Portugal Region Report

Abafado - (Sweet fortified wine) - Martins da Costa
Includes gift case
Spacial Offer | Was £195 | now £145

This outstanding 1960 wine is a beautiful sweet fortified white wine from the Bairrada region in Portugal.

Only 1000 bottles were made and these are drinking perfectly. Made from the must of red grapes, the wine is matured in oak for a minimum of 10 years. This is an amazing sweet wine that can be drunk as an aperitif or with any sweet dessert. This wine is of exceptional quality and value and is highly recommended by our wine buyer.

On the nose there are complex aromas of dried apricots, nuts, honey and a suggestion of citrus fruit. Served slightly chilled, this wine has rich mouthfeel, medium sweetness and and an amazing honeyed and citrus, delicate orange peel. …
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Price: $189.74 USD
Stock: 42 in Stock

Vintage Port
Damaged Labels

"Bright tawny with orange flecks, there are whacks of dried fruit and sultanas on the nose, with hints of bitter chocolate and Christmas pudding. The palate is sweet but balanced with a lovely acidity. A fascinating multilayered wine, with the oxidization bringing out maple syrup flavours, coupled with leather and cigar box aromas wrapped around rich dried fruit. Complex, captivating and holding up beautifully." Decanter, Fine Wine Encounter 2009.

The 1960 has a light russet core with deep tawny rim. A lovely soft, mulberry infused nose with a touch of sloes and coca that could do with a tad more delineation. …
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Price: $260.41 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port
Plain label - embossed capsules.

"Bright tawny with orange flecks, there are whacks of dried fruit and sultanas on the nose, with hints of bitter chocolate and Christmas pudding. The palate is sweet but balanced with a lovely acidity. A fascinating multilayered wine, with the oxidization bringing out maple syrup flavours, coupled with leather and cigar box aromas wrapped around rich dried fruit. Complex, captivating and holding up beautifully." Decanter, Fine Wine Encounter 2009.

The 1960 has a light russet core with deep tawny rim. A lovely soft, mulberry infused nose with a touch of sloes and coca that could do with a tad more delineation. …
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Price: $242.09 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port
High shoulder - good label

This is an extraordinary house that seems to have been particularly successful with its vintage port. The 1960 is a classic, a monumental, rich, still tannic wine.

Reviews
"Superbly balanced and at its peak. Light ruby with a garnet edge, a rich coffee and chocolate nose, medium-bodied, with lovely balanced fruit and coffee flavours and a long, silky finish. A joy to drink." James Suckling - Vintage Port Book
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Price: $320.60 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 1960 Feuerheerd has a beautiful mouth feel, no fruit but is saved by some good acidity and a little heat followed by a very long finish.


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Price: $255.17 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock

Vintage Port
UK Bottled by Christopher and Co

The 1960 Fonseca has settled into the most glorious of old Vintage Ports. After more than 55 years bottle-ageing, these wines have a superb combination of lovely mature fruit combined with the elegance that only this length of time in bottle can give. Outstanding.
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Price: $386.03 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Vintage Port

Martinez has produced a port with power, dimension and real character.

Reviews:
Almost Tawny colored. Blackberry, Black currant (cassis), Cherry, Plum, and Toast. Smooth texture. Long finish. Surprisingly excellent 50yr VP. 93 pts Cellar Tracker.

Lovely ruby red color with yellow center; strawberry, raspberry nose; surprisingly light bodied, strawberry, raspberry, creamy palate; medium-plus finish. Rjonwine.com
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Price: $247.32 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock

Boa Vista Vintage Port

Quinta Boa Vista (lit Beautiful View Vineyard) hints at the dramatic views enjoyed by one of the most renowned vineyards in the entire Douro valley

Boa Vista is the jewel in the Offley Forrester crown, which is one of the oldest Port Houses (1737) and rose to prominence under Joseph Forrester. He was a legendary figure in the history of port credited with mapping the upper regions of the Douro, only to be drowned in one of its rapids, allegedly weighed down by the weight of gold he had collected from his tenants. Forrester's life was devoted to improving the quality of port and in recognition of his endeavours the King of Portugal made him Baron Forrester. …
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Price: $247.32 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock

Vintage Port
Embossed capsule | Unlabelled | Level in Neck

“This wine is a mysterious phenomenon, a magical wine produced in extremely limited quantities and only in a few years each decade. It is the expression of a terroir and confirms something that is for me a deeply held belief. The Nacional is great because of the grapes and where they come from, not because of anything particular that we do. It has a unique personality, an extraordinary intensity and, even after many years of ageing, retains an astonishing youthfulness.” Christian Seely

The terroir: a small area at the heart of the Quinta do Noval vineyard planted with ungrafted vines and untouched by phylloxera, described as “attached to the soil of the Nation”. …
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Price: $3,467.75 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port, Douro
Impeccable provenance - bottled by Tanners of Shrewsbury

We are delighted to offer a small quantity of Taylor 1960 Vintage Port with impeccable provenance. These bottles were shipped and bottled by Tanners of Shrewsbury and sold to the owners of Berwick House in Shrewsbury, where they were stored undisturbed until their sale in 2024. The bottles are unlabelled but the cork is marked with the vintage and shipper (as pictured).

The 1960 Taylor's Vintage Port is a true gem. Taylor's is one of the most prestigious Port wine producers in the Douro Valley, and the 1960 vintage is considered one of the great vintages of the 20th century. Vintage Ports from 1960 are known for their exceptional quality and longevity. …
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Price: $251.25 USD
Stock: 18 in Stock

Warre Private Cellar Release

Warre’s is the oldest of the Symington Family Estates' brands and in 2020 celebrates 350 years of producing unparalleled quality Port wines. To commemorate three and a half centuries of history, Warre’s decided to launch a fabulous Vintage 1960 Private Cellar. These are the Last 360 Bottle in the Symington Cellar.

Johnny Symington – chairman of Symington Family Estates, commented: “We are extremely proud to be celebrating Warre’s 350th anniversary: three generations of my family worked alongside the Warres until the mid-1960s when they decided to return to the UK.

“We have continued a great tradition that dates back to 1670. …
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Price: $647.75 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Vintage port

** 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: $247.32 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage port
Unlabelled
Identification from capsule.

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Price: $451.46 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
In neck damaged label

Dows 1958 Bottled 1960
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Price: $778.61 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Guimaraens Vintage Port

The Fonseca 1958 Port is golden and nearly tawny in colour. On the nose dark cherry and elegant aromas. Rather full bodied on the palate, sweet, complex and balanced with burnt sugar. Elegant finish.
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Price: $778.61 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port (Unlabelled- ID on capsule)

Aromas of figs, walnuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, leather, raisins and a bit of ethanol. More of the same on the palate with some coffee notes.
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Price: $451.46 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Vintage Port

Aromas of figs, walnuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, leather, raisins and a bit of ethanol. More of the same on the palate with some coffee notes.
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Price: $516.89 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
Unlabelled
Shipped by J Harvey and son

The spirit is clean with a gentle floral edge. There are dried fig, raisin, chocolate and liquorice smells. It is lacy and ethereal in the mouth. It has good cut and detail right through the palate and one is left with a wonderful inner mouth perfume once the wine is swallowed.
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Price: $647.75 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port

Aromatic and elegant wines. Now with a gentle tawny colour. This port still has good fruit and balance.
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Price: $647.75 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock

Colheita Port
***Decanter 2021 Platinum Award Winner***
Comes in Original Kopke box as illustrated.

*** 96 Points Gold Medal, III Concurso Internacional da Cidade do Porto ***

***95 Points- Mark Squires
eRobertParker.com #223 Mar 2016***

Review:
The 1957 Colheita Tawny Port was seen before, but it's worth revisiting in the USA, since it's a great wine. This is also the new 2015 bottling. It has 127 grams per litre of residual sugar. It is stunning how youthful this is. Lush and rich on opening, it has mature flavours that emerge, easily demonstrating the complexity and concentrated aromatics one expects. Gripping on the finish, this delivers fruit flavour and seems to linger indefinitely. …
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Price: $425.29 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port - Supplied with Plain Labels

Delaforce was founded in 1834, when John Fleurriet Delaforce was asked by his London employer to set up a new Port wine company for the partners of Martinez Gassinot. Delaforce rapidly became established as one of the leading Port wine companies developing its sales worldwide. Between 1894 and 1906 the company was distinguished with a warrant as supplier of Port wine to the Portuguese Royal Household. The company still exists today but was acquired by the Taylor-Fladgate Fonseca group in 2001.
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Price: $516.89 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

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: $516.89 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

The rare 1957 Sandeman Vintage Port has an attractive red colour, firm centre and pale rim. Empty nose. Nice body and texture, quite thick. Sweet and attractive palate, lots of late red cherry and gentle acidity. Warm, spicy and fruity finish of great length. (Review on the Port Forum)
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Price: $647.75 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vintage Port
Excellent provenance

The 1955 Vintage Produced some high-class ports and the 1955 Cockburn is no exception! This is a great bottle of old port. The 1955 Cockburn's retains subtle fruitiness along with toffee, smoke, and dark chocolate notes. All of the flavors were melded together and the port was slightly sweet without even a trace of alcohol. Great port!
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Price: $490.72 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port
Unlabelled

The 1955 was the only year declared by Fonseca in the 50s. An underrated, indeed almost forgotten, vintage that deserves to be rediscovered.

Notes on the year
The year was marked by an excellent ripening season with hot weather in July and August meaning that the crop was perfectly mature towards the end of September. Most of the well known shippers declared 1955.

Tasting Note
Medium to deep red, with a remarkably youthful ruby edge. Incredible richness and almost young grapey fruit character. As it breathes it opens to reveal spicy mature dark fruit aromas. On the palate it fills the mouth with round, marzipan richness mixed with full chocolate flavour. …
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Price: $909.47 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock