Portugal Region Report

Vintage Port, Douro

Vintage Report:
After a mild June, July and August were hot and dry, leading to good even maturation, with the Tinta Barroca looking particularly promising. Maturation studies carried out between 19th August and the beginning of the vintage, determined the following picking order at Vesuvio: Old vineyards; Tinta Barroca; Tinta Amarela; Tinta Roriz; Touriga Nacional; Tinto Cão; and Touriga Franca. Picking began on the 21nd September and continued until 4th October; great care being taken to select and vinify the very best fruit separately, once perfect ripeness had been achieved. Grape quality was very good with average sugar readings an excellent 12o-13o Baumé. …
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Ferreira `Dona Antónia` 30-Year-Old Tawny Port
Decanter Presented In Gift Box
***95 Points-GOLD- Decanter World Wine Awards***
***95 Points- GOLD MEDAL- IWC 2024***

The Dona Antonia 30-Year-Old Tawny Port by Ferreira is a luxurious and complex wine, showcasing the mastery of the tawny port-making craft.

Tasting Notes
This luxurious and complex wine shows rich and inviting aromas with a blend of dried fruit, nutty aromas, and wood notes. On the palate, it has a velvety texture and a symphony of flavors, with layers of caramelized sugar, toffee, honeyed sweetness, and dark chocolate.The finish is long and lingering, with the wine's myriad flavors unfolding gradually and leaving a lasting impression. Subtle echoes of dried fruit, nuts, and spices linger on the palate, inviting contemplation and reflection. …
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30 Year-Old Tawny Port
In original Graham's gift tube as illustrated

The Graham's 30 Year Old Tawny Port is a masterpiece of aged Port craftsmanship. Unlike Vintage Ports, which spend only a short time in oak barrels before bottling, Tawny Ports like Graham's 30 Year Old are aged for three decades or more in seasoned oak casks. This extended aging allows the wine to develop a mellow and harmonious character, with flavors integrating and evolving over time.

Tasting notes
The Graham's 30 Year Old Tawny Port is a mesmerizing amber wine with gold glimmers, hinting at its decades-long oak casks. Its aromas are delicate, with layers of un-drenched raisins, succulent figs, and caramelized dates taking center stage. …
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30 Year Old Tawny Port
***95 Points- Gold- Decanter 2024***
***96 Points GOLD Award- IWC 2024***
Presented in Sandeman Gift Box

Sandeman is a regular IWC and Decanter World Wine Awards Gold- and Trophy-winner for its supremely refined tawnies. A premium aged tawny port, meticulously crafted and aged in oak casks for an average of 30 years.

Tasting Notes
The Sandeman 30 Year Old Tawny Port is of a deep amber amber colour with intense aromas of honey and spices, underscored with deep flavours of dried apricots, hazelnuts and vanilla, creating a rich yet elegant combination. Luxuriously smooth and well-balanced on the palate, this is offering a harmonious blend of dried fruits, nuts, and caramel flavours. …
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Vintage Port

A very good port Port that has a very good complexity and mouth feel. Drinking well now as showing some maturity with a little tannin. This will hold for another decade, not as backward as some of the other port producers. 90/100 TC - Barros Tasting @ Barros Mar 2016.
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Vintage Port
*** 97 Points - Parker ***

A 1994 Fonseca Vintage Port is a highly esteemed wine. The consensus among critics that the 1994 Fonseca Vintage Port is a remarkable wine, possessing the depth, complexity, and aging potential characteristic of a top-tier Vintage Port from an outstanding vintage.

Tasting notes
This astounding port is a deep, opaque ruby color with hints of garnet at the rim. It has complex aromas of blackberry, plum, and dark cherry, cocoa, vanilla, and exotic spices. The palate is full-bodied and rich, with ripe black fruits dominating, layers of dark chocolate, espresso, and baking spices adding depth. …
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Vintage Port

If you have a bottle of 1994 Gould Campbell Vintage Port, you possess a fine example of vintage port from an outstanding year. Enjoy it now for a sophisticated tasting experience or hold onto it for further aging to see how it continues to evolve.

Tasting Notes
This port wine shows a deep ruby colour with hints of garnet, with complex aromas of blackberries, dark cherries, plums, figs, spices, chocolate, and mint. Its full-bodied taste is rich, intense, and complemented by chocolate, licorice, and spice. Its long and persistent finish indicates great aging potential.

Serving and Food pairing
Vintage Ports are best served slightly below modern room temperature: 16° to 18° C. …
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Vintage Port

The 1994 Graham's Vintage Port is widely celebrated as one of the finest examples from an exceptional vintage year and considered one of the best vintage Ports of the 20th century. It has received high praise from wine critics.

Tasting Notes:
This is a deep, dark ruby coloured with garnet rim with complex aromas of ripe blackberries, plums, cherries, chocolate, licorice, tobacco, and spice. Its full-bodied, concentrated palate offers intense flavors of dark fruits, dark chocolate, and spices. The wine's well-structured tannins and balanced acidity provide a strong backbone for graceful aging. …
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Vintage Port
Special Library Release
***95 Points- Wine Advocate***

Symington Family Estates. are delighted to announce the Library Release of the iconic 1994 Graham’s, Dow's and Warre’s Vintage Ports.

