1974 Wine and Port Vintage
Vintage Summary and Recommendations: A short summary of the 1974 Vintage with our top recommendations Visit our 1974 Wine and Port Offer Page 1974 Wine and Port
The 1974 vintage was good for Italian Wines and Colheita Ports but challenging for Bordeaux which suffered from cool and wet weather leading to low yields and difficulties with ripening.
Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:
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Bordeaux: A massive crop was produced, but the 1974 wines from Bordeaux were hard and tannic and lacked the ripeness of the 1975 vintage. The wines have declined gracefully over the decades and only the top houses will be drinkable nowadays.
Italian: A 1974 wine from Italy will make a perfect 50 year old wine gift. Celebrated as a great vintage in Italy at the time, the 1974 vintage is now still considered to be very good. The 1974 vintage produced a large crop, close to the 1964 but with less quality. Summer was hot and dry and a mild autumn allowed the grapes to ripen fully. The wines produced are characterised as being fairly firm and tannic with low acidity but good, rich fruit. The harvest time was very long and lasted through November. Wines produced in this year have reached full maturity but continue to hold.
Portugal: The 1974 port vintage produced some excellent single harvest colheita, making a port from this year the ideal 50 year old wine gift for a 50th birthday or anniversary. For vintage ports it was a moderate year that was not declared by the major port houses; despite a huge crop, very few vintage port wines were bottled from this year and the bottles that were produced are very rare.
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1974 Graham Single Harvest Port, 1974
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Single Harvest Colheita Port
95 points Wine Advocate
Special offer | Was £495 | Now £395
The 1974 Single Harvest Tawny Port is made from the very finest wines from the Graham’s vineyards. Graham's holds one of the most extensive reserves of very old cask aged Port of any producer. They include a collection of rare Single Harvest Ports. These are Ports from a single year which age to full maturity in seasoned oak casks and display the year of harvest on the label.
VWP Tasting note:
The 1974 rare Single Harvest Tawny Port has been matured for over four decades in seasoned oak casks in the Graham's lodges in Oporto. It has a seductive tawny colour which fades to a broad amber rim with discreet olive highlights. …
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Price: $510.43 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
1974 Graham Single Harvest Port, 1974
Single Harvest Colheita Port
4.5 Litre
** 95 points Wine Advocate **
A very rare 4.5 Litre Bottle of 1974 Graham Single Harvest Colheita Port.
The 1974 Single Harvest Tawny Port is made from the very finest wines from the Graham’s vineyards. Graham's holds one of the most extensive reserves of very old cask aged Port of any producer. They include a collection of rare Single Harvest Ports. These are Ports from a single year which age to full maturity in seasoned oak casks and display the year of harvest on the label.
VWP Tasting note:
The 1974 rare Single Harvest Tawny Port has been matured for over four decades in seasoned oak casks in the Graham's lodges in Oporto. …
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Price: $2,390.63 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock
1974 Gattinara, 1974
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Nervi Luigi, Piedmont, Italy, Red Wine
Special offer | Was £149 | Now £99
This 50 year old wine makes a wonderul gift for someone celebrating their 50th Birthday or anniversary. 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.
Tasting notes: a meaty, chunky wine with a subtle, clean nose. Hints of tar and bark, with undertones of cherries and rose petals. Light tannins.
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Price: $127.93 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Maynard's Port, 1974
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1974 Colheita Port, Douro
** Exclusive to VWP **
Special Offer | Was £159 | Now £139
1974 Colheita Port.
This rare port-wine has been stored in seasoned oak casks since the 1974 harvest until it was bottled this year.
Tasting Notes: The 1974 Port from Maynard has a 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: $179.62 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Maynard's Port
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50 Year Old Tawny Port Presented in Maynards Decanter Special Offer | was £149 | Now £129 Exclusive to VWP
The Maynard's 50 year old tawny is our latest addition to our 50 year old Port line-up. Maynard's is renowned for its excellent quality at outstanding value and this 50 year old gem is no exception! This is also a UK exclusive for VWP.
Named after the first established English Port wine shipper in Oporto, Walter Maynard, this aged Port has been blended from historic stocks of tawny Port to give an average age of 50 years and is released under the new 50 year old tawny Port category.
Presented in a decanter, this is a powerful port with complex nuttiness aromas in harmony with spicy notes, warm roasted coffee and cinnamon hints from the long contact with oak wood during the ageing process. …
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Price: $166.70 USD
Stock: 13 in Stock
Palmer Port
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50 Year Old Tawny Port
Special Offer | Was £159 | Now £139
The Palmer 50 Years Old Aged Tawny Port belongs to the exclusive and rare type of blended tawny port with age indication. The quantities produced are of course, very small. VWP are exclusive importers of the Palmer 50 Tear Tawny.
Tasting Notes :
The Palmer 50 Year tawny is the premium Port blended by legendary wine-maker Alvaro Van Zeller from his best stocks of aged tawny blend to give an average age of 50 years. The 50-year category was approved in 2022.
The Palmer 50 Year old has a concentrated dark tawny colour with green highlights that show around the rim of the glass. …
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Price: $179.62 USD
Stock: 45 in Stock
Palmer Port, 1974
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Colheita Port, Douro
75 cl Bottle
Special offer | Was £159 | Now £129
1974 Colheita Port - 75cl Bottle. Exclusive to VWP.
This rare port-wine has been stored in seasoned oak casks since the 1974 harvest until it was bottled this year.
Tasting Notes: The 1974 Port from Palmer has a light oak colour with a verdant edge on the rim highlighting a colheita of exceptional age and quality. Much elegance on the nose with orange peel, walnuts, figs and a touch of honey. On the palate there is a lightness that is balanced by a good acidity. This port wine delivers a beautiful flavour supported by a long, long finish. Outstanding.
Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, …
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Price: $166.70 USD
Stock: 62 in Stock
Quevedo, 1974
50 Year Old White Port
***96/100 Points -REVISTA DE VINHOS***
Indulge in the captivating bouquet of this 50-year-old Tawny Port, with an intense and complex aroma of spices, dates, and nutty undertones, complemented by a zesty citrus profile and subtle hints of brown sugar. On the perfectly balanced palate, flavors of nuts, caramel, and creme brulee are carried through to a long and zesty finish. Meticulously crafted from a blend of different varieties and aged for an average of 50 years, this wine is a true masterpiece
COLOUR
Dark Amber with green edge.
AROMA
The aroma of this wine is highly intense and complex, showcasing a blend of spices, dates, and nutty undertones that intermingle with notes of candied fruits. …
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Price: $347.61 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock
Quevedo, 1974
Colheita Port
Last Few in Stock
This is a great 1974 Colhieta from this family-run winery. The colour is still very intense, and the aromas are already where you would expect a Colheita of this age expect to be. 1974 is now over 45 years old but this wine is still really nice and very affordable.
This has amazing layers of aromas, nuts, crème brûlée, caramel, dates and apricot. A beautiful port – that you will combine with any food. But please enjoy it on it’s own.
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: $295.92 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Quinta da Devesa
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50 year old White Port
Presented in Gift Box
Special Offer | Was £149 | Now £99
The 50 year old Devesa white Port has just been released and Vintage Wine and Port is delighted to offer it exclusively for sale in the UK.
Offering fabulous quality vs price, the 50 year old white has an outstanding bouquet of candied orange, exotic resins and honey hints, on the palate there is a a very crisp acidity, due to the complexity, refined quality and long aftertaste.
Quinta da Devesa Port Wines are produced exclusively from lots vinified and aged in the estate. Since 1941, vintages considered of superior quality by the family winemakers, were kept and stored in wooden barrels in the winery cellars. …
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Price: $127.93 USD
Stock: 41 in Stock
Quinta da Devesa
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50 year old Tawny Port Presented in Gift Box Special Offer | Was £149 | Now £129
Quinta da Devesa 50-year-old tawny Port has a beautiful copper colour with an orange-green edge signifying a Tawny port with some age. A blend of multiple wines to result in an average age of 50 years, it presents extraordinary aromas of roasted caramel notes, a touch of citrus orange, and a pronounced roasted character of pecan, dates. This Port has an elegant and silky texture with an ever-long aftertaste aftertaste boasting caramelized fruit notes.
Quinta da Devesa Port Wines are produced exclusively from lots vinified and aged in the estate. Since 1941, vintages considered of superior quality by the family winemakers, were kept and stored in wooden barrels in the winery cellars. …
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Price: $166.70 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
Ryst Dupeyron Armagnac, 1974
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Ryst Dupeyron Reserve Joseph Millesime vintage Armagnac
50cl bottle
Includes gift box
Special Offer | Was £159 | Now £125
The 1974 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: $161.53 USD
Stock: 15 in Stock
Barros Port, 1974
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Special Edition 1974 Colheita Port
** 93 Points - Wine Advocate **
*** Silver Medal Decanter 2022 ***
Special Offer | Was £199 | Now £159
The 1974 Barros colheita is a very elegant 50 year old colheita port that was been bottled to celebrate the historic Carnation revolution of 1974 when Portugal progressed from dictatorship to democracy with almost no shots being fired. The revolutionaries offered carnations to the soldiers when the population took to the streets to celebrate.
Barros translates the Portuguese character into wine, combining tradition, authenticity and modern values. Having just celebrated their 100th year trading in 2013 Barros Port is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious companies producing and trading in Port. …
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Price: $205.46 USD
Stock: 33 in Stock
Bodegas Toro Albalá, 1974
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Don PX 1974, Sweet Wine, Montilla-Moriles.
This 50 year old Pedro Ximenez sweet wine from 1974 makes a wonderul gift for someone celebrating their 50th Birthday or anniversary.
After harvesting the grapes in the month of August, with temperatures up to 45ºC, and after the sun drying process, a must was produced and, after remaining at rest for a year, went into a wooden cask. It was made in the first week of September. After raisining for 9 days and subsequent pressing, a must with a high sugar content was obtained which, after a rest period, was alcoholized before being aged in American oak casks.
“Convento Selección” are wines that have aged for generations in amontillado butts so that the wine and wood could merge with time and result into an unmatchable flavor. …
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Price: $381.21 USD
Stock: 26 in Stock
Burmester, 1974
Burmester 50 Years of Port A 30 Year Old Tawny and a 20 Year Old Tawny ***Presented in our Double Leather Gift Box***
A wonderful gift to celebrate a 50th anniversary. This double gift box contains two 75cl bottles of Rich Tawny Port beautifully presented in a silk lined gift box:
Burmester blends its magnificent Tawny Ports from its extensive reserves of old cask aged Ports matured in the firm’s cool and tranquil cellars, (known as ‘lodges’) in Oporto on Portugal’s Atlantic coast.
Burmester 30 Year Old Tawny:
Deep tawny colour with greenish hints. Complex and powerful nose, dominated by the strong presence of the dried fruits and spices, combined with a subtle and refined note of vanilla. …
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Price: $192.54 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock
Kopke
50 Year Tawny Port
***98 Points- Wine Advocate***
Kopke, one of the most emblematic Port wine houses, recently launched its 50 Year Old Tawny and White Ports, “wines that celebrate the wisdom of time”.
Port wines with an indication of age were until now associated with labels 10, 20, 30 and 40 and are the ultimate expression of the art of blending. Now we are presented with the new 50 years category, wines “of extreme fineness and delicacy, which provide moments of delight and contemplation, layer by layer, which make them the ideal option for special celebrations”. These are wines that require extra work and a very special accompaniment to ensure that they evolve in complexity, while preserving the richness of aromas. …
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Price: $244.23 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock
Kopke
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50 Year White Port
Half Bottle 37.5cl
Special Offer | Was £139 | Now £124.50
Kopke, one of the most emblematic Port wine houses, recently launched its 50 Year Old Tawny and White Ports, “wines that celebrate the wisdom of time”.
Port wines with an indication of age were until now associated with labels 10, 20, 30 and 40 and are the ultimate expression of the art of blending. Now we are presented with the new 50 years category, wines “of extreme fineness and delicacy, which provide moments of delight and contemplation, layer by layer, which make them the ideal option for special celebrations”. These are wines that require extra work and a very special accompaniment to ensure that they evolve in complexity, while preserving the richness of aromas. …
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Price: $160.88 USD
Stock: 23 in Stock
Messias, 1974
50 Year Old Tawny Port
Includes Messias Wooden Gift Box
Messias 50 years old is a Tawny Port wine is a mellow, rich, subtle Port wine. It stands out for its remarkable balance of honeyed notes of citrus jam, marmalade and very delicate acidity with floral hints, highlighting notes of orange blossom and caramelized orange peel.
Bottle Size 75cl
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Price: $251.99 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock
Quinta Das Carvalhas
50 Year Old Tawny Port
95 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Special Offer | Was £295 | Now £225
This 50 Year Old Colhieta Port from Quinta das Carvalhas, was made with Port from the vast and rich collection of old Port wines found in the cellars in Nova de Gaia. The soul and body of this 50 year old is based on a tawny from 1967, a Porto Colheita from 1976 and a dash of Port from 1920, aged in oak casks. The result is a magnificent amber-coloured wine, which on the nose reveals notes of varnish and cedar leaves and an almost citrusy freshness. When tasted, it is broad and powerful, with flavours of dried fruits. It has a long and persistent finish.
Quinta das Carlvalhas have developed their own unique blend of sustainable, modern viticulture whilst preserving the historic century-old vines that go towards making their best wines. …
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Price: $290.75 USD
Stock: 17 in Stock
São Leonardo by Quinta do Mourao
50 Year Old Tawny Port
*** 96 Points -Alex Probst- World of Fine Wine ***
Dark tawny colour with greenish tones and an intense aroma consisting of wood notes, caramel, vinagrinho and nuts. The palate is full and fresh, with dry notes of spicy flavours. A long and enduring finish.
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Price: $450.99 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock
São Leonardo by Quinta do Mourao
50 Year Old White Port
50cl bottle
*** 95 Points- Wine Advocate ***
White gold colour with greenish tones. An intense and complex aroma, with vinagrinho wood notes, hazelnuts and honey.
The palate is dense, full and fresh, with dry notes of spicy flavours. Long, lingering finish.
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Price: $510.43 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
50 Year Old Madeira
50 Year Old Henriques & Henriques Tinta Negra (Comes in Original H&H gift box as illustrated)
The first ever 50 Year Old Tinta Negra is absolutely stunning! This is the 1st time Tinta Negra has ever been seen this way and with ONLY 2,700 (50cl) bottles produced for the entire world market, it looks a pretty amazing offering
2015 saw Tinta Negra promoted to the status of ‘recommended grape’ and thus is now allowed to be mentioned on labels. In addition, a new 50 Year-Old category has been implemented; this is designed to bridge the gap between 15/20 Year-Old Colheitas and much older single-year Madeiras, and offers drinkers the opportunity to buy some properly old cask-aged Madeiras at prices considerably below those of the older vintage bottlings. …
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Price: $244.23 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Aglianico, 1974
del Vulture, Torre Sveva
** One Gallon of Wine-3,78 Litre Bottle **
Please note that this is a rare one gallon bottle (3.78 Litre)
The real magic of Aglianico appears to the patient. Just like its Northern Italian stable-mate Nebbiolo (the only grape allowed in majestic Barolo and Barbaresco). The time softens the wines firm tannic structure and enamel-removing acidity revealing lush layers of sweetened fruit and dried floral aromas intermixed with dusty and spiced smoke savory flavors.
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Price: $425.14 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Barbaresco, 1974
A. Camerano
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: $179.62 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Barbaresco, 1974
Giordano
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: $179.62 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock