Gould Campbell
Gould Campbell & Co
| Founded |
1797 |
| Owner |
Symington family |
| Vintage Port Brands |
Gould Campbell |
Gould Campbell was founded in 1797 when Garret Gould, prompted by the political strife wracking his native Ireland, sailed to the hospitable shores of Portugal where he established the firm of Messrs. Gould Brothers & Co. In the same year 1797 George Cloude settled as a wine merchant in Bishopgate Street in London. The firm survived the trials of the Peninsula War which followed a few years later, when the Anglo-Portuguese army of the Duke of Wellington expelled the French invaders, and soon became very successful bringing into partnership the prestigious Merchants and Bankers Messrs. James Campbell & Co and the House Messrs Gould, James Campbell, Jones & Co was established. In 1851 George Cloude joined the company, Cloude & Baker were agents for this house in England. Gould Campbell came to establish a reputation for the excellent quality of their Ports and their Vintage Ports in particular.
In 1970 the firm was acquired by the Symington family who had themselves been Port producers since 1882. It is therefore one of the very few Port shippers which remains a private family business, thus retaining its individuality and distinctiveness.
| Gould Campbell Vintages: | 1820 (Cloude & Baker), 1840, 1844, 1851, 1863*, 1867*, 1868, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1875, 1878, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1917*, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1934, 1942, 1945*, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007 |
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Vintage Port tasting notes:
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1963 |
| Colour | Still dark with a yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, crème caramel and much more in the nose. Complex bouquet. | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Full-bodied port. Mature and peaking. Complex and balanced with liquorice flavour. Long wonderful finish. This is a lovely port! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th May 2005 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö.
This bottle belongs to Anders G. Åkesson’s Private Collection.
In 2005 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1966 |
| Colour | Mature garnet-yellow and very beautiful in colour. Transparent with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Very attractive bouquet with dried berries, toffee, cacao, cinnamon, ginger, roasted coffee, old grocery shop, cream candy and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Full-bodied and medium dry. Mature and peaking. Balanced and complex. Peppery, roasted coffee, cinnamon and much more in taste. Elegant and lovely port with a long and very attractive finish. At its peak so enjoy it now! | Average score | 16.86 |
| Last tasted | 22nd September 2023 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at the O-Porto-Unidade event at Niepoort’s Quinta de Nápoles.
In 2006 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1970 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Roasted coffee, tea, some cacao, candy, dark chocolate and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Very tasty with an old grocery shop in taste with coffee, tea, cacao, chocolate and much of other things in the mouth. Complex and balanced port with a wonderful long and very attractive and quite intensive finish. Lovely port indeed! | Average score | 17.25 |
| Last tasted | 28th November 2023 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in 15th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
In 2008 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1975 |
| Colour | Dark blue in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Fruit and oranges in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 14.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fruit in flavour. Still some tannin but very mature. A nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th September 2013 | Point this date | 14.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
*The last 3 bottles were defect. They have been too old and the nose is just ether. Tasting notes from August 1991. This vintage from Gould Campbell has never been convincing.
In 2006 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1977 |
| Colour | Still very dark but mature yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 16 |
| Bouquet | Dark chocolate, cacao, toffee, herbs and cream candy and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Full- bodied. Mature and on top but will maybe be better. Dark chocolate, cacao, cream candy in taste. Balanced and very complex with a long, very elegant and attractive finish but quite dry. | Average score | 16.49 |
| Last tasted | 29th April 2023 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family in a Magnum
In 2010 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1978 |
| Colour | Dark in colour with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Berry and dark cherry in the nose. Complex. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Full-bodies. Lots of tannins. Violets in flavour. Complex and elegant port with a long and lovely finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 28th November 1991 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1980 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 23 |
| Bouquet | Complex cacao, roasted coffee, burned sugar, toffee, some fudge, ginger and Christmas raisin in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Burned sugar, cacao, roasted coffee, ginger and toffee in taste. Quite sweet. Elegant, balanced and complex port with an attractive lovely finish. | Average score | 16.94 |
| Last tasted | 28th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in 15th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
In 2014 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1983 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | Coffee, cacao, cream candy, toffee and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Toffee and cacao in taste. Balanced and elegant. Very complex and easy to drink and like with a long and attractive finish. A wonderful port indeed! | Average score | 16.32 |
| Last tasted | 18th March 2017 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö.
In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1985 |
| Colour | Still very dark ruby but yellow mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 23 |
| Bouquet | Liquorice, toffee, some orange zest, some cacao, butterscotch and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Almost full-bodied. Toffee, cacao, roasted coffee, crème caramel and much more in flavour. Quite mature and peaking but still some soft and very elegant tannins. Will probably not be much better? Balanced and complex with an elegant, long and quite attractive finish. | Average score | 16.56 |
| Last tasted | 16th May 2022 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in 8th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
In 2020 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1991 |
| Colour | Dark, black and immature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very fruity and juicy bouquet. | | |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Acidic and lots of tannin. Hard to swallow. Attractive finish. Very promising and will probably be wonderful. | | |
| Last tasted | 20th September 1993 | Rating this date | Very impressive |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Port so young we evaluate only as : Good – Very good- Impressive – Very Impressive | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1994 |
| Colour | Still dark, ruby with yellow mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Black currant, dark cherries, violet, mulberry, coffee and much more in the nose. Delicious bouquet. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Full bodied. Still a bit immature with some soft tannins. Wonderful to enjoy now but will probably be better. Quite sweet. Toffee, liquorice and crème caramel in flavour. Complex and balanced with a lovely and long finish. What a Port!! | Average score | 16.73 |
| Last tasted | 23rd November 2019 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | At Peter Andersen's Vintage 1994 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Still very dark but with a yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Candy, crème caramel, cacao some coffee and menthol in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather mature but still with some nice and attractive tannin. Will of course be better. Elegant and quite complex. Very easy to drink and love today with candy and menthol in taste and with a quite long and very attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 21st August 2017 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Still dark ruby but yellow mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, Christmas spiciness, ginger, butterscotch, cacao and roasted coffee in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Full- bodied. Almost mature but still some soft tannins and will be better but quite attractive and easy to drink and enjoy already today. Dark chocolate, candy, butterscotch and much more in taste. Balanced and complex port with an attractive and long finish. Lovely port indeed! | Average score | 16.58 |
| Last tasted | 9th December 2023 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 2003 |
| Colour | Still rather but yellow mature in colour | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Chocolate, cacao, candy, toffee, coffee beans and salty liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Full- bodied. Some maturity but still with soft tannin and will be better. Balanced and with a very appealing palate of liquorice, chocolate, cacao, candy and some coffee. Quite soft tannins but good acidity with a very long, attractive and lovely finish. Will be interesting to follow. | Average score | 16.27 |
| Last tasted | 25th April 2023 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in 12th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gould Campbell | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Black in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berries such as dark cherry and black currents, toffee, crème caramel, cream candy and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Immature and loaded with elegant and interesting tannins. Will have a long future indeed before maturing. Still very young but balanced port. Very tasty with dark berries, toffee, crème caramel and herbs in the mouth. The finish is very long, tannic seem never to end. It is a marvellous port indeed! It is sorry that this seems to be the last Vintage from a wonderful Port House, a house we never will forget. Buy this port, forget it in your cellar and save it for your children! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th March 2021 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |