Portugal Region Report

Vintage Port
High Shoulder - Bottled 1893

The *1890 Chillingworth & Son Vintage Port* is an extraordinary and historic wine, offering a rare glimpse into the craftsmanship of 19th-century Douro winemaking. Produced in an era when viticulture and vinification were entirely manual, this Port has survived more than 130 years, evolving into a masterpiece of aged fortified wine. Bottles from this vintage are exceptionally scarce, making it a true collector’s prize and a living piece of Port history.

In the glass, it presents a deep amber-tawny core with a green-tinged rim, the unmistakable signature of great age in Vintage Port. The nose is profoundly complex, with layers of dried fig, sultana, and medjool date alongside rich molasses, toasted walnut, and exotic spice. …
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Price: £1,695.00
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Vintage Port Marked by hand 'Cockburn 1887', DOC Douro
Most of label is illegible.
Below Low Shoulder

Excluded from our guarantee

The *1887 Cockburn Vintage Port* is an exceptionally rare survivor from the late 19th century, offering a remarkable connection to the early history of one of the Douro’s most respected Port houses. Produced during a period when Cockburn was establishing its reputation for elegance, structure, and longevity, this wine has endured nearly 140 years, developing a depth of character that only time can create. Bottles from this vintage are virtually unobtainable today, making it a true treasure for collectors of historic Ports.

In the glass, it is likely to display a translucent tawny-amber core with green-tinged edges, a classic hallmark of extreme age in Vintage Port. …
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Price: £1,895.00
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Colheita Port

The origin of the brand Constantino dates back to 1877 and has at its origin a company founded by Constantino de Almeida, dedicated to the export of Port wine. The firm was successful in the first half of the twentieth century, thanks to the vision and management skills of Constantino de Almeida and his successors. The brand is currently recognised for the quality of its famous Brandy, widely expanded in Portugal and beyond. The purity and genuineness of brandy Constantino, which has been preserved for 6 months in the highest quality of wood, are the main characteristics of its excellence.

Reviews:
"Color: Medium brown with orange highlights. …
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Price: £1,625.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port, DOC Douro

A rare vintage port form a 19th Century shipper.
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Price: £1,950.00
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Garrafeira Port, DOC Douro

An extremely rare 1887 Port wine made from grapes grown at Bom Retiro by the family owning the quinta prior to its sale to Ramos Pinto in 1919. The oldest vintage in the family reserves is 1860.

All original bottles were recorked in 2022 by Luis Sottamayor (cellar master of Ferreira). Each bottle has a branded cork with: 'Recorked 2022 Bom Retiro.

Garrafeira Port is a rare port style that can retain great freshness even after prolonged aging. It is sometimes characterized as tasting like a cross between Colheita and mature Vintage Port. Garrafeira is made from grapes from a single year where the fortified wine undergoes three to six years ageing in wood, oxidating and losing some colour. …
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Price: £1,895.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port (Unknown Shipper), DOC Douro

An extremely rare 19th century unidentified vintage port from 1887.
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Price: £3,900.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port G Rayne and Co, DOC Douro

An extremely rare 19th century unidentified vintage port from 1887. Embossed capsules
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Price: £3,900.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port (believed Taylors 1884), DOC Douro

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Price: £3,995.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Ne Oublie

The Symington family has released 656 bottles of a Port that dates back to the arrival of their great-grandfather Andrew James Symington in Portugal in 1882.

The family have named this wine ‘Ne Oublie’ after the original Graham’s family motto and for the company where Andrew Symington started his life’s work. The name reflects the respect with which the family regard their great-grandparents’ joint decision to commit themselves and their descendants to Portugal, to the Douro and to Port.

Now 130 years later his direct descendants have bottled one of the remaining three barrels. The other two barrels have been entrusted to the next generation of the family and it is they who will decide their future, in 2025 at the earliest. …
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Price: £9,950.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port (level base of neck), DOC Douro

The 1881 Martinho Vintage Port is an extraordinary and almost mythical bottle, representing more than 140 years of Port history. Produced in the Douro in the late 19th century—a time when Port was still made entirely by hand, using traditional stone lagares and foot-treading—this wine is a living testament to the craftsmanship of the era. The survival of a bottle in such remarkable condition, with a level at the base of neck, is exceptionally rare for a wine of this age, making it both a collector’s treasure and a potentially profound drinking experience.

In the glass, a Port of this maturity would display a deep mahogany core shading to amber and olive-green at the rim, a classic visual signature of great age. …
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Price: £1,800.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vinho Velho do Porto 1881, DOC Douro

Good level - unknown shipper - typed label.
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Price: £1,975.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Millennium Port
1880 Colheita Port Bottled by Niepoort in 2002
150cl Magnum Bottle Format

Cristiano van Zeller (ex Quinta do Noval) discovered the 1880 Port in 1999 at a winery in Regua (River Douro) that was closing following the death of the owner. Cristiano was interested in acquiring stone lagares (foot treading tanks) for his new winery but they also asked if he was interested in any old stock. Most was uninteresting but at the rear of the winery were three 20,000 litre casks, two empty but one containing 10,000 litres of 1880 port, 10,000 litres having evaporated during the intervening 119 years. The intention was to bottle the wine as 100 year old (for the millennium) but that …
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Price: £1,695.00
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Garrafeira Port

An extremely rare 1878 Port wine made from grapes grown at Bom Retiro by the family owning the quinta prior to its sale to Ramos Pinto in 1919. The oldest vintage in the family reserves is 1860.

All original bottles were recorked in 2022 by Luis Sottamayor (cellar master of Ferreira). Each bottle has a branded cork with: 'Recorked 2022 Bom Retiro.

