Portugal Region Report

Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Unlabelled, embossed capsule

The 1935 Cockburn Vintage Port is a legendary wine from the Douro Valley in Portugal. Cockburn's is one of the oldest port houses, with a history dating back to 1815.
The 1935 vintage is highly sought after by collectors and wine enthusiasts. It is known for its remarkable aging potential, complex flavours, and deep, rich character.

Early History:
1815: The Cockburn family, of Scottish descent, established their Port wine business in Portugal. They quickly gained recognition for the quality of their wines.
Expansion and Growth:
19th Century: Cockburn's expanded its vineyard holdings and began exporting its Ports worldwide. …
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Unlabelled

The 1935 Cockburn Vintage Port is a legendary wine from the Douro Valley in Portugal. Cockburn's is one of the oldest port houses, with a history dating back to 1815.
The 1935 vintage is highly sought after by collectors and wine enthusiasts. It is known for its remarkable aging potential, complex flavours, and deep, rich character.

Early History:
1815: The Cockburn family, of Scottish descent, established their Port wine business in Portugal. They quickly gained recognition for the quality of their wines.
Expansion and Growth:
19th Century: Cockburn's expanded its vineyard holdings and began exporting its Ports worldwide. …
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Price: $1,329.47 USD
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Level in neck | Embossed capsule

The Croft 1935 has a noticeably deep mahogany hue with light amber rim. This is the oldest Croft with vestige of fruit lingering on the nose with hints of macerated red cherry, figs, balsam and liquorice. Complex and compelling, with very good lift. The palate is simply outstanding with immense depth and complexity, beautiful sense of natural balance and harmony with spice, Manuka honey and dates. Long, seductive and irresistible, it is difficult to image exactly how port can be much better than this imperious Croft ’35. Brilliant.


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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Level in neck

The Croft 1935 has a noticeably deep mahogany hue with light amber rim. This is the oldest Croft with vestige of fruit lingering on the nose with hints of macerated red cherry, figs, balsam and liquorice. Complex and compelling, with very good lift. The palate is simply outstanding with immense depth and complexity, beautiful sense of natural balance and harmony with spice, Manuka honey and dates. Long, seductive and irresistible, it is difficult to image exactly how port can be much better than this imperious Croft ’35. Brilliant.


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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
High shoulder

The Croft 1935 has a noticeably deep mahogany hue with light amber rim. This is the oldest Croft with vestige of fruit lingering on the nose with hints of macerated red cherry, figs, balsam and liquorice. Complex and compelling, with very good lift. The palate is simply outstanding with immense depth and complexity, beautiful sense of natural balance and harmony with spice, Manuka honey and dates. Long, seductive and irresistible, it is difficult to image exactly how port can be much better than this imperious Croft ’35. Brilliant.


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Vintage Port, DOC Douro (OB)
Very Top Shoulder, Chipped embossed capsule.

From the excellent 1935 Vintage, Bottled to commemorate George V Jubilee. The port is tawny with some red in colour. Showing little on the nose, perhaps some hints of concentrated redcurrant. Smooth and concentrated on entry; full bodied and with good weight. Blossoms beautifully in the mouth, develops and grows. Explodes on the aftertaste with huge fruit flavours dominating - mature and sweet. Incredible finish! An astonishing wine. After 5½ hours in the glass this had even developed hints of tannins!


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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Very Top Shoulder, Excellent capsule, Good provenance

From the excellent 1935 Vintage, Bottled to commemorate George V Jubilee. The port is tawny with some red in colour. Showing little on the nose, perhaps some hints of concentrated redcurrant. Smooth and concentrated on entry; full bodied and with good weight. Blossoms beautifully in the mouth, develops and grows. Explodes on the aftertaste with huge fruit flavours dominating - mature and sweet. Incredible finish! An astonishing wine. After 5½ hours in the glass this had even developed hints of tannins!

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Price: $1,496.49 USD
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro (OB)

From the excellent 1935 Vintage, Bottled to commemorate George V Jubilee. The port is tawny with some red in colour. Showing little on the nose, perhaps some hints of concentrated redcurrant. Smooth and concentrated on entry; full bodied and with good weight. Blossoms beautifully in the mouth, develops and grows. Explodes on the aftertaste with huge fruit flavours dominating - mature and sweet. Incredible finish! An astonishing wine. After 5½ hours in the glass this had even developed hints of tannins!


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Price: $1,135.73 USD
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
UK Corney & Barrow bottling

An exceptionally rare bottle of 1935 Grahams Vintage Port


James Suckling Review:
Incredible richness and wonderful finesse on the nose and palate. Medium red with a garnet edge, ripe, mature licorice aromas, full-bodied, with sweet, velvety, ripe cherry flavours and great balance. A joy to drink. Score: 94


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Price: $2,665.62 USD
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
UK Corney & Barrow Bottled
Unlabelled with embossed capsule

An exceptionally rare bottle of 1935 Grahams Vintage Port


James Suckling Review:
Incredible richness and wonderful finesse on the nose and palate. Medium red with a garnet edge, ripe, mature licorice aromas, full-bodied, with sweet, velvety, ripe cherry flavours and great balance. A joy to drink. Score: 94


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Gurzuf Rose Muscat, 1935 Vintage, Sotheby's Massandra Collection, Crimea

Sotherbys Massandra Collection

The wineries in Massandra were built during the reign of Czar Nicholas II. During the process, wine caves containing thousands of bottles were constructed beneath the city. This “personal wine cellar” of the Czar contained tens of thousands of bottles. These caves survived the Russian Revolution, both World Wars, the fall of Communism, and Yakov Smirnoff. In 1990, about 13,000 of these bottles – never before available in the West – were put to auction
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Price: $661.40 USD
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro

Wine Spectator rates the 1935 Port Vintage at 95 points and writes, "Aromatic, refined and firmly structured."
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VINTAGE PORT, DOC Douro
High shoulder, embossed capsule
Bottled by Peatling and Cawdron, UK

Peatling & Cawdron
(high shoulder; handwritten neck label only; embossed wax seal - chipped)

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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Embossed capsule, very top shoulder.

Wine Spectator…'Delicate and refined, ready to drink. Medium red with a garnet edge.' (Jan. 1989)


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Vintage port, DOC Douro
Level in neck
Wine Society Label- Bottling

Dow’s Vintage Ports are an expression of its two historic vineyards, located in each of the Douro valley’s two finest subregions, the Cima Corgo and the Douro Superior. Quinta do Bomfim is in the very heart of the Upper Douro Valley with 60 hectares of vineyard yielding on average just 1.15kg per vine. The estate has an excellent balance between a temperate and a Mediterranean climate with an average 660 mm of annual rainfall. Predominantly south-facing and with ample solar exposure, the vineyard terraces are arranged on the schist slopes from 90 metres above sea level up to 349 metres. The grapes harvested at Bomfim are vinified at the estate’s own winery where they are fermented in lagares, …
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Extra Selected Vintage 1934- Colheita Port, DOC Douro
Bottled in 1977

The 1934 vintage is considered exceptional in the Douro Valley, producing wines with great structure, concentration, and aging potential. Ports from this vintage are highly sought after by collectors for their rarity and quality.

J.W. Burmester & Cª: Established in 1750, Burmester is one of the oldest and most distinguished Port wine producers in Portugal. The company is renowned for its commitment to quality and tradition, crafting exceptional Ports from grapes sourced in the Douro Valley.

This is a wine of exceptional quality and elegance, a CASA BURMESTER classic that is made from a single harvest - a "Vintage Tawny" - aged in small 550-litre oak barrels in our
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Price: $1,195.86 USD
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Quinta da Foz Vintage Port, DOC Douro

The 1934 vintage is regarded as exceptional in the Douro Valley, known for producing wines with great concentration, depth, and aging potential. Ports from this vintage are highly sought after by collectors for their rarity and outstanding quality.

Founded in 1859, Calem is one of the oldest Port wine producers in Portugal. The company is known for its commitment to quality and tradition, producing a range of Ports from the finest grapes sourced in the Douro Valley.

Calem Quinta da Foz is a renowned winery in Portugal, located in the Douro Valley, one of the oldest demarcated wine regions in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. …
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Colheita Port 1934 Vintage, DOC Douro
*** 99 Points- Robert Parker *** WINE LEGEND

Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. Over time, it is natural that a little sediment will form at the bottom of a bottle of colheita Port wine. Once opened colheita Port should be stored in a fridge and should be consumed within 3 months. Colheita Ports do not require decanting and are best served at a temperature between 14 and 16°C.

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Sandeman 1934, DOC Douro
Mellor & Son- English bottled.

Reviews:
"Deep orange with a brown hue. Treacle and floral perfume on the nose, incredibly dense and intense albeit a little smelly. Dark brown sugar on the palate, with plums and damsons; dense and full-bodied. Deep flavoured aftertaste, big and burly and with an intense finish. Very impressive port."
The Port Forum

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Sandeman 1934, DOC Douro
Excellent label & level in Neck

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Sandeman 1934, DOC Douro
Neck label
Bottled in 1936 by Findlater, Mackie & Co Ltd, Hove

It all started in 1790 when the 25-year-old son of a Scottish prosperous cabinetmaker asked for a 300£ loan from his father to set up as a wine merchant in London.
This ambitious young man was George Sandeman, the founder of Sandeman, who ended up establishing one of the world’s leading Port and Sherry wine businesses.

From early on Sandeman specialised in these two great Iberian fortified wines and, following a usual practice in those days, began trading not from own offices but from Tom’s Coffee house, on Birchin Lane, London. Business was agreed on a ‘gentleman’s word’ and George soon gained an impeccable reputation, characteristic of The House of Sandeman to today. …
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Very Very Old White Port (90 Years)
*** 97 Points- Wine Advocate ***

In 1927, Mario Braga, creator of the project “Quinta do Mourão”, was born. So too was born this amazing wine, bottled 90 years after as a tribute to their beloved father. Miguel Braga, the current owner, has handcrafted traditional wines, made and aged in the original estates in the Douro. This gives the wines a distinctive flavour profile. The Douro profile is more intense, dark, thick, sweet and spicy, with more intense aromas. With the release of a small number of aged tawnies, the market for these wines amongst aficionados has developed markedly in the last decade.

Golden colour. Intense and complex aromas of dried fruits associated with an amazing acidity that provides it an incredible explosion of freshness in the palate. …
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Price: $2,932.85 USD
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Vintage Port, DOC Douro

1934 is a rare vintage only shipped by 12 houses in small quantities. It is considered to be a very fine year equivalent to the great 1935 vintage and considered by some to be better. The declaration was small owing to the great depression at the time.


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Vintage Port, DOC Douro

Shipped for the Wine Society. 1934 is a rare vintage only shipped by 12 houses in small quantities. It is considered to be a very fine year equivalent to the great 1935 vintage and considered by some to be better. The declaration was small owing to the great depression at the time.

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Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Base of neck
Peatling & Cawdron Bottling

The house of Fonseca traces its origins to the early nineteenth century. The first evidence of the firm trading in Port is an entry dated 8th April, 1815, in the ledgers of the Real Companhia Velha, the royal monopoly company. This records the purchase of 32 pipes of Port by the firm’s founder, João dos Santos Fonseca. His first documented sale occurred on 14th September, 1815, followed in 1816 by his first overseas shipment.

Fonseca Ports are known for their intense and complex aromatics. A 1934 Fonseca will likely offer aromas of dried fruits (such as figs and dates), nuts (like almonds and walnuts), and spices. …
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