Hi, I’ve got a 20 litre charred oak barrel that I want to fill with port. Any suggestions where to buy in bulk?

Edited November 8, 20223 yr by Yamaha_man

surely the best place would be Port Melbourne?

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may need to do some driving😀

Looks like they have a fill the barrel option

 

 

Edited November 7, 20223 yr by MTL
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22 hours ago, Yamaha_man said:

Hi, I’ve got a 29 litre charred oak barrel that I want to fill with port. Any suggestions where to buy in bulk?

Depends on whether you've already had port in it, or if it's a brand new barrel...

3 minutes ago, Cloth Ears said:

Depends on whether you've already had port in it, or if it's a brand new barrel...

The barrel is a decade old but only ever had water in it to stop it from shrinking.

2 minutes ago, Yamaha_man said:

The barrel is a decade old but only ever had water in it to stop it from shrinking.

Great stuff! It's a large barrel, so there's a couple of ways you could go - either filling it with expensive stuff to begin with, or starting with less expensive and changing it to your taste. Try looking up Liquidlux (as they have a few options), and all the regular places around Rutherglen (Stanton & Killeen, Morris, etc.).

 

I'd probably go with a mostly mid-range 'port', along with maybe 2-3% of good brandy and maybe some other stuff (tokay/topaque, or muscat, or even a sherry or marsala - whatever is to your taste). Make sure you have enough spare (and kept in the dark) to keep topping up your barrel. Leave for 6 months and see how you're going.

Tip from a friend, when you buy some more to keep topping up your barrel, if you're adding 5 litres of new stuff, siphon off 5 litres of the barrel into some glass carboys and use them to top up your barrel for the next few months.

Have a check on some of the Barossa producers that may do bulk Port- Seppeltsfield and Basedow come to mind. They may be able to ship in 20L plastic containers. Tinlins in McLaren Vale certainly do a 20L option.

 

Ideally only 80-90% fill the barrel (and try and keep it to this approximate level), fortifieds don't really age significantly in a full barrel.

 

Advice given only as sign of respect to a former Krell monoblock owner. 🙂