we do know the wine was imported in 1816, demijohned in 1820, and bottled by William Fearing in 1897. (bn) Incredibly Rare and in near-perfect condition.
1865 Shortridge Lawton Bual, 1 x 750mL -- $275
1915 Shortridge Lawton Malmsey, 1 x 750mL -- $195

Portugal - Oporto - unbelievable! sos is common, they are in great shape based on our tastings. Some LEGENDS here!
N.V. Avery`s of Bristol Investiture Port, 1 x 750mL -- $49 (sos, crc)
N.V. Avery`s of Bristol Supreme Tawny Port, 1 x 750mL -- $100 (bn)
N.V. Avery`s of Bristol Supreme Tawny Port, 1 x 750mL -- $100 (sos)
1994 Broadbent Vintage Port, 9 x 750mL -- $45
1970 Caves Messias Vintage Port Quinta Do Cachao, 9 x 750mL -- $65 (hwsl)
1970 Caves Messias Vintage Port Quinta Do Cachao, 38 x 750mL -- $75
N.V. Cockburn Fine Ruby Port, 1 x 750mL -- $35 (sos)
1955 Cockburn Vintage Port, 1 x 375mL -- $109 (Loeb)
1955 Cockburn Vintage Port, 1 x 375mL -- $109 (Loeb)
1955 Cockburn Vintage Port, 1 x 375mL -- $109 (sos, crc, Loeb)
N.V. Cockburn White Port No. 3, 1 x 750mL -- $45 (sos)
1920 Croft Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $550 (English Bottled, dc, sos)
1945 Croft Vintage Port, 2 x 750mL -- $695 WS99 (Loeb, crc, sos)
1963 Croft Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $119 WS91
1970 Croft Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $90 (bn, sos)
1977 Delaforce Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $65
1961 Dow Late Bottled Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $50 (htl)
1961 Dow Late Bottled Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $50 (sos, crc, htl)
1947 Dow Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $495 (Loeb, tl)
1963 Dow Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $165 WA92, WS92 (vts, no label, sos)
N.V. Feuerheerd Commendador Port, 1 x 750mL -- $125 Label States: "The only Port Supplied at the banquet given by the President of France to King George V at the Elysee on April 21, 1914."
1970 Feuerheerd Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $70 (sos)
1920 Fonseca Vintage Port, 2 x 750mL -- $500 (bn, no label, stamped capsule)
1920 Fonseca Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $550
1955 Fonseca Vintage Port, 3 x 750mL -- $350 WS96 (Loeb, bn, sbsl, sos)
1960 Fonseca Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $150 (sos)
1967 Fonseca Vintage Port Guimaraens, 1 x 750mL -- $75 (sos)
1982 Graham Late Bottled Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $25
N.V. Graham Six Grapes Port, 1 x 375mL -- $7
1912 Graham Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $795 (Loeb, wsl )
1927 Hedges & Butler Port, 1 x 750mL -- $450 (bn, crc, vintage on capsule, no label)
N.V. Kopke Invalid Port, 1 x 750mL -- $100 Pre-Warning Label States: "Highly recommeded by the Medical Profession as being a valuable restorative in cases of extreme weakness and debility"
1931 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port, 3 x 750mL -- $2300 WS99 (Very Rare - many claim this is the Greatest Port ever made!) (Loeb, sos, vts)
1931 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $2300 WS99 (Very Rare - many claim this is the Greatest Port ever made!) (Loeb, sos, vts, bsl)
1955 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port, 2 x 750mL -- $295 (Loeb, tl, bsl, sos, bn)
1958 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $295 (Avery's, bn)
1945 Rebello Valente Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $350 WS92 (England Bottled, Hbsl, tl, sos)
1970 Santos Jr. Port, 2 x 1.5L -- $100 (sos, crk, bn)
1970 Santos Jr. Port, 5 x 1.5L -- $100
1912 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $1150 (Loeb)
1920 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $500 (vts, handwritten on bottle)
1920 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $500
1935 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $795 (bsl)
1945 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $795 WS97 (Loeb, sos)
1948 Taylor Vintage Port, 2 x 750mL -- $795 WS99 (Loeb, sos )
1948 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $795 WS99 (Loeb, vts, sos)
1955 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 375mL -- $159 (Loeb crk, vts, sos)
1955 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 375mL -- $159 (Loeb, bsl, sos)
1955 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $309 (Loeb, bn, sos)
1955 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $309 (vts, sos, Loeb)
1960 Taylor Vintage Port, 2 x 750mL -- $135 (sos, bls, crc)
1963 Taylor Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $199 WA95, WS97 (sos, bsl)
1966 Taylor Vintage Port, 2 x 750mL -- $150 WA88 (sos, bn, crc)
N.V. Taylor Vintage Port Blend 1921/1922/1927, 1 x 375mL -- $195 (Loeb)
N.V. Taylor Vintage Port Blend 1921/1922/1927, 1 x 750mL -- $395 (Loeb, sos, crc (Vintage ))
N.V. Taylor Vintage Port Blend 1942/1945, 1 x 750mL -- $350 (Loeb, sos, bsl)
1958 Taylor Vintage Port Quinta de Vargellas, 1 x 750mL -- $159 (sos, crk)
1967 Taylor Vintage Port Quinta de Vargellas, 11 x 750mL -- $149 (bn, crc, sos)
1967 Taylor Vintage Port Quinta de Vargellas, 2 x 750mL -- $149 (sos, crc, ts)
N.V. Unknown Producer Vintage Port Purchased at Christie's in 1968, 2 x 750mL -- $195 (bsl, crc; `27 handwritten on one bottle)
1963 Warres Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $135 WS92 (No Label, sos)
1970 Warres Vintage Port, 1 x 1.5L -- $195
1985 Warres Vintage Port, 1 x 750mL -- $50 WA90, WS91
N.V. Warres White Port, 1 x 750mL -- $10

Portugal - Other
1927 Companhia Portuguesa de Licores `Sunny` Fortified Lisbon Wine, 1 x 750mL -- $125 (sos)
1965 Conpunhia Vinicola do Norte de Portugal Dao Cabido Real Vinicola, 2 x 750mL -- $25 (3cm, tl)
N.V. Fonseca Escudo Dry Porto, 1 x 750mL -- $25
N.V. J. M. da Fonseca Moscatel Setubal 25 Years, 2 x 750mL -- $25
N.V. J. M. da Fonseca Moscatel Setubal 6 Years, 2 x 750mL -- $15
N.V. Martinez Gassiot White Port XSR 120, 1 x 750mL -- $35
N.V. Taylor White Port Chip Dry, 1 x 750mL -- $25

[Edward Nemergut]

I got this e-mail, too. Can anyone comment on the difference between those bottled on Oporto and those with the Loeb bottle (and assumably bottled in England)?

[Eric Menchen]

Of people I know, Alan Gardner has done the most comparative tastings of different bottlings. In those, the Oporto bottling has usually fallen in the middle of a group of 6, with one UK bottling being a good standout and one being bad. The rest, all about the same. I've heard at least one other person give similar results, albeit with a smaller sample size. If you've heard of the bottler, it probably has just a good a chance as being good as any other major bottler.

Loeb? No personal experience with them that I recall. Here's their website: http://www.owloeb.com/