1955 Wine and Port Vintage
Italian: The 1955 Italian vintage was part of a run of solid vintages between 1954 and 1958. The main regions of Tuscany and Piedmont produced rich, full bodied wines. Wines from this vintage are mature but heavy-weights such as Brunello and Barolos are going on strong, and will offer an excellent drinking experience if kept well.
Bordeaux: The 1955 Bordeaux wine vintage is now considered to be outstanding. Good weather conditions led to a large, healthy crop. For many years the wines from the 1955 vintage were much maligned for being harsh and impenetrable. However, decades of maturation have softened them and they are now at their peak. The wines are characterised by being full bodied and rich.
Portugal: 
The 1955 port vintage produced outstanding, fruity wines for long-term ageing - a real pleasure to drink, now or in a few decades time. One of the most underrated Vintages of the 20th Century, 1955 was declared by most of the major Port houses and would make a brilliant 67 year old wine gift for a birthday or anniversary celebration this year. Ports from this vintage are characterised by having outstanding fruit and being superbly balanced wines, fruity, smooth and concentrated.
This Year in History: Fun Fact: The average house price in Great Britain in 1955 is just £1,928.
Born in this Year: Steve Jobs, Entrepreneur, led the personal computer revolution by co-founding Apple with Steve Wozniak. During his time as CEO of Apple, the company released such revolutionary devices as the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. He also founded the software company NeXT and was a chairman for Pixar and a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors.
Top Grossing Movie: Lady and the Tramp
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Taylor's Port, 1955
Vintage Port
Excellent provenance | Level in neck
These bottles have been kept in perfect condition in a good cellar since first release.
Taylors 1955 Vintage Port.
Review
The only vintage Taylor’s declared in the 1950s. According to the Fladgate Partnership, ‘one of the most underrated vintages of the century’. Taylor’s own two great vineyards in the Douro, Quinta de Vargellas and Quinta de Terra Feita. Both are categorised grade A - the highest possible rating. In years when Taylor’s produces a classic vintage, wines from these two estates are blended together. As they are some 20 miles apart, and subject to very different micro climates, they combine to produce a powerful, long lived and complex vintage port. …
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Price: $762.92 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock
Taylor's Port, 1955
Vintage Port
Mackinlay Bottling
Taylors 1955 Vintage Port.
Review
The only vintage Taylor’s declared in the 1950s. According to the Fladgate Partnership, ‘one of the most underrated vintages of the century’. Taylor’s own two great vineyards in the Douro, Quinta de Vargellas and Quinta de Terra Feita. Both are categorised grade A - the highest possible rating. In years when Taylor’s produces a classic vintage, wines from these two estates are blended together. As they are some 20 miles apart, and subject to very different micro climates, they combine to produce a powerful, long lived and complex vintage port. In 1955 there was a heatwave at the end of April and early May. …
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Price: $724.45 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau d'Yquem, 1955
Sauternes Premiere Grand Cru Classe
Considered as the greatest white wine in the world, Château d'Yquem, located on a small hill, enjoys a microclimate and an exceptional terroir. The vineyard, which has no fewer than 150 parcels of different soil, is cherished throughout the year, each vine receives an average of 50 treatments per year. The selection is particularly rigorous for the grand vin of château d'Yquem: it is often said that a vine produces only one glass of wine .
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Price: $1,147.58 USD
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Chateau Lynch-Bages, 1955
Pauillac 5me Cru Classe
Deep purple red. Depth of blackcurrant cabernet on the nose. Expressive fruit on the palate. Good length, balance and soft tannins. A great mature wine with an exelent bouquet.
Lynch-Bages enjoyed a glorious decade of the fifties, producing superlative wines such as in 1953.
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Price: $506.47 USD
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Chateau Pichon-Longueville, Baron, 1955
Pauillac, 2me Growth Classification
"This is one of the finest old vintages of Pichon-Longueville I have tasted. The wine is fine and dense." Robert Parker, Bordeaux 3rd ed.
Parker Rating 87/100 (Excellent)
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Price: $378.25 USD
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