1985 Port Vintage Report
The 1985 is a great classic Port Vintage, with concentrated, rich and potent wines. The year was a general declaration of vintage, the majority of Houses judging it to be up to their high standards. 1985 was a model year for the growth of the vines: a wet winter followed by a moderate spring led into an extremely warm June and a hot July and August. The harvest took place under perfect weather conditions, and the fermentations went well also. From the very start shippers were predicting outstanding wines. The resulting ports are characterised as being forward with enormous structure, and staggering depth, dimension, and length. They are at the peak of their maturity and will remain so for another 10-15 years.
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Calem Port, 1985
Vintage Port
Library Release
Presented in Original Gift Box
Cálem Vintage Port 1985, from this great Portuguese house, is an excellent bottle-aged Port from the great 1985 harvest. Only just released from the cellars, it's in immaculate condition for enjoying now.
1985 was an outstanding vintage for port and the Calem does not disappoint. The port shows a beautiful and intense garnet colour with ruby highlights. The nose denotes intense aromas of red berries, black cherry, prunes and cinnamon spice. On the palate this is drier style than most of the the English shippers. There is smooth mouthfeel, refreshing acidity and soft tannins. A little sour cherry and redcurrant makes this an interesting twist with layers of dried herbs and spices. …
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Price: $118.02 USD
Stock: 13 in Stock
Kopke, 1985
Colheita Port
In Original Kopke presentation box
***95 Points- GOLD Medal- IWC 2024***
***95 Points- GOLD - Decanter 2024***
The 1985 Kopke Colheita Port is a cask aged port from a single vintage, known for its exceptional quality and complex flavour profile, reflecting the meticulous aging process it undergoes.
Tasting notes
Deep amber appearance and a complex flavour profile. Its aroma is rich and expressive, with dried fruits, caramel, toffee, honey, roasted nuts, and spices. The palate is smooth and velvety, with a well-rounded sweetness and a nuttiness. The finish is long, lingering, and luxurious, with flavours of dried fruits, caramel, and nuts persisting beautifully.
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Colheita Ports are ready-to drink and do not require decanting. …
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Price: $119.28 USD
Stock: 20 in Stock
Messias, 1985
Colheita Port
A rare Messias 1985 Colheita Port exemplifies the characteristics of a well-aged Tawny Port, offering a harmonious blend of sweetness, fruitiness, and complexity. It's a wine to be savored slowly. Its depth of flavors and smooth texture make it a memorable choice for Port wine enthusiasts seeking a refined and sophisticated experience.
Tasting notes:
Deep amber colour with hints of orange and mahogany, indicating its age. Its nose features dried fruits with a raisin-like sweetness, nut notes, caramel, toffee, and brown sugar from extended oak aging. The palate is rich and full-bodied, with sweet flavours of caramelized sugar, molasses, and dark chocolate. …
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Price: $157.80 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Fonseca Port, 1985
Vintage Port
This has a lovely nose of maturing port, finely styled and just screaming quality. The palate carries a svelte texture, with a creamy, flattering character. There is purity, balance, a clean, bright quality and despite this lots of appealing grip. This has great impact, and yet is so welcoming and alluring. Excellent wine, and a great example of the vintage. (November 2006).
Dense ruby/purple with the Oriental spice-box aroma, the 1985 is an expansive, sweet, broadly flavored wine with outstanding depth, concentration, and balance. It finishes with a solid lashing of alcohol and tannin. Parker, Buying Guide 1989
Parker rating 90/100 (outstanding)
Michael Broadbent MW, The Great Vintage Wine Book II – 5 Stars
“Full bodied. …
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Price: $131.28 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Porto Feist, 1985
Vintage port
MAGNUM (1.5L)
Please note this is a Magnum Bottle (1.5 L)
The 1985 Porto Feist Vintage Port is a very nice mature Port wine. It has mature amber/tawny colour. On the nose there are some notes of red berries, coffee and hints of liquorice and ginger. The wine is full-bodied, sweet with notes of roasted coffee, caramel. Resolved tannins and a nice long elegant finish. Very good 90/100 VWP tasting.
This Port House was founded in London by two German cousins H. and C.J. Feist in 1836 and opened up in Oporto 1870. Carl Feist left the management in Porto to his son-in-law J.H. Speich in 1921. Barros took over the house in 1953 and was then bought by Sogevinus in 2006. …
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Price: $197.58 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
Quinta do Noval, 1985
Vintage Port
The 1985 Quinta do Noval is light, elegant, and charming. The 1985 is quite concentrated having a cherry red colour. It is seductive, and amazingly delicious now that it is fully mature. Fresh, herby edge to the spicy nose.
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Price: $131.28 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock
Ramos Pinto, 1985
Vintage Port
A 1985 Ramos Pinto Port will be a real treat. Vintage ports from reputable producers like Ramos Pinto have aged beautifully, developing complex flavors and aromas over time. The 1985 vintage was generally good for port wine, and Ramos Pinto is known for its quality. A vintage like this could have deep, rich flavors of dark fruits, chocolate, and spices, with a smooth and velvety texture. It's the kind of wine that's perfect for sipping and savoring on its own or pairing with rich desserts like chocolate cake or aged cheeses. Enjoy!
Drink: now-2040
About Ramos Pinto
Ramos Pinto is one of the oldest and most esteemed Port wine producers in Portugal's Douro Valley. …
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Price: $171.06 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock
Royal Oporto, 1985
Vintage Port Real C. Velha
From the excellent 1985 declared vintage this vintage port has aromas of raisins and spices. Full-bodied and sweet, with now soft and evolved tannins. Still tight and powerful with a long lingering finish.
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Price: $106.02 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock
Sandeman, 1985
Vintage Port
"Sandeman is one of the biggest and most conspicuous of the port houses, with extensive interests in the sherry business as well. They advertise significantly and their products are well-represented in virtually every American marketplace. The quality is quite good given the quantity of wine produced...The 1985 has less of a deep-ruby/purple color, but it does offer a spice-box, fruitcake sort of aroma, mildly sweet, medium- to full-bodied flavors, and a ripe, tasty finish. Not a heavyweight, this wine represents a lighter style of vintage port. (1/ 1989) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Elegant and balanced, but a little short on concentration. …
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Price: $119.28 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Taylor's Port, 1985
Vintage Port
Bin Soiled Labels
"Typical for Taylor's. Notes of woodspice and pepper, very slightly spirity. Nevertheless, a delicious texture on entry, supple and stylish, although with a very firm weight, firm tannins and good acids. Again this is fine to drink now, although it still holds some potential now. Very good indeed, bordering on excellent. From a Port Styles tasting." 17.5+/20 (November 2007), Wine Doctor (online).
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Price: $171.06 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock
Warre's Vintage Port, 1985
Vintage Port
From the outstanding 1985 Vintage
Reviews: "Lovely orange skins nose, together with nuts and figs. On the palate, it has finesse, elegance and such a sweet kickback. Massively enchanting and, now it is over the magic 20 years, perfection to drink."
Serena Sutcliffe , Cuisine & Wine Asia 2008
Very very dark. Sweet, spicy, liquorice nose. Very broad start to the palate and then dried fruits on the finish. Lots of firm tannins still. Still relatively embryonic. Heat on the finish. Lovely spice on the finish. Not the most stereotypically feminine Warre style of wine. Powerful finish. Almost brawny with some wild fruit and flower flavours on the nose. …
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Price: $131.28 USD
Stock: Out of Stock