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gardenhose wrote:I just received an email from churchill's stating that they are indeed releasing a small amount of the 2011 Quinta da Gricha, mostly in magnums, this year. Opimian secured a small batch that were bottled in 750s and sold directly to their members.

Good work. Done.

jdaw1 wrote:

• Churchill Graham:
  • Churchill (3,000 cases);
  • Churchill Quinta da Gricha;

Quarles Harris 2011, as recently delivered to the UK by Glenn E.

I see that Adnams has also done a 2011 own-label VP (like Tanners, Skeffington)

And a couple added to the list on the first post of this thread.

Quinta Eira Velha 2011? New to me, but obviously declared, see here. Has anyone come across this, or better, tasted it? I must admit I'm curious, knowing the quality the quinta is capable of producing.

In April 2013 I ordered some Quinta do Vale Meao 2011. Yesterday I was informed that the producer is unable to fulfill the orders from the allocation they handed out two years ago and a number of merchants are having to contact their customers to offer alternative wines or a refund. I took a refund.

Quite shoddy behaviour.

DRT wrote:In April 2013 I ordered some Quinta do Vale Meao 2011. Yesterday I was informed that the producer is unable to fulfill the orders from the allocation they handed out two years ago and a number of merchants are having to contact their customers to offer alternative wines or a refund. I took a refund.

Quite shoddy behaviour.

Have you thought about contacting Vale Meao directly to see what happened? Possible a story by retailer to cover their lack of ordering from their supplier correctly???


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Andy Velebil wrote:

DRT wrote:In April 2013 I ordered some Quinta do Vale Meao 2011. Yesterday I was informed that the producer is unable to fulfill the orders from the allocation they handed out two years ago and a number of merchants are having to contact their customers to offer alternative wines or a refund. I took a refund.

Quite shoddy behaviour.

Have you thought about contacting Vale Meao directly to see what happened? Possible a story by retailer to cover their lack of ordering from their supplier correctly???


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Good point, Andy, but it was only a six pack so I probably won't bother doing that. It is worth noting that it was a wine merchant with an excellent reputation and they did tell me that other merchants were affected. I explained that I knew the guys at Vale Meao and they stuck to their story so I strongly suspect it's true otherwise they would have known I could have rumbled them.

I suppose it has saved me having another 6 bottles of young VP in the cellar that I'll never drink

Andy Velebil wrote:

DRT wrote:In April 2013 I ordered some Quinta do Vale Meao 2011. Yesterday I was informed that the producer is unable to fulfill the orders from the allocation they handed out two years ago and a number of merchants are having to contact their customers to offer alternative wines or a refund. I took a refund.

Quite shoddy behaviour.

Have you thought about contacting Vale Meao directly to see what happened? Possible a story by retailer to cover their lack of ordering from their supplier correctly???


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Good point, Andy, but it was only a six pack so I probably won't bother doing that. It is worth noting that it was a wine merchant with an excellent reputation and they did tell me that other merchants were affected. I explained that I knew the guys at Vale Meao and they stuck to their story so I strongly suspect it's true otherwise they would have known I could have rumbled them.

I suppose it has saved me having another 6 bottles of young VP in the cellar that I'll never drink

Yeah but what will you drink in another 20-30 years time. You're life coach has you in top top shape. You need some younger things in the cellar.


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Passagem also produced a 2011 vintage port, details here, which I don't see in the main list.
2500 bottles made.

Vivino asserts “Hooper's Port 2011”.