Vintage Port 1958
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Very good | 3 | 84 | 21 | 45 |
| House | Barros | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Beautiful, very yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Complex nose of coffee, cacao, dark chocolate, toffee, fudge, cream candy, ginger and old grocery shop. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with a lovely and quite attractive and elegant acidity. Balanced with a complex taste of lots of things such as dark chocolate, ginger toffee, some fudge and candy. The finish is very long, attractive and elegant. One of the best Barros ever tasted! | Average score | 16.88 |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2018 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Bestle | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Yellow mature rim. Thin. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very shy indeed. Ether and pharmacy in the nose. | Score range | |
| Taste | Light in body, thin, dry and short aftertaste. Must have been much better I hope. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th March 2003 | Point this date | 11.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. Said and believed to be Kopke. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Borges & Irmao | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but beautiful, amber and mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, butterscotch, fudge, roasted coffee beans, cacao, some Christmas raisin and candy in the nose | Score range | 16.90 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking but balanced with some acidity and some old sweetness. A lovely port easy to drink and enjoy now! Complex and with a long and attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle was from Anders G. Åkesson’s Private Collection. In 2016 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 | C. da Silva | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate toffee, coffee beans, orange zest and a hint of pharmacy in the nose | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Quite mature and maybe with a hint of colheita acidity but mature and balanced with a quite elegant and quite long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th April 2022 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. This bottle was bottled by Henekeys. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Constantinos | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Mature tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Menthol in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 15.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature burned sugar taste. Quite old but with complexity and elegance. Have been much better we suppose. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 25th December 2008 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Delaforce | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature, quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop with lots of cacao, chocolate, coffee, coffee beans, some herbs, ginger and spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced with some old, lovely acidity. Very elegant and tasty with all from an old grocery shop in the mouth. The finish is quite complex and lovely and astonishing long. A very surprising port which we really enjoyed to drink. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 15th April 2022 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. This bottle was bottled by Paten. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Dow | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Very mature and yellow, quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, butterscotch, crème caramel, some honey, mint, herbs and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Quite dry and maybe a little “tired” but very easy to drink and enjoyable. Elegant and quite complex with a quite long and lovely finish. | Average score | 16.58 |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at a Great Tasting with the Wine Society 18% in Malmö, Sweden. 1 bottle has been defect. In 2016 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. 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 | Ferreira | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Mature garnet with a yellow rim. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Mint, toffee, butterscotch and much more in the nose. | Score range | 14.50 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Mature and at its peak. Quite full-bodied. Toffee in flavour. Delicious and balanced with a long lovely and attractive finish. Will not be better but is indeed wonderful with a never-ending finish. | Average score | 15.94 |
| Last tasted | 26th September 2020 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | At Henrik Lilja's Ferreira tasting in Hørsholm, Denmark. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Yellow nearly tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dark cherry and old grocery shop in the nose. Elegant aromas. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Rather full-bodied. Sweet. Complex and balanced with burned sugar in flavour and with an elegant finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 25th December 2008 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family. This is one of the best 1958 we have had. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gonzalez- Byass | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Beautiful, still rather dark but amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, butter-scotch, fudge, some violet, Christmas raisin, cherry, cacao, dark chocolate, coffee in the nose. | Score range | 17.75 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking, absolutely on top! Balanced with some elegant sweetness. Toffee, butterscotch, crème caramel and a lot of other things in the taste. Wonderful port with a long, attractive and complex finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdals Private Collection. In 2016 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 | Harvey | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Rather dark but beautiful amber, mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of butter-scotch, cream candy, bonbons, cacao and much more in the nose. | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Cannot be better and is absolutely on top! Elegant with some balanced acidity and old lovely sweetness. Butterscotch and cacao in taste. The finish is very long and very attractive. A lovely port indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2016 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 | Kopke (Believed) Bestle | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Yellow mature colour. Thin. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Very shy indeed. Ether. | Score range | |
| Taste | Light in body, