1955 Port Vintage Report

Burmester 70 Years of Port Collection
40 year and 30 year old Tawny
***Presented in our Double Leather Gift Box***

A wonderful gift for a 70th Birthday or Anniversary.

This double gift box contains two 75cl bottles of Rich Tawny Port:

Burmester 40 Year Old Tawny Port:
*** Gold Medal at the 2015 International Wine Challenge ***
Bright tawny colour, with greenish nuances. Presents a bouquet with intense aromas of dried fruits, delicate spices notes and a sweet touch of honey. In the taste it is full, unctuous and velvety. This wine overflows seduction and an enormous refinement. A feeling that is extended in the long and complex finish.

Burmester 30 Year Old Tawny Port:
This 30-year-old tawny from Burmester is our absolute favourite! Deep tawny colour with greenish hints. …
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Price: £189.00
Stock: 5 in Stock

Colheita Port
In presentation box
95 Points- For The Love of Port

The 1955 Kopke Colheita Port is a rare and distinguished single-harvest tawny port from the oldest port house in existence. Aged in seasoned oak casks for nearly seven decades, this exceptional wine encapsulates Kopke’s enduring commitment to craftsmanship and slow oxidative ageing—hallmarks of the finest Colheita expressions.

Harvested in 1955 and matured gently in wood until bottling, this wine offers a captivating window into the past. Its amber-brown colour, tinged with olive-green hues at the rim, reflects its long maturation. On the nose, it unveils a richly developed bouquet of dried apricot, …
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Price: £595.00
Stock: 4 in Stock

70 Years of Port
A 40 Year Old Tawny and a 30 Year Old Tawny
***Presented in Our Double Leather Effect Gift Box***

A wonderful gift for a 70th Birthday or Anniversary.
This double gift box contains two 75cl bottles. 30 year old and 40 year old Rich Tawny Ports which add up to 70 Years.

Messias 40 Year Old Tawny Port:
This lovely 40 year old has a wonderful tawny colour and is fragrant with a vivid roast almond and summer fruits flavour. It is full of personality, has a lively richness and a mouth watering finish.

Messias 30 Year Old Tawny Port:
This 30-year-old tawny from Messias shows incredible length a deep, old gold colour with hints of dried fruit and honey offsetting the rich nutty aromas. …
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Price: £169.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vintage Port
Danish Bottled by Walraven and Sax

The Croft 1955 Vintage Port is a majestic, time-honoured expression from one of the Douro’s most historic houses. Declared in one of the great post-war vintages, this wine has matured gracefully over nearly seven decades in bottle, embodying the powerful structure, aromatic complexity, and enduring elegance that define classic vintage port.

Crafted from a traditional field blend of indigenous Douro grapes—including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Barroca—this port reflects both the vintage's concentration and Croft’s hallmark style: rich, perfumed, and finely textured. In the glass, it presents a tawny-brick hue with a faded crimson core and amber rim—visually speaking to its extraordinary age and maturity. …
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Price: £455.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
Half Bottles 37.5cl
Unlabelled - sold with white plain label | Embossed Capsules | excellent provenace

The 1955 was the only year declared by Fonseca in the 50s. An underrated, indeed almost forgotten, vintage that deserves to be rediscovered.

Notes on the year
The year was marked by an excellent ripening season with hot weather in July and August meaning that the crop was perfectly mature towards the end of September. Most of the well known shippers declared 1955.

Tasting Note
Medium to deep red, with a remarkably youthful ruby edge. Incredible richness and almost young grapey fruit character. As it breathes it opens to reveal spicy mature dark fruit aromas. On the palate it fills the mouth with round, marzipan richness mixed with full chocolate flavour. …
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Price: £265.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Nacional

The 1955 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port is a wine of unparalleled prestige, a true legend in the world of port. Crafted from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines planted in a tiny 2-hectare vineyard within Quinta do Noval, the Nacional bottling is considered the pinnacle of vintage port production. The 1955 vintage is among the most sought-after in the history of the estate, offering an extraordinary glimpse into the power, elegance, and longevity of this iconic wine.

The Nacional Legacy
"Nacional" is a term that denotes the vineyard’s unique status: vines planted on their own roots, untouched by the devastating phylloxera plague that reshaped European viticulture in the 19th century. …
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Price: £3,750.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage port
Mid Shoulder level

The 1955 Sandeman Vintage Port is an exceptional wine from one of the Douro Valley’s most renowned producers. Founded in 1790, Sandeman is synonymous with quality and tradition, crafting ports that are celebrated for their elegance, complexity, and longevity. The 1955 vintage, recognized as one of the finest of the 20th century, exemplifies Sandeman’s expertise and the extraordinary conditions of this historic year.

The 1955 Vintage
The 1955 growing season in the Douro Valley was marked by near-perfect weather conditions, resulting in a harvest of exceptional quality. This vintage produced wines with intense concentration, firm structure, and the capacity to age gracefully for decades. …
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Price: £345.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vintage port

The 1955 Sandeman Vintage Port is an exceptional wine from one of the Douro Valley’s most renowned producers. Founded in 1790, Sandeman is synonymous with quality and tradition, crafting ports that are celebrated for their elegance, complexity, and longevity. The 1955 vintage, recognized as one of the finest of the 20th century, exemplifies Sandeman’s expertise and the extraordinary conditions of this historic year.

