For The Love Of Port

Derek T. wrote:Warre's Bottle Matured LBV - any vintage but 1992 and 1994 are both excellent for drinking now if you can find them.

Very tough indeed.

For some serious value:

ruby: Smith Woodhouse Unfitered LBV 1995

tawny: Niepoort Senior Tawny.

Both are about 16 euro ($22,50) in the Netherlands.

Working a case deal of 2000 Quinta do Vale Dona Maria which should price out to $30 a bottle.

Moses Botbol wrote:Working a case deal of 2000 Quinta do Vale Dona Maria which should price out to $30 a bottle.

I bought some 1997 at that same price, but since I haven't tried any yet, I can't really say whether it is best or not.

Eric Menchen wrote:

Moses Botbol wrote:Working a case deal of 2000 Quinta do Vale Dona Maria which should price out to $30 a bottle.

I bought some 1997 at that same price, but since I haven't tried any yet, I can't really say whether it is best or not.

Please try a bottle and report back! I have another case of the 2000 and tried one bottle a few years ago. I am no expert at newer vintages, so any opinion I had/have can only go so far.

Like in the other thread about spending one's allowance on port purchases; I thought the price was good and is suppose to be decent at a minimum quality, so why not?

Very rarily do I drink a vintage port (assuming no bottle flaws) that I do not like. I have a couple bottles of '85 Hoopers that I probably shouldn't have bought; that's it... Then again, I just tried one bottle, so the verdict on that is still out.

Generally any Ramos Pinto LBV or Kopke LBV 2000 at the moment

Scott,
Your note above reminds me that I need to break open a 2000 Kopke LBV. I think for me the best under $30 right now that I have had is the 2000 Gould Campbell LBV. I also have my eye on purchasing a 2000 Churchill's LBV. All these 2000 late bottlings seem like a no-brainer to me.