1944 Wine and Port Vintage
Vintage Summary and Recommendations: 
Welcome to Vintage Wine and Port's 1944 wine page. Read on for our summary of the 1944 vintage, our top recommendations and region reports. Scroll down to see all of our wines currently available. If you cannot find what you are looking for please call us on 01425 837177 or Contact Us. We would love to help you with your wine choice!
For Bordeaux, 1944 was another good year, benefitting from great weather. Although Italy was badly affected by the war, the limited wines that were made tended to be very good. Some of the best Barolos may even still drink well today. Port, again, went undeclared but some very good Colheita and Tawny Ports were made and should still be drinking well now.
Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:
This Year in History: Fun Fact: Release of Laurence Olivier's Henry V, the first work of Shakespeare filmed in colour.
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Italian: The 1944 Italian Vintage was overshadowed by the war, however a limited number of bottles were still made. The best examples come from Barolo and the area of Piemonte and these are fine wines that will still be drinking well today.
Portugal: The 1944 Port vintage was not declared; no Vintage Port or Single Quinta port was produced in this year. However, some excellent Colheita and Tawny Ports from 1944 were made and we are proud to offer one of the largest collections in the UK, these Colheita ports are true rarities which have been barrel aged until a special bottling commissioned by Vintage Wine and Port. These colheita ports from the 1944 harvest have already undergone oxidative ageing and as with all tawny port can therefore be savoured over two months after opening.
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Quinta da Devesa, 1944
Colheita Port in presentation box
***95 Points - Robert Parker***
Advanced orders for delivery Early May
Quinta da Devesa 1944 Tawny Colheita Port.
We are delighted to exclusively bring you a piece of history. This was one of the earliest surviving vintages made by Quinta da Devesa after it was acquired by the Fortunato family (in 1941). The 1944 is made from grapes harvested in that year - when the world was at war. The casks have been carefully maintained by the family, ageing gracefully until it was bottled in 2022. The the current generation are delighted to be able to share this rare Port with you, its longevity a testament to the previous generations who put so much care and attention into its creation back in 1944. …
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Price: £425.00
Stock: 4 in Stock
Niepoort Port, 1944
Colheita Port
Niepoort 1944 Colheita Port is a remarkable and rare single-harvest tawny Port that stands as a true testament to time and craftsmanship. "Colheita" means "harvest" in Portuguese, and these Ports are aged in wooden casks for a minimum of seven years — but in the case of Niepoort’s 1944, we're talking about decades of cask ageing, often until bottling in the 1970's. This prolonged ageing process produces a wine of stunning depth, complexity, and elegance.
In the glass, the 1944 Colheita shows a beautiful amber-tawny color, with greenish hues on the rim — a telltale sign of serious age. The nose is intoxicatingly complex, …
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Price: £695.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Real Companhia Vinicola do Norte de Portugal, 1944
Colheita Port
Price: £595.00
Stock: Out of Stock