Hooper
Richard Hooper & Sons
| Founded | 1771 |
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| Owner | Silva Reis |
This House was founded by the wine merchant Richard Hooper in London. Real Companhia Velha bought the company 1951 and bottled it mainly under Real Companhia Velhas alternative trading company, Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhos do Alto Duoro. Until 1971 Hooper was run independently, but after that year it became a brand of Real Companhia Velha. During 1972 to 1985 it was probably the same wine as Real Companhia Velha, just another label. However between 1987 and 1991 Hooper was made from Quinta Nova.
| Hooper Vintages: | 1847, 1851*, 1858*, 1863*, 1868, 1870, 1878*, 1886*, 1890, 1891, 1901, 1902*, 1908, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945*, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
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| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1908 |
| Colour | Mature tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Nutty and pharmacy in the nose. Elegant. | Score range | 18.00 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Complex. Wonderful long finish. Extraordinary port indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 3rd May 1986 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | At a tasting in a friend’s home in Copenhagen. | Tasters | SAI |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1923 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Candy, cream candy, creme caramel, some polish and lots of different nuts in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking and will not be better. Balanced and very complex with lots of different tastes in the mouth such as candy, cream candy and crème caramel and with quite attractive, elegant and long finish. A lovely port indeed! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2023 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1944 |
| Colour | Mature, yellow and beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Sweet candy, burned sugar, coffee, oranges and roses in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Sweet. Sweet candy in taste. Complex and balanced port with a long, lovely and attractive finish. Impressive port! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th April 2014 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1951 |
| Colour | Mature and tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Some lemon and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Very mature but still elegant but alcoholic and a bit tired. Pharmacy in flavour. Quite nice and still attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2011 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1952 |
| Colour | Mature tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Burned nose. Old and cracked. | Score range | 12.90 - 12.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Some acidity and a burned finish. Quite old. Have been much better we hope. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2003 | Point this date | 12.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. This bottle was not perfect at all. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1954 |
| Colour | Beautiful tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very elegant bouquet with zest of orange, spiciness, amaretto and nuts | Score range | 16.90 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Elegant with some age but balanced and complex. Zest of oranges and amaretto in taste. Quite sweet with a lovely and attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 7th May 2017 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family. The bottle was below shoulder. The bottle came from Anders G. Åkesson’s Collection | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a wonderful mature yellow colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, crème caramel, cream candy, and much more in the nose. Lovely indeed! | Score range | 16.25 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced and elegant. Very tasty with lots of cream candy, crème caramel and toffee in the mouth. Lovely port and easy to enjoy and love with an elegant and long, attractive finish. Port is wonderful when old and mature! | Average score | 17.13 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1962 |
| Colour | Light tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Burned sugar and some crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Hardly medium body. Elegant but quite old port with a rather short finish. Have been much better we suppose. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th February 2004 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1963 |
| Colour | Nice mature quite dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, nuts Christmas raisin and some pharmacy in the nose. Quite elegant. | Score range | 16.50 - 18.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Sweet. Nuts and cacao in taste. A complex and lovely finish. Lovely port! | Average score | 17.38 |
| Last tasted | 23rd November 2013 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdals Private Collection. In 2005 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. In 2013 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1970 |
| Colour | Nice mature still quite dark in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, toffee, burned sugar and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 14.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Full bodied. Elegant. Sweet with a flavour of burned sugar. Lovely finish. | Average score | 15.97 |
| Last tasted | 13th November 2008 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal Private Collection. 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1977 |
| Colour | Yellow mature almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Not quite nice nose. Unclean barrels? | Score range | 13.50 - 13.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature. Flavour and finish ok but the bouquet is not good at all. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2010 | Point this date | 13.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal Private Collection. *This bottle was not OK 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1978 |
