What takes up most space in your cellar?
- Alex Bridgeman
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What takes up most space in your cellar?
A recent email from Derek made me think of an interesting question to ask - what is the port (or the two or three ports) that you have most of in your cellar.
My top three will not suprise those of you who know me as "Mr Vesuvio", they are:
1) Vesuvio 2004
2) Vesuvio 1999
3) Vesuvio 1994
Alex
My top three will not suprise those of you who know me as "Mr Vesuvio", they are:
1) Vesuvio 2004
2) Vesuvio 1999
3) Vesuvio 1994
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- RonnieRoots
- Fonseca 1980
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- KillerB
- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Can I point out that I have looked in my cellar and Graham's Malvedos 1996 is above Vargellas 1998 and equal to Guimaraens 1988? Anybody looking at my rank will appreciate the irony.KillerB wrote:Errmmm... there is a LOT more Claret in my cellar than Port. Port is not so much catching up as making a bigger nuisance. I think it goes:
1 Fonseca Guimaraens 1988
2 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1998
3 Dow Quinta do Bomfim 1996
Port is basically a red drink
- KillerB
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Nope. If it just happened that I was on Graham's Malvedos and it was the highest quantity in my cellar then that would be coincidence. When I am the person that created the rank and what's worse, made a fuss about it when I got there, to the extent that I took the admin rights away from one person for stopping me, I think this borders between medium-weight and heavy irony.Derek T. wrote:Isn't that just a coincidence?
Port is basically a red drink
1970 Taylor/Fonseca tied
1985 Fonseca
1994 Dow/Vesuvio
2000 Niepoort/Vesuvio/Fonseca
1985 Fonseca
1994 Dow/Vesuvio
2000 Niepoort/Vesuvio/Fonseca
Roy Hersh
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- mosesbotbol
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Moses,
I hope you got one hell of a buy on that '85!
What is your honest opinion of that Ramos Pinto VP? A TN and/or score would be appreciated. I only ask because knowing you don't like the 1966 Dow ... I will be able to calibrate better once I hear the answer to this.
I hope you got one hell of a buy on that '85!
What is your honest opinion of that Ramos Pinto VP? A TN and/or score would be appreciated. I only ask because knowing you don't like the 1966 Dow ... I will be able to calibrate better once I hear the answer to this.
Roy Hersh
http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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My collection is dominated by Fonseca 1985.
RP85 is great value drinking port. Alas I’m down to my last two bottles.mosesbotbol wrote:85 Ramos Pinto is the single port I have the most of (3 cases).
My collection is dominated by Fonseca 1985.
- uncle tom
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My top three for quantity reflects the occasions when I have managed to obtain wine at an unusually low price.
In order, they are:
1) Morgan '91
2) Vesuvio '96
3) Offley '83
With the addition of Cockburn '94 in fourth place, these are the only wines that I hold more than two dozens of, and collectively represent about 23% of my cellar.
Tom
In order, they are:
1) Morgan '91
2) Vesuvio '96
3) Offley '83
With the addition of Cockburn '94 in fourth place, these are the only wines that I hold more than two dozens of, and collectively represent about 23% of my cellar.
Tom
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- Michael M.
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- RonnieRoots
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I noticed that I completely forgot to put Martinez 1994 in the list, it was supposed to tie the second place with Fonseca 2003. But with the additional purchase of 4 bottles today, it climbs to #1. New list:RonnieRoots wrote:Not counting stuff that I import myself:
1. Fonseca 1985
2. Fonseca 2003
3. Taylor 1977 and Vargellas 1998, 1995, 1987
1. Martinez 1994
2. Fonseca 1985
3. Fonseca 2003
- SushiNorth
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