For The Love Of Port

Posted: **Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:57 pm**

RWC Porto Moniz Verdelho
RWC/Barbeito Terrantez Reserve
1996 Barbeito Verdelho 119 b&e
1994 Barbeito Sercial Cask 70b

Posted: **Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:39 pm**

1950 Barbeito JB moscatel

Posted: **Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:01 pm**

Gary Banker wrote:1950 Barbeito JB moscatel

I missed this one. Auction, Gary?

Posted: **Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:28 pm**

It came from The Chicago Wine Company retail side. It actually popped up in Wine-Searcher.

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:13 pm**

Just popped into a local supermarket as I am jonesing for a Madeira without having to pop an expensive Vintage bottling. $42 for a Leacock's 10 year old Medium Rich Bual. Does anyone know if this is aged in estufa or canteiro?

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:34 pm**

Would Chris Blandy know?

Posted: **Mon Dec 24, 2012 4:03 am**

From the MWC web site:

"The premium wines (the very fine 5, 10 and 15 Year Old wines, single harvest wines, and Frasqueira or Vintage Vintage Madeiras) are made with the following grape varieties: Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, Malmsey and Terrantez. These wines are exclusively aged by the “canteiro process”."

Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:26 am**

3 x 1988 D'Oliveira terrantez
3 x 1989 D'Oliveira malvazia

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:34 pm**

Thanks Gary. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that Terrantez. I've had quite a few bottles of that in the last couple of years. Bought more in 2012 too.

Posted: **Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:26 am**

1 x Justino's Old Reserve 10 yr Fine Rich @ $20
Seemed like a decent price for a 10yr old.
Big caramel flavors as I opened it, along w this weird green-ish acid aroma that i hope goes away in time.
Planning on leaving it in the decanter as from my v limited experience Madeira truly benefits from being aired out.

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:24 am**

1863 Barbeito Bual
1875 D'Oliveira Malvasia Family Reserve
1922 D'Oliveira Bual
1954 Barbeito Malvasia
2x RWVC Porto Moniz Malvasia Special Reserve
RWC Porto Moniz Verdelho Special Reserve
Barbeito VB Lote 3

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:32 pm**

Roy Hersh wrote:Thanks Gary. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that Terrantez. I've had quite a few bottles of that in the last couple of years. Bought more in 2012 too.

I am just finishing a bottle of it I bought in 2012. Took long time in the bottle to hit its sweet spot once opened.

Posted: **Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:10 pm**

I drank one of the 1988T (bottled in 2012), then a 1988T Harvest (bottled in 2006) for comparison.

The 1988T was very much like a sercial the first two days, very astringent. It was very good, but not quite like a terrantez. That went away, but the wine was probably the driest terrantez that I've had. And possibly the best all-around dry madeira that I've had. I ordered 6 more.

The 1988T Harvest was less dry and lacked the astringency. It was also less rich than the vintage version.

Posted: **Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:07 am**

1996 Broadbent colhieta

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:01 pm**

Miguel Simoes wrote:1 x Justino's Old Reserve 10 yr Fine Rich @ $20
Seemed like a decent price for a 10yr old.
Big caramel flavors as I opened it, along w this weird green-ish acid aroma that i hope goes away in time.
Planning on leaving it in the decanter as from my v limited experience Madeira truly benefits from being aired out.

Tasted it again today after letting it sit for 10 days in the decanter. The green-ish acid aroma is mostly gone. Tasting pretty decent now. Not a mouthful of smoothness and flavor, but the alcohol has integrated well and drinks nicely. Not bad at $20, though at a lower price, the 2007 Fonseca Lbv is much much greater value.

Posted: **Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:54 pm**

1964 Broadbent Boal Madeira
Outbid on a 1916 Barbeito Malvasia Madeira, which went for $395 + 15%.

Posted: **Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:53 pm**

Eric Menchen wrote:1964 Broadbent Boal Madeira

I was going to bid on several of those, but then I saw that both you and Andy were bidding... so I passed.

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:52 am**

David Spriggs wrote:
Eric Menchen wrote:1964 Broadbent Boal Madeira
I was going to bid on several of those, but then I saw that both you and Andy were bidding... so I passed.

i got schooled and lost almost all my bids

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:55 pm**

Thank you David. There were a lot of listings on winebid, and a lot more bidding activity to go with them, more like eBay snarfing. I hope you got what you wanted Andy.

Posted: **Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:10 pm**

Eric Menchen wrote:Thank you David. There were a lot of listings on winebid, and a lot more bidding activity to go with them, more like eBay snarfing. I hope you got what you wanted Andy.

Other than a couple Ports and an old dry wine (bought on a lark just for giggles as it was cheap) I lost all my other bids.

And thanks as well Dave!

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