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Uncorked in Bishopsgate and Theatre of Wine in Greenwich / Tufnell Park / Leytonstone usually have it in stock and sometimes the older vintages too. It tends to be a bit more expensive than most supermarket LBV (except the undiscounted Warre) - perhaps £20-£25 a bottle?rich_n wrote:That is certainly good to know! The Niepoort LBV seems to be less widely available than some of the bigger houses so I'll have to keep an eye out. Portugal Vineyards was a useful source but I'm unclear on whether that's a possible option for 2021. Thanks for sharing the information!uncle tom wrote:I'm looking out for the Niepoort 2016 LBV with interest. 2016 was the year Niepoort had it's big family upset, and Dirk couldn't bring himself to declare a regular VP, only declaring a small amount of Bioma. Officially, it didn't make the grade, but I got the strong impression that wasn't the real reason.I'm intrigued to see what the 2016-2018 LBVs offer over the next couple of years.
Will the best juice go into the LBV? I'm not sure, but I doubt Dirk is that keen to be reminded of those dark months by having large numbers of casks aging with that year on..
My favourite Bristol wine merchant normally has it (currently the 2015) in that £20-22 range which is fine for a single bottle but I rarely see them discount their ports. Maybe if the 2016 is spectacular I'll see if they'll give me a discount on a case.JacobH wrote:Uncorked in Bishopsgate and Theatre of Wine in Greenwich / Tufnell Park / Leytonstone usually have it in stock and sometimes the older vintages too. It tends to be a bit more expensive than most supermarket LBV (except the undiscounted Warre) - perhaps £20-£25 a bottle?rich_n wrote:That is certainly good to know! The Niepoort LBV seems to be less widely available than some of the bigger houses so I'll have to keep an eye out. Portugal Vineyards was a useful source but I'm unclear on whether that's a possible option for 2021. Thanks for sharing the information!uncle tom wrote:I'm looking out for the Niepoort 2016 LBV with interest. 2016 was the year Niepoort had it's big family upset, and Dirk couldn't bring himself to declare a regular VP, only declaring a small amount of Bioma. Officially, it didn't make the grade, but I got the strong impression that wasn't the real reason.I'm intrigued to see what the 2016-2018 LBVs offer over the next couple of years.
Will the best juice go into the LBV? I'm not sure, but I doubt Dirk is that keen to be reminded of those dark months by having large numbers of casks aging with that year on..
One of my great revelations with port was discovering just how absurd making wines from a single vintage is. Blending stocks from a single vintage to make a good wine is far harder than working with stocks from different years. It is possible to create a first division crusted port from leftover second division stocks from a variety of years.Although I've never been quite sure when or why Niepoort makes a Crusted
Yes. Absolutely. The other advantage of Crusted is that, unlike most blended wines, there isn’t a particular need to be consistent from year to year. I sometimes worry that with other blended wines the aim for consistency means that they are produced to a lowest common denominator (so that even if there is a run of bad years it can still be made) rather than from a blank sheet of paper asking “what is the very best 10-year-old tawny we can make this year from our stocks?”uncle tom wrote: ↑13:51 Sun 03 Jan 2021 One of my great revelations with port was discovering just how absurd making wines from a single vintage is. Blending stocks from a single vintage to make a good wine is far harder than working with stocks from different years. It is possible to create a first division crusted port from leftover second division stocks from a variety of years.
Also took advantage of Waitrose offer and just received delivery of six of the Graham 2015 LBV (3 red tubes and 3 gold/orange tubes - sadly no blue). These were accompanied by two each of the Taylor, Graham and Noval 10-year old Tawnies (which were mostly on offer as well), so will be conducting a small horizontal tasting at some point.
Likewise, my Waitrose order arrived this morning with 3 of each colour and 3 2015 Sandeman LBV since they were on offer too.nac wrote:Also took advantage of Waitrose offer and just received delivery of six of the Graham 2015 LBV (3 red tubes and 3 gold/orange tubes - sadly no blue). These were accompanied by two each of the Taylor, Graham and Noval 10-year old Tawnies (which were mostly on offer as well), so will be conducting a small horizontal tasting at some point.
Use code LW0631 for orders over £100 to get £20 off if it's used with new account details.akzy wrote: ↑11:57 Mon 25 Jan 2021 Duty paid Dow 1994 for £45. Seems like a really great price (usually this much in auction before the auction tax) and you can buy them individually! https://www.laywheeler.com/product-detail?id=66940021
That is a good price. When I looked in December, the best price I could find was at Seckfords, who were selling bottles for £52.50 duty paid.akzy wrote: ↑11:57 Mon 25 Jan 2021 Duty paid Dow 1994 for £45. Seems like a really great price (usually this much in auction before the auction tax) and you can buy them individually! https://www.laywheeler.com/product-detail?id=66940021
I thought so too. I'm glad Alex M pointed out the code, 3 bottles at £38.33 each... absolute steal!Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑20:29 Tue 26 Jan 2021 That is a good price. When I looked in December, the best price I could find was at Seckfords, who were selling bottles for £52.50 duty paid.