1974 Port Vintage Report

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.

24 products found.

Maynard's Port

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50 Year Old Tawny Port | Presented in Maynards Decanter
Exclusive to VWP
Special Offer | Was £149 | Now £119

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: $156.23 USD
Stock: 28 in Stock

Palmer Port

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50 Year Old Tawny Port
75cl bottle.
Christmas Offer | Was £159 | now £119

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: $156.23 USD
Stock: 85 in Stock

Quevedo

50 Year Old White Port
***96/100 Points -REVISTA DE VINHOS***

Indulge in the captivating bouquet of this 50-year-old White 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: $353.16 USD
Stock: 10 in Stock

Quevedo, 1974

Colheita Port
Last One

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: $300.65 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Quinta da Devesa

50 year old White Port | Presented in own Gift Box
*** 97 Points - PLATINUM - Decanter 2024 ***

The Devesa 50 White Port is not merely a wine; it is a symphony of flavours, a celebration of nature's artistry, and a tribute to the passage of time. Let each sip transport you to the heart of the Douro Valley, where every vine has a story, and every bottle holds a masterpiece.

Tasting Notes
The aroma rises bouquet of dried apricots, toasted almonds, and whispers of honey, each scent a verse in this poetic saga. On the palate, it unfolds with a grace that only time can bestow—silky layers of caramel, citrus zest, and a lingering finish that echoes the warmth of the sun-soaked earth.
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Price: $156.23 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock

Quinta da Devesa

50 year old Tawny Port
Presented in Gift Box

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: $182.49 USD
Stock: 23 in Stock

1974 Grahams Single Harvest Tawny Port

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Single Harvest Tawny Port
*** 95 Points- Wine Advocate ***
Christmas Sale Special Offer | Was £395 | Then £325
Now £295!

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: $387.30 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Burmester

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: $195.62 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Kopke

50 Year White Port
Half Bottle 37.5cl
***Award Winning - 97 Points- PLATINUM - Decanter 2024***

The Kopke 50 Year Old White Port is a rare and exceptional wine, representing the pinnacle of aged white port production.

Tasting Notes
This 50 Year Old White Port from Kopke is a complex and aromatic wine with notes of dried stone fruit, tobacco box, dried white plums, walnuts and vanilla spice. The palate is opulent and velvety, with saline notes, a well-balanced sweetness and refreshing acidity. This elegant and complex wine is perfect for special occasions and contemplative sipping.

Serving & Food Pairing:
White Ports are ready to drink and do not require decanting.
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Price: $156.23 USD
Stock: 14 in Stock

Kopke

50 Year Tawny Port
***98 Points- Wine Advocate***
***95 Points- GOLD MEDAL- IWC 2024***
***97 Points- Best In Show- Decanter 2024***

Kopke 50 Year Old Tawny Port
A distinguished wine, representing the pinnacle of aged tawny ports. With five decades of aging, this port offers unparalleled depth and complexity.

Tasting Notes
This 50 Year Old Tawny Port is a rich, complex wine with a deep amber colour and golden-brown rim. Its aroma is rich and complex, with notes of dried fruits, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, roasted nuts, and subtle wood, spice, and citrus zest. The palate is smooth and velvety, with layers of dried fruits, caramel, brown sugar, nutty character, molasses, dark chocolate, and coffee. The finish is long and complex, with lingering flavors of dried fruits, caramel, nuts, and spice.
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Price: $228.44 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Messias, 1974

50 Year Old Tawny Port
Includes Messias Wooden Gift Box
96 pts- Revista de Vinhos

The Messias 50 Year Old Tawny Port was crafted to showcase the expertise of the producer and celebrate a significant milestone, offering Port enthusiasts a rich and memorable tasting experience.

Tasting Notes:
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.

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: $256.01 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Messias

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50 Year Old White Port
50cl in own gift tube

This 50 Year Old White Port is a captivating gem with a amber hue that hints at its age and complexity. The nose is an intricate tapestry of aromas, where toasted nuts and caramelized orange peel intertwine with hints of honey and a subtle note of dried apricot. On the palate, it offers a rich, luxurious experience with flavours of roasted almonds and golden toffee, balanced by a vibrant acidity that keeps it refreshingly lively. The finish is long and sumptuous, with a velvety smoothness that leaves a lingering impression of sweet spice and warmth. This port is a masterful blend of age and elegance, perfect for savouring slowly and enjoying its depth and sophistication.
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Price: $229.75 USD
Stock: 11 in Stock

Messias, 1974

A 30 Year Old Tawny and a 20 Year Old Tawny
Presented in Our Two-Bottle Leather Effect Gift Box

A wonderful gift for a 50th anniversary. This double gift box contains two 75cl bottles of Rich Tawny Port beautifully presented in a silk lined gift box:

Messias 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.

Messias 30 Year Old Tawny:
This 30 Year Old aged Tawny Port from Messias has a characteristic bouquet of of dried fruits, spices and roasting, most evident in wines matured in the barrel. In the mouth, turns out to be a soft and harmonious wine, with a very persistent aroma and a good long finish.
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Price: $169.36 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock

Quinta Das Carvalhas

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50 Year Old Tawny Port
***94 Points, Awarded Silver - Decanter 2024 ***
***97 Points James Suckling***
Special Offer | was £345 | Now £245

This 50 Year Old Tawny Port is an exquisite and rare port, representing the pinnacle of aged tawny port. Produced by Quinta das Carvalhas, one of the most prestigious estates in the Douro Valley, this port is known for its remarkable complexity, depth, and refinement.

Tasting Notes
Deep amber with mahogany highlights and a subtle greenish hue, indicating extensive aging. Its aroma is complex, with notes of dried fruits, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, spices, vanilla, aged oak, roasted coffee, and dark chocolate. The palate is smooth and full-bodied, with layers of flavours including dried fruits, caramel, honey, spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, and toasted almonds.
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Price: $321.65 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock

Barros Port, 1974

Special Edition 1974 Colheita Port
*** 93 Points - Wine Advocate ***
Silver Medal Decanter 2022

The 1974 Barros colheita is a very elegant fifty year old port that was 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.

Tasting Notes
Rich, complex blend of deep amber and reddish hues, with notes of dried fruits, toasted nuts, caramel, toffee, spice, and wood. Its palate is smooth and well-balanced, with a full-bodied texture and a balance of sweetness and acidity.
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Price: $208.75 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Graham's Port, 1974

Single Harvest Colheita Port | 450cl Rehoboam Bottle

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: $2,619.18 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Graham's Port, 1974

Single Harvest Tawny Port | 450cl Rehoboam Bottle
*** 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: $2,619.18 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Graham's Port

50 Year Old Tawny Port
100 Points Richard Mayson - World Of fine Wine

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.

Charles Symington, Graham’s Head Winemaker and Master Blender, selected two main components for the 50 Year Old blend. The first is a wine from 1969 known as 'CAS Reserve', which was originally set aside by Peter Symington to mark Charles’ birth, giving the wine his initials.
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Price: $577.66 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Real Companhia Vinicola do Norte de Portugal, 1974

Porto Da Silva
Colheita Port 1974

A very rare bottle of 1974 Colheita Port from the cellars of Real Companhia Velha
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Price: $321.65 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Sandeman

50 Year Old Tawny Port
***95 Points- GOLD- Decanter 2023***

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: $379.42 USD
Stock: 5 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: $458.19 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: $518.58 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Warre's Vintage 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: $256.01 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock

Maynard's Port, 1974

Colheita Port, Douro
In Decanter Gift box
Exclusive to VWP

1974 Colheita Port 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 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: $208.75 USD
Stock: Out of Stock