Vintage Port 1896
| Vintage | Rating | Broad-
bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|
| 1896 | Outstanding to Classic | 4 | | 24 | 35 | |
| House | Elviro Garcia | Vintage | 1896 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow mature in colour | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Burned sugar and toffee in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and still quite complex and balanced. Burned sugar in flavour. A nice and quite long finish. This is how old port shall taste! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 6th April 2012 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gilbey | Vintage | 1896 |
| Colour | Light tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Alcoholic pharmacy bouquet. | Score range | |
| Taste | Light in body. Quite old and tired port. Alcoholic and not quite balanced but still very interesting. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd September 2004 | Point this date | 14.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |