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Colheita Port in Gift Box
95 Points - Robert Parker

Quinta da Devesa 1944 Tawny Colheita Port.
We are delighted to exclusively bring you a piece of history. This was one of the earliest surviving vintages made by Quinta da Devesa after it was acquired by the Fortunato family (in 1941). The 1944 is made from grapes harvested in that year - when the world was at war. The casks have been carefully maintained by the family, ageing gracefully until it was bottled in 2022. The the current generation are delighted to be able to share this rare Port with you, its longevity a testament to the previous generations who put so much care and attention into its creation back in 1944. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 8 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 1943 Quinta da Eira Velha Vintage Port is a remarkable and historic bottle, crafted during the height of the Second World War and now carrying over 80 years of patient cellar age. Quinta da Eira Velha, a prestigious Douro estate long associated with producing exceptional quality fruit for top vintage ports, has delivered in 1943 a wine that is both a testament to the resilience of the Portuguese wine trade in wartime and a shining example of the longevity and depth of great vintage port.

In the glass, it shows a deep amber-brown core with olive and gold highlights, reflecting its long maturation. …
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Price: £745.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Real Companhia Velha, Vintage Port 1943
Imported by Whitwham & Co. Wines

The 1943 Vintage Port from Real Companhia Velha, imported by Whitwham & Co. Wines, is a distinguished and rare vintage with significant historical value.
Real Companhia Velha is a renowned Portuguese wine company founded in 1756 by the Marquis of Pombal under the order of King José I, it is one of the oldest wine companies in Portugal.
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Price: £995.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port In neck, damaged label

Declared by some shippers, despite the war, and in some cases declared and bottled in 1945 to celebrate Victory. First Vintage to be bottled exclusively in Portugal, rather than shipped in cask as was customary.

Little known, and production was small due to continued post-war restrictions, but well-cellared wines are still a pleasure.

James Suckling
critic
Vintage Port (book, Suckling, 1990)
source
1990
tasting note year
This is a silky, classy, elegant, mature Vintage Port with a complex character of fruit on the nose and palate. Medium red with a lighter edge, delicate fresh raspberry and currant aromas, medium-bodied, with silky, elegant fruit flavours, medium tannins and a very sweet finish. …
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Price: £1,495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port In neck, badly chipped capsule, unlabelled

Declared by some shippers, despite the war, and in some cases declared and bottled in 1945 to celebrate Victory. First Vintage to be bottled exclusively in Portugal, rather than shipped in cask as was customary.

Little known, and production was small due to continued post-war restrictions, but well-cellared wines are still a pleasure.

James Suckling
critic
Vintage Port (book, Suckling, 1990)
source
1990
tasting note year
This is a silky, classy, elegant, mature Vintage Port with a complex character of fruit on the nose and palate. Medium red with a lighter edge, delicate fresh raspberry and currant aromas, medium-bodied, with silky, elegant fruit flavours, medium tannins and a very sweet finish. …
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Price: £1,495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Colheita Port

The 1941 Kopke Port is a true rarity. Bright amber colour with a complex nose of dried fruits, suggestions of dried figs, nuts, almonds and hazelnuts. A harmonious whole, marked by delicious honey notes and a subtle touch of roasted peanuts. Rich and satin in the taste, reveals an excellent structure and a remarkable unctuosity. A powerful wine but also balanced and elegant with a singular persistent finish.

Exclusive to VWP - Just 18 bottles available for the UK market.

Colheita, or single harvest ports, are aged in the barrel. Contrast this with vintage ports which are aged in the bottle and only have a short drinking window after opening. …
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Price: £795.00
Stock: 6 in Stock

Finest Reserve Tawny Port

Tawny Port is made from premium blends of wines, sourced from the best vineyards that have been aged for years in oak casks. This art of blending, more than a technique, is steeped in centuries of old traditions passed down from one generation to another, as the “house style” of each Port wine family company.


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: £495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Finest Reserve Tawny Port

Bottled 1973.

Tawny Port is made from premium blends of wines, sourced from the best vineyards that have been aged for years in oak casks. This art of blending, more than a technique, is steeped in centuries of old traditions passed down from one generation to another, as the “house style” of each Port wine family company.


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: £495.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Colheita Port in Gift Case
Limited Edition (Night)
97/100- Wine Enthusiast

1940 Kopke Single Harvest Tawny Port
The year is 1940, we are in the Douro valley,in the ancient Quinta de São Luiz. 1940 was a difficult year, but the quality of the berries suggested a long life for the wines of this harvest.Over the next decades and generations,there were many opportunities and sustained pressure to launch this nectar onto the market. The world changed and societies evolved. Despite all this, this wine was kept for 80 long years in a cellar that resisted time. But all good things come to those who wait. That patience, together with the terroir and the mastery of ageing wines in wood has transformed this wine into a unique experience. …
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Price: £695.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Colheita White Port in Presentation Case
Limited Edition (Day)
95/100 - Wine Enthusiast

Limited Edition | Only 200 produced.

VINIFICATION AND AGEING
Hand-picked at the optimum time, the grapes are then destemmed, crushed and converted into wine through a process of careful skin maceration and constant churning during fermentation aimed at producing white wines full of colour and structure, with enough phenolic compounds to support a long ageing in wood. This fermentation takes place in vats (lagares) until the right degree of sweetness (baumé) is achieved. At this point, grape brandy is added to create the final fortified wine. A wine of high quality, made from one single harvest. …
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Price: £725.00
Stock: 4 in Stock

White Port
50cl Bottle

The grapes for this wine were being harvested when Europe was at war and the Battle of Britain was raging in the English skies. This beautiful rare port-wine has been stored in seasoned oak casks since the 1940 harvest until bottling in 2019.

Tasting Notes:
The 1940 Palmer has a deep amber colour, reflecting extensive ageing. The nose is extremely complex with pronounced aromas of dried fruits (figs, dates, raisins), nuts (walnuts, almonds), honey, caramel, spices (cinnamon, nutmeg), and subtle wood notes. On the Palate the Port is rich, velvety, and smooth with a full body. Flavours include dried fruits, toffee, coffee, dark chocolate, and a hint of citrus zest. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 10 in Stock

Colheita Port, House of Hambleton
Unlabelled

A rare bottling of Cabral 1940 port. Bottled in the 1970's from cask.


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Price: £195.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Single Harvest Tawny Port

Graham's, the port company owned by the Symington family, has announced the release of a Single Harvest Port from 1940. The launch of the “extremely rare” Graham's 1940 Single Harvest pays tribute to three generations of master blenders, who have tended to the wine over eight decades.

This wine pays tribute to three generations of Master Blenders who contributed to its prolonged ageing in the cellars. Across eight decades, generations of Master Blenders have left their mark on this extraordinary 1940 Single Harvest Tawny Port.

As the first grapes of the 1940 vintage were being picked in the peaceful Douro Valley in late September, …
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Price: £995.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Livadia Red Port
Fortified Sweet Wine

Livadia Red Port 1940 is a remarkable and historic fortified wine from the legendary Massandra Collection, one of the most important and meticulously maintained wine cellars in the world. Bottled and stored under ideal conditions for decades, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a fortified wine with impeccable provenance and extraordinary age.

The 1940 Livadia Red Port displays the depth and character that only long maturation can achieve. On the nose, it offers an exotic array of dried fruits, figs, caramel, molasses and warm spices, supported by subtle notes of polished wood and antique library. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 9 in Stock

Alupka White Port
Fortified Sweet Wine

Massandra Alupka White Port 1940 is an extraordinary historic fortified wine from the legendary Massandra Collection, renowned for producing some of the world’s most age-defying and characterful sweet and fortified wines. Stored for more than eight decades in the cool, stable conditions of the Massandra cellars, this 1940 release represents a rare opportunity to enjoy a piece of vinous history in exceptional condition.

The nose is remarkably expressive for a wine of this age, offering a complex tapestry of dried apricot, orange zest, honeycomb and toasted nuts. Subtle notes of antique wood, …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 10 in Stock

Garrafeira Port

A very rare bottle of 1940 Niepoort Garrafeira Port Bottled 1945 - Decanted 1970.

Stored undergound at constant temperature for several decades in a private cellar.
A unique masterpiece from Niepoort.

Currently, Niepoort is the only Port house which produces Garrafeira-style Ports.

The second generation of the Niepoort family, in the late 19th century, had the fortunate idea of buying from a german glass factory in Oldenburg about 4000 glass balloons (in the form of old apothecary bottles) of dark-green glass with varying capacities from 8 to 11 litres. Eduard Marius van der Niepoort, Dirk’s grandfather, gave purpose to the demijohns by bottling the best wines of the 1931 harvest, thus creating the type “Garrafeira Niepoort”. …
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Price: £845.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

White Muscat Sothebys Massandra Collection
Fortified Sweet Wine

Sothebys Massandra Collection

The wineries in Massandra were built during the reign of Czar Nicholas II. During the process, wine caves containing thousands of bottles were constructed beneath the city. This “personal wine cellar” of the Czar contained tens of thousands of bottles. These caves survived the Russian Revolution, both World Wars, the fall of Communism, and Yakov Smirnoff. In 1990, about 13,000 of these bottles – never before available in the West – were put to auction
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Price: £695.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Para Tawny Port 1939, Australia
B Seppelt and Sons, SA, Sweet Wine 1 pint and 6 fl oz (650ml)