The 1955 Vintage
The 1955 growing season in the Douro Valley was marked by near-perfect weather conditions, resulting in a harvest of exceptional quality. This vintage produced wines with intense concentration, firm structure, and the capacity to age gracefully for decades. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: 4 in Stock

Vintage Port

Taylors 1955 Vintage Port.
Review
The only vintage Taylor’s declared in the 1950s. According to the Fladgate Partnership, ‘one of the most underrated vintages of the century’. Taylor’s own two great vineyards in the Douro, Quinta de Vargellas and Quinta de Terra Feita. Both are categorised grade A - the highest possible rating. In years when Taylor’s produces a classic vintage, wines from these two estates are blended together. As they are some 20 miles apart, and subject to very different micro climates, they combine to produce a powerful, long lived and complex vintage port. In 1955 there was a heatwave at the end of April and early May. …
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Price: £585.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Vintage Port
Excellent provenance | Level in neck
White plain label

These bottles have been kept in perfect condition in a good cellar since first release.

Taylors 1955 Vintage Port.
The 1955 Taylor’s Vintage Port is a celebrated wine from one of the great post-war vintages, widely declared and still revered today for its balance, elegance, and remarkable longevity. Taylor Fladgate, one of the most prestigious names in Port, produced a wine of depth and structure that has stood the test of time. Now nearing 70 years of age, this vintage continues to offer a captivating experience for collectors and connoisseurs, especially when well cellared.

On the nose, …
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Price: £475.00
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port

Taylors 1955 Vintage Port.
Review
The only vintage Taylor’s declared in the 1950s. According to the Fladgate Partnership, ‘one of the most underrated vintages of the century’. Taylor’s own two great vineyards in the Douro, Quinta de Vargellas and Quinta de Terra Feita. Both are categorised grade A - the highest possible rating. In years when Taylor’s produces a classic vintage, wines from these two estates are blended together. As they are some 20 miles apart, and subject to very different micro climates, they combine to produce a powerful, long lived and complex vintage port. In 1955 there was a heatwave at the end of April and early May. …
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port

Taylors 1955 Vintage Port.
Review
The only vintage Taylor’s declared in the 1950s. According to the Fladgate Partnership, ‘one of the most underrated vintages of the century’. Taylor’s own two great vineyards in the Douro, Quinta de Vargellas and Quinta de Terra Feita. Both are categorised grade A - the highest possible rating. In years when Taylor’s produces a classic vintage, wines from these two estates are blended together. As they are some 20 miles apart, and subject to very different micro climates, they combine to produce a powerful, long lived and complex vintage port. In 1955 there was a heatwave at the end of April and early May. …
more >>>

Price: £595.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
White plain label

Taylors 1955 Vintage Port.
The 1955 Taylor’s Vintage Port is a celebrated wine from one of the great post-war vintages, widely declared and still revered today for its balance, elegance, and remarkable longevity. Taylor Fladgate, one of the most prestigious names in Port, produced a wine of depth and structure that has stood the test of time. Now nearing 70 years of age, this vintage continues to offer a captivating experience for collectors and connoisseurs, especially when well cellared.

On the nose, it reveals a beautifully evolved bouquet of dried fruits—figs, dates, and cherries—alongside notes of rose petals, polished wood, tobacco, and warming spices. …
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 9 in Stock

Vintage Port

The 1955 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is a legendary wine that epitomizes the heritage, terroir, and craftsmanship of one of the Douro Valley’s most iconic estates. Quinta do Noval, established in 1715, has long been recognized as a pioneer in the production of world-class ports, combining tradition with innovation to create wines of unparalleled elegance and longevity.

The Legacy of Quinta do Noval
Quinta do Noval holds a unique place in the history of port wine. Located in the heart of the Douro Valley, its vineyards benefit from a prime terroir, with steep terraced slopes, schist soils, and a microclimate ideal for producing exceptional wines. …
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Price: £395.00
Stock: Out of Stock

Vintage port
Low shoulder levels

Excluded from our guarantee

The 1955 Sandeman Vintage Port is an exceptional wine from one of the Douro Valley’s most renowned producers. Founded in 1790, Sandeman is synonymous with quality and tradition, crafting ports that are celebrated for their elegance, complexity, and longevity. The 1955 vintage, recognized as one of the finest of the 20th century, exemplifies Sandeman’s expertise and the extraordinary conditions of this historic year.

The 1955 Vintage
The 1955 growing season in the Douro Valley was marked by near-perfect weather conditions, resulting in a harvest of exceptional quality. This vintage produced wines with intense concentration, firm structure, and the capacity to age gracefully for decades. …
more >>>

Price: £175.00
Stock: Out of Stock

Vintage Port
Hedges and Butler Label

The 1955 Warre’s Vintage Port is a classic, well-regarded vintage that has stood the test of time. Warre’s, one of the oldest and most respected Port houses, is known for producing elegant and balanced Vintage Ports, and the 1955 is no exception.

Tasting Notes & Maturity
Now almost 70 years old, this vintage has evolved into a beautifully mature Port with remarkable complexity. On the nose, it typically offers aromas of dried fruits, caramel, walnuts, and tobacco, with hints of spice and leather. The palate is smooth and refined, with layers of fig, dark chocolate, and nuts, all wrapped in a delicate, velvety texture. …
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Price: £495.00
Stock: Out of Stock