| Colour | Mature, yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crackled. Vinegar in bouquet. | Score range | 10.50 - 10.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Vinegar in taste. Old and hardly drinkable. Hoped it has been better. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th November 2012 | Point this date | 10.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal Private Collection. *Defect bottle. In 2012 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1979 |
| Colour | Pale and tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | This port is not harmonic and cracked. Terrible nose | Score range | 11.25 - 11.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Not balanced and quite hard to swallow. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 28th February 2013 | Point this date | 11.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal Private Collection. *This bottled was defect and cracked In 2013 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1982 |
| Colour | Quite beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 13 |
| Bouquet | Ginger-bread, burned candy cacao, chocolate and much more in the nose. | Score range | 14.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Ginger-bread in taste. Elegant and balanced port. Very tasty and easy to like and appreciate with a long and attractive finish | Average score | 14.83 |
| Last tasted | 20th November 2014 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. 5 bottles have been defect. In 2014 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. 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 | Lord Mayor’s Vintage Hooper | Vintage | 1982 |
| Colour | Mature yellow almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Some oxidation in the nose but develops and show candy, some pharmacy and hospital. | Score range | 14.50 - 14.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and even a little old. Some unbalance alcohol and pharmacy in taste. Nice finish anyhow but should have been drunk some time ago. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th November 2014 | Point this date | 14.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2014 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1983 |
| Colour | Mature yellow colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Both bottles have been defect in nose and taste. | Score range | 7.00 - 10.00 |
| Taste | Avoid it or find a nice bottle. | Average score | 8.75 |
| Last tasted | 30th November 2000 | Point this date | 7.00 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen. *Both bottles have been defect. | Tasters | SAI, JB |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1984 |
| Colour | Mature yellow colour. | Number of tastings | 7 |
| Bouquet | Ethereal, clove, spicy, cacao and dried fruits and zest of oranges in the nose. | Score range | 14.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and maybe even a little old. Will not improve but still balanced with a nice finish. | Average score | 15.16 |
| Last tasted | 19th February 2015 | Point this date | 14.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi- Great Tasting in Malmö. 1 bottle has been defect. In 2015 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1985 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Coffee, tea, cacao, beets and butterscotch in the nose. | Score range | 14.75 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and quite elegant. Cacao, coffee and burned sugar flavour and an interesting and quite attractive finish. Easy to drink and like. | Average score | 15.15 |
| Last tasted | 19th September 2020 | Point this date | 14.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. 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 | Hooper | Vintage | 1994 |
| Colour | Pale ruby with yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Sweet notes of crème caramel, candy and dried fruit and a hint of green herbs. | Score range | 14.90 - 14.90 |
| Taste | Light body. Mature. Elegant with burned sugar in flavour and a short finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd November 2019 | Point this date | 14.90 |
| Comment | At Peter Andersen's Vintage 1994 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1997 |
| Colour | Rather mature and yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, some cacao and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and first very elegant and tasty but will be quite tired in the glass and not so attractive. However, balanced and easy to drink with a nice finish, but maybe better to enjoy as soon as possible? | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th January 2019 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 2001 |
| Colour | Still rather dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cinnamon, minty and some ginger in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still some soft and elegant tannin. Balanced and quite sweet. After a while the tannin has improve and been more delicate which is very attractive. Spiciness in taste with a quite lovely finish which is very easy to enjoy. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th January 2019 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 2004 |
| Colour | Still very dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark berry, some mulberry, herbs and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body with still quite a lot of tannin and will probably be much better but balanced and quite sweet. Herbs and spiciness in taste with an elegant and quite long and tannic finish. Will be very interesting to follow. Very promising indeed! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th January 2019 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Still rather dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark plums, carry, cinnamon and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 15.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature with some nice tannin but balance and tasty. Rather sweet. Lots of dark berry, some fruit and spiciness in taste with a nice and interesting finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th January 2019 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 2007 |
| Colour | Still dark ruby in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, dark cherry, black current vanilla and some glue in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Very elegant and delicate tannin and will be much better. Balanced and quite sweet and loaded with fruit and dark berry and with a very elegant and quite long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th January 2019 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |