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Vintage Port to 1990

Other Vintages
1904 - 1939  1940 - 1955   1957 - 1990 
Port Labels
It is unusual for old vintage port to have original labels because the bottles were stored for many years in damp conditions. If not specifically mentioned, pre 1970 ports have our neutral black & white labels for identification (marked P/L in the list). From 1970 all ports, unless otherwise stated, have original labels.

New Corks
Where necessary corks which are showing signs of seepage through old age have been replaced by us. The levels remain as they are and have not been topped up with any other Port or vintage. These are clearly identified and, because of this, the price has been adjusted.

Cases Odds Vintage Description £each £case
           
    1957      
  1 Sandeman mid/s, Oporto bottled,  good label, fair wax capsule, (B) 135  
  1 Sandeman h/s, Oporto bottled, good original label, broken wax capsule, (E) 185  
           
    1958      
  2 Harveys v/v/h/s, damaged wax capsule, p/l, (A) 115  
  3 Harveys j/b/j, damaged wax capsule, p/l, (B) 120  
  5 Harveys b/n, damaged wax capsule, p/l, (C) 130  
  10 Martinez Oporto Bottled, b/n, original labels, lead capsule embossed "Port 1958" 158  
  2 Warre EB, Berry Bros & Rudd, b/n, p/l, BB&R capsules, (A) 170  
  6 Warre EB, Corney & Barrow, p/l, i/n, embossed lead capsules with vintage, (C) 185  
           
    1960      
  5 Cockburn b/n, lead capsules stamped with name, plain labels 55  
  1 Cockburn difficult to see the level, original label 63  
  1 Dow b/n, original label, damaged wax capsule 60  
  7 Graham plain labels, damaged wax capsules, (A) 70  
  2 Graham plain labels, plain lead capsules, (B) 75  
  2 Graham v/h/s, plain labels, intact wax capsules, (C) 78  
  1 Graham b/n, plain label, damaged wax capsule, sign of weep, (D) 80
  1 Warre low shoulder, facsimile label, damaged wax capsule 37  
  4 Warre high shoulder, original labels, damaged wax capsules 44  
  1 Warre base neck, original label, damaged wax capsule 60  
           
    1963      
  1 Croft b/n, branded plastic capsule, plain label, (A) 60  
  1 Croft i/n, plain label, damaged wax capsule, (D) 62  
  1 Croft in neck, plain label, plastic capsule showing "Croft 1963 Oporto", (E) 63  
2 2 Croft English bottled Wine Society, i/n, plain labels, embossed wax capsule, (B) 65 710
1 3 Croft i/n, good original labels, embossed plastic capsules, (C) 70 770
  4 Croft very good original Wine Society labels, (F) 78  
  2 Croft English bottled Grants of St James, i/n, very good labels, embossed plastic capsule, (G) 80  
           
    1966 - a good drinking vintage    
  1 Croft English bottled, Berry Bros & Rudd, high shoulder, wine stained label 65  
  4 Croft English bottled, Berry Bros & Rudd, base neck, wine stained labels 75  
  7 Croft English bottled, Berry Bros & Rudd, high shoulder, good labels 85  
  Above 12 bottles Croft 1966 at 900  
  3 Croft English bottled, Wine Society, good levels, torn but recognisable labels 75  
  The following Fonseca arrived without any identification, resolved by opening a sample bottle.
The opened bottle was not topped up but was recorked.		  
  1 Fonseca very high shoulder, new cork & capsule, plain label, original cork is clearly branded "Fonseca 1966" 120  
  1 Fonseca base neck, original cork & capsule, plain label 140  
  9 Taylor b/n, embossed plastic capsules, facsimile labels 95  
  1 Warre b/n, soiled label 90  
           
    1967      
  1 Cockburn Oporto bottled, poor label, 1967 on lead capsule, (A) 45  
  8 Cockburn Oporto bottled, soiled labels, 1967 on plastic capsules, (B) 50  
  1 Cockburn Oporto bottled, soiled and torn labels, 1967 on lead capsule, (C) 52  
  6 Cockburn Possibly Oporto bottled, branded lead capsules, OK labels, (D) 53  
2 3 Cockburn Oporto bottled, OK labels, lead capsules, (E) 55 580
           
  Unless stated otherwise all Vintage Ports hereafter have original labels  
         
    1970 - an undervalued and exceedingly good year, at its best now    
  2 Croft original labels, damaged wax capsule 50  
  1 Croft original label, intact wax capsule 60  
  9 Fonseca Oporto bottled, b/n, owc 105  
  4 Fonseca i/n, labelled, lead capsules (Magnums) 225  
1 4 Graham plain labels, vintage on plastic capsules 83 940
  1 Taylor Oporto bottled, b/n+, soiled label, may need re-corking, (A) 75  
  1 Taylor EB Tanners, vintage missing on bruised capsules, (B) 78  
  1 Taylor Oporto bottled, h/s original label, (H) 86  
  2 Taylor EB Tanners, good label, (C) 88  
  6 Taylor EB, some damp stains on very good labels, (G) 88  
  1 Taylor EB, Berry Bros. & Rudd, b/n, good label, (E) 92  
  3 Taylor Oporto bottled, b/n, original labels, (I) 93  
1 1 Taylor Oporto bottled, b/n+, good labels, owc, (F) 95 1065
  1 Warre English bottled, Yorkshire Fine Wine Co, Tercentenary (300 years) label, good condition for age 55
           
    1985      
  6 Taylor very good condition, (in 6 bottle owc at 290) 50  
    1990      
  1 Graham special centenary vintage label 43  
           
    Should you wish a quote for a case of Vintage Port from any vintage between 1985 and 2000, please let us know.    


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