Ending 17th May, 2020 14:46
Fine Wine and Port - Timed Auction
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Vinho do Porto, 1893, two bottles
Vinho do Porto, 1893, two bottles
These bottles were part of a number found half buried in the Palace of Val-Flor when it was 'occupied' by the state after the revolution of 25th April, 1975.
Tall, flute shaped bottles. Believed bottled in 1946 after long ageing in large oak barrels. Decanted off sediment, re-corked and re-waxed in 1979. Very bin- soiled and torn labels marked with the initials (V.F.) of the Marquis of Val-Flor an aristocratic wine connoisseur for whom the port was bottled.
Sold for £900
Auction: Fine Wine and Port - Timed Auction, ending 17th May, 2020
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