1963 Port Vintage Report

Vintage Port
Excellent Levels | Good Provenance

The 1963 Cockburn Vintage Port is a legendary wine, considered one of the finest vintage Ports of the 20th century. The 1963 vintage is widely regarded as a benchmark for quality in the Port wine industry, and Cockburn's offering from this year is exceptional.

Tasting Notes:
Appearance: Deep garnet with slight fading at the rim due to age, yet still vibrant.
Nose: Complex and layered aromas of dried fruits, figs, raisins, and prunes, along with notes of nuts, tobacco, leather, and spices like cinnamon and clove. Hints of dark chocolate and earthy undertones also come through.
Palate: Rich and full-bodied, with a velvety texture. …
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Price: £249.00
Stock: 13 in Stock

Vintage Port

The port house Sociedad do Vinhos Porto Constantino was founded in 1877 and was a independent producer until it was acquired by the reputable Ferreira group.

The 1963 Constantino from the outstanding vintage is now a mature tawny colour. On the nose the bouquet is caramel and burnt sugar. The palate has a mature and generous taste with some sweetness left. Nice long finish. A beautiful mature port.
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Price: £195.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
Excellent provenance

The 1963 Croft Vintage Port is one of the most celebrated wines from an iconic vintage. The year 1963 is often considered one of the greatest in Port history, with nearly all the major producers declaring it a vintage year. Croft's 1963 Port has been praised for its longevity, balance, and classic elegance. Here's a breakdown:

Key Characteristics:
Color: Deep garnet that fades to a tawny edge with age.
Nose: Intense aromas of dried fruits, figs, plums, spices, chocolate, and hints of tobacco and leather.
Palate: Silky smooth with rich flavors of raisins, dark berries, caramel, and a long, harmonious finish. …
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Price: £225.00
Stock: 10 in Stock

Vintage Port
Half bottle

Dow’s Vintage Port 1963 is widely celebrated as one of the finest Ports of the 20th century. Declared by most of the major houses, the 1963 vintage followed ideal growing conditions in the Douro Valley, producing wines with exceptional balance, power, and ageing potential. Among them, Dow’s stood out for its distinctive dry style and depth of character, gaining legendary status over the decades.

At over 60 years old, a well-stored bottle of Dow 1963 can still offer a stunning tasting experience. The wine typically shows a rich brick-red color with tawny edges, a natural sign of long ageing. …
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Price: £139.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

Ferreira Vintage Port 1963 is a magnificent example from one of the greatest Port vintages of the 20th century. Ferreira, one of the oldest and most historic houses, produced a beautifully structured and long-lived wine that has now developed over six decades into a refined and deeply expressive mature Port. Bottles from 1963 are increasingly rare, and Ferreira’s offering is particularly admired for its elegance and purity.

The bouquet is wonderfully aromatic, showing lifted notes of dried figs, cherries, orange peel and plum compote. Layers of cedar, tobacco, warm spice and a touch of cocoa emerge with aeration, revealing the complexity that long bottle ageing brings. …
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Price: £289.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
bottled & shipped by Hedges & Butler Ltd

The 1963 Feuerheerd is clean, well-focused fruit flavours and a fresh, balanced finish. Medium tawny with a ruby hue, fresh black cherry aromas, medium-bodied, with very clean cherry flavours and a long, balanced finish.


Feuerheerd is a historic Port house with a rich legacy in the production of high-quality Ports. Founded in 1815 by Dietrich Matthias Feuerheerd, a German merchant, the house has been known for producing well-crafted Ports that are often praised for their balance, elegance, and approachable style.

History and Background:
Founding: Feuerheerd was established in 1815 in Porto, Portugal. …
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Price: £245.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
Unlabelled Embossed capsule 1963 Feuerheerd

The 1963 Feuerheerd is clean, well-focused fruit flavours and a fresh, balanced finish. Medium tawny with a ruby hue, fresh black cherry aromas, medium-bodied, with very clean cherry flavours and a long, balanced finish.


Feuerheerd is a historic Port house with a rich legacy in the production of high-quality Ports. Founded in 1815 by Dietrich Matthias Feuerheerd, a German merchant, the house has been known for producing well-crafted Ports that are often praised for their balance, elegance, and approachable style.

History and Background:
Founding: Feuerheerd was established in 1815 in Porto, Portugal. …
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Price: £195.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

The Fonseca 1963 Vintage Port is celebrated as one of the finest ports of the 20th century, produced in an exceptional vintage year known for near-perfect growing conditions in Portugal's Douro Valley. Fonseca, a renowned port house, is particularly famous for its opulent and richly flavored wines, and its 1963 vintage exemplifies these qualities. Decades later, it remains a benchmark for vintage port, prized by collectors and enthusiasts alike.

This vintage port is renowned for its complexity and elegance. Even after 60 years, well-stored bottles often retain a deep ruby hue and offer a captivating bouquet of dried fruits, chocolate, and spices. …
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Price: £345.00
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port

The Fonseca 1963 Vintage Port is celebrated as one of the finest ports of the 20th century, produced in an exceptional vintage year known for near-perfect growing conditions in Portugal's Douro Valley. Fonseca, a renowned port house, is particularly famous for its opulent and richly flavored wines, and its 1963 vintage exemplifies these qualities. Decades later, it remains a benchmark for vintage port, prized by collectors and enthusiasts alike.

