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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Rivesaltes, 1974
Vin Doux Naturel- Roussillon
Ambre Hors d'Age, Les Vignerons Catalans
Sweet Wine
Rivesaltes wines from the hot Roussillon region in France, are perhaps the most underrated sweet wines in the world. This 1974 sweet wine displays a dark amber colour with a mature bouquet of sandalwood, dried rum raisins, smoky burnt caramel, bitter orange zest, dates and more. On the palate it is smooth and with a pleasant mouthfeel. Can match perfectly from aperitif to digestif and it is wonderful with caramel and fruit based desserts.
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Price: $127.70 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock
Rosso, 1974
Settesoli - Cantina Soc Settesoli
Red cherry red with ruby highlights. Fine and intense nose, with floral and fruity scents. The flavour is dry, fine and fruity with high acidity and a slight almond aftertaste
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Price: $101.90 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Sangiovese, 1974
dei Colli Pesarese, Cantina Soc. dei Colli Pesaresi
Good-quality Sangiovese is prized for its high acid, firm tannins and balanced nature. Savory flavors of dark cherries and black stone fruit are characteristic, and may be backed by secondary notes of tomato leaf and dried herbs. The use of oak has become more popular and this coaxes richer flavors from the grapes, tending toward plum and wild raspberry.
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Price: $89.00 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Sangiovese, 1974
Fratelli Vallunga
Good-quality Sangiovese is prized for its high acid, firm tannins and balanced nature. Savory flavors of dark cherries and black stone fruit are characteristic, and may be backed by secondary notes of tomato leaf and dried herbs. The use of oak has become more popular and this coaxes richer flavors from the grapes, tending toward plum and wild raspberry.
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Price: $101.90 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Sangiovese di Romagna, 1974
Cesari *** BIG GALLON BOTTLE OF 3,78 LITERS ***
Good-quality Sangiovese is prized for its high acid, firm tannins and balanced nature. Savory flavors of dark cherries and black stone fruit are characteristic, and may be backed by secondary notes of tomato leaf and dried herbs. The use of oak has become more popular and this coaxes richer flavors from the grapes, tending toward plum and wild raspberry.
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Price: $424.38 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Sassella, 1974
A. Pelizzatti
Valtellina Superiore Sassella wines are made under the Valtellina Superiore DOCG, specifically from grapes grown in the village of Sassella. Sassella is one of five viticultural sub-zones specifically identified as producing Valtellina wines of particularly high quality: the other four are Grumello, Inferno, Maroggia and Valgella. Sassella is considered to be the finest of these, and the pinnacle of the Valtellina viticultural zone.
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Price: $114.80 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock
Sibiola, 1974
Cantina Soc Dolianova
A few kilometres away from Cagliari, there is the territory of Parteolla, with its partly mountainous, partly flat landscape, which has always helped in the cultivation of grape, olive, and fruit trees. There you will find the cantina and the vineyards of a very famous winery, whose story began at the beginning of the 1900s and whose wine tradition is being passed on today to the third generation.
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Price: $101.90 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Sizzano, 1974
Francesco Fontana
The wines Sizzano must be made from grapes coming from the following varieties: Nebbiolo (Span): 50-70%; Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese) alone or in combination 30-50%. Colour: ruby red with garnet; Bouquet: vinous, typical, with hints of violet, fine and pleasant; Flavour: dry, full-bodied and harmonious with a slightly bitter aftertaste; Aging: "Sizzano": at least 22 months of which at least 18 in wood; "Sizzano Reserve": at least 34 months of which at least 24 in wood.
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Price: $114.80 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Sogno di Bacco, 1974
Umberto Fiore
Sogno di Bacco is made from thelong lasting nebbiolo grape. Nebbiolo is a black-skinned red wine grape variety most famous for creating the 'tar and roses' scent of Barolo wines from Piedmont, north-western Italy. The grape's very name is evocative of its home among the misty foothills of the western Alps; the nebbia (Italian for 'fog') after which it is named frequently arrives on early October mornings, when the Nebbiolo harvest is in full swing.
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Price: $114.80 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock
Spanna, 1974
Conti Cav. Ermanno
Spanna has often been cited by wine experts as one of Italy’s greatest ageing wines. Spanna’s longevity can be attributed, at least in part, to the addition of smaller amounts of less tannic, more acidic grape varieties. Tasting notes: The nose opens up beautifully after about an hour and the wine has gorgeous ripe and sweet fruit, nice acidity, and perfectly softened tannins.
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Price: $127.70 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Spanna, 1974
Umberto Fiore
Spanna has often been cited by wine experts as one of Italy’s greatest ageing wines. Spanna’s longevity can be attributed, at least in part, to the addition of smaller amounts of less tannic, more acidic grape varieties. Tasting notes: The nose opens up beautifully after about an hour and the wine has gorgeous ripe and sweet fruit, nice acidity, and perfectly softened tannins.
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Price: $114.80 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
St Magdalena, 1974
St. Florin
St. Maddalena is an area covering the lower, south-facing slopes above Bozen-Bolzano. The “Kienaster” vineyard where this particular wine comes from is situated near the village of St. Pauls. It is made from the Vernatsch-Schiava grape and a very small proportion of Lagrein. The extremely favourable climatic conditions combined with very steep vineyards result in a dark ruby wine, finely scented, soft and velvety on the palate.
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Price: $101.90 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
Taylor's Port, 1974
Crusted Port - Bottled in 1974
Crusted Port is a very small category, named because of the 'crust' of sediment that it forms in the bottle.
Invented by the British-owned Port houses predominantly for the British Port drinker, it is intended to be a more economical alternative to Vintage or Late Bottled Vintage.
Crusted is a blend of several harvests, which are bottled without being filtered and laid down to mature like Vintage wines. Using this approach allows the manufacturer to use some of the lesser harvests but still produce a good rich full bodied wine at an economical price.
Usually a year is stated on the label which, because the wine was made from a blend of harvests, is the year in which the wine was bottled. …
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Price: $380.52 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Valgella Lombardia, 1974
A. Pelizzati
This wine from the Vagella region is made predominantly from Nebbiolo grapes (used in the more famous Barolo wines). The wines are characterised by having cheery ad tea notes with forest floor notes. These wines are best consumed alongside game or red meat dishes.
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Price: $127.70 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock
Valpolicella, 1974
Liston *** BIG GALLON OF 3,78 LITERS ***
The Valpolicella zone is bordered to the west by the Bardolino DOC, located along the banks of Lake Garda, which produces similar wines to basic Valpolicella using many of the same grapes. The historical "heart" of Valpolicella winemaking is in the Monti Lessini hills located northwest of the town of Verona. In 1968, the boundaries of the region were extended far eastward towards the DOC production zone of Soave and south to the plains of the northern bank of the Po river and its tributary the Adige.
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Price: $385.68 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Warre's Port, 1974
Late Bottled Vintage Port
This 1974 wine belongs to the port category "Late Bottled Vintage" and has a mature character with, sweet raisin and spice with ripe black fruits, fig, prune, damson and cinnamon notes. Elegant with great balance, fully mature, gentle and inviting.
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Price: $290.23 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock
1974 Gattinara, 1974
Sale
Nervi Luigi, Piedmont, Italy, Red Wine
Special offer | Was £149 | Now £99
Fragile and torn label (as photographed)
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: $127.70 USD
Stock: Out of Stock
Sandeman
50 Year Old Tawny Port
***95 Points- GOLD- Decanter 2023***
Special Offer | Was £289 | Now £270
Beautiful pale tawny in colour. The 50-Year-Old Tawny is exceptionally pronounced and complex in aroma profile. Intense aromas of dried fruits, roasted walnuts, toffee and spice burst out of the glass. Velvety smooth on the palate, with a bright acidity keeping the decadent flavours on the straight and narrow and all culminating in a deliciously lingering finish.
There are few more iconic images in the world of wine than the ‘Don’, the logo created for the Sandeman family in 1928 by George Massiot Brown. The cape was modelled on the attire worn by university students in Porto, while the wide-brimmed hat was a nod to the family’s presence in Jerez. …
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Price: $348.27 USD
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Cabernet, 1974
Duchi Badoglio
A classic red Italian wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. The wine has aged to produce a garnet core with a clear rim. Lots of oak, leather and soft tannins remain.
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Price: $101.90 USD
Stock: Out of Stock
Chianti, 1974
New
Le Corti - Angiolo Anichini - BOTTLE of 36cl
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: $63.21 USD
Stock: Out of Stock
Graham's Port, 1974
50 Year Old Tawny Port
450cl Bottle
(One of only 6 released in the UK)
New Release for delivery end June 2024
The Graham’s 50 Year Old Tawny Port will be released in the UK in June 2024. Only 240 75cl bottles and 6 450cl bottles will be released. We are delighted to be one of the few selected to sell these treasured wines.
The Grahams 50 year old Tawny has a captivating deep orange-brown hue, framed by a dark walnut base and a pale green rim. It has complex aromas with layers of orange blossom, fruitcake and butterscotch, creating a balanced and concentrated sensory experience. The mouthfeel is substantial, rich and creamy with vibrant acidity, enchanting notes of seasoned wood, nutmeg, and cinnamon, and a lingering finish that endures on the palate. …
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Price: $3,160.26 USD
Stock: Out of Stock