Bottle Watch

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Bottle Watch

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While chatting with Glenn and g-man about bottles missing for some offlines, I realized that there were several bottles that kept appearing as "hard to find." So I thought perhaps we'd make a list of hard-to-find bottles (and perhaps indicate the country you're in if they "ought" to be plentiful but aren't) so that we could each keep our eyes open for rarities.
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In the US:

Dow 1980
Dow 1972

Sandeman 1980
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SushiNorth wrote:In the US:

Dow 1980
Dow 1972

Sandeman 1980
Never had 1972 Dow beofre :oops: 1975 is also pretty.
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All ’72s are rare.

Somebody has to say it: Nacional 1931 not frequently seen; nor Dow 1878 (which I’m particularly keen to sample).
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Anything from 1973 :crying:
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Dredging u p an old thread. But sushi if you find this, I've got a bottle of the 1972' dows.
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I can say as of about 2 weeks ago I am now in possession of a 1973 Port. A gift from a Port producer. No idea where this person found it but we opened one and we tried it and I was also given an unopened bottle for me to take home for a later bday. Very thoughtful and nice of the person. It's a 1973 Vinho Velho do Douro "Berco do Vinho do Porto" "Regua" "Garrafeira Particular". I can only gather it came from a property somewhere in or around Regua. It was quite sweet, delicate, and past it's best days but slightly chilled was enjoyable.
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I have a few Dow 72 as well as Dow 80. 1972 is not a very good year though, suffering from the alcohol scandal of using synthetic industrial spirit for the fortification (1972-1974). Dow 1972 is one of the better 1972's though.

I also have a few of the, Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1980, that is much more rare than the Dow 80.
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I havn't been able to locate any Cruz vintage 1992. I know it has been made.
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'72 is an odd year - a declaration suddenly interrupted by the alcohol scandal in '74

Yes, I have some '72s - and if anyone needs a Dow or Offley for a tasting I'm happy to oblige..
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I havn't been able to locate any Cruz vintage 1992. I know it has been made.
Visiting the Cruz cellars a couple of years back, Axel P and I found some some neglected pallet cages full of odd Cruz VP's from that period - mostly with decaying labels and adorned with odd cigarette butts..
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I've still got a couple of bottles of Rebello Valente 1972 from a whole unopened case I "won" at Christies some years ago.

Haven't got any TNs, but the bottles were all in perfect condition and from memory the contents were pretty good.
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