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1965 Port Vintage Report

Port wines from 1965 make a great wine gift, whether for a 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 Taylors Single Harvest Port - (link above).

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Messias

60 years of Port collection
A 40 Year Old Tawny and a 20 Year Old Tawny
***Presented in Our Double Leather Effect Gift Box***
Individual selling Price £174.90- Gift Set Only £149

A wonderful gift for a 60th 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 40 Year Old Tawny:
Bright amber opulent walnut aromas. A powerful attack of dried apricot and marmalade. Incredibly complex and a profound searing mouth cleansing acidity with an incredibly long length.

Messias 20 Year Old Tawny:
***92 Points Robert Parker***
Great character and complex flavours, dried fruits and fine oak mixed with spices.
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Price: £149.00
Stock: 4 in Stock

Dow's, 1965

Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
Level in neck

The 1965 Dow’s Vintage Port is a rare wine from one of the most esteemed port houses in the Douro Valley. Dow’s, founded in 1798, is renowned for its signature style of producing dry, robust, and long-lived ports. While the 1965 vintage was not universally declared by all producers, Dow’s crafted a port that reflects the house’s commitment to quality, even in non-declared years.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the 1965 Dow’s Vintage Port exhibits a deep ruby color with garnet and amber hues, indicative of its long maturation. The nose is complex and evolving, offering a bouquet of dried blackberries, dark plums, and figs, interwoven with notes of roasted nuts, dark chocolate, and a hint of spice.
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Dow's, 1965

Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
Library Release

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

The 1965 Dow’s Vintage Port is a rare wine from one of the most esteemed port houses in the Douro Valley. Dow’s, founded in 1798, is renowned for its signature style of producing dry, robust, and long-lived ports. While the 1965 vintage was not universally declared by all producers, Dow’s crafted a port that reflects the house’s commitment to quality, even in non-declared years.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the 1965 Dow’s Vintage Port exhibits a deep ruby color with garnet and amber hues, indicative of its long maturation.
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Price: £695.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Fonseca Port, 1965

Guimaraens Single Quinta Port

The 1965 Fonseca is a rare and highly prized single-vintage release from one of the Douro’s most distinguished houses. Although not a universally declared vintage, Fonseca chose to bottle this wine due to the exceptional quality of fruit harvested that year—producing a Vintage Port that has stood the test of time with remarkable grace. Now well over half a century old, it remains a beautiful expression of mature Port, offering depth, nuance, and Fonseca’s signature opulence in a gentler, more contemplative form.

On the nose, the wine is wonderfully evolved, with lifted aromas of dried fig, rose petal, caramelised orange peel, and soft baking spice.
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 3 in Stock

Fonseca Port, 1965

Guimaraens Single Quinta Port

The 1965 Fonseca is a rare and highly prized single-vintage release from one of the Douro’s most distinguished houses. Although not a universally declared vintage, Fonseca chose to bottle this wine due to the exceptional quality of fruit harvested that year—producing a Vintage Port that has stood the test of time with remarkable grace. Now well over half a century old, it remains a beautiful expression of mature Port, offering depth, nuance, and Fonseca’s signature opulence in a gentler, more contemplative form.

On the nose, the wine is wonderfully evolved, with lifted aromas of dried fig, rose petal, caramelised orange peel, and soft baking spice.
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Price: £475.00
Stock: 11 in Stock

Krohn Port, 1965

Vintage Port
Includes Wooden Presentation Case

The 1965 Vintage Port from Krohn (Wiese & Krohn) is a remarkable and now rare bottle from a vintage not widely declared, making it especially intriguing for collectors and enthusiasts. Krohn, a traditional Port house with a strong reputation for both Colheita and Vintage Ports, often releases wines that age gracefully, with firm structure and lifted aromatics.

In the glass, this 1965 Vintage Port displays a deep tawny-garnet hue, indicative of long bottle aging. The nose is richly developed, offering complex aromas of dried fig, black cherry, tobacco, roasted nuts, and hints of dark chocolate.
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 2 in Stock

Taylor Fladgate, 1965

Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
Oporto bottling

The 1965 Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port is a remarkable single-quinta vintage port from one of the most iconic producers in the Douro Valley. Renowned for their dedication to excellence, Taylor Fladgate’s Quinta de Vargellas bottlings showcase the unique terroir and exceptional quality of this historic vineyard.

The Terroir of Quinta de Vargellas
Quinta de Vargellas is Taylor Fladgate’s flagship vineyard, situated in the remote eastern reaches of the Douro Valley. Known for its schist soils and steep, terraced slopes, the estate produces ports with extraordinary depth, complexity, and longevity.
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Price: £495.00
Stock: 1 in Stock

Kopke, 1965

Colheita Port, Douro
Includes Kopke presentation box
96 Points- PORT TROPHY WINNER- IWC 2024
95 Points - GOLD- Decanter 2024

The 1965 Kopke Colheita Port is an exemplary, multi-awarded, single harvest port, renowned for its rich complexity and the depth of flavours developed over decades of aging in cask. The hand stenciled Kopke Port bottles express the traditional artisan quality and nostalgic appeal long associated with the enjoyment of the finest ports.

Tasting Notes
A deep amber port wine with a golden-amber rim, the 1965 Kopke Colheita Port is showcasing its extensive aging process. The aroma is intense and multifaceted, with notes of dried fruits, toffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, and spice.
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Price: £295.00
Stock: Out of Stock