1965 Wine and Port Vintage
Italian: Whilst Bordeaux suffered from poor weather, Piedmont and Tuscany produced an abundant crop of long-lived wines that still make good drinking today.
Bordeaux: 1965 Bordeaux Wines are generally considered to have produced a poor vintage due to wet weather. It is unlikely that anything other than the first growths will have stood the test of time.
Portugal: Port wines from 1965 make a great 57 year old wine gift, whether for a 57th birthday or anniversary. Ports of this year were shaped by a hot dry summer, with a little welcome sporadic rain. In general they are rich and powerful port wines with burnt coffee bean tawny characteristics typical of a hot vintage. The vintage was not declared by the major port houses who were looking ahead to the glorious 66 vintage, and there are very few single quintas port around, however there are some outstanding colheita ports available such as the highly recommended 1965 Taylor's Single Harvest .
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Ryst Dupeyron Armagnac, 1965
Ryst Dupeyron Reserve Joseph Millesime vintage Armagnac
50cl bottle
Includes original orange colour cardboard gift box
The 1965 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. There is a wonderful contrast between the sweet and sour flavours of wood, amplified by the strong alcoholic degree. Rich palate feeling the alcohol and the concentration of dry plums, spicy with persistent flavour of rancio and of spices, but round, soft and long in the finish. The tannins are very present, but full-bodied and round.
The Maison Ryst-Dupeyron was founded by Joseph Dupeyron in 1905. …
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Price: $250.03 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock
Bodegas Toro Albalá, 1965
Don PX Seleccion 1965, Montilla-Moriles.
97 Points Robert Parker
20cl Bottle in gift box
The 1965 Toro Albala Don Pedro Ximenez is a dense and elegant wine produced from the “asoleo” process of Pedro Ximénez grapes to obtain a great richness in sugars. After the press, it was left to rest. Some time later, it was stored in American oak butts for a long oxidative period of ageing. This wine proceeds from the Aguilar de la Frontera winery’s ageing butts reserved by José María Toro Albalá, who stored a quantity of wine for a prolonged oxidative ageing in years of extraordinary conditions.
This wine proceeds from one of the first grape harvests led by Antonio Sánchez in Toro Albalá. …
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Price: $115.33 USD
Stock: 43 in Stock
Kopke, 1965
Colheita Port, Douro
Includes Kopke presentation box
VWP Port buyers recommendation: Dr Tony Carter, port buyer for VWP recommends this as the best colheita/single harvest port. "This port from the world's oldest port house has a lively amber colour. Aroma of great impact, with dried fruits, mocha, orange peel and liqueur. Wonderful balance and a superb finish.".
This Kopke Port from the excellent 1965 harvest is the premium quality port of this type. The port is aged in wooden barrel until bottling in 2015.
The hand stenciled Kopke Port bottles express the traditional artisan quality and nostalgic appeal long associated with the enjoyment of the finest ports. …
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Price: $293.63 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Amarone della Valpolicella, 1965
Bertani
This wine is made from grapes harvested in various vineyards located on hills in the Valpolicella zone (Mezzane and Tregnago hills). Different sources and different grape varieties are important to obtain well-balanced wines with the fine structure that only a few single areas in the Valpolicella zone can provide. Notes: Color: strong ruby red. Clear and transparent. Bouquet: notes of vanilla and ethereal airs depending on the period of aging in the barrel; notes of sweet fruits such as currants, blueberries, cherries depending on the varieties of grapes. Flavor: wine with a velvety, raisiny character combined with the structure and typical stylish bitterness to give it good balance. …
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Price: $421.85 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Barbaresco, 1965
Giorgio Barbero
Barbaresco is one of the great wines of Italy's north-western Piedmont region. This aristocratic red has its vineyards situated in the Langhe, on the right-hand side of the Tanaro river and extending from the area north-east of Alba to the communes of Barbaresco, Nieve and Treiso. The dominant variety grown is Nebbiolo, but Dolcetto and Barbera also play a part. The vines are generally grown on limestone-rich marl soils. similar to the Tortonium soils of the Barolo and La Morra areas in Barolo. Similar to its more famous sibling Barolo, Barbaresco is made from 100% Nebbiolo and shares its cult status as one of the finest wines in the world. …
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Price: $203.87 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock
Barolo, 1965
Barbero Giorgio
Barolo lies just south-west of Alba in Italy's north-western Piedmont region. It is considered one of the finest and longest-lived wines, often referred to as 'the king of wines and the wine of kings'. Wine production is strictly limited to the vineyards located on steep hills around the towns of Barolo, La Morra, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba and Monforte d'Alba, Despite the different characteristics of these wines due to the varied terroir, they do display similar traits. These include a garnet color, powerful structure, firm tannins and high levels of acidity and alcohol, with the capacity to age for many years. …
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Price: $203.87 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Barolo, 1965
Giuseppe Contratto
Barolo is known as the 'king of wines' and is made from the Nebbiolo grape. Heady aromas of rose, leather, vanilla, cherry, pepper, cranberry, strawberry. Fruits are perfectly knitted with the tannins and acidity. It's a powerful wine but remarkably subtle. Don't underestimate it and certainly serve it with food to show at it's best. Nebbiolo has naturally high tannins and acidity, so it will take on full-flavoured, rich foods no problem at all.
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Price: $216.69 USD
Stock: 8 in Stock
Barolo, 1965
Serio Batista Borgogno
Barolo is known as the 'king of wines' and is made from the Nebbiolo grape. Heady aromas of rose, leather, vanilla, cherry, pepper, cranberry, strawberry. Fruits are perfectly knitted with the tannins and acidity. It's a powerful wine but remarkably subtle. Don't underestimate it and certainly serve it with food to show at it's best. Nebbiolo has naturally high tannins and acidity, so it will take on full-flavoured, rich foods no problem at all.
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Price: $216.69 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Barolo, 1965
Prandi
The 1965 Barolo Cantine Prandi have come from the producer's cellars where they have laid undisturbed since bottling.
Cantine Prandi was established in the 1920s when grandfather Farinetti Majorino envisioned selling part of the wine produced for family use to the commercial market. In the 1960's his nephew Giovanni came to lend a hand and was instrumental in shaping the winery and its future development. Up to 2009, Giovanni's son Alessandro looked after the beautiful vineyards situated in the long hills surrounding Piemonte. In recent years, due to Alessandro's passing, the winery ceased production. …
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Price: $178.23 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau d'Yquem, 1965
Sauternes 1er Grand cru Classe
Yquem is indisputedly the best wine in Sauternes and may well be the finest sweet wine in the world.
A good wine. On the nose, bthere is some orange marmalade, honey and spice character in this wine. Turns quite woody, with lots of caramel.
YQUEM NOTES: It was very cold from April to September which dashed hopes for good ripeness. The deluge in late September (100 mm in 8 days) was very worrying, but things changed all of a sudden. The rain stopped and it was finally warm. There were two fine passes from the 3rd to the 12th of October and a third from the 16th to the 20th, however it was difficult to find grapes with high enough sugar levels. …
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Price: $960.38 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chateau Malescot St-Exupery, 1965
Margaux 3me Cru Classe
Stored in a private cellar since original purchase, these are in great condition. Light garnet with some amber at the edge, the 1965 Malescot is very mature. Vanilla, oak, truffles and farmyard with a little spice and acidity. A few unresolved tannins. It remains a bit chunky but is still alive.
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Price: $191.05 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Chianti, 1965
Melini Laborel - Riserva *** MAGNUM BOTTLE 1,49 Liters ***
Tuscan wine (Italian Toscana) is Italian wine from the Tuscany region. Located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast, Tuscany is home to some of the world's most notable wine regions. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $216.69 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Chianti, 1965
Tenuta Corfecciano
Chianti, situated in Tuscany in central Italy, is home to probably the best-known and most iconic of all Italian wines. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $88.47 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Chianti, 1965
Melini - Riserva
Chianti, situated in Tuscany in central Italy, is home to probably the best-known and most iconic of all Italian wines. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape whereas the Vernaccia grape is the basis of the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
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Price: $101.29 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Dow's, 1965
Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port Level in neck
A very rare single quinta port from Dow's.
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Price: $634.69 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Dow's, 1965
Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
Cellar Release
A very rare single quinta port from Dow's. A small parcel of Dows 1965 Was auctioned by the Symington Family in 2019.
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Price: $1,019.36 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Fonseca Port, 1965
Guimaraens Single Quinta Port
Deep red, the colour of black cherry juice; 70% opaque. Dusty apples on the nose, with some spicy tobasco. Sweet in the mouth, red jelly beans but little fruit. The jelly beans come through strongly on the mid-palate. A hot aftertaste with lots of ginger that lasts a long time before dark cherry skins and black chocolate make up the finish. This is a nice port.
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Price: $570.58 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Fonseca Port, 1965
Guimaraens Single Quinta Port
Deep red, the colour of black cherry juice; 70% opaque. Dusty apples on the nose, with some spicy tobasco. Sweet in the mouth, red jelly beans but little fruit. The jelly beans come through strongly on the mid-palate. A hot aftertaste with lots of ginger that lasts a long time before dark cherry skins and black chocolate make up the finish. This is a nice port.
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Price: $570.58 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
Gattinara, 1965
Luigi Nervi & Figli
Gattinara is a red Italian wine produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown within the boundaries of the commune of Gattinara which is located in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara in the Piedmont region. The wine is made from a minimum of 90% Nebbiolo grapes and is renowned for its longevity. Notes: a meaty, chunky wine with a subtle, clean nose. Hints of tar and bark, with undertones of cherries, rose petals and smooth tannins.
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Price: $101.29 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Graham's Port, 1965
Malvedos Vintage Port
Wonderful on the nose, full of rich spices and sweet cranberries - really very attractive. Gentle golden sultana fruit on the palate, very mature flavour profile but with plenty of dried fruits and delicious complex spices. Fragrant aftertaste with just touch of spirit before a nutty and delicious long finish that turns into icing sugar flavours. Drinking very nicely at the moment. Reviewed by Alex Bridgeman 2015, TPF.
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Price: $506.47 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Krohn Port, 1965
Vintage Port Includes Wooden Presentation Case
Tasting note: Tawny brown of medium intensity and a narrow amber rim. The nose of this wine is sumptuous in its richness and complexity. The undercurrent of creamy butterscotch aroma is overlaid with notes of vanilla and raisin, a discreet fragrance of violets and pungent resiny scents of garigue. The palate is round and velvety, finishing with a surge of rich caramel flavour. A seductive Vintage Port, one of the best examples from this year.
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Price: $506.47 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock
Messias, 1965
Quinta Do Cachao Vintage Port
A very rare bottle of Vintage Port from the good 1965 Vintage - these are the only bottles available in the UK and are a true rarity. Unlike the colheita ports from the same year, this wine has aged in the bottle for nearly 50 years (As opposed to a barrel). It is among the rarest category of ports and is a delight for the port connoisseur.
The 1965 Vintage has a medium intensity - amber with a hint of orange. On the nose the wine is clean, med to pronounced intensity, dried fruits, caramel - grenadine, grilled nuts (hazelnut / almond). Sweet, med+ acidity that keeps it fresh and well balanced, full body, pronounced intensity, and superb length. …
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Price: $378.25 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock
Messias, 1965
Colheita Port, Douro
Only bottled in 2015, this 1965 Colheita port from Messias has a tawny colour. Fruity and fresh, with a bouquet that brings out the aromas of dried fruits, roasted nuts, wood and spices due to the prolonged time this wine has spent in cask and due to the gradual oxidation which created a soft and harmonious port full of complex flavour characteristics. The finish is long and satisfying.
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: $370.56 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock
Messias, 1965
Colheita Port, Douro
Bottled in 1978
Tawny colour with a little haziness to be expected in older colheita ports. Aromas of dried fruits, roasted nuts, wood and spices due to the prolonged time this wine has spent in cask and due to the gradual oxidation which created a soft and harmonious port full of complex flavour characteristics. The finish is long and satisfying.
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. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. …
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Price: $306.45 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Monbazillac, 1965
La Peyriere
Monbazillac is an AOC appellation for sweet wines made in an area in the wider region of Bergerac, in South western France. While not as famous as their western neighbours from Sauternes, Monbazillac wines are some of the most well-known sweet white wines produced in France, from botrytis-affected Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Tasting notes: Nice and clean bouquet, modest richness, gravel and liquorice, aromatic, sufficient acidity and length.
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Price: $88.47 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock