For The Love Of Port

Glenn E. wrote:

Eric Menchen wrote:just one.

Slacker!

At least Eric's was a full bottle.



Mike.

Eric Menchen wrote:1970 Niepoort VP, just one.

If you are going to buy just one of anything, that is a very good one to buy

Mike Kerr wrote:At least Eric's was a full bottle.

...but half bottles become Magnums of you decant 4 at the same time

Glenn E. wrote:

Eric Menchen wrote:just one.

Slacker!

It's only Monday.

A half bottle of Porto Rocha 20-yr old Tawny to help me keep my hands off of the 1985 Graham that is on death row for a party this weekend.

$18 on sale at QFC... couldn't pass it up!

Derek T. wrote:

Derek T. wrote:8 x half bottles of Croft Unfiltered LBV 2004 @ £3.89 each from Tesco in the UK

+ another 8
+ another 12



...the discount price ends on 1 Dec so I will probably clear another shelf or two before then. This is very nice juice for this price

11 more half bottles were purchased today, bringing the total to 44. This latest batch were purchased using some discount vouchers sent to me in the post today by Tesco resulting in them costing me £2.74 each

5 bottles of Taylor's 2003 LBV at $22.99/bottle (tried one a couple of weeks ago and liked it)

1 bottle of Fonseca 2003 LBV, unfiltered at $22.29 (odd price, but that's what the receipt says)

I haven't tried this Fonseca 2003 LBV and haven't found any review on FTLOP. Does anyone have any experience with this wine?

Michael Hann wrote:5 bottles of Taylor's 2003 LBV at $22.99/bottle (tried one a couple of weeks ago and liked it)

1 bottle of Fonseca 2003 LBV, unfiltered at $22.29 (odd price, but that's what the receipt says)

I haven't tried this Fonseca 2003 LBV and haven't found any review on FTLOP. Does anyone have any experience with this wine?

No experience with the Fonseca, but that 2003 Taylor's rocks! Oscar Q. served this to me (and a few others here) blind this summer and I was amazed at how good it was. Taylor's deserves some kudos for a job well done on that one, and so do you for getting it. You won't be disappointed as you already know.

Andy Velebil wrote:No experience with the Fonseca, but that 2003 Taylor's rocks!

I agree - the Taylor has been my favorite LBV for almost a year now ever since I tried it at a tasting at Pete's in Bellevue. Good stuff!

Taylor's 20 year old tawny port, bottled 2008 $55.99/bottle

I've been wanting to try my first tawny port (I'm very new to drinking port), and Roy's tasting note of 10/22 linked to the home page sure made this bottle sound like a winner. It may be after the new year before I drink this, however.

Michael Hann wrote:Taylor's 20 year old tawny port, bottled 2008 $55.99/bottle

I've been wanting to try my first tawny port (I'm very new to drinking port), and Roy's tasting note of 10/22 linked to the home page sure made this bottle sound like a winner. It may be after the new year before I drink this, however.

Ahh, the slippery slope will get even slippery soon

2005 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, a bunch of 375s; 1950 Moreira Colheita; and 1987 Moreira VP.
I wanted to get some full bottles of the Taylor, but the $30 ones dried up. I managed to find some 375s at a reasonable price, and threw in the Moreiras for fun. Since the 2005 Taylor isn't a long-term ager, I think the halves will be o.k. for shorter term drinking. I have no expectations for the 1987 Moreira, but I've not had any 1987 of any brand, and it was just $24.

2003 Fonseca unfiltered LBV $25.49

1999 Warre unfiltered bottle matured LBV $27.99

1 x Warre's Otima 20-yr Old Tawny Port

I've been looking for one of these for a while because I've heard that it's significantly better than the Otima 10-yr Old, so even though this bottle was rather expensive for a 500 ml ($44) I went ahead and got it so that I could finally try it.

The store also had the 1995 Smith Woodhouse unfiltered LBV ($34) and 2003 Taylor Fladgate filtered LBV ($30) so it was a tough choice!

2 x Dow LBV 2004 - £5.49 for a 50cl bottle at Tesco

2 x Quinta de Eira Velha 2000
2 x Fonseca Guimareans 1988
1 x Fonseca Guimareans 1996
1 x Taylor First Estate

The 6 above were purchased at Sainsbury with 25% off for a total of £75. That's around £13.80 for each of the VPs and £6 for the TFE.

Birthday was yesterday and my friends knew what to get me

1970 Warre Vintage Magnum
1998 Churchill Vintage

1 x 1985 Hooper's Vintage Port
12 x 1985 Churchill's Vintage Port

More fodder for my 1985 horizontal (now 20!), plus a supply to serve as my house Port this winter.

Glenn E. wrote:1 x 1985 Hooper's Vintage Port

Have things come to this? Hoopers was not what it use to be by 1985. I have a few bottles as well.

Costco's Kirkland Brand 10 Year Tawny (by Fonseca) --> I absolutely love this as an everyday Tawny sipper at $16.99/750ml!
1985 Gould Campbell
2000 Vesuvio
1997 Dow
1997 Delaforce Corte

The 1997's extend my son's birth hear horizontal to 12 producers so far...

Moses Botbol wrote:

Glenn E. wrote:1 x 1985 Hooper's Vintage Port

Have things come to this? Hoopers was not what it use to be by 1985. I have a few bottles as well.

I got it only to expand my collection of 1985s... I'm not expecting greatness out of a $30 bottle. I just keep an eye out for bottles from 1985 that I don't already have, and when I see one I pick it up.