2 bottles per lot
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF RARE OLD VINTAGE PORT
Lying at Christie's
Delaforce--Believed Vintage 1871
Believed bottled in early 1900s. Swedish strip seals. Labelled "By special warrant to his Majesty the King of Portugal". Paris gold medals in 1878, 1889 and 1900
Tasting note: ......either an old white port or more likely a cask-aged vintage tawny. Palish warm amber colour, apple-green rim; high-toned, raisiny; medium-sweetness and weight, good rich middle palate, lovely warming endtaste. M.B.(GVWBII)
2 bottles per lot
Lying at Christie's
Delaforce--Believed Vintage 1871
Believed bottled in early 1900s. Swedish strip seals. Labelled "By special warrant to his Majesty the King of Portugal". Paris gold medals in 1878, 1889 and 1900
Tasting note: ......either an old white port or more likely a cask-aged vintage tawny. Palish warm amber colour, apple-green rim; high-toned, raisiny; medium-sweetness and weight, good rich middle palate, lovely warming endtaste. M.B.(GVWBII)
2 bottles per lot