1960 Wine and Port Vintage
Vintage Summary and Recommendations:
Welcome to Vintage Wine and Port's 1960 wine page. Read on for our summary of the 1960 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!
Port stole the crown with a fantastic 1960 vintage. It was declared by all the major houses and the best examples are likely to still be drinking beautifully now. However, other parts of Europe fared less well, with Italy producing some good but some lack-luster wines. Bordeaux was also hit-and-miss with some good Sauternes and Barsac. Any of these wines would make a fabulous wine gift for a 66th Anniversary or birthday.
Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:
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Bordeaux: The vintage suffered from two rain-filled months of August and September. The wines produced in 1960 were very delicate and light in Bordeaux and only the first growth and Grand Cru wines will now be drinkable. The great estates from Sauternes and Barsac produced some good sweet wines in what was generally a depressed decade for the region.
Italian: The 1960 is rated as an average vintage for Italian wines. Heavy-weight, longer lived wines from 1960 such as Barolo and Amarone are still drinking well - they still exhibit a good structure and have deep colour with rich intensity.
Portugal: The 1960 Port Vintage was outstanding and was declared by all of the major Port houses. Port wines from 1960 have now settled into glorious old Vintage Ports of the very highest quality. After more than 64 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. An incredible wine gift for a birthday or anniversary, they will last for decades to come or offer a superlative drinking experience now.
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Ferreira, 1960
Vintage Port Remains of label
The 1960 Ferriera is garnet in colour with a tawny rim. A bouquet of roasted coffee and creme caramel on the nose. On the palate this is a full-bodied impressive port, complex and on top showing. Beautiful finish!
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Price: £335.00
Stock: 2 in Stock
Martinez Vintage Port, 1960
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: £195.00
Stock: 5 in Stock
Martinez Vintage Port, 1960
Vintage Port Harveys bottling
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: £189.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Quinta do Noval, 1960
Vintage Port
Grants Of St James Bottling
The 1960 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is a graceful and distinguished wine from one of the Douro Valley’s most iconic estates. While 1960 was not as broadly declared as 1963 or 1970, Noval—known for its independence and exceptional vineyard holdings—chose to produce a Vintage Port that has stood the test of time with remarkable finesse. Now over 60 years old, this wine exemplifies mature Port at its most refined.
The nose is expressive and beautifully evolved, with lifted aromas of dried cherry, rose petal, fig, and orange peel. Secondary notes of tobacco leaf, antique wood, and sweet spices—cinnamon and clove—emerge with air, underpinned by a gentle nuttiness and a touch of caramel. …
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Price: £245.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Quinta do Noval, 1960
Vintage Port
UK Dolamore Bottling | Excellent Provenance
The 1960 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is a graceful and distinguished wine from one of the Douro Valley’s most iconic estates. While 1960 was not as broadly declared as 1963 or 1970, Noval—known for its independence and exceptional vineyard holdings—chose to produce a Vintage Port that has stood the test of time with remarkable finesse. Now over 60 years old, this wine exemplifies mature Port at its most refined.
The nose is expressive and beautifully evolved, with lifted aromas of dried cherry, rose petal, fig, and orange peel. Secondary notes of tobacco leaf, antique wood, and sweet spices—cinnamon and clove—emerge with air, underpinned by a gentle nuttiness and a touch of caramel. …
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Price: £245.00
Stock: 5 in Stock
Rebello Valente Vintage Port, 1960
Vintage Port
Remains of label
Mid coloured red centre with an orange colour rim. Spring flowers on the nose (elderflower?). Medium mid-palate with butterscotch and caramel. Some tingle in the aftertaste that delivers more than you would expect.
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Price: £185.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Taylor Fladgate, 1960
Vintage Port
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: £225.00
Stock: 12 in Stock
Taylor Fladgate, 1960
Vintage Port
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.
Tasting Notes The 1960 Taylor's exhibits complex aromas and flavors of dried fruits, spices, chocolate, and nuts, with a velvety texture and a long, lingering finish.This is a stunning 1960 port. The colour is deep garnet offering floral notes, coffee and cassis on the nose. On the palate, a full-bodied mouthfeel with hints of warm chocolate, coffee and raisins. …
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Price: £195.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Warre's Vintage Port, 1960
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: £495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Warre's Vintage Port, 1960
Vintage port
Warre’s 1960 Vintage Port is a wonderfully mature example from one of the Douro’s oldest and most traditional Port houses. The 1960 vintage produced graceful, long-lived wines, and Warre’s—renowned for its elegant, aromatic style—made a Vintage Port that has aged with exceptional finesse over more than six decades. Bottles from this year are now increasingly rare, and this is a superb opportunity to enjoy a fully evolved classic.
The nose is beautifully lifted, offering aromas of dried red fruits, cherry liqueur, fig and subtle orange peel. Layers of rose petal, cedar, tobacco leaf and warm spice sit beneath the fruit, creating a refined and complex bouquet that continues to open with time in the glass. …
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Price: £195.00
Stock: 1 in Stock
Dow's, 1960
Vintage Port
British Transport Hotels Bottling
Dow 1960 Vintage Port is a remarkable survivor from one of the classic mid-century harvests, showing the hallmark intensity and structure that define the house style. Now over six decades old, it has softened into a wine of extraordinary elegance, yet still carries the deep, brooding character that Dow is known for.
In the glass, it displays a mature tawny-garnet core with a wide amber rim. The nose is beautifully evolved: dried fig, orange peel, old cedar, tobacco leaf and warm spices, layered with hints of rosewood and caramelised nuts. There is a quiet complexity here that only true vintage maturity can provide. …
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Price: £195.00
Stock: Out of Stock
Feuerheerd Port, 1960
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: £215.00
Stock: Out of Stock
Quinta do Noval Nacional, 1960
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: £2,650.00
Stock: Out of Stock
Warre's Vintage Port, 1960
Vintage port
Warre’s 1960 Vintage Port is a wonderfully mature example from one of the Douro’s oldest and most traditional Port houses. The 1960 vintage produced graceful, long-lived wines, and Warre’s—renowned for its elegant, aromatic style—made a Vintage Port that has aged with exceptional finesse over more than six decades. Bottles from this year are now increasingly rare, and this is a superb opportunity to enjoy a fully evolved classic.
The nose is beautifully lifted, offering aromas of dried red fruits, cherry liqueur, fig and subtle orange peel. Layers of rose petal, cedar, tobacco leaf and warm spice sit beneath the fruit, creating a refined and complex bouquet that continues to open with time in the glass. …
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Price: £185.00
Stock: Out of Stock