1963 Wine and Port Vintage
Vintage Summary and Recommendations: A short summary of the fabulous 1963 Vintage with our top recommendations 1963 Wine and Port
The 1963 vintage produced some of the finest Vintage Portwines of the 20th century and we would recommend any of these. Across the rest of Europe, it was one of the coldest years on record wiping out most of the production. Very little 1963 wine remains, and what does, will be well past its prime.
Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:
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Bordeaux: The 1963 wine vintage was a very poor for Bordeaux wines. The winter was harsh, the spring weather did little to promote successful flowering, and the weather throughout summer was cold and damp right through to September. Because of this, rot was a continual issue throughout the region.
Italian: The Italian 1963 wine vintage was hampered by wet weather and is generally considered to be a mediocre vintage for Italian wines from Piedmont and Tuscany. Quality Italian reds such as Barolo and Brunello are most likely to have longevity.
Portugal: 1963 vintage ports are the benchmark against which others are compared: the Vintage is considered to be legendary. The perfect 60 year old wine gift for a birthday or anniversary, anyone born in 1963 has a wine for life. Cockburn, Croft, Dow, Fonseca, Graham, Quinta do Noval Nacional, Taylor and Warre all stand out amongst a uniformly excellent field of producers. The combination of a near-perfect growing season and temperate weather during the harvest made for this incredible vintage - nearly all the shippers produced supremely balanced and well-structured wines for a full-on declaration. Ports from this year never fail to impress with their essential three components of fruit, tannin and elegance. Ageing supremely and retaining their youth, these ports often appear to be younger than they actually are!
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Ryst Dupeyron Armagnac, 1963
Ryst Dupeyron Reserve Joseph Millesime vintage Armagnac
50cl bottle
Includes gift box as illustrated
Special Offer | was £295 | Now £225
*** Exclusive to VWP ***
The 1963 Réserve Joseph Dupeyron Armagnac is the expression of a single year and has a unique character associated with the year and the cask in which it has been stored. These vintages are bottled at the alcohol level in which they naturally come out of the cask.
Tasting Note
This Armagnac Réserve Joseph vintage 1963 with a deep color with mahogany nuances will be harmonious on the palate. Its aromas of apricot will reveal themselves magnificently in a balloon glass heated in the palm of your hand. It is a round eau de vie to be enjoyed as a digestive. …
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Price: $290.75 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock
Chateau d'Yquem, 1963
Sale
Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classe
Special Offer | was £1195 | Now £795
Yquem is indisputedly the best wine in Sauternes and may well be the finest sweet wine in the world.
We quote from the tasting notes of greatbordeauxwines.com tasting in 2005:-
"Château d’Yquem 1963 87 points
Tasted in April 2005. Brown like cola. Aromas of mocca, burnt coffee beans and caramel. It had some sweetness on the palate but very little of noble rot. This was light and well-balanced wine with fine aftertaste."
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Price: $1,027.32 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Latour, 1963
Pauillac 1er Grand Cru classe
(Upper shoulder - tear on label)
MAGNUM Bottle Format
The 1963 Latour has a garnet colour with some browning at the edges, a medium- to full-bodied feel, plenty of black currant fruit, and some light, soft tannins still present. Head and shoulders above the other first-growths, this wine has the classic Latour bouquet of walnuts, black currants, mineral scents, and cedar wood.
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Price: $2,132.18 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Cockburn Port, 1963
Vintage Port
Excellent Levels | Good Provenance
Reviews:
"Perfectly integrated and showing cherry, raspberry, baker's spices and hints of fig on the nose and palate. With air the fruit became more plummy in character and picked up more complex dried fruit notes. It's sweet, but not Graham's or Fonseca sweet and there's actually some nice acidity to the wine that keeps it fresh. Seamless with the alcohol sewn into the fabric of the wine nicely." Cellar Tracker 2012
'Bright ruby red. Full rich red chocolately spicy aroma. Ripe rich round slightly hot fruit on the palate'. Cellar Tracker tasted 2005.
Rating 94/100 (CT)
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Price: $321.77 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Cockburn Port, 1963
Vintage Port
Excellent Levels | Good Provenance
REMAINS OF LABEL
Reviews:
"Perfectly integrated and showing cherry, raspberry, baker's spices and hints of fig on the nose and palate. With air the fruit became more plummy in character and picked up more complex dried fruit notes. It's sweet, but not Graham's or Fonseca sweet and there's actually some nice acidity to the wine that keeps it fresh. Seamless with the alcohol sewn into the fabric of the wine nicely." Cellar Tracker 2012
'Bright ruby red. Full rich red chocolately spicy aroma. Ripe rich round slightly hot fruit on the palate'. Cellar Tracker tasted 2005.
Rating 94/100 (CT)
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Price: $308.84 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock
Feuerheerd Port, 1963
Vintage Port
bottled & shipped by Hedges & Butler Ltd
The 1963 Feuerheerd is clean, well-focused fruit flavours and a fresh, balanced finish. Medium tawny with a ruby hue, fresh black cherry aromas, medium-bodied, with very clean cherry flavours and a long, balanced finish.
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Price: $316.60 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Graham's Port, 1963
Vintage Port
Grants of St James Label
An outstanding 1963 Port scoring 96/100 Parker Points.
Reviews: "What a stunning 1963 vintage port this is! The bouquet draws you in, does not drag you in with its alcohol and reveals a fresh, well defined nose with a nutty edge, hints of cigar box and allspice. The palate is beautifully balanced, understated on the entry but building all the time, flashes of eucalyptus leading towards a more extrovert, clove tinged finish that hangs around the palate like an obsessed ex-girlfriend. Gorgeous Grahams! Tasted May 2009." Neil Martin, Wine Journal
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Price: $484.59 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Quinta do Noval Nacional, 1963
Noval Nacional Level in Neck- Good Label ***99/100 - Robert Parker***
Noval is particularly famous for its Nacional, a Port produced in some years only from a 2 hectare parcel at the heart of the Noval vineyard where ungrafted pre phylloxera vines survive.
"Last July I enjoyed this "legend" at Noval and consumed my share of an entire bottle that was opened for our small group of Port journalists. This VP had a very dark ruby color and was clearly from a perfectly stored bottle. The 1963 is as lithe and graceful as a trapeze artist, and showed what perfection in balance is all about. It is not easy for Port to get much better than this. Sweet, spicy, grapey, mint, big, bold, brash are all apt descriptors. …
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Price: $6,331.94 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Quinta do Noval Port, 1963
Vintage Port
Bottled by Hedges and Butler
Excellent provenance
Special Offer | Was £275 | Now £225
From the legendary 1963 Port vintage, we are delighted to offer the 1963 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port. These bottles have been stored in a cool cellar since original purchase, until they were acquired by us. The levels, condition and colour are fabulous and will make a wonderful gift for a 60th Birthday or anniversary.
The 1963 Noval has a medium, dark red towards garnet colour, with plum, ripe berry, chocolate and tar aromas and flavours. This medium-bodied Port is now showing very nicely in its maturity. Moderate and very soft tannins, with sweet tobacco and cherry flavours on the long finish. …
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Price: $290.75 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Taylor's Port, 1963
Vintage Port- MAGNUM Excellent Provenance
Ruby highlights surviving in the colour. Deep, intense, Burgundian richness. At first the spirit is rather overpowering. Then dark chocolate starts appearing, followed by herbal, gum cistus, licorice, cigar box, leathery quality really comes through in the mouth and a slightly medicinal character. Medium length.
This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Their ports are remarkably backward yet still impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have an inner strength and firmness that keep them going for decades. …
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Price: $1,802.66 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Taylor's Port, 1963
Vintage Port
Unlabelled
Ruby highlights surviving in the colour. Deep, intense, Burgundian richness. At first the spirit is rather overpowering. Then dark chocolate starts appearing, followed by herbal, gum cistus, licorice, cigar box, leathery quality really comes through in the mouth and a slightly medicinal character. Medium length.