The 1994 Vintage Ports are considered to be some of the finest Vintage Ports produced in the second half of the twentieth century. After 25 years ageing in perfect conditions in the Symington cellars, in Vila Nova de Gaia, these wines have developed a wonderful maturity. The The Graham’s is rich and complex with a beautiful elegance. These wines have a bright acidity indicating a long life ahead of them. Each bottle also has the wording ‘Matured in our Cellars’ indicated on the label to confirm its impeccable provenance. …
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Quarles Harris Vintage Port

The 1994 Quarles Harris is a wine that exemplifies the quality and tradition of Port production. It's a wine that offers both immediate pleasure and the potential for further aging, reflecting the best of what the Douro Valley can produce.

Tasting Notes The 1994 Quarles Harris has a delicious smooth, plump and juicy, blackberry fruit flavour, with just a hint of spice A strong, almost earthyness to the palate holds the blackberry fruit, with good ripe tannins, which lingers and improves. The richness of the berry fruit leads to a vibrant and solid finish.

Serving and Food pairing
Vintage Port is best served slightly below room temperature, around 16-18C. …
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Vintage Port
***94 Points (outstanding) Wine Journal ***
**** 94 Points- Wine Advocate ***

1994 Quinta do Vesuvio Port
Esteemed for its impeccable balance, complexity, and aging potential. It exemplifies the mastery of winemaking at this historic estate and stands as a testament to the exceptional quality of Douro Valley Ports.

Tasting Notes
The 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio Port is a deep, rich wine with a complex nose of black fruit, dried figs, raisins, dates, dark chocolate, tobacco, leather, and floral accents. Its palate is rich and concentrated, with ripe fruit flavours dominating. The wine's balance between sweetness and acidity provides structure and vitality. …
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Vintage Port
rewaxed

Excluded from our guarantee

​Real Companhia Velha's 1994 Vintage Port, also known under the "Royal Oporto" label, is a mature wine that has evolved over the decades. Tasting notes from May 2024 describe it as having a pale garnet color with a yellow, mature edge. The bouquet offers aromas of cacao, chocolate, herbs, and hints of an old grocery shop. On the palate, it presents medium body, balanced acidity, and flavors of herbs and chocolate, leading to a quite attractive and rather long finish. ​

Another tasting note highlights its nose of caramel with hints of leather, and flavors of cherries, toffee, and a touch of tobacco. …
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Vintage Port

Churchill’s 1991 Vintage Port
A fine expression from a cooler, structured vintage, the 1991 Churchill’s Vintage Port displays the house’s hallmark style: elegance over opulence, with precision, freshness, and backbone.

Tasting Notes:
On the nose, it reveals lifted aromas of wild berries, black cherries, dried rose petals, and subtle herbal undertones, layered with hints of cedar, leather, and cocoa. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a refined balance of fruit and acidity. Flavours of dark plums, black tea, and liquorice emerge with impressive clarity, supported by firm tannins and a lingering, slightly dry finish—typical of Churchill’s stylistic restraint. …
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Vintage Port

The 1991 Cockburn Vintage Port is a well-regarded wine from a notable vintage, recognized for its complexity and elegance. It opens with aromas of dark berries, plums, and black cherries, complemented by subtle notes of spice, chocolate, and a hint of floral character. On the palate, this port is rich and full-bodied, displaying concentrated fruit flavors balanced by smooth tannins and a refreshing acidity. The structure and depth of the wine promise long-term aging potential, allowing it to develop further complexity in the bottle. The finish is long and satisfying, with lingering flavors of dark fruit and spice. …
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Vintage Port

The 1991 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is an exceptional wine from one of the most highly regarded producers in the Douro Valley. Known for its depth and elegance, this vintage presents a complex bouquet of blackberries, plums, and dark cherries, layered with hints of violets, cocoa, and spices. On the palate, it is full-bodied and richly textured, offering intense dark fruit flavors balanced by firm, well-integrated tannins and a lively acidity that gives it a remarkable freshness. The structure of this wine promises excellent aging potential, with many bottles still evolving gracefully over decades. …
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Malvedos Vintage Port

In declared Vintage years the wines of Malvedos form the fundamental part of the blend which makes up Grahams Vintage Ports. In many other years when there is not enough top quality wine for Grahams to declare a Vintage, the wine of Malvedos is nevertheless so fine that it is bottled on its own, unblended, when two years old and left to mature in bottle like other Vintage Ports. Unlike declared Vintages, Malvedos Vintage Port is normally only shipped when ready for drinking by which time it is usually at least ten years old, although it continues to improve for many years more.
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Quinta da Cavadinha Vintage Port

Gold medal award - The International Wine and Spirit Competition 1999.
This Single Quinta wine has now reached its full maturity and is ready for drinking. As it ages further, it will begin to develop gently into a more tawny style wine. A fantastic glass of Port."

