1994 Wine and Port Vintage
Vintage Summary and Recommendations: A short summary of the fabulous 1994 Vintage with our top recommendations Visit our 1994 Wine and Port Offer Page 1994 Wine and Port
If you were born or have an anniversary in 1994 - then you are in luck! The 1994 vintage produced some of the finest Ports and wines of the late 20th century, with exceptional quality in Bordeaux, the Douro Valley, and various regions of Italy. These wines are highly sought after by collectors and connoisseurs as they are drinking well and continue to command high prices.
Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:
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Bordeaux: The 1994 vintage is generally rated as good but a little inconsistent. The top estates produced some very fine wines that are far superior to those in the poor years between 1991 and 1993. The best 1994 Bordeaux wines are characterised by high tannin levels with rich fruit and should mature well over the next few years.
Italian: In Tuscany, the Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile and Brunello had a very good year with a warm early Spring. The good weather conditions carried through to the harvest season with healthy, ripe fruit. In Piedmont prolonged rain caused serious problems, however a few producers still made good Barolo and Barbaresco wines.
Portugal: A 1994 Vintage Port makes a great 30 year old wine gift for a 30th birthday or anniversary: 1994 was one of the great vintages of the 20th Century that produced classic, monumental port wines with rich fruit character. While these wines can be approached in their youth, the best need 20 years in bottle, making them mature for drinking now or perfect to age for another 20 years. Our wine buyer highly recommends the 1994 Taylor's Vintage Port , an outstanding Vintage Port that scored an incredible 100 points from Wine Spectator and 97 from Robert Parker.
Spain: This was the ‘Aaah!’ vintage; after three years of drought and indifferent quality, nature relented and provided one of the best vintages of the century (compared by many producers with the legendary 1964). The grapes showed tremendous ripeness, colour and extract. This was a truly great vintage in the making, although (or perhaps because) it was relatively low in quantity.
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Palmer Port
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30 Year Old Tawny Port
Special Offer | Was £79.95 | Now £59.95
The Palmer 30 Year tawny Port is ready to drink having aged in oak for an average of thirty years. Time in cask has defined a concentrated tawny port with pronounced and layered aromas of dried fruits and walnuts. A sweet mouthfeel of vanilla and honey, and further notes of dried fig, toffee and refreshing caramelised citrus render this wine balance and multifaceted complexity. A tawny port faithful to its tradition, with a warming, rich, long finish.
Serving & Food Pairing:
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed slightly chilled at 12-13ºC they will work wonders if pairing with treacle tart, crème brulee or nut based desserts, like hazelnut praline. …
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Price: $78.45 USD
Stock: 37 in Stock
Quevedo, 1994
Colheita Port
There is a wonderful story to the release of the 1994 Quevedo Colheita Port. The wine was voted "Port of the Night" during a recent tasting with Oscar Quevedo, and so, we persuaded him to release a small quantity. Only 300 bottles released by popular demand!
This extraordinary Colheita Port from Quevedo was born during the widely acclaimed 1994 vintage. With meticulous care, it fermented in granite vats and aged for 30 years in chestnut wood barrels. With refreshing acidity, a rich medley of flavors of creme brulee, nutty undertones, and a hint of caramel, it presents an elegant and complex palate. …
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Price: $129.55 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock
Quevedo
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30 Year Old White Port in own presentation gift box
***93 Points - Wine Advocate***
Presented in Quevedo Gift Box
Special Offer | was £89.95 | Now £69.95
This outstanding 30 Year Old white port from Quevedo embodies a blend of some of the finest whites from Oscar and Claudia's cellars. Aged for an average of thirty years in cask, this elegant white port shows an intense aromatic profile of orange citrus notes, apricots and almonds. Full bodied on the palate with pronounced notes of spices and dried stone fruits, mouthwatering acidity and a long, lingering finish with layers of marmalade and spice. A very complex blend, which represents the traditional Quevedo family style exceptionally well.
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White Ports are ready to drink and do not require decanting. …
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Price: $91.54 USD
Stock: 60 in Stock
Quinta da Devesa
New
30 year old White Port(50cl)
Devesa Presentation Box
***94 Points- Wine Advocate***
This 30-year White Port from Devesa is a field blend made from vines that are at least 50 years old. An aged white Port wine that presents a very complex aromatic bouquet, with great aromas of evolution such as balsamic notes, dried fruits, candied orange peel, raisins, and dried apricots. It is a fantastic, fresh, juicy white Port wine that ends with a mouthwatering acidity. Its significantly superior complexity accounts for most of the flavour difference. With its seemingly never-ending finale, this is simply stunning and closes the sale. A beautiful Port that you will enjoy savouring in your glass. …
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Price: $91.54 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock
Quinta da Devesa
New
30 year old Tawny Port in presentation box (75cl)
***94 Points - Robert Parker***
This multi awarded 30-Year-Old Tawny Port from the artisan producer Quinta Da Devesa has been matured in the cool cellars of Portugal's Atlantic coast for thirty years. Developed with noble grapes used in the Douro region, this cask-aged Port reveals pronounced aromas of honey, molasses and dried fruit. On the palate it is viscous and full bodied, unctuous, with a wonderful sweetness that is harmoniously balanced by its refreshing acidity. The finish is long with layered honey, roasted hazelnut and allspice flavours.
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Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. …
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Price: $104.62 USD
Stock: 33 in Stock
Ryst Dupeyron Armagnac, 1994
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Ryst Dupeyron Reserve Joseph Millesime vintage Armagnac
50cl bottle
Includes gift box
Special Offer | Was £99 | Now £79.95
The 1994 Armagnac from Ryst-Dupeyron is the expression of a single year and has the unique character associated with the year and the cask in which it has been stored. 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.
Serving & Food Pairing: Even though it can be enjoyed as an apéritif, Armagnac is best appreciated at the end of a meal. It pairs well with coffee or a Cuban or Dominican cigar, as the flavors of cocoa, honey and black pepper enhance its aromas. …
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Price: $104.62 USD
Stock: 30 in Stock
Barolo Prandi, 1994
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Cantine Prandi, Piedmont
** Special Offer | Was £129 | Now £99 **
The 1994 Barolo Cantine Prandi has come from the producer's historic cellars where it has laid undisturbed since bottling. It has matured to perfection and is perfect to drink now.
Barolo is a red wine produced in the Piedmont region of Italy. Made from the Nebbiolo grape, it is known for its garnet colour, intense flavours of cherry, plum, and spice, as well as its high tannin content. Barolo wines are often aged for several years, resulting in complex flavors and aromas. They are considered some of Italy's finest and most age-worthy wines.
Serving & Food Pairing:
Barolos are best served at 18ºC. …
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Price: $129.55 USD
Stock: 83 in Stock
Bodegas Toro Albalá, 1994
DON PX 1994. Sweet Wine, Montilla-Moriles.
Half Bottle 37.5 Cl
Matured in a cool cathedral-style bodega, hallmark of Andalucian maturation process, the 1994 Gran Reserva PX is a hugely complex and intense wine, elaborated with Pedro Ximénez grapes harvested in mid-August and laid under the sun for 7 to 9 days to concentrate all their sugars. After the press, it was left to rest for 12 months in stainless steel tanks and, when the period came to an end, it was stored in American oak butts for 27 years.
The result is a concentrated luscious wine with mahogany colour and iodized tones, revealing pronounced aromas of raisinsined fruits, orange peel citrus, liquorice, coffee, cinnamon and cocoa, with a sweet, velvety taste. …
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Price: $71.97 USD
Stock: 80 in Stock
Bodegas Toro Albalá, 1994
DON PX 1994. Sweet Wine, Montilla-Moriles.
75cl bottle
Matured in a cool cathedral-style bodega, hallmark of Andalucian maturation process, the 1994 Gran Reserva PX is a hugely complex and intense wine, elaborated with Pedro Ximénez grapes harvested in mid-August and laid under the sun for 7 to 9 days to concentrate all their sugars. After the press, it was left to rest for 12 months in stainless steel tanks and, when the period came to an end, it was stored in American oak butts for 27 years.
The result is a concentrated luscious wine with mahogany colour and iodized tones, revealing pronounced aromas of raisinsined fruits, orange peel citrus, liquorice, coffee, cinnamon and cocoa, with a sweet, velvety taste. …
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Price: $103.38 USD
Stock: 102 in Stock
Burmester
30 Year Old Tawny Port, Douro
Presented in Gift Tube
***94 Points - Robert Parker***
The Burmester 30 Year Old Tawny Port, has been slowly maturing in oak casks rendering a classic port wine of exceptional quality and elegance. It showcases a complex and powerful nose, dominated by the strong presence of the dried fruits and spices, combined with a subtle and refined note of vanilla. In the mouth it is concentrated, silky and engaging. A wine with great structure, great character and an apotheotic finish.
Serving & Food Pairing:
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed slightly chilled at 12-13ºC they will work wonders if pairing with treacle tart, crème brulee or nut based desserts, like hazelnut praline. …
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Price: $104.62 USD
Stock: 48 in Stock
D'Oliveiras Madeira, 1994
Verdelho
The Verdelho grapes for this 1994 medium-dry Madeira from D'Oliveiras were carefully handpicked and aged by the canteiro method creating a medium sweet fortified wine with fragrant aromas of brown sugar, liquorice, soft burnt caramel, marzipan, smoky tar, and Creme Brulee. On the palate, its crisp acidity marries worderfully with brown spices, raisins, lavender, and caramel leading into a lovely finish with steely crunchy acidity and a timeless tangerine echo! A distinct style, full of contrasts and complexities.
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Once opened, Madeira wine can last for many months if stored in the correct conditions. …
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Price: $234.24 USD
Stock: 34 in Stock
Kopke
30 Year Old Tawny Port - 75cl (Includes Kopke presentation box)
Special Offer | Was £89.95 | Now £74.95
This ready-to-be-enjoyed 30 year-old tawny Port from Kopke has been aged for an average of thirty years in wood. Kopke uses traditional regional grape varieties to produce Port with intense and complex aromas of dried apricots, toffee and hazelnut complexity. On the palate, layers of caramel, penuche and butterscotch give way to a long honeyed finish. An extremely refined blend.
Serving & Food Pairing:
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed slightly chilled at 12-13ºC they will work wonders if pairing with treacle tart, crème brulee or nut based desserts, like hazelnut praline. …
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Price: $98.08 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
Kopke, 1994
Vintage Port
HALF BOTTLE 37.5cl
This superb 1994 Vintage Port made by Kopke shows aromas of red fruit and candy floss notes. On the palate, caramel and damson jam notes lead to a long finish with layers of eucalyptus, dark chocolate and jammy dark fruit.
Serving and Food pairing
Vintage Ports are best served slightly below modern room temperature: 16° to 18° C. This is the kind of wine that can be enjoyed now or aged even further to allow its flavors to develop and evolve over time. Whether you're sipping it on its own or pairing it with a rich dessert like chocolate mousse or a selection of aged cheeses, a vintage port is sure to be a memorable experience. …
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Price: $78.45 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock
Messias
30 Year Old Tawny Port
***Special Offer | WAS £89.95 | NOW £59.95***
***91 Points Wine Advocate (Mark Squires)***
Aged to perfection in small casks at Messias cellars in Oporto's Villa Nova de Gaia, this 30 Year Old Tawny Port reveals a beautiful amber colour with golden highlights, displaying the characteristic tawny hue that comes with extended aging. Aromas of dried fruits dominate, with notes of figs, dates, and raisins, layered with hints of caramel, toffee, and roasted nuts. On the palate it is silky smooth and luscious with rich, concentrated flavors of caramelized nuts, dried apricots, and candied orange peel. Velvety texture, balanced by vibrant acidity, with a long, lingering finish that is both elegant and complex. …
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Price: $78.45 USD
Stock: 34 in Stock
Quinta Das Carvalhas
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30 Year Old Tawny Port
***93 Points Wine Enthusiast***
Includes FREE 50ml Taster Sample
Special Offer | was £89.95 | Now £79.95
The outstanding Quinta das Carvalhas 30 Year Old Tawny Port is exclusively offered to the UK by Vintage Wine and Port.
Hailing from one of the most iconic estates in Portugal's dramatic Douro Valley this exquisite Tawny Port has matured in cask for an average of thirty years. The prolonged maturation has rendered this port seductive aromas of caramelised sugar and dark chocolate mingled with hints of currants. On the palate, rich flavors of dark roast coffee and dark chocolate are followed by notes of roasted walnuts and wood spice. Flavours of dark rum shine through, adding warmth and depth. …
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Price: $104.62 USD
Stock: 51 in Stock
São Leonardo by Quinta do Mourao
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30 Year Old Tawny Port
94 Points- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Special Offer | Was £119 | Now £99
Matured in Portugal's dramatic Douro Valley region and blended from selected casks, this rich and warming 30 Year Old Tawny Port from Sao Leonardo is brimming with dried fruits and honey aromas. Full-bodied, smooth and harmonious on the palate with a great balance between sweetness and acidity and with a long and persistent finish with lingering flavours of dark rum, toasted almond and raisin.
Serving & Food Pairing
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed slightly chilled at 12-13ºC they will work wonders if pairing with treacle tart, crème brulee or nut based desserts, like hazelnut praline. …
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Price: $129.55 USD
Stock: 31 in Stock
São Leonardo by Quinta do Mourao
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30 Year Old White Port
*** 92 Points- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate ***
Special Offer | Was £119 | Now £99
This Sao Leonardo aged White Port has aged in oak barrels for a period of thirty years. The wine shows a golden amber colour, indicating maturity, with intense aromas of dried fruits and spices, a rich, complex palate with hints of dried apricot, honey, white pepper, and a long, persistent, nutty finish.
Serving & Food Pairing:
White Ports are ready to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed chilled at 12-13ºC on its own as an aperitif, or paired with rich starters such as mushroom risotto. With a freshness beyond age, White Port is also ideal with crème brulee or a spicy apple crumble. …
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Price: $129.55 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock
30 Year Old Offley
Tawny Port (Comes in Green Gift Tube as illustrated)
Aged in wooden casks in the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, the final blend of this 30 Year Old Tawny Port by Offley resulted in an amber coloured wine, with appealing greenish hints. Its bouquet is intense and complex, with notes of caramel, mocha, toasted nuts and tobacco leaf. This is a very well-balanced and unctuous wine that shows a delicate structure and sublime finish.
Serving & Food Pairing:
Tawny Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. Best enjoyed slightly chilled at 12-13ºC they will work wonders if pairing with treacle tart, crème brulee or nut based desserts, like hazelnut praline. …
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Price: $91.54 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Bairrada, 1994
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Quinta Poço do Lobo - Cabernet Sauvignon
Special offer | Was £79.95 | Now £59.95
The Cabernet Sauvignon Quinta Poço do Lobo from the excellent 1994 harvest in Portugal is deep garnet in colour, indicating maturity. On the nose, intense aromas of ripe blackcurrant, blackberry, and plum are layered with notes of cedar, vanilla, and baking spices. Subtle hints of tobacco and leather add complexity. On the palate it is full bodied and velvety with black cherry, cassis and chocolate with hints of graphite and espresso. Well-balanced acidity provides freshness and structure, leading to a long, lingering finish.
Serving and Food pairing
This Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon pairs beautifully with grilled ribeye steak, braised lamb shanks, or aged cheeses like Parmigiano-Reggiano. …
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Price: $77.21 USD
Stock: 24 in Stock
Barbaresco, 1994
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Castello di Neive - Santo Stefano
Special offer | was £89.95 | Now £59.95
The 1994 red wine made in the famous Piemontese region of Barbaresco features complex aromas of ripe red fruits, rose petals, violets, spice, tobacco, and earth, with a full-bodied structure, velvety tannins, and bright acidity, with a long, elegant finish.
Serving & Food Pairing: Barbaresco pairs beautifully with a variety of dishes, including roasted meats, game, and aged cheeses. Its rich flavor profile and balanced acidity make it a versatile wine that can complement a wide range of foods.
Castello di Neive, a 15th-century winery in northern Italy, is known for its renowned "Santo Stefano" Barbaresco. …
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Price: $78.45 USD
Stock: 35 in Stock
Bramaterra, 1994
Luigi Perazzi ** Was £79 | Now £55 **
Produced mainly with Nebbiolo grapes cultivated on the slopes of Monte Rosa, west of Gattinara, of medium aging, 2 years minimum, it comes from a knowledgeable use of aging wood. Of ruby color, complex scents of mature fruit and spices, fresh and austere body. It's suited for a medium/long aging.
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Price: $90.29 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Burmester's 30 Years of Tawny Port
20 Year Old Tawny and a 10 Year Old Tawny ***Presented in Our Two-Bottle Leather Gift Box***
A wonderful gift for a 30th 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 20 Year Old Tawny:
***Gold medal Decanter World Wine Awards,2015***
***90 Points- Outstanding, Aggregated critic score***
Burmester 20 Year Old Tawny Port has plenty of sweet fruits and ripe dark brown sugar and raisins. …
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Price: $111.16 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock
Cabernet, 1994
Giorgio Zaglia
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: $90.29 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Calem Port, 1994
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Vintage Port
Excellent provenance | Calem Library Stock
Special offer | Was £119 | Now £79.95
The Calem 1994 Vintage Port has been stored in the Calem cellars and released in 2020.
The 1994 Calem Vintage Port has a deep garnet colour, with a hint of blue in the meniscus. Black fruits and blackberries dominate on the nose with tobacco and spirits. Beautiful in the mouth with alcohol and resolved tannins, great fruit still dominates. Lovely finish. 92/100 TC VWP 11/19
Vivino review:
It has a dense, even, opaque crimson colour, with a very rich, dark well of black fruit and floral aromas, with all sorts of mineral and delicately spicy nuances. On the palate this has a beautifully focused sweetness, with a supple, svelte quality of black fruits, that is pure and very long and silky through the mid palate. …
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Price: $104.62 USD
Stock: 33 in Stock
Chateau Beychevelle, 1994
St Julien 4me Cru Classe
The 1994 Chateau Beychevellw has a very fine nose, sweet fruit of cassis in the foreground, on the palate in the beginning the same almost sweet cassisfruit, some earthy tones, little mineralic, herbs, dry and fresh, midweight body, fine with meat, long finish.
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Price: $168.81 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock