Vintage Port 1952
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Below average | 80 | 3 | 15 |
| 1952: | Andresen Cockburn Dow's Ferreira Fonseca Guimaraens Graham's Malvedos Hooper Kopke Mackenzie Quinta de Vargellas Quinta do Bomfim Ramos Pinto Real Companhia Velha Royal Oporto Warre |
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| House | Dow | Vintage | 1952 |
| Colour | Mature very yellow and mature but quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lovely crème caramel, butterscotch and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Very light body. Mature and a little old in taste but still very easy to drink and enjoy. Elegant and quite complex. An old port still agreeable with a lovely but maybe a little short finish. This port has passed its best but is still a quite lovely port | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at a Great Tasting with the Wine Society 18% in Malmö, Sweden. In 2023 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 | Guimaraens | Vintage | 1952 |
| Colour | Very mature and amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Herbal, ginger, cinnamon and Christmas spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and of course a little old but perfect balanced and complexity. Herbal and spiciness in taste but easy to enjoy. Nice, interesting and quite attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 19th November 2015 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belong to Gerda and ole Vesterdahl Collection 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 | 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 | Mackenzie | Vintage | 1952 |
| Colour | Mature amber and beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Elegant bouquet of herbs, toffee, candy, dark chocolate, cacao ginger and much more in the nose. | Score range | 17.75 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Very elegant and balanced port with cacao, ginger and candy in teste. Quite sweet but very complex and a delicious and wonderful finish which never seem to end but retuned and returned again. What a Port!! Astonishing! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd July 2016 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Ramos Pinto | Vintage | 1952 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely nose of crème caramel, cinnamon and old grocery shop. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Elegant port with a well developed and generous finish. Quite lovely. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2008 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Port Wine Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |