1965 Port Vintage Report

Port wines from 1965 make a great 57 year old wine gift, whether for a 57th birthday or anniversary. Ports of this year were shaped by a hot dry summer, with a little welcome sporadic rain. In general they are rich and powerful port wines with burnt coffee bean tawny characteristics typical of a hot vintage. The vintage was not declared by the major port houses who were looking ahead to the glorious 66 vintage, and there are very few single quintas port around, however there are some outstanding colheita ports available such as the highly recommended 1965 Taylor's Single Harvest .

16 products found.

Kopke, 1965

Colheita Port, Douro
Includes Kopke presentation box

VWP Port buyers recommendation: Dr Tony Carter, port buyer for VWP recommends this as the best colheita/single harvest port. "This port from the world's oldest port house has a lively amber colour. Aroma of great impact, with dried fruits, mocha, orange peel and liqueur. Wonderful balance and a superb finish.".
This Kopke Port from the excellent 1965 harvest is the premium quality port of this type. The port is aged in wooden barrel until bottling in 2015.
The hand stenciled Kopke Port bottles express the traditional artisan quality and nostalgic appeal long associated with the enjoyment of the finest ports.
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Price: $297.20 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Dow's, 1965

Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port Level in neck

A very rare single quinta port from Dow's.
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Price: $642.41 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Dow's, 1965

Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
Cellar Release

A very rare single quinta port from Dow's. A small parcel of Dows 1965 Was auctioned by the Symington Family in 2019.

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Price: $1,031.75 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Fonseca Port, 1965

Guimaraens Single Quinta Port

Deep red, the colour of black cherry juice; 70% opaque. Dusty apples on the nose, with some spicy tobasco. Sweet in the mouth, red jelly beans but little fruit. The jelly beans come through strongly on the mid-palate. A hot aftertaste with lots of ginger that lasts a long time before dark cherry skins and black chocolate make up the finish. This is a nice port.
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Price: $577.52 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock

Fonseca Port, 1965

Guimaraens Single Quinta Port

Deep red, the colour of black cherry juice; 70% opaque. Dusty apples on the nose, with some spicy tobasco. Sweet in the mouth, red jelly beans but little fruit. The jelly beans come through strongly on the mid-palate. A hot aftertaste with lots of ginger that lasts a long time before dark cherry skins and black chocolate make up the finish. This is a nice port.
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Price: $577.52 USD
Stock: 6 in Stock

Graham's Port, 1965

Malvedos Vintage Port

Wonderful on the nose, full of rich spices and sweet cranberries - really very attractive. Gentle golden sultana fruit on the palate, very mature flavour profile but with plenty of dried fruits and delicious complex spices. Fragrant aftertaste with just touch of spirit before a nutty and delicious long finish that turns into icing sugar flavours. Drinking very nicely at the moment. Reviewed by Alex Bridgeman 2015, TPF.
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Price: $512.63 USD
Stock: 2 in Stock

Krohn Port, 1965

Vintage Port
Includes Wooden Presentation Case

Tasting note: Tawny brown of medium intensity and a narrow amber rim. The nose of this wine is sumptuous in its richness and complexity. The undercurrent of creamy butterscotch aroma is overlaid with notes of vanilla and raisin, a discreet fragrance of violets and pungent resiny scents of garigue. The palate is round and velvety, finishing with a surge of rich caramel flavour. A seductive Vintage Port, one of the best examples from this year.
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Price: $512.63 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock

Messias, 1965

Quinta Do Cachao Vintage Port

A very rare bottle of Vintage Port from the good 1965 Vintage - these are the only bottles available in the UK and are a true rarity. Unlike the colheita ports from the same year, this wine has aged in the bottle for nearly 50 years (As opposed to a barrel). It is among the rarest category of ports and is a delight for the port connoisseur.

The 1965 Vintage has a medium intensity - amber with a hint of orange. On the nose the wine is clean, med to pronounced intensity, dried fruits, caramel - grenadine, grilled nuts (hazelnut / almond). Sweet, med+ acidity that keeps it fresh and well balanced, full body, pronounced intensity, and superb length.
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Price: $382.85 USD
Stock: 12 in Stock

Messias, 1965

Colheita Port, Douro

Only bottled in 2015, this 1965 Colheita port from Messias has a tawny colour. Fruity and fresh, with a bouquet that brings out the aromas of dried fruits, roasted nuts, wood and spices due to the prolonged time this wine has spent in cask and due to the gradual oxidation which created a soft and harmonious port full of complex flavour characteristics. The finish is long and satisfying.


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: $375.06 USD
Stock: 9 in Stock

Messias, 1965

Colheita Port, Douro
Bottled in 1978

Tawny colour with a little haziness to be expected in older colheita ports. Aromas of dried fruits, roasted nuts, wood and spices due to the prolonged time this wine has spent in cask and due to the gradual oxidation which created a soft and harmonious port full of complex flavour characteristics. The finish is long and satisfying.


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: $310.17 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Taylor's Port, 1965

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
Oporto bottling

Light pinkish red colour. Stewed fruits on the nose. A good thick mouthfeel with anicede and chocolate. Very warming but no longer hot. - The Port Forum


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Price: $642.41 USD
Stock: 5 in Stock

Taylor's Port, 1965

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
Mid Shoulder Level- Rewaxed

Light pinkish red colour. Stewed fruits on the nose. A good thick mouthfeel with anicede and chocolate. Very warming but no longer hot. - The Port Forum


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Price: $447.74 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Taylor's Port, 1965

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
Rewaxed

Light pinkish red colour. Stewed fruits on the nose. A good thick mouthfeel with anicede and chocolate. Very warming but no longer hot. - The Port Forum


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Price: $499.65 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Taylor's Port, 1965

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port

Light pinkish red colour. Stewed fruits on the nose. A good thick mouthfeel with anicede and chocolate. Very warming but no longer hot. - The Port Forum


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Price: $582.71 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Taylor's Port, 1965

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
Mid- High Shoulder Level- Rewaxed

Light pinkish red colour. Stewed fruits on the nose. A good thick mouthfeel with anicede and chocolate. Very warming but no longer hot. - The Port Forum


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Price: $460.72 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock

Dow's, 1965

Reserve (late Bottled) Port

The 1965 Dow Reserve is a rare wine. Bottled in 1973

Generations of Symington winemakers have worked at the Dow's vineyards: Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira, creating from them Dow's superbly concentrated wines that are intense and tannic when young, maturing towards a superlative racy elegance with age and scented with violet and mint aromas. Dow's attractive and distinctive drier finish is the recognisable hallmark of the wines from this great Port house.

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Price: $317.96 USD
Stock: Out of Stock