Vintage Port 1954
| Vintage | Rating | Broad-
bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|
| 1954 | Good to Very good | 3 | 85 | 3 | 23 | |
| House | Dow | Vintage | 1954 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Complex and lovely bouquet. Toffee, cream candy, crème caramel, coffee and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Complex and balanced port but astonishing sweet. Very tasty with crème caramel, cacao and much more in the mouth with a delicious and very attractive finish. Lovely port indeed! | Average score | 16.25 |
| Last tasted | 23rd July 2016 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family
| 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 | Offley | Vintage | 1954 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature, almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, some chocolate, some bitter notes and some pharmacy in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 14.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with some old quite lovely acidity. Quite balanced and quite tasty with a rather long finish with an interesting old acidity. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 2nd November 2024 | Point this date | 14.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Real Velha | Vintage | 1954 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lovely crème caramel, fudge, cacao, coffee and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 17.40 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Crème caramel in flavour. A wonderful, complex and exciting finish. Quite marvellous for the vintage. | Average score | 17.58 |
| Last tasted | 20th December 2012 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Royal Oporto
Real Companhia Velha | Vintage | 1954 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Lovely crème caramel, fudge, cacao, coffee and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 17.40 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Crème caramel in flavour. A wonderful, complex and exciting finish. Quite marvellous for the vintage. | Average score | 17.58 |
| Last tasted | 20th December 2012 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |