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Big Love wrote: ↑12:22 Fri 18 Jul 2025 Mike W. and I won at auction last night:

2 @ 1994 Croft
4 @ 2004 Krohn
6 @ 2002 Q de Roriz
6 @ 1991 Delaforce
6 @ 2002 Davis Bynum Port (Mike says made with Malbec grapes)
12 @ 1997 Chateau La Foret Sauternes

An odd assortment for sure....but we got it at a v good price (would have been better but a last day bidder pushed it way up).

1994 Croft LBV
the Delaforce is their SQVP, Quinta Da Corte
Under $12 per bottle for everything before shipping costs. I'm especially looking forward to trying the Roriz.

2000 Croft, purchased from Seckford - 2 cases of 12 x 750ml, £250 a case IB. A bargain that I couldn't resist.

There's still one more case listed if anyone's feeling keen...

rich_n wrote: ↑14:50 Wed 13 Aug 2025 2000 Croft, purchased from Seckford - 2 cases of 12 x 750ml, £250 a case IB. A bargain that I couldn't resist.

There's still one more case listed if anyone's feeling keen...

Wow. At £30 per bottle, including duty and VAT, that’s brilliant value for money. That’s a great find - an excellent Port at a really good price.

Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:09 Wed 13 Aug 2025

rich_n wrote: ↑14:50 Wed 13 Aug 2025 2000 Croft, purchased from Seckford - 2 cases of 12 x 750ml, £250 a case IB. A bargain that I couldn't resist.

There's still one more case listed if anyone's feeling keen...

Wow. At £30 per bottle, including duty and VAT, that’s brilliant value for money. That’s a great find - an excellent Port at a really good price.

Thanks, and your advice was much appreciated!

@rich_n - you can happily drink a bottle of that a year for the next couple of decades or so and so watch it develop. What a lovely thing to be able to do.

rich_n wrote: ↑14:50 Wed 13 Aug 2025 2000 Croft, purchased from Seckford - 2 cases of 12 x 750ml, £250 a case IB. A bargain that I couldn't resist.

There's still one more case listed if anyone's feeling keen...

Dang. I'd love to partake in that. Great price for a great wine.

winesecretary wrote: ↑08:13 Thu 14 Aug 2025 @rich_n - you can happily drink a bottle of that a year for the next couple of decades or so and so watch it develop. What a lovely thing to be able to do.

That's certainly the plan! Maybe every other year...

MigSU wrote: ↑10:48 Thu 14 Aug 2025 Dang. I'd love to partake in that. Great price for a great wine.

If you make it over to Bristol, I would happily share a glass or 3.

Glad it went to a good home

2 x OBV80
6 x BBR97

1 x Martinez 1970
1 x Martinez Quinta da Eira Velha 1998
1 x Dow 1962 LBV

A variety and any information would be appreciated. All T stoppers except the Dow’s which was bottled in 1983 (maybe an early unfiltered LBV?).

Justin,

The Dow 1974 is highly likely to be a Colheita, not an LBV. The Symington's liked to call their Colheitas, Reserve or Grande Reserve back then. I have a similar Warre's Reserve from 1976 (and it is quite tasty). They were bottling LBV's in the early 60's and were calling it an LBV, so I'm pretty sure this one's a Colheita. It also falls past the window of how long an LBV can be held in cask whereas it's near the beginning of when you can call something a Colheita (7 years) at 9 years old.

That Ramos Pinto looks very interesting. I've never heard of that one before. I have heard of the Sandeman, but I believe it's just the name they used to give to their 20 year-old. It's probably from the 80's or 90's, but someone with more knowledge of Sandeman can weigh-in here.

I think Mike’s pretty spot on with his analysis of the Dow and Sandeman. I reckon the Sandeman might have a screw cap under the plastic capsule, but it should still taste pretty good.

The Urtiga looks like it might be a ruby reserve. If it was a single Quinta Port in the way we know them today, it would have a vintage year on the label.

Can you post a picture of the basis of the bottles?

Bottle bases.

3 x 2011 Niepoort Bioma Vinha Velha won at auction for $45 each. One to Big Love (John M.).

1980 carvalhas colhetia ... Was very expensive as it came from the quinta but the tour was excellent ... It was in the tasting line up and has been the base for evening drinks this week.

@ Mike J.W. - that’s a preposterously good price!

winesecretary wrote: ↑07:54 Wed 10 Sep 2025 @ Mike J.W. - that’s a preposterously good price!

Thanks George. I was very lucky. One person had placed a bid a few weeks back and it held until I bid on the afternoon of the last day. I expected the original bidder or someone else to outbid me, but no one else bothered to bid, which shocked me. I had a higher max bid, than what I won it at and I assumed a bidder would test that limit, but it never came to pass. From what I've read this is a very good Port and in the States (if you can even find it) the Bioma Vinha Velha will go for about $120 US. I'm happy to have them and doubly so because of the price.

1 x V89
1 x DB88
12 x G77

Justin K wrote: ↑15:24 Sun 14 Sep 2025 1 x V89
1 x DB88
12 x G77

Nice! G77 is a fabulous Port.

2 x Fonseca Guimaraens 1978

nac wrote: ↑14:45 Mon 22 Sep 2025 2 x Fonseca Guimaraens 1978

Very fun port, alive and drinking brilliantly.

6 x W00

6 x V92.

@M.Charlton - as you know, a beautiful port for current drinking!

Just bought 6 bottles of Quinta do Tedo Savedra 2011 at auction.

Rummy wrote: ↑19:23 Sun 28 Sep 2025 Just bought 6 bottles of Quinta do Tedo Savedra 2011 at auction.

I once tasted it at Quinta do Tedo and was impressed, so I bought 3 bottles. Haven't opened any yet, so I can't say how it's developing.

MigSU wrote: ↑09:15 Fri 03 Oct 2025

Rummy wrote: ↑19:23 Sun 28 Sep 2025 Just bought 6 bottles of Quinta do Tedo Savedra 2011 at auction.

I once tasted it at Quinta do Tedo and was impressed, so I bought 3 bottles. Haven't opened any yet, so I can't say how it's developing.

That's good to hear. I think I've had their 2003 Savreda years ago, of which I sadly do not have any notes. I've had a few of their ports at the portweinmesse last year, which were really good. I especially recall their 30yo tawny to be excellent.

Collected some Port while I was over for the ‘70’s tasting. Turns out one of them was an unknown I bought late last year and on close inspection of the cork it actually is a Tuke Holdsworth ‘47

Justin K wrote: ↑20:21 Sun 05 Oct 2025 Collected some Port while I was over for the ‘70’s tasting. Turns out one of them was an unknown I bought late last year and on close inspection of the cork it actually is a Tuke Holdsworth ‘47

That's a win - they are lovely.

Not Port but related! Anyone that wants one let me know and I’ll bring along to my next tasting.

1 x 1983 Gould Campbell VP
2 x 1994 Quinta do Noval LBV's.

A six-pack containing halves of the 2016 big names.