For The Love Of Port

I just bought 4 bottles of the Jefferson as well but won't receive till Spring shipping season . Look forward to hearing how it is Roy

Also some of the TJ from RWC.

3 x Barbeito 20 year malvasia
3 x Barbeito 40 year malvasia
3 x 1971 D'Oliveira's terrantez
1 x Barbeito reserve terrantez
1 x H&H 20 year terrantez
1 x RWC Charlesto sercial

From the Madeirathon

Henriques & Henriques Reserva Sercial 1 bottle
Borges Over 40 year old Malvazia (commemorating the 500 year anniversary of the founding of Funchal) 2 bottles
Borges Boal 1977 2 bottles
Borges Sercial 1979 2 bottles
Borges 15 year old Malmsey 2 bottles
Faja dos Padres 2001 Malvasia (sample)
Artur Barros e Sousa (ABSL) Boal Extra Reserva 1 bottle
ABSL Verdelho Extra Reserva 1 bottle
ABSL Meio Doce Muito Velho 1 bottle
The ABSL wines were through D'Oliverias which now owns the lodge.
Manuel Eugenio Fernandes Lda (MEF) Over 40 year old Verdelho 1 bottle
MEF Verdelho Seixal 1983 (sample)
MEF Sercial 1956 (sample)
MEF Boal 1958 (sample)

Eric Ifune wrote:From the Madeirathon

Henriques & Henriques Reserva Sercial 1 bottle
Borges Over 40 year old Malvazia (commemorating the 500 year anniversary of the founding of Funchal) 2 bottles

Eric,

A couple of questions...

What's the age on the H&H Reserva sercial?

Also, was there a limit on how many Borges 40 years you could buy? It seems, given its reputation, one would really stock up.

Barry Sunderland wrote: Also, was there a limit on how many Borges 40 years you could buy? It seems, given its reputation, one would really stock up.

Nope, no limit - just €120 per bottle. I passed, although later I regretted it and tried to go back and buy some, but they were closed for lunch!
I just wasn't loving it when I tasted it, but decided that my palate must have been off. However, the 1979 Sercial was off the charts good!

From the Madeirathon:

2 x Barbeito over 40 years old "Mae Manuela"
2 x 1979 Borges Sercial
1 x 1977 Borges Boal
1 x Henriques & Henriques 20 year old Terrantez
2 x 1977 D'Oliveiras Terrantez (New bottling!)
1 x 1985 D'Oliveiras Verdelho
1 x 1989 D'Oliveiras Malvazia

The H&H Reserva Sercial is one of the heavenly quartet. They are selling them again, which makes one wonder how many are left at the lodge. Unknown age other than it was considered old when the company was founded in the mid-19th century.
Surprised that you could get an unlimited amount of the Borges 40 yo. They only bottled 1000.

Hitting up a hidden jewel B&M liquor store tomorrow that looks have a nice stash of port and Douro's at way below market prices. For instance, they have Altano at $7.... Haven't been to this packy in like 20 years...

Eric, what is the price of Heavenly Sercial.. I bought all four 12 years ago, butikk cant remember tie price ...

1200 euros. The WS Boal was 2000. Since we were with the Madeirathon, we also got a 10% discount.

2 x 1946 Barbeito malvasia

This is birth year wine. I also have the boal and have been looking for the verdelho.

He, he Gary, me too. Have had two 1946 M Barbeito for 10 years now+ , plus one 1946 B Barbeito and two 1946 V from Borges...

Reidar,

I bought 2 1946M and 1 1946B, all Barbeito, from Patrick Grubb in 2006. I bought 4 more boal from Rare Wine Company in 2009/10.

None of the bottles have bottling dates. Do you have any idea when Barbeito bottled these?

I haven't seen any new bottles in retail for a while. I wonder if Barbeito have any more.

Gary, I bought the Barbeito M + B from Ricardo , if I recall right( ? ) about 12 years ago. Looked in my log and the Barbeito M was bottled Oct. 1997. No note on the Barbeito B.

My two Borges V were bottled 1996, bought them from Isabel at Borges about 12 years ago..

Gary,
I know that Barbeito keeps track of their selo numbers and bottling dates. If you email them the selo numbers (including the letter) they can tell you the month and year of bottling.

Eric,

Thanks. I'll jump on that. I wasn't aware that anyone kept track.

1 x 1958 D'Oliveira's bual (bottled in 2014)
1 x 1982 Barbeito boal (bottled in 2012)
1 x RWC Thomas Jefferson

3 x 1976 Blandy's terrantez
2 x 1978 Barbeito sercial
3 x 1982 Barbeito boal

Got a nice surprise. I applied for the VAT refund at H&H for the Riserva Sercial but didn't think it would happen. Got a refund on my credit card for 148 euros.
Now, what else to buy?