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PORT
Offered below is one of the finest selections of great classic vintage Port we have offered in many years including extraordinary rarieties including the magnum of Roriz 1870, Taylor 1870 and the legendary Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931.
Virtually all Ports prior to World War II in this collection are without labels. This is customary as most Vintage Port of the time was shipped in hogsheads to English merchants, who would bottle the wines and identify them by a combination of producer, vintage, and or merchant stamped onto the capsule. Identification of these older ports has been made by both capsule, when extant, and consignor and Christie's sale records. FH
Harvey's--Vintage 1820
Level: very top shoulder
Three-part moulded bottle. Remains of wax seal. Christie's tag label.
After a string of poor years 1820 was good and timely as post-Napoleonic war cellars had become depleted. The normal trade practice, from the early 18th to mid 19th century was for a wine merchant to ship port in 110 gallon "pipes" for bottling and sale under his own name, rather than that of the British producer in Oporto. Christie's catalogues reveal that between 1768 and 1810 no producers' names appeared, and only four prior to 1820 (Croft in 1810, Warre in 1812, Quarles Harris in 1816 and Sandeman in 1819).
Harveys, founded in Bristol in the late 18th century, were renowned West Country wine merchants. R.D. Blackmore's 1820, tasted in the mid 1970's was still clinging to life despite its mid-low shoulder level. It was also an early example of a merchant's branded cork "vintage 1820 London". Colour of old amber; nose creaking but held well; still quite sweet with a delicate flavour and tingling acidity. Harvey's 1820 is likely to be similar. MB
1 bottle per lot
Offered below is one of the finest selections of great classic vintage Port we have offered in many years including extraordinary rarieties including the magnum of Roriz 1870, Taylor 1870 and the legendary Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931.
Virtually all Ports prior to World War II in this collection are without labels. This is customary as most Vintage Port of the time was shipped in hogsheads to English merchants, who would bottle the wines and identify them by a combination of producer, vintage, and or merchant stamped onto the capsule. Identification of these older ports has been made by both capsule, when extant, and consignor and Christie's sale records. FH
Harvey's--Vintage 1820
Level: very top shoulder
Three-part moulded bottle. Remains of wax seal. Christie's tag label.
After a string of poor years 1820 was good and timely as post-Napoleonic war cellars had become depleted. The normal trade practice, from the early 18th to mid 19th century was for a wine merchant to ship port in 110 gallon "pipes" for bottling and sale under his own name, rather than that of the British producer in Oporto. Christie's catalogues reveal that between 1768 and 1810 no producers' names appeared, and only four prior to 1820 (Croft in 1810, Warre in 1812, Quarles Harris in 1816 and Sandeman in 1819).
Harveys, founded in Bristol in the late 18th century, were renowned West Country wine merchants. R.D. Blackmore's 1820, tasted in the mid 1970's was still clinging to life despite its mid-low shoulder level. It was also an early example of a merchant's branded cork "vintage 1820 London". Colour of old amber; nose creaking but held well; still quite sweet with a delicate flavour and tingling acidity. Harvey's 1820 is likely to be similar. MB
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