This vintage port is renowned for its complexity and elegance. Even after 60 years, well-stored bottles often retain a deep ruby hue and offer a captivating bouquet of dried fruits, chocolate, and spices. …
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Price: £325.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port
Army and Navy Bottling

The Fonseca 1963 Vintage Port is celebrated as one of the finest ports of the 20th century, produced in an exceptional vintage year known for near-perfect growing conditions in Portugal's Douro Valley. Fonseca, a renowned port house, is particularly famous for its opulent and richly flavored wines, and its 1963 vintage exemplifies these qualities. Decades later, it remains a benchmark for vintage port, prized by collectors and enthusiasts alike.

This vintage port is renowned for its complexity and elegance. Even after 60 years, well-stored bottles often retain a deep ruby hue and offer a captivating bouquet of dried fruits, chocolate, and spices. …
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Price: £325.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port

The Fonseca 1963 Vintage Port is celebrated as one of the finest ports of the 20th century, produced in an exceptional vintage year known for near-perfect growing conditions in Portugal's Douro Valley. Fonseca, a renowned port house, is particularly famous for its opulent and richly flavored wines, and its 1963 vintage exemplifies these qualities. Decades later, it remains a benchmark for vintage port, prized by collectors and enthusiasts alike.

This vintage port is renowned for its complexity and elegance. Even after 60 years, well-stored bottles often retain a deep ruby hue and offer a captivating bouquet of dried fruits, chocolate, and spices. …
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Price: £325.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
Hedges and Butler Labels
Very top shoulder - bin soiled label.

Power, dimension and character are all hallmarks of this most memorable Vintage. Even after many years, the Graham’s 1963 never fails to impress, with its superbly balanced components of fruit, tannin and elegance. This wine conveys rose-petal aromas and the flavours of concentrated and caramelised fruit are in perfect balance. A legend in the history of Port.

"What a stunning 1963 vintage port this is! The bouquet draws you in, does not drag you in with its alcohol and reveals a fresh, well defined nose with a nutty edge, hints of cigar box and allspice. The palate is beautifully balanced, …
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Price: £365.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port

Graham’s Vintage Port 1963

The 1963 vintage is widely regarded as one of the greatest Port vintages of the twentieth century, producing wines of extraordinary longevity, depth and balance. Graham’s 1963 stands today as a benchmark example of the vintage and of the house’s rich, powerful style.

In the glass, it shows a deep amber-brown core with olive and mahogany highlights, revealing its long bottle ageing. The nose is intensely complex, offering layers of dried fig, raisin, walnut, orange peel, polished wood, cocoa and subtle spice, intertwined with lifted notes of coffee, liquorice and antique furniture. …
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Price: £335.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port

Graham’s Vintage Port 1963

The 1963 vintage is widely regarded as one of the greatest Port vintages of the twentieth century, producing wines of extraordinary longevity, depth and balance. Graham’s 1963 stands today as a benchmark example of the vintage and of the house’s rich, powerful style.

In the glass, it shows a deep amber-brown core with olive and mahogany highlights, revealing its long bottle ageing. The nose is intensely complex, offering layers of dried fig, raisin, walnut, orange peel, polished wood, cocoa and subtle spice, intertwined with lifted notes of coffee, liquorice and antique furniture. …
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Price: £335.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port
UK Bottled by Eldridge Pope

The Graham's 1963 Vintage Port, bottled by Eldridge Pope , is a distinguished example from one of the most celebrated Port vintages of the 20th century. The 1963 vintage marked a renaissance for Vintage Port, with Graham's producing a wine that has stood the test of time. Bottled in the UK by Grant's of St James's, these editions are notable for their historical significance and are sought after by collectors.​


Tasting notes highlight the wine's complex bouquet, featuring aromas of rose petals, dried fruits, and subtle spice. On the palate, it offers a harmonious blend of concentrated, caramelized fruit flavors balanced by firm tannins and a lingering finish. …
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Price: £385.00
Stock: 7 in Stock

Vintage Port
***93 pts Cellar Tracker***

1963 Vintage Ports are among the most sought-after of all Ports and it's easy to see why. The quality was superb and 25 shippers declared wines which have taken time to reach their best, a wait that was wholly worthwhile. The 1963 Martinez is medium bodied with a rounded, soft character and plenty of fruit and spices that give it a more youthful feel. A real charmer, this is one for leisurely sipping with cheese over the coming years. This 1963 Martinez Vintage Port has power, dimension and real character.

Reviews:
Almost Tawny coloured. Blackberry, Black currant (cassis), Cherry, Plum, and Toast. …
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Price: £195.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Vintage Port

Medium dark red towards garnet, with plum, ripe berry, chocolate and tar aromas and flavors, this medium-bodied Port is now showing very nicely in its maturity. Moderate and very soft tannins, with sweet tobacco and cherry flavors on the finish.

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Price: £225.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Noval Nacional
Level in Neck
***99/100 - Robert Parker***

Noval is particularly famous for its Nacional, a Port produced in some years only from a 2 hectare parcel at the heart of the Noval vineyard where ungrafted pre phylloxera vines survive.

"Last July I enjoyed this "legend" at Noval and consumed my share of an entire bottle that was opened for our small group of Port journalists. This VP had a very dark ruby color and was clearly from a perfectly stored bottle. The 1963 is as lithe and graceful as a trapeze artist, and showed what perfection in balance is all about. It is not easy for Port to get much better than this. Sweet, spicy, grapey, mint, big, bold, brash are all apt descriptors. …
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Price: £4,900.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Noval Nacional
Level in Neck
***99/100 - Robert Parker***

Noval is particularly famous for its Nacional, a Port produced in some years only from a 2 hectare parcel at the heart of the Noval vineyard where ungrafted pre phylloxera vines survive.

"Last July I enjoyed this "legend" at Noval and consumed my share of an entire bottle that was opened for our small group of Port journalists. This VP had a very dark ruby color and was clearly from a perfectly stored bottle. The 1963 is as lithe and graceful as a trapeze artist, and showed what perfection in balance is all about. It is not easy for Port to get much better than this. Sweet, spicy, grapey, mint, big, bold, brash are all apt descriptors. …
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Price: £4,650.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Noval Nacional

***99/100 - Robert Parker***

Noval is particularly famous for its Nacional, a Port produced in some years only from a 2 hectare parcel at the heart of the Noval vineyard where ungrafted pre phylloxera vines survive.

"Last July I enjoyed this "legend" at Noval and consumed my share of an entire bottle that was opened for our small group of Port journalists. This VP had a very dark ruby color and was clearly from a perfectly stored bottle. The 1963 is as lithe and graceful as a trapeze artist, and showed what perfection in balance is all about. It is not easy for Port to get much better than this. Sweet, spicy, grapey, mint, big, bold, brash are all apt descriptors. …
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Price: £4,450.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
** 96/100 - Wine Spectator **
rewaxed

The Sandeman 1963 Vintage Port stands as a benchmark for classic Port from one of the most legendary vintages of the 20th century. Produced in the heart of the Douro Valley by one of Portugal’s most iconic houses, this wine has matured gracefully for over six decades, offering a remarkable window into the craftsmanship of traditional vintage Port. The 1963 declaration was unanimous across major producers, and Sandeman’s bottling remains one of the standout examples from that historic year.

Now showing its full maturity, the wine reveals a beautifully evolved character. In the glass, it presents a tawny-brick hue with glimmers of amber at the rim. …
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Price: £150.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port- MAGNUM
Excellent Provenance

Ruby highlights surviving in the colour. Deep, intense, Burgundian richness. At first the spirit is rather overpowering. Then dark chocolate starts appearing, followed by herbal, gum cistus, licorice, cigar box, leathery quality really comes through in the mouth and a slightly medicinal character. Medium length.

This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Their ports are remarkably backward yet still impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have an inner strength and firmness that keep them going for decades. …
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Price: £1,395.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port (UK Bottled)

Outstanding Vintage Port from one of the best vintages of the last century.

Reviews:
“…for me this is now one of the best and most elegant of all the ‘63s. I have made a total of sixteen notes since the early 1980s when it emerged, fully fledged and totally delicious”.
Michael Broadbent , Vintage Wine, Published 2002
01/01/2002

"Extremely impressive, with beautifully balanced, harmonious sweet fruit on the palate. Medium ruby-red, ripe cherry and cassis aromas, medium-bodied, with rich, velvety fruit flavors, full, soft tannins and a powerful finish".
James Suckling , Wine Spectator …
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Price: £225.00
Stock: 9 in Stock

Vintage Port
Bottled & shipped by Hedges & Butler Ltd

Medium-deep garnet with a clear amber rim, showing maturity but still vibrant in the core.

Nose:
Beautifully evolved bouquet of dried red fruits, figs, and dates, layered with notes of cigar box, walnuts, orange peel, and a gentle lift of rose petal. Subtle spice—clove and cinnamon—adds depth.

Palate:
Silky and harmonious on the palate. The structure is still impressively intact with soft, integrated tannins and a lovely acidity that keeps the sweetness in balance. Flavours of stewed cherries, prune, and black tea unfold, leading into notes of mocha and aged wood. The wine lingers with a refined, nutty complexity and a whisper of eucalyptus. …
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Price: £199.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Vintage Port
Rewaxed

Dow’s Vintage Port 1963 is widely celebrated as one of the finest Ports of the 20th century. Declared by most of the major houses, the 1963 vintage followed ideal growing conditions in the Douro Valley, producing wines with exceptional balance, power, and ageing potential. Among them, Dow’s stood out for its distinctive dry style and depth of character, gaining legendary status over the decades.

At over 60 years old, a well-stored bottle of Dow 1963 can still offer a stunning tasting experience. The wine typically shows a rich brick-red color with tawny edges, a natural sign of long ageing. …
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Price: £245.00
Stock: Out of Stock