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mcoulson wrote: ↑22:05 Mon 06 Nov 2023 smells gorgeous .... opened 8pm ish

That bottle looks in great shape for a '63. I had one 2 months ago and it was excellent. Best '63 Croft I've had so far. I hope your bottle shows just as well.

MigSU wrote: ↑23:52 Fri 03 Nov 2023 3 x Sandeman 20yo 50cl

Paid €18.50 for each. Crazy.

Great price!

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑23:40 Wed 01 Nov 2023 Mike, don’t get sucked in to Glenn’s plan. He’s just trying to get you to set up a “Best of the Eighties” tasting that he can come to.

Lol. He's devious that way is he?

Yeah that's an excellent price for a superb Port. Its only real rival from the 1980s in my opinion is 1987 Taylor Vargellas, and if you want to stretch a bit then maybe 1985 Graham. For an otherwise down decade for TFP, the 1985 Fonseca and the 1987 Vargellas are beautiful. The 1980 Dow is very goo...

Yeah that's an excellent price for a superb Port. Its only real rival from the 1980s in my opinion is 1987 Taylor Vargellas, and if you want to stretch a bit then maybe 1985 Graham. For an otherwise down decade for TFP, the 1985 Fonseca and the 1987 Vargellas are beautiful. The 1980 Dow is very goo...

A case of Fonseca 1985 with excellent provenance at auction for fifty-four quid a bottle delivered. The best port of the 1980s for the price of an acceptable mature Cote Rotie from an unfashionable producer. Mad really. If I did my math right, that's approximately $65 US for a fantastic Port that h...

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑14:08 Mon 16 Oct 2023 Well damn! I now can’t make it on the 24th. I’m at the opera.

So it'll be a Night at the Opera? Queen or the Marx Brothers?

Just to let those who have told me they might be interested - I am still waiting on pricing and any further info; I have told the supplier roughly how many of us are interested subject to those details; I'll be in touch by PM/email once I hear further. I might be interested as well depending upon t...

I am glad to hear that the QdL93 proved to be of interest - I couldn't let :tpf:'s first 1993 tasting pass without it being in the lineup :660000: Glenn, I have 22 more where that one came from so your hope might be realised one day :D I'm curious how you managed to corner the market on the '93 Lic...

That was a great read! So much so that I just reread it. Great pics as well. Thank you.

My point of view is that no bottle I own is untouchable. It's more like finding the right special occasion and the right group of people to share that special bottle.

Do the Durands always work on old bottles? I run into those bottles with the crumbling corks and the soaked, splintering corks. For what they charge, I just want to ensure that they do the job no matter what type of cork I would encounter.

Nice write-ups. I'm curious to see which one comes out on top after you review the other ones.

Mike my apologies for being less than forthcoming as you mention in your post. If you would like to talk by phone it is surely a better way to communicate, it can eliminate misinterpretations or vagueness on my part. 802-885-3555 in my business number, cell is 802-376-9404 Sincerely, Joe Cerniglia ...

You started this thread by asking for information. You then said you recently wrote TFP asking for information. You never mentioned to anyone until today that you had written TFP 13 years ago and received a reply that seems to be sufficient. It would have been real helpful to mention that upfront. I...

14 VP from 1966 and 1 Colheita. This should be an epic tasting. Enjoy, everyone.

MigSU wrote: ↑20:55 Mon 11 Sep 2023 What a stellar line-up!

Thanks. It was well received by everyone.

flash_uk wrote: ↑16:50 Mon 11 Sep 2023 Croft '63 is a stalwart! One of my favourites.

I have had it twice before and it was just okay, but this one was really singing. I have 3 more bottles left so I hope they're as good as this one.

Had a tasting over the weekend with my college buddies down at the shore. The first night I opened the following 40 y.o. TWAIOA: Quinta do Noval Quinta do Mourao San Leonardo Quevedo Andresen Quinta da Romaneira Quinta Vale D. Maria For the second night I opened all 1963 VP: Dow Fonseca Croft Taylor...

PhilW wrote: ↑20:55 Sat 26 Aug 2023 1994 Graham Colheita (Single Harvest Tawny)

...Delicious, and should be very interesting with more age and intensity.

Phil,

Are you saying the already bottled version should be very interesting with more age or are you referring to the '94 that's still in barrel to be bottled at a later date?

I'm with Phil, the '66 Fonseca is a truly special port when the bottle is in good condition. It's actually the best VP that I've had to date. As far as the 1970 VP, I've had the Fonseca and the Dow and the Fonseca is much better than the Dow IMHO. I have not tried the '70 Noval. Happy hunting when y...

You might be able to buy 1982 from Ramos Pinto, but I don’t remember anything older. You can also buy from Dick’s Bar to take home, but be very careful if you buy anything older than the 1990s from Dick’s Bar as these bottles are fairly priced (ie. relatively cheap) but are fairly priced to reflect...

I would say that although the seal looks like it's sliced open, on one side, the side with the tax stamp looks like it is fully intact. To me that would say that the bottle has not been opened and refilled because the logistics of doing so would necessitate the tax stamp being cut open as well.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:55 Tue 11 Jul 2023

PhilW wrote: ↑18:06 Mon 12 Jun 2023 Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.

I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.

It's only a few more bottles...

That was a fantastic write-up and the pics are incredible! Thanks Alex.