A longtime lurker here. I never registered as I rarely drink port (my cellar is stuffed with Bordeaux) -- I have simply enjoyed the rare combination of passion and military organization (jdaw1) on this site.
In any event, I have signed up to ask for a bit of guidance about provenance. I do buy port now and then when hosting UK friends, and am thinking it's time to have a stock of VP ready to drink (perhaps a case of 1977 or 1985). With Bordeaux I am a stickler for provenance -- typically en primeur, worst-case one négociant between me and the estate.
If I bought quantities of port I could take more risk, but one case doesn't really let me play the odds. I would hate for my only case to be a complete crap shoot. So two questions, really:
- What is the best way to acquire older port with clear provenance? My thinking is BB&R. However, I have seen great selection on Crump, Richmond and Shaw, but I have never heard of them.
- I do get that port is robust. Am I overthinking this?
Sean