“A dark, glossy, red garnet-black hue - with just a tinge of maturity on the rim. A lovely nose, very open and approachable, full of toasty black fruits. On the palate it has a lovely, full richness, with delightful balance of fruit, tannins and acidity. Nicely structured. There is even a velvety edge to the texture, producing a smooth, elegant end palate and finish. …
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40 Year Old Tawny Port in Gift Box
Decanter Silver Award ( DWWA 2025 )

This Kopke 40 Year Old Tawny Port is a beautifully balanced and richly complex wine, perfect for savouring on special occasions. Its intricate layers of flavours and aromas make it a delightful experience for the palate, showcasing the masterful aging process and the quality of the port.

Tasting Notes
Deep amber with mahogany highlights, indicating aging. Its aromas include dried fruits, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, roasted nuts, vanilla, and spices. The palate is smooth and luscious, with a pronounced sweetness and well-integrated acidity. The texture is velvety and full-bodied, offering a luxurious mouthfeel. …
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40 Year Old Tawny Port
***92 Points- Wine Enthusiast***

Dows 40 Year Old Tawny Port A beautiful translucent amber-golden colour and an almost transparent rim with exquisite fragrances of delicate dry fruit coupled with a hint of fine marmalade. A luxuriously silk-like palate with polished elegance and notes of fruit preserves. The complex, long and slightly dry finish reveals nutty praline notes ending with a tea leaf flourish

Dow’s Port is one of the most famous names in the Port trade and today is owned and managed by the fifth generation of the Symington family. The family, whose experience dates back over 100 years, supervises all the vineyards, winemaking and ageing of this wine. …
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Porta dos Cavaleiros, Dao

The 1985 Dão Porta dos Cavaleiros is a rare vintage from one of Portugal’s most historic wine regions, offering a perfect blend of nostalgia and refined elegance. With its exceptional ageing potential and rich history, the 1985 vintage is a meaningful and memorable wine gift—whether for a wine enthusiast, a collector, or someone celebrating their own journey of four remarkable decades.

Tasting Notes:
After four decades of maturation, this wine has developed complex aromas of dried fruits, cedar, tobacco, and subtle spice. On the palate, expect a velvety texture with layers of mature dark berries, earthy undertones, and a lingering, harmonious finish. …
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Private Cellar Release, Vintage Port
Delivery December 2025

We are delighted to announce the release of a very limited number of bottles of Graham’s 1985 Vintage Ports, drawn directly from Symington Family Estates’ private cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia.

1985 was one of the great classic vintages of the late 20th century. Textbook conditions throughout the growing season – balanced vine growth, a warm dry summer and near-perfect harvest weather – produced concentrated and powerful wines with remarkable ageing potential. Now, after four decades of cellaring in ideal conditions, these Vintage Ports have gained immense complexity and are offered at a glorious stage of maturity. …
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Vintage Port

From the outstanding 1985 vintage. The excellent Niepoort is one of the smallest producers of port. Their ports are sought after by collectors and port lovers.

"Niepoort is to Vintage Port what Krug is to Champagne. They are both small houses in a world dominated by large competitors but they are producing outstanding wines which very few can match." (James Suckling, Vintage Port).

"The nose is smooth with ripe red fruits and a smooth, dusty, spicy tannic structural character (yes, Ports seem to convey structure by the nose too). The palate is smooth, elegant and spicy showing lots of expression, and a fair bit of fruit. …
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Late Bottled Vintage port

The 1984 Delaforce Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port is a classic expression of traditional Douro winemaking, offering a mature and approachable fortified wine experience. Bottled in 1990 after six years of aging in wood, this LBV showcases the depth and character typical of Delaforce's style.

In the glass, it presents a deep ruby hue, a testament to its well-preserved condition. The nose reveals inviting aromas of plums, fresh berries, and a hint of liquorice, indicating its complexity and maturity. On the palate, it is soft and plummy, with a round texture and mellow tannins, making it enjoyable to drink now without the need for decanting . …
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Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port

The elegant and scented Port wines of Quinta de Vargellas are the most reputed Single Quinta Vintages. Regarded as more prestigious and collectable than many shippers’ declared Vintages. Like a declared Vintage, a Quinta de Vargellas Single Quinta Vintage Port is released soon after bottling.

An attractive single quinta port from what was quite a difficult year. This is one of the best and it has aged well.


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Quinta do Agua Alta
damaged label

Despite its thoroughly traditional-sounding name Churchill is the newest of the British-owned Port companies, founded in 1981 by J. Graham.

Quinta Agua Alta is named after the spring at the top of the vineyard and it produces wonderfully pure and fresh water that bubbles up through the granite rock below the thin top soil. Olives and figs grow in abundance around the vineyard which produces a quite stunninly powerful port.

Deep purple in colour with a mass of soft and concentrated fruit. There's plenty of tannin to give structure and a pleasing earthiness on the finish. This is the perfect way to round off a good dinner. …
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