Garrafeira Port is a rare port style that can retain great freshness even after prolonged aging. It is sometimes characterized as tasting like a cross between Colheita and mature Vintage Port. Garrafeira is made from grapes from a single year where the fortified wine undergoes three to six years ageing in wood, oxidating and losing some colour. …
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Price: £2,195.00
Stock: 5 in Stock

Vintage Port, DOC Douro
Recorked by Whitwhams in 1990

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Price: £2,495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Tordiz Ultra Reserva
Rewaxed

Colheita style port probably bottled from cask in the early 20th century

In 1730, Henry Burmester and John Nash established in London the company Burmester & Nash, dedicated to the corn trade. In 1750, having acquired warehouses in Vila Nova de Gaia, they started exporting Port Wine to the British Isles as well as to other European countries.

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Price: £995.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Garrafeira Port

An extremely rare 1872 Port wine made from grapes grown at Bom Retiro by the family owning the quinta prior to its sale to Ramos Pinto in 1919. The oldest vintage in the family reserves is 1860.

All original bottles were recorked in 2022 by Luis Sottamayor (cellar master of Ferreira). Each bottle has a branded cork with: 'Recorked 2022 Bom Retiro.

Garrafeira Port is a rare port style that can retain great freshness even after prolonged aging. It is sometimes characterized as tasting like a cross between Colheita and mature Vintage Port. Garrafeira is made from grapes from a single year where the fortified wine undergoes three to six years ageing in wood, oxidating and losing some colour. …
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Price: £1,995.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Colheita Port, DOC Douro

A rare bottling of Cabral 1871 port. Bottled in the 1970's from cask. Tasted by Michael Broadbent in 2001 with the following comments "Pale tawny indicating many, possibly 50 years, in wood; slightly varnishy on the nose but still sweet and delicious."

This Port was bought from The Dower House, Tewkesbury and whilst they do not have labels and the capsules are plain, the port dates from 1871 (bottled in the 1970s); please ask for further details. One bottle from this collection was previously opened; the cork for which had the date of 1871 and Cabral which is Serafim Cabral of Quinta de Loueiro. …
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Price: £695.00
Stock: 9 in Stock

Vinha Velha do Douro - Colheita Port 1871, DOC Douro

The 1871 Quinta de Loureiro *Vinha Velha do Douro* Colheita Port is an extraordinary and almost unimaginable rarity, representing over 150 years of Douro history. Produced from ancient vineyards (*vinha velha*) at a time when phylloxera was devastating much of Europe, this wine is a remarkable survivor from an era when Port was crafted entirely by hand—grapes foot-trodden in granite lagares, cask-aged in the estate’s cellars, and later bottled for long-term maturity. As a *Colheita*, it would have spent decades maturing in seasoned oak casks before bottling, slowly developing the profound complexity and elegance that only extended cask ageing can deliver. …
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Price: £1,229.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Colheita Centenario Duo of Very Old Aged Tawny
Assortment Case Port

One of only 770 sets that celebrate the history, complexity and prestige of one of the world's great drinks: Port. A highly collectible and utterly fascinating piece for Port enthusiasts. It contains two tawny ports from the respected van Zeller winery, one from 1970 and 1870. To be able to compare vintages a century apart is a truly rare privilege, and this handsome green case contains not only a full-sized wax-dipped bottle of each vintage, but also two 5cl miniatures, a luxury tasting book, handmade stoppers and a certificate of bottling.

1870 OLD COLHEITA TAWNY PORT – NEAL MARTIN’S TASTING NOTES It has an arresting bouquet with scents of black plum, …
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Price: £1,950.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port, DOC Douro

unknown producer - sothebys neck label
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Price: £1,195.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Memories - Very, Very Old Tawny Port
99 Points - Wine Spectator

Exquisitely presented in a crystal decanter and an artisanal case, the Quinta das Carvalhas "Memories" very, very old tawny port is made from the exceptional 1867 tawny with a dash (7%) of 1900.

The story of this Port travels back to the harvest of 1867 at Quinta das Carvalhas, one of the most prominent properties in the Douro Valley, which is highly known for the beauty of its landscape and its spectacular vineyards.

An exquisite example of a Very Old Tawny Port, produced in a limited edition of just 260 bottles to celebrate the founding of the company in 1756.

Released in 2016 on the 260th anniversary there is just one bottle per year of existence. …
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Price: £1,995.00
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Vintage Port (top shoulder), DOC Douro

Acquired from Christies - the bottle has a faint chalk mark "1867" and taken from a bin marked 1867.
Level is top shoulder - no features on capsule. Corks are unbranded pre-1900.
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Price: £1,995.00
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Vintage Port (very top shoulder), DOC Douro

Acquired from Christies - the bottle was removed from a bin marked 1867 with other bottles that were chalk marked 1867.
Level is very top shoulder - no features on capsule. Corks are unbranded as pre-1900.
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Price: £1,995.00
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Vintage Port (upper shoulder) Possibly 1868, DOC Douro

Acquired from Christies - the bottle was removed from a bin marked 1867 with other bottles that were chalk marked 1867. However this bottle has 68 etched into the chalk.
Level is upper shoulder - no features on capsule. Corks are unbranded as pre-1900.
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Price: £1,995.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Adelaide Tributa Very Old Port

The 1866 Quinta do Vallado *Adelaide Tributa* Very Old Port is an astonishing and historic masterpiece, representing more than 155 years of Douro winemaking heritage. Produced in honour of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira—one of the most important and visionary figures in Port history—this bottling comes from ancient casks preserved in the estate’s cellars for generations. Crafted in the mid-19th century, when every stage of Port production was done by hand, this wine has survived phylloxera, world wars, and immense changes in the Douro, emerging today as a rare and priceless link to a golden age of Port making. …
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Price: £3,895.00
Stock: 1 in Stock