The 1939 Para Tawny from B. Seppelt & Sons is an exceptionally rare and historic Australian fortified wine, drawn from one of the country’s most iconic and long-lived solera systems. Produced in the Barossa Valley at a time when the world was on the brink of the Second World War, this release is both a remarkable piece of winemaking heritage and a testament to the enduring legacy of Seppelt’s mastery in crafting fine, mature tawny styles. The generous and unusual vintage-stamped 1 pint & 6 fl oz (650ml) bottle format makes it even more unique and collectable.

In the glass, it displays a deep mahogany-brown core with glowing amber and olive-green highlights—hallmarks of extreme age in fortified wine. …
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Price: £295.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port in Wooden Gift Case

The 1938 Quinta das Carvalhas Vintage Port is an exceptional and historic wine that offers a unique opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts to own a rare piece of viticultural history. When Real Companhia Velha (RCV) acquired the Quinta, they uncovered a treasure trove of old bottles in the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, including this remarkable 1938 vintage Port.

This release marks the first time that these bottles have been offered to the public, making it a significant event in the world of fine wine. Due to its rarity and age, there are no official tasting notes available, adding to its mystique and allure. …
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Price: £995.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Old Tawny Port

Amandios old tawny port 1938 matured in wood by Amandios silva and filhos, It has a nose of raisin, caramel and dried fruits which are also evident on the palate along with a spicy hot mouth-feel and a long smooth finish.
Bottled 1972.
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Colheita Port

This rare 1937 single harvest port displays amber colour with golden highlights. On the nose it reveals an intense bouquet, dominated by the remarkable presence of the dried fruits with a refined touch of spices and vanilla. In the mouth it is concentrated, firm and elegant. This wine of great deepness and with a noble character has an impressive and persistent 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. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

C Da Silva Tawny Port, Ryst label "The Old Corner Shop Port"

This rare 1937 single harvest port displays amber colour with golden highlights. On the nose it reveals an intense bouquet, dominated by the remarkable presence of the dried fruits with a refined touch of spices and vanilla. In the mouth it is concentrated, firm and elegant. This wine of great deepness and with a noble character has an impressive and persistent 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. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. …
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Price: £445.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Garrafeira Particular, Vinho Generoso Colheita 1937

1937 Garrafeira Particular, Vinho Generoso – Colheita 1937

A truly remarkable piece of Portuguese winemaking history, this 1937 Garrafeira Particular Vinho Generoso represents one of the rarest surviving fortified wines from the pre-war era. The term Vinho Generoso — used traditionally for sweet fortified wines — indicates a style akin to Colheita or Garrafeira Port, produced from a single vintage and aged for decades in oak before bottling.

Now approaching ninety years of age, it displays a deep mahogany-brown core with an amber-green rim — a classic sign of long oxidative ageing. The nose is breathtakingly complex: walnut, fig, molasses, and antique wood mingle with layers of coffee, orange zest, dried apricot, and tobacco leaf. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 4 in Stock

Tavidra Black Muscat- Sothebys Massandra Collection
Fortified Sweet Wine

This remarkable 1937 Tavidra Black Muscat is a rare fortified dessert wine from Crimea, produced from the Black Muscat (Muscat Hamburg) grape. Crafted before the upheavals of the Second World War, it represents a piece of vinous history, offering both exceptional longevity and the unmistakable aromatic richness of Muscat wines matured for more than eight decades.


Tasting Notes
Dark amber with ruby glints, this wine opens with intense aromas of dried rose petals, figs, dates, and candied orange peel, interwoven with notes of molasses, caramel, and exotic spice. On the palate, it is opulent and sweet yet still vibrant, with layers of raisins, honey, roasted nuts, and herbal undertones. …
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

White Port

Colour: Deep burnished amber with olive-green rim; perfectly limpid and luminous, showing immense age.

Nose: Profound and kaleidoscopic. Explosive lifted aromatics of Seville marmalade, preserved lemon peel and bergamot oil lead into layers of toasted hazelnut, almond praline and old teak. With air, notes of molasses, acacia honey, dried apricot, camomile and antique furniture polish emerge. Remarkably fresh for its years, with a volatile lift that adds complexity rather than heat.

Palate: Silken and weightless on entry, then building in intensity. A core of candied citrus, golden sultana and burnt sugar is wrapped in fine oxidative nuttiness. …
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Price: £985.00
Stock: 1 in Stock