This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Their ports are remarkably backward yet still impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have an inner strength and firmness that keep them going for decades. …
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Price: $419.98 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Taylor's Port, 1963
Vintage Port
Grants of St James Label - excellent provenance
Damaged Labels
Ruby highlights surviving in the colour. Deep, intense, Burgundian richness. At first the spirit is rather overpowering. Then dark chocolate starts appearing, followed by herbal, gum cistus, licorice, cigar box, leathery quality really comes through in the mouth and a slightly medicinal character. Medium length.
This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Their ports are remarkably backward yet still impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have an inner strength and firmness that keep them going for decades. …
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Price: $386.38 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Warre's Vintage Port, 1963
Vintage Port
bottled & shipped by Hedges & Butler Ltd
Outstanding Vintage Port from one of the best vintages of the last century.
Reviews:
“…for me this is now one of the best and most elegant of all the ‘63s. I have made a total of sixteen notes since the early 1980s when it emerged, fully fledged and totally delicious”.
Michael Broadbent , Vintage Wine, Published 2002
01/01/2002
"Extremely impressive, with beautifully balanced, harmonious sweet fruit on the palate. Medium ruby-red, ripe cherry and cassis aromas, medium-bodied, with rich, velvety fruit flavors, full, soft tannins and a powerful finish".
James Suckling , Wine Spectator …
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Price: $321.77 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Maynard's Port, 1963
Colheita Port, Douro
In Decanter Gift box
1963 Colheita Port Exclusive to VWP.
This rare port-wine has been stored in seasoned oak casks since the 1963 harvest until it was bottled this year.
Tasting Notes: The 1963 Port from Maynard Very complex nose with marked volatile acidity, exotic wood, liquorice sauce, orange zest, lavender and light nougat. Medium weight, elegant and quite intense on the palate. Intense and long finish.
Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position. …
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Price: $321.77 USD
Stock: Out of Stock
Kopke, 1963
Colheita Port in Kopke Presentation Box
UK Exclusive
Just 24 bottles have been released to the UK market. We are proud to offer them exclusively in the UK through Vintage Wine and Port.
This Colheita port from the excellent 1963 harvest has been stored in oak barrels until being bottled in 2023. Only 24 Bottles will be released to the UK market and they are available exclusively through Vintage Wine and Port
Tasting notes: Amber colour. Nose: complex and well integrated scented dried fruit aroma, exuberant notes of spices Mouth: concentrated, powerful, rich.
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Price: $407.05 USD
Stock: Out of Stock
Graham's Port, 1963
Vintage Port
***96 Parker Points***
Unlabelled
Excellent Provenance
special subscriber offer | was £325 | now £185
An outstanding 1963 Port scoring 96/100 Parker Points.
Reviews: "What a stunning 1963 vintage port this is! The bouquet draws you in, does not drag you in with its alcohol and reveals a fresh, well defined nose with a nutty edge, hints of cigar box and allspice. The palate is beautifully balanced, understated on the entry but building all the time, flashes of eucalyptus leading towards a more extrovert, clove tinged finish that hangs around the palate. Gorgeous Grahams! Tasted May 2009." Neil Martin, Wine Journal
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Price: $239.06 USD
Stock: Out of Stock
Graham's Port, 1963
Single Harvest Tawny Port
This exceptional old Tawny Port brings together the finest crafts of Graham’s long winemaking tradition. It was made in one of the most celebrated years of the 20th century for Port – 1963. In this vintage, Graham’s produced both outstanding Vintage Port (aged in bottle) and Tawny Port (aged in oak casks). This 1963 Single Harvest Old Tawny Port has been aged in seasoned oak casks (barrels) for just over half a century and epitomizes Graham’s hallmark complexity, elegance and balance. The wine was made from grapes grown at Graham’s flagship Douro Valley vineyard in northern Portugal: Quinta dos Malvedos. …
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Price: $678.42 USD
Stock: Out of Stock