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[g-man]

landed some Grahams stone terraces which i'm being generous and sharing with a fellow forumite

[Alex M]

12 x Warre 1977 'from the cellars of an Oxford College' at the Bonhams auction today. £40 a bottle so not to bad for something to drink over the next few years. Of note from the auction was that most lots went for far over their estimate.

[uncle tom]

Didn't get a thing at Bonhams, but scored some cheap T85 at Christies..

Away from London I went scuttling up to the midlands last night for an evening sale of what was mostly vinous crap (and an auctioneer who was knocking down lots at 200/hr!) and scored two little gems - an unknown '17 and a G27 - both very nice bottles with levels in neck.

I've been trying to land a decent G27 ( - or three..) for eight years now, and have only clocked two others along the way, neither pristine.

- What's the betting six more come to auction before the year's out?

[LGTrotter]

I feel a little crestfallen when I read about Uncle Tom at last getting the '27 Graham he was looking for. However my purchase of a case of '94 Graham on BBX is probably just as exhilarating to me. I do like buying port that needs keeping, it gives me a sense of hope.

That pesky BBX is a bit on a hair trigger though, all rather too easy.

[djewesbury]

That pesky BBX is a bit on a hair trigger though, all rather too easy.

Quite. Damn them.

[DRT]

That pesky BBX is a bit on a hair trigger though, all rather too easy.

Quite. Damn them.

Or as General Melchett might say, "Damn this Château Lafite".

[g-man]

3x 1983 Casa ferreirinha barca vehla

[Andy Velebil]

3x 1983 Casa ferreirinha barca vehla

very nice haul.

[gerwin.degraaf]

3x 1991 Gould Campbell
1x 2003 Niepoort LBV
4 x 2004 Niepoort LBV

Mixed lot at auction. Average price p/bottle 21 euro (incl. buyers premium). Good price on the VP, reasonable price on the LBV's I think (for Dutch normal prices that is).


Also received my first case (6) of 2011 VP, my Kopke has arrived Now comes the hard part, leaving it at peace for the coming 15-20 years before trying the first bottle

[djewesbury]

24 Warre unfiltered LBVs.

A nice surprise.

[g-man]

6x 2011 Grahams Stone Terrace

[djewesbury]

6x 2011 Grahams Stone Terrace

...just like that...

[TLW]

12 of 1970 Graham
12 of 1994 Taylor

[g-man]

6x 2011 Grahams Stone Terrace

...just like that...

yea i picked up a case of all the 2011s from this one store (8 houses) so they said i could get the allocation of the 6x

[Alex Bridgeman]

24 Warre unfiltered LBVs.

A nice surprise.

Nice. Which vintage?

[djewesbury]

24 Warre unfiltered LBVs.

A nice surprise.

Nice. Which vintage?

84 and 86 I believe...

[Alex Bridgeman]

Good choices.

[Alex M]

1 x Taylor's QdV 1976.

[Alex Bridgeman]

1 x Taylor's QdV 1976.

So what are you still missing?

[Alex M]

Going by ones that were released to the public (iaw the website) 61, 70, 72, and 74. If I go by your list, many more unfortunately.

[g-man]

last of my 2011 purchases
12 x dow
6x taylor vvv

[mpij]

2xGraham's Crusted bottled 2004 on offer in sainsburys at £13.99
1x Tesco Finest 10yr old tawny reduced to clear at £7.50

[AW77]

6 x Niepoort LBV 2008 ( 15,75 Euro/13,33 Pounds each) for laying down
Part of my "project" of maturing Niepoort LBVs
The 08 is quite good, I really recommend laying down some bottles

[djewesbury]

A dozen animal skins.

[Zelandakh]

28 x Croft Purple Reserve (4 for trial then 2 cases)
31 x Dow Trademark (I went for 48 but they could only find 31!)
12 x Graham's 10 year old tawny
12 x Gaia LBV
12 x 3 year old tawny
1 x Taylor's 10 year old tawny
1 x Fonseca Guimaraens 95
1 x Krohn 20 year old tawny

Putting this away I uncovered 24 x D92 I picked up from Seckfords last summer and had forgotten.

This ought to last me until Christmas

The purple reserve is on offer at the moment. First bottle was uninspiring but I persevered. Second bottle was sufficiently better that I picked up 2 further cases. The Krohn is sublime.