Portugal Region Report

Vintage Port
Unlabelled

The Dow's 1970 Vintage Port is widely regarded as one of the standout wines from a legendary vintage. Over five decades since its bottling, it continues to impress with its depth, balance, and longevity.​

In the glass, this Port exhibits a limpid garnet hue, indicative of its maturity. The nose offers a complex bouquet of red fruits, including strawberry and red currant, complemented by notes of cinnamon and subtle spice. On the palate, it presents a medium-sweet profile with flavors of fig, prunes, and molasses, supported by a lusciously creamy texture and well-integrated acidity. The finish is long and elegant, leaving a lasting impression. …
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Price: £159.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 1970 Feuerheerd Vintage Port is a true gem from one of the Douro’s most celebrated vintages. Feuerheerd, founded in 1815 by the German merchant Dietrich Matthias Feuerheerd, is known for crafting classic, robust Ports that age gracefully for decades. While not as widely recognized as some of the major houses, Feuerheerd has long been respected among connoisseurs for its dedication to quality and traditional methods.

The 1970 vintage itself is legendary, declared by most major Port houses. It produced wines of exceptional depth, structure, and longevity. After over five decades in bottle, this Feuerheerd has fully matured, offering an elegant expression of both vintage and house style. …
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Price: £185.00
Stock: 8 in Stock

Vintage Port
Imported and Bottled by Grants of St James

An outstanding port from a classic vintage. The Fonseca 1970 is now fully mature, and is probably one of the finest glasses of port that you will ever taste. A wine of this quality will age superbly for many decades to come. A magnificent wine with abundant ripe fruit flavours and concentrated tannins. Perfect harmony and balance places this Port amongst the all-time greats.

Robert Parker, renowned critic writes of this Port.... "... it excels in its magnificently complex, intense bouquet of plummy, cedary, spicy fruit and long, broad, expansive flavours. With its lush, seductive character, one might call it the Pomerol of Vintage ports. …
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Price: £195.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 1970 Graham’s is a legendary Vintage Port from one of the Douro’s most consistently outstanding producers. Declared in an exceptional year, this wine has become one of the most celebrated Ports of the 20th century. Known for its lush, fruit-driven style, Graham’s 1970 is a benchmark for what mature Port can achieve — combining richness, depth, and graceful longevity.

After more than five decades in bottle, the wine has developed an extraordinary bouquet. Aromas of stewed plum, black cherry, and dried fig unfold alongside notes of rose petal, walnut, cedar, and a touch of caramel. There's a signature Graham’s opulence to the nose, yet it's balanced by a subtle sense of freshness and lifted spice. …
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Price: £179.00
Stock: 5 in Stock

Vintage Port bottled for Army and Navy Stores
Labels bin soiled
Excellent provenance

*** 93 Points (Parker) ***

"...a definite Bordeaux-like nose! Well defined, foursquare at first, opening up nicely with maraschino cherries, cloves, burnt wood/embers and bergamot, gaining intensity all the time in the glass. The palate is very harmonious and elegant. Fleshy, harmonious, seductive on the palate with allspice, nutmeg and ginger sprinkled over the viscous finish and finally, freshly rolled tobacco on the aftertaste. Good length, powerful like many of the 1970 ports continue to be. Superb. Drink now-2020+ Neil Martin Wine Journal Tasted September 2009.

"The 1970 is a monumental vintage port and one of the greats of the vintage. …
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Price: £189.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port
Berry Brothers Bottling
Damaged Label

The 1970 Graham's Vintage Port is a classic and one of the most iconic wines produced by the house of Graham’s. The 1970 vintage is renowned as one of the best of the 20th century for Port wines, and Graham's expression of this year is particularly exceptional for its richness and longevity.


Tasting Notes: Deep ruby color with a slight garnet edge, showing signs of maturity but still remarkably vibrant. Nose: A highly aromatic nose of ripe black fruits, such as blackcurrants and black cherries, intermingled with secondary notes of figs, prunes, and dates. There are also layers of leather, tobacco, and sweet spices like cinnamon and clove, alongside a slight floral touch of violets. …
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Price: £169.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 1970 Graham's Vintage Port is a classic and one of the most iconic wines produced by the house of Graham’s. The 1970 vintage is renowned as one of the best of the 20th century for Port wines, and Graham's expression of this year is particularly exceptional for its richness and longevity.


Tasting Notes: Deep ruby color with a slight garnet edge, showing signs of maturity but still remarkably vibrant. Nose: A highly aromatic nose of ripe black fruits, such as blackcurrants and black cherries, intermingled with secondary notes of figs, prunes, and dates. There are also layers of leather, tobacco, and sweet spices like cinnamon and clove, alongside a slight floral touch of violets. …
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Price: £169.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Nacional- Vintage Port

“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: £1,895.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Ramos Pinto Vintage Port
***95 pts- Wine Advocate***

From the outstanding 1970 vintage, the Ramos Pinto is a beautiful port. Excellent colour with a little red. On the nose jammy strawberries, spice, a hint of pepper and liquorice. On the palate, so beautifully smooth and in great balance, red fruit some violets. A long long finish. This is a beautiful wine.



About Ramos Pinto

Ramos Pinto is one of the oldest and most esteemed Port wine producers in Portugal's Douro Valley. Founded by Adriano Ramos Pinto in 1880, the company has a long history of crafting high-quality Port wines, particularly Vintage Ports.

Ramos Pinto is known for its innovative approach to winemaking and marketing. …
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Price: £169.00
Stock: 4 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 1970 Taylor’s Vintage Port is one of the most celebrated Ports of the 20th century—a legendary wine from a widely declared and universally admired vintage. Renowned for its immense structure, concentration, and ageing potential, this bottling epitomizes Taylor’s house style: firm, linear, and built for the long haul. Over five decades later, it remains a benchmark for mature Vintage Port and continues to impress those lucky enough to open a well-stored bottle.

In the glass, the wine shows a deep garnet centre with a fading amber rim, offering immediate aromatic complexity. The nose is expansive and refined, …
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Price: £185.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vintage Port
Oporto bottled

Taylor's 1970 Vintage Port reviews.

99 points Wine Enthusiast
This wine's dark garnet color with minimal bricking suggests a relatively youthful wine and this certainly could age longer, although it's also delicious now. Wonderfully complex floral and herbal scents easily move into deep, rich flavors of chocolate and cherries, sprinkled with a healthy dose of Douro minerality and spice. Drink or hold. (JC) (2/2007)

98 points Vinous
The 1970 Taylor's Vintage Port has a tight nose, youthful with notes of liquorice, raisin, boot-polish and lemongrass. It is well defined and displays a little more intensity than the 1963. …
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Price: £225.00
Stock: 13 in Stock

Vintage Port
Plain label

The 1970 Taylor’s Vintage Port is one of the most celebrated Ports of the 20th century—a legendary wine from a widely declared and universally admired vintage. Renowned for its immense structure, concentration, and ageing potential, this bottling epitomizes Taylor’s house style: firm, linear, and built for the long haul. Over five decades later, it remains a benchmark for mature Vintage Port and continues to impress those lucky enough to open a well-stored bottle.

In the glass, the wine shows a deep garnet centre with a fading amber rim, offering immediate aromatic complexity. The nose is expansive and refined, …
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Price: £185.00
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port
Was £179
January Sale Offer only £125

The Warre's 1970 Vintage Port, released to commemorate the house's 300th anniversary, is a distinguished example from one of the most celebrated Port vintages of the 20th century. This wine showcases Warre's signature style—elegant, floral, and refined—offering a compelling alternative to the more robust expressions from producers like Graham's or Fonseca.​

Tasting notes highlight its deep garnet core with a subtle browning rim, indicative of its maturity. The nose is fragrant and perfumed, featuring aromas of violets and red fruits. On the palate, it delivers rich, voluptuous flavors backed by firm tannins, with a bitter-sweet dark chocolate concentration and a lingering plummy finish. …
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Price: £125.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Colheita Port
50cl Bottle

Exclusive to Vintage Wine and Port
The 1969 Palmer Port Colheita is an exceptionally rare single-harvest Tawny Port, aged for more than half a century in seasoned oak casks. From a vintage that has now become a true collector’s treasure, this Colheita shows remarkable maturity, depth and refinement. A superb choice for marking milestone celebrations or as a centrepiece in any fine Port collection. Drink now or over the next decade.


Tasting Notes:
Deep mahogany-tawny with golden highlights. The bouquet is intensely evolved, with aromas of dried figs, dates, roasted chestnuts, caramel, candied orange peel and gentle hints of coffee and spice. …
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Price: £149.00
Stock: 9 in Stock

White Colheita Port in Gift Box
50cl Bottle
92 Points - Wine Advocate

The Quinta da Devesa 1969 White Colheita Port is a treasure of the Douro Valley—an extraordinarily rare white port aged for nearly 50 years in seasoned oak casks before bottling in 2024. This single-harvest, long-aged expression is the result of decades of careful maturation under oxidative conditions in the estate’s traditional hillside cellars. Made from native white grapes such as Côdega de Larinho, Rabigato, Malvasia Fina, and others, it embodies the character and complexity that only time can create.

In the glass, it presents a radiant deep amber-gold hue with greenish olive edges, a visual hallmark of advanced barrel aging. …
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Price: £149.00
Stock: 12 in Stock

150cl Bottle
Bottled and Shipped by Warre

A late release LBV bottled and Shipped by Warre but rebranded for the French market as J.W. Hart.
Notes: An attractive bronze colour, looking fully mature; 40% opaque. A nose of sweet cherry, spiced beautifully with a grating of mace. Very mellow on the palate, fully mature with flavours of baked apple, cinnamon and cloves. Warm and spiced fruit. A little spearmint shows on the aftertaste, but quickly fades to a gentle black tea and apple finish. Fully mature Port, sliding gently into its place in history.

Bottled 1989

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Price: £395.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port Oporto Bottled
Damaged label

This Taylor's Vintage Port from the good 1969 vintage is mature now. This is an excellent choice for both enthusiasts and collectors, offering a taste of the exceptional craftsmanship and terroir of the Douro Valley.

Tasting notes
Lovely tawny colour with a brick hue. The nose shows violets and sweet cherry with hints of wintergreen. On the palate it may not be as sweet as the earlier Ports from the 60s, but that is very much a good thing. Improved with air time, and by the end could almost detect some rich and sweet stewed fruits and Christmas spices balanced by the warming alcohol. …
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Price: £485.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port Oporto Bottled
REWAXED

This Taylor's Vintage Port from the good 1969 vintage is mature now. This is an excellent choice for both enthusiasts and collectors, offering a taste of the exceptional craftsmanship and terroir of the Douro Valley.

Tasting notes
Lovely tawny colour with a brick hue. The nose shows violets and sweet cherry with hints of wintergreen. On the palate it may not be as sweet as the earlier Ports from the 60s, but that is very much a good thing. Improved with air time, and by the end could almost detect some rich and sweet stewed fruits and Christmas spices balanced by the warming alcohol. …
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Price: £385.00
Stock: 6 in Stock

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port Oporto Bottled

This Taylor's Vintage Port from the good 1969 vintage is mature now. This is an excellent choice for both enthusiasts and collectors, offering a taste of the exceptional craftsmanship and terroir of the Douro Valley.

Tasting notes
Lovely tawny colour with a brick hue. The nose shows violets and sweet cherry with hints of wintergreen. On the palate it may not be as sweet as the earlier Ports from the 60s, but that is very much a good thing. Improved with air time, and by the end could almost detect some rich and sweet stewed fruits and Christmas spices balanced by the warming alcohol. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port Oporto Bottled

This Taylor's Vintage Port from the good 1969 vintage is mature now. This is an excellent choice for both enthusiasts and collectors, offering a taste of the exceptional craftsmanship and terroir of the Douro Valley.

Tasting notes
Lovely tawny colour with a brick hue. The nose shows violets and sweet cherry with hints of wintergreen. On the palate it may not be as sweet as the earlier Ports from the 60s, but that is very much a good thing. Improved with air time, and by the end could almost detect some rich and sweet stewed fruits and Christmas spices balanced by the warming alcohol. …
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Colheita Port
50cl Bottle

Exclusive to Vintage Wine and Port
The 1968 Palmer Port Colheita is an exceptionally rare single-harvest Tawny Port, aged in seasoned oak casks for more than five decades. This venerable vintage offers extraordinary maturity, elegance and depth, making it a true collector’s piece and an unforgettable wine for marking special occasions. Drink now or enjoy over the next decade.


Tasting Notes:
Deep mahogany-tawny with golden highlights at the rim. The bouquet is richly evolved, with aromas of dried figs, dates, toasted walnuts, caramelised orange peel, coffee and warm spice. …
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Price: £159.00
Stock: 12 in Stock

Colheita Port
96 Points - Wine Advocate (MS)

Ports from older vintages like the 1968 Messias Colheita are considered rare and highly collectible. They are sought after by Port enthusiasts and collectors for their rarity, quality, and historical significance.The extended aging process that colheita ports undergo allows the wines to develop a complex bouquet and a smooth, mellow character.

Tasting notes
This 1968 Colheita Port wine is a cask-aged single vintage, with a medium brown colour and amber rim. It has a clean, developed nose with notes of toffee, caramel, vanilla, hazelnuts, figs, and sweet baking spices. The palate is smooth, with medium acidity, tannins, and pronounced flavour intensity. …
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Price: £325.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Malvedos Vintage Port
Very badly bin soiled labels

This vintage port still retains a rich dark ruby colour. Complex coffee and burnt sugar on the nose. A fully mature port with a medium body, elegant body and complex jammy red fruits with coffee and burned sugar notes.

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Price: £285.00
Stock: 5 in Stock

Malvedos Vintage Port

This vintage port still retains a rich dark ruby colour. Complex coffee and burnt sugar on the nose. A fully mature port with a medium body, elegant body and complex jammy red fruits with coffee and burned sugar notes.

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Price: £295.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vintage Port-Exceptional Provenance
Sandeman Cellars Library Stock Release

*** Exceptional Provenance ***

Vintage Wine and Port have secured a few ultra-rare bottles of 1968 Sandeman's Port. These bottles are of exceptional provenance - they are library stock released exclusively to VWP from the Sandeman Cellars in Oporto.

Tasted by our wine buyer at the Sandeman 20 Vintage Tasting November 2013. "Tawny rim; good nose, some cigar, spice and chocolate, dried fruit. On the palate, ripe and sweet not quite in tune but still quite opulent with integrated tannins. Excellent finish - my first tasting of a '68 and quite a surprise for a generally undeclared year. (Tony Carter, November 2013) - 92 Points (Outstanding). …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 37 in Stock