Portugal Region Report

Colheita Port
94 Points - Wine Enthusiast

This 1964 Colheita Port from Kopke was made with traditional Douro grape varieties harvested in 1964. It was then aged in oak casks for over half a century, resulting in a complex bouquet of dried fruit, milk chocolate and freshly ground coffee on the nose. The palate has a good structure and acidity with notes of apricot, runny honey. It is an exceptional wine that is ready to drink now.


Reviews: "With a light amber colour, reveals a nose full of elegance and character, where the dried fruits are blended with the light sensations of chocolate and coffee. In the mouth it’s an attractive, velvety and involving wine. …
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Price: $394.16 USD
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Colheita Single Harvest Tawny Port

This 60 year old Colheita Port from 1964 makes a wonderul gift for someone celebrating their 60th Birthday or anniversary.
The 1964 Messias colheita port from the outstanding 1964 vintage has been aged in a barrel until bottling in 2022. The port has a beautiful amber colour with greenish hints indicating that this is a colheita of great age, The aroma has dried fruit and balsamic notes, the palate is intense and well balanced.

The extended barrel aging has given this wine a complex fusion of dried fruit and cedar notes. On the palate the wine is smooth and full bodies with plenty nuts and sweet fruit on the palate, fine balance. …
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Price: $434.25 USD
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Colheta Single Harvest Tawny Port
Includes Free Gift Box with Accessories

The 1964 Messias colheita port from the outstanding 1964 vintage has been aged in a barrel until bottling in 2015. The port has a beautiful amber colour with greenish hints indicating that this is a colheita of great age, The aroma has dried fruit and balsamic notes, the palate is intense and well balanced.

The extended barrel aging has given this wine a complex fusion of dried fruit and cedar notes. On the palate the wine is smooth and full bodies with plenty nuts and sweet fruit on the palate, fine balance. A tremendous finish which goes on forever. There's no question about the quality on display here. …
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Price: $434.25 USD
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Vintage Port
Excellent Levels | Good Provenance

The 1963 Cockburn Vintage Port is a legendary wine, considered one of the finest vintage Ports of the 20th century. The 1963 vintage is widely regarded as a benchmark for quality in the Port wine industry, and Cockburn's offering from this year is exceptional.

Tasting Notes:
Appearance: Deep garnet with slight fading at the rim due to age, yet still vibrant.
Nose: Complex and layered aromas of dried fruits, figs, raisins, and prunes, along with notes of nuts, tobacco, leather, and spices like cinnamon and clove. Hints of dark chocolate and earthy undertones also come through.
Palate: Rich and full-bodied, with a velvety texture. …
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Price: $359.43 USD
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Vintage Port
Excellent Levels | Good Provenance
REMAINS OF LABEL

Reviews:
"Perfectly integrated and showing cherry, raspberry, baker's spices and hints of fig on the nose and palate. With air the fruit became more plummy in character and picked up more complex dried fruit notes. It's sweet, but not Graham's or Fonseca sweet and there's actually some nice acidity to the wine that keeps it fresh. Seamless with the alcohol sewn into the fabric of the wine nicely." Cellar Tracker 2012

'Bright ruby red. Full rich red chocolately spicy aroma. Ripe rich round slightly hot fruit on the palate'. Cellar Tracker tasted 2005.
Rating 94/100 (CT)



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Price: $319.34 USD
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Vintage Port
Averys of Bristol Bottling

The Croft 1963 Vintage Port is a legendary wine from a great vintage.
These bottles were acquired from Averys of Bristol. Where they have been bottled and stored, in the stone cellar beneath their shop, since the pipes were shipped in from the Douro in late 1965.
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Price: $265.89 USD
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Vintage Port
Wine Legend
Rewaxed

The 1963 Vintage is considered to be one of, if not the best of the 20th Century. Nearly every port house declared.

Established in 1790 by George Sandeman. The brand is recognized for its distinctive logo featuring a silhouette of a caped man, known as "The Don," which reflects the Spanish and Portuguese styles of wine production.

Sandeman specializes in producing both Port and Sherry wines, with a strong emphasis on quality and heritage. The company is based in Portugal's Douro Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its terraced vineyards and rich history of wine cultivation. …
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Price: $319.34 USD
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Vintage Port
bottled & shipped by Hedges & Butler Ltd

Outstanding Vintage Port from one of the best vintages of the last century.

Reviews:
“…for me this is now one of the best and most elegant of all the ‘63s. I have made a total of sixteen notes since the early 1980s when it emerged, fully fledged and totally delicious”.
Michael Broadbent , Vintage Wine, Published 2002
01/01/2002

"Extremely impressive, with beautifully balanced, harmonious sweet fruit on the palate. Medium ruby-red, ripe cherry and cassis aromas, medium-bodied, with rich, velvety fruit flavors, full, soft tannins and a powerful finish".
James Suckling , Wine Spectator …
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Price: $332.70 USD
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Vintage Port bottled by J.G. Thompson and Co Leith

** 90 Points Wine Spectator **

This wine is now beginning to reach its full maturity and is likely to be ready for drinking. As it ages further, it will begin to develop gently into a more tawny style wine. Intense, structured with a nice soft finish." Almost perfect in its maturity. Still delicious.

"A powerhouse port that has been mellowed and opened up by time. Now in its 43rd year, its tannins have softened to reveal dark fruit flavors, herbaceousness and plenty of grip in the finish." Wine Spectator, 2003.

"Masses of rich plums and prunes on the flavour. So rich – such a surprise. …
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Price: $252.53 USD
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Colheita Port
***Decanter 2021 Platinum Award Winner***
Comes in Original Kopke box as illustrated.

Tasting notes
Deep amber appearance and a complex flavour profile. Its aroma is rich and expressive, with dried fruits, caramel, toffee, honey, roasted nuts, and spices. The palate is smooth and velvety, with a well-rounded sweetness and a nuttiness. The finish is long, lingering, and luxurious, with flavours of dried fruits, caramel, and nuts persisting beautifully.

Serving & Food Pairing:
Colheita Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed slightly chilled at 12-13ºC they will work wonders if pairing with treacle tart, crème brulee or nut based desserts, like hazelnut praline. …
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Price: $434.25 USD
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Colheita Port

"A green rim with a tawny core, sediment too. A deep, spicy nose shows dried spice and fleshy tamarind. In the mouth, it’s very concentrated, spicy and lively, with liquorice and darker treacle toffee notes. There’s a trace of bitterness to its slightly spirity finish, but it’s deliciously spicy with plenty of vigour." Sarah Amhed, The Wine Detective

An independent family business since 1842, through five generations. With the position of "niche player", Niepoort's mission is to maintain the production of distinctive ports and Douro wines, combining centuries-old tradition with innovation. …
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Price: $527.78 USD
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Believed Grahams Malvedos Vintage Port bottled by Harveys of Bristol
Unlabelled- Very Top Shoulder

The 1954 Harveys' Vintage port is actually believed to be 1954 Grahams Malvedos. Grahams have indicated that the 1954 Malvedos Vintage was supplied exclusively to Harveys of Bristol in this year who bottled it under their own brand.

Established in Bristol, England, in 1796, the company has been a prominent player in the wine trade for over two centuries. Originally founded by John Harvey, it began as a small wine merchant, importing and distributing wines primarily from Portugal.
Over the years, J. Harvey & Sons expanded its operations and gained a reputation for its expertise in sourcing and aging high-quality wines. …
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Price: $527.78 USD
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Colheita Port

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Vintage Port, DOC Douro - recorked 8/2/78 at Whitwhams Wines Limited Level top shoulder. | rewaxed capsule

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Colheita Port, DOC Douro

Reviews
"This brings back a fond memory of a long lost friend, Paul Napolitano from NY. He once opened this identical Port for me years ago at his home and at the time, it was the finest Colheita I had experienced, as well as the oldest. This one was bottled in 1976 or 1977. A piece is torn off the label and makes it impossible to be certain. Dark coffee color with a greenish edge. Is this Madeira? A nose of bouillon cube, scents of sea breeze and toffee, reminiscent of a Malvasia and the richness and supple spine live up to that mindset. The palate is packed with copious caramel and fig flavors along with prunes and toffee intricately woven into a neat little package. …
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Price: $1,730.32 USD
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NV. Croft Platinum Port in a gift box with accessories

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Price: $38.68 USD
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Port and the Douro (5th edition) by Richard Mayson
Available to order directly through Académie du Vin Library

Richard Mayson’s comprehensive classic Port and the Douro is now in its fifth edition. In the 25 years since the first edition was published there have been changes in the vineyard, the cellar and in the way the Port industry itself is organized.

The Book Port and the Douro by Richard Mayson is only available to purchase through Académie du Vin Library.

To order the book, please click on the link below to take you directly to their website. Please use the promo code VWP15 for 15% off.

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The Chronicle of Vintage Ports, from the Beginning (Second Edition)
Available to order directly through Académie du Vin Library

This is the ultimate reference book for port collectors and experts alike who wish to obtain in depth knowledge of all the vintage ports ever produced. The ultimate gift for the true Port Connoisseur.

The Book Port Vintages is now available to purchase through Académie du Vin Library. Please click on the link below to take you directly to their website.

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"In many wine regions of the world the best type of wine is made every year. This is not true of Vintage Port. …
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Price: $133.62 USD
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Old Tawny Port

Tawny Port is characterized by its extended aging in wooden barrels, which imparts a distinct amber or tawny colour and complex flavour profile.
Tawny Ports are best served slightly chilled, between 12-16°C (54-61°F). They can be enjoyed on their own as a dessert wine or paired with a variety of foods such as nuts, dried fruits, blue cheese, and desserts like crème brûlée or almond tart.
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