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Asda are selling the new-style Cockburn Special Reserve for £8.something per bottle.

BBR have magnums of Grahams Quinta dos Malvedos 1979 for £110 per bottle.

Graham's 40 year tawny, only $129.99

Save $20 per bottle.

Daily Special. Ends tonight, 1/8/12

http://www.Portwine2u.com

http://www.getwines.com/vsku1513040.html

Eye watering price

g-man wrote:http://www.getwines.com/vsku1513040.html

Eye watering price

I hope that's a case price.

Andy Velebil wrote:

g-man wrote:http://www.getwines.com/vsku1513040.html

Eye watering price

I hope that's a case price.

Yeah that'd be reasonable for a case of 500 ml bottles. It's crazy for a single, though.

nope case was 2k$ USD

Tesco currently have their Tesco Finest 1994 VP on offer at £19

Roeda 1997 currently on sale at thedrinkshop.com for £16.41 (inc. VAT).

My local Sainsbury's has Cruz 2002 LBV (bottled 2007) on offer at half price - which I think was £7 for a bottle. I'm posting this in response to the positive reviews it's had on this forum recently.

AHB wrote:My local Sainsbury's has Cruz 2002 LBV (bottled 2007) on offer at half price - which I think was £7 for a bottle. I'm posting this in response to the positive reviews it's had on this forum recently.

You may have missed my post about this earlier in January here - probably because it was the last of the previous page.

If you can't find sufficient quantity in-store, it also seems to be available at that price on their website for orders delivered by 6 March. I was going to give another single bottle a go before buying in any quantity....but have not yet got round to it.

Quite nice but I may prefer the Dow's Midnight although Asda have put that up to £5.86 for a 500ml bottle. Need to try both in a sitting as the taste buds are playing up recently.

Ocado have an offer of buy any 6 bottles and get 25% discount.

This means that, among others,the Warre's Quinta da Cavadinha 1996 works out at £22.49, Taylors Vargellas 2001 at £21.74
and Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port £26.24

In an email to AHB and DRT, James Maitland (Seckford Wines) wrote:Derek, Alex ”“ I hope all’s well.

I have a small parcel of 1992 Bomfim; is this of interest to the Port Forum?

Dow’s 1992 Quinta do Bomfim £195 in bond per 12-OC £224 ex VAT (£268.80 inc VAT)

with thanks
James

Subsequent email exchanges confirmed that this offer is for case quantities only and that 5 cases are available with an option on another 5. These have not yet been posted on Seckford's list, so we are getting first chance to snap them up.

1 case is already taken.

Please post here if you are interested in either a half or a full case. If we have an equal number of people interested in half cases the orders can be combined. I am happy to place the order but payment and logisitcs will be down to each purchaser (or purchasing pair) to arrange for themselves.

I will be responding to James by close of business UK time on Friday.

DRT

There are moments where i'd think i'd be happier in london.

DRT wrote:Dow’s 1992 Quinta do Bomfim £195 in bond per 12-OC £224 ex VAT (£268.80 inc VAT) ! 5 cases are available with an option on another 5.

3 cases now taken.

Please PM or email me if you want some.

DRT wrote:

DRT wrote:Dow’s 1992 Quinta do Bomfim £195 in bond per 12-OC £224 ex VAT (£268.80 inc VAT) ! 5 cases are available with an option on another 5.

3 cases now taken.

Please PM or email me if you want some.

4 cases now taken. The "optional" 5 cases have now been made available so there are 6 left at this price.

DRT wrote:

DRT wrote:

DRT wrote:Dow’s 1992 Quinta do Bomfim £195 in bond per 12-OC £224 ex VAT (£268.80 inc VAT) ! 5 cases are available with an option on another 5.

3 cases now taken.

Please PM or email me if you want some.

4 cases now taken. The "optional" 5 cases have now been made available so there are 6 left at this price.

6 cases taken, 4 cases still available.

DRT wrote:

In an email to AHB and DRT, James Maitland (Seckford Wines) wrote:Derek, Alex ”“ I hope all’s well.

I have a small parcel of 1992 Bomfim; is this of interest to the Port Forum?

Dow’s 1992 Quinta do Bomfim £195 in bond per 12-OC £224 ex VAT (£268.80 inc VAT)

with thanks
James

Subsequent email exchanges confirmed that this offer is for case quantities only and that 5 cases are available with an option on another 5. These have not yet been posted on Seckford's list, so we are getting first chance to snap them up.

1 case is already taken.

Please post here if you are interested in either a half or a full case. If we have an equal number of people interested in half cases the orders can be combined. I am happy to place the order but payment and logisitcs will be down to each purchaser (or purchasing pair) to arrange for themselves.

I will be responding to James by close of business UK time on Friday.

DRT

10 more cases have been made available to us if we want them. Please let me know by Wednesday lunchtime.

Waitrose are currently discounting Warre 2001 Traditional LBV (bottled 2005) by £5, shelf price is now £18 - not cheap, but cheap enough to tempt me to buy one to open tonight.

AHB wrote:Waitrose are currently discounting Warre 2001 Traditional LBV (bottled 2005) by £5, shelf price is now £18 - not cheap, but cheap enough to tempt me to buy one to open tonight.

I had one not too long ago and liked it. Give it a good, long decant though - mine was best after 24 hours. If our pattern holds, I suspect you will rate it around 85 points. (It seems like I'm usually 3-5 points higher than you for most Ports.)

Mine was also rather expensive. It was $32 on the shelf ($27 after a discount for buying 6 bottles) and I can normally get LBVs for around $20.

Glenn E. wrote:Give it a good, long decant though - mine was best after 24 hours.

Thanks for the tip. I might pop 'n' pour a couple of glasses tonight and then come back to the decanter tomorrow evening when it will have had the benefit of 24 hours air time.

Asda are selling Dow's Crusted bottled 2004 for £11.85.

I opened the 2003 blend today - very nice!

(My first non-"hello" post)
I noticed quite alot of Dow QdBonfim 1992 being talked about/bought.
Would just like to inform you guys that it's on sale at £160/cs ex-VAT (DP I think) at
http://www.welovefinewines.com/dow-quin ... -1992-case.
Delivery free for £200+ orders.
Sadly I personally have nowhere to store 2 cases and am not willing to pay for delivery, otherwise I'd have bought plenty myself.
Happy hunting!
(on another note, couldn't find any of the Croft 2004 LBV in my 2 tescos )

Hmm, that's a good spot. I've unfortunately paid for mine now and that link would have saved me over £150...

Paid over the odds some weeks ago and waiting on delivery date of "the week after Easter" which is now going to be "think they are coming in to us this week".

Boo.

I went to 6 different branches of Tesco yesterday, chasing down bottles of cheap Champagne. A couple of the stores still had stocks of the Croft 04 LBV, but back at the full price of £8.49 per half.

AHB wrote:I went to 6 different branches of Tesco yesterday, chasing down bottles of cheap Champagne. A couple of the stores still had stocks of the Croft 04 LBV, but back at the full price of £8.49 per half.

Very husbandly of you

AHB wrote:I went to 6 different branches of Tesco yesterday, chasing down bottles of cheap Champagne. A couple of the stores still had stocks of the Croft 04 LBV, but back at the full price of £8.49 per half.

I visited two Tesco stores today and found 17 half bottles of Croft 2004 LBV priced at £4 each. I bought all of them. The best news is that Tesco are currently giving 25% discount when you buy 6 bottles so I got them for £3 each

I also bought 8 bottles of Taylor 2005 LBV which are currently on sale at £10.95, reduced from 13.95. When I bought the Croft LBV halves I was given a £9 discount voucher. So, when I bought the Taylor LBVs the price was £7.01 per bottle

I also bought a Taylor 1985 amongst the above purchases which was discounted from £81 to £60.75 as a result of the bulk discount. Not cheap, but not too bad for retail.

When I bought the Taylor LBV they gave me another £9 discount voucher - so I need to go back tomorrow

DRT - I think the 25% off finishes today which is worth bearing in mind.

I picked up 12 of the Taylors 2005 LBV last night and 6 of the own brand Tawny which is actually thoroughly drinkable. The tawny netted to about £4.70. Plus I got a £10 off and had a £10 off from the previous day's Dow Finest case.

That should keep in port refreshment until the end of the month at least.

The web site says it is until the end of Monday...excellent.

Bought 6 more Taylors LBV today. Got charged for 8...double rebate back so got those 6 for £22.

That'll do nicely - every little helps

Don’t overlook the Graham’s LBV; having had that a few times recently, I think it’s one of the better filtered LBVs available at the moment.

DRT wrote:

DRT wrote:

DRT wrote:

DRT wrote:Dow’s 1992 Quinta do Bomfim £195 in bond per 12-OC £224 ex VAT (£268.80 inc VAT) ! 5 cases are available with an option on another 5.

3 cases now taken.

Please PM or email me if you want some.

4 cases now taken. The "optional" 5 cases have now been made available so there are 6 left at this price.

6 cases taken, 4 cases still available.

http://www.vinfolio.com/do/marketplace/ ... 7_1992_750

makes the prices you guys paid seem like a steal!

tcwc in the states is now offering 38.5$/btl for the 92 dow's.

as theyu still havne't shipped me my 09 purchases from last year, I'm avoiding them for future purchases.

My Bonfim arrived yesterday. Will select a suitable friend to help confirm if it arrived without contamination.

Asda have Dow's 1999 Quinta Do bomfim reduced to £20.

2009 - QUINTA DO VESUVIO VINTAGE PORT

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Country: Portugal Region: Port ABV: 20.0% Varietals: N/A
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Wine Spectator, via. John M wrote:2009 - QUINTA DO VESUVIO VINTAGE PORT
[...] Best from 2014 through 2034.

I never understand these predictions you read in magazines about Vintage Port. If my Vesuvio 2009 has peaked before its 25th birthday, I would be somewhat disappointed and think there was probably something wrong with it. Do these commentators not drink any mature Vintage Port; or is there some sort of editorial pressure not to write ‟will continue to evolve and mature for at least 40 years”?

by JacobH » 05:44 Sat 09 Jun 2012

Wine Spectator, via. John M wrote:2009 - QUINTA DO VESUVIO VINTAGE PORT
[...] Best from 2014 through 2034.

I never understand these predictions you read in magazines about Vintage Port. If my Vesuvio 2009 has peaked before its 25th birthday, I would be somewhat disappointed and think there was probably something wrong with it. Do these commentators not drink any mature Vintage Port; or is there some sort of editorial pressure not to write ‟will continue to evolve and mature for at least 40 years”?

Hey--I don't write them I just pass them along...but I agree, these projections are usually ridiculous and useless other than a laugh.

The Waitrose food hall in Westfield Stratford has heavily discounted portuguese fortified wines - if you are close by and have time today or tomorrow I suggest that you hot-foot it down there and pick these up!

Quinta de Noval 10yr Tawny: reduced from ~£19 to £11 (at least 2 left on the shelf)
Henriques and Henriques 15 yr Bual: reduced from ~£19 to £11.50 (at least 4 left on the shelf)

These are individually reduced bottles (i.e. not a promotion, so probably unavailable at other stores). I tried to clear the shelf, but there are only so many bottles that one can carry (having a child's pushchair helped!),

Finding these really was the highlight of an otherwise very depressing visit to this temple of consumerism.

Hmm...I might try to drop by tomorrow if I have time; it’s very close to where I live (and, if you think it’s depressing, think what Stratford was like before they built it!).

I’m always very impressed by the wine selection at that Waitrose; it’s much better than many chain and independent wine merchants with a good selection of sweet and fortified wines from around the world.

Farr Vintner's summer sale includes (all prices in bond):

2009 Taylor Vinha Velhas 495.00 for 6
2003 Fonseca 360.00 for 12
2000 Croft 270.00 for 12
2000 Graham 360.00 for 12
1997 Smith Woodhouse 250.00 for 12

AHB wrote:Farr Vintner's summer sale includes (all prices in bond):

2009 Taylor Vinha Velhas 495.00 for 6
2003 Fonseca 360.00 for 12
2000 Croft 270.00 for 12
2000 Graham 360.00 for 12
1997 Smith Woodhouse 250.00 for 12

Also now 1992 Dow Bonfim 195 for 12

For those who like old LBVs, Lay & Wheeler appear to have 12 bottles of Warre 1979 Traditional LBV at £21.50 each.
http://www.laywheeler.com/home/wineshop ... d=66790491

Sainsbury appear to have repriced their Taste the Difference 2003 vintage port to £25 (from £35) per bottle. This is splendid port, one which I thoroughly recommend from personal experience and now quite attractively sensibly priced. One to buy and drink as it still has plenty of youthful baby fat, but it will probably shut down in 2-3 years time when it will then reward patience by being locked away for 8-10 years.

One of the retailers with whom we have a good relationship has asked whether anyone on the port forum might be interested in a 6-pack of Vesuvio 2000 @ £180 in bond. There are 7 available, not yet listed on the retailer's website.

If interested, please PM me and I will pass on their contact details.

Anyone have any top tips for NV? Down to double figures of "every day" port and looking for recommendations. Also anyone feeling the need to offload VP, please PM me with details if you want to save the time and hassle of auctioning it.

Slumming it on brandy tonight since chocolate and Tea won't gel with port.

The Niepoort rby is fantastic Z. it's around 11$ stateside which should put it around the £5-7 range.

Quevedo's LBV is also a winner and could be passed off for some other house's vp.

Disclosure, I will be the NY distributor of quevedo wines.

Taylor's First Estate came out as a surprise winner from the Ruby Reserve tasting that was held jointly across TPF and FTLOP in January. It's widely available from the supermarkets and so might be easy to try out. Cockburn Special Reserve is also back in form now that the Symingtons have taken over its production. Again widely available. Try these two and let us know what you thing.

Alternatively, the Port Society have a ruby reserve that is rather good, blended by Quevedo. Tom can give you details of this.

Laithwaites are selling the Andresen 20 yr Tawny for £28 single bottle price.

This is a very nice 20yr indeed, and combined with one of Laithwaite's frequent "£40-off" vouchers on orders over £100 (voucher code "DIRECT2" worked for me last week), you can have 4 delivered for £80 all-in (including postage).

I had the first of mine over the weekend, and think this represents rather good value-for-money for a quality tawny (hence posting here...).

Links: FTLOP reviews (requires subscription); Cellartracker reviews.

SCP wrote:For those who like old LBVs, Lay & Wheeler appear to have 12 bottles of Warre 1979 Traditional LBV at £21.50 each.
http://www.laywheeler.com/home/wineshop ... d=66790491

I meant to thank you for posting this - i picked up a couple for me and a couple for another on this board. Were delivered the other week
- they look like nice bottles. Haven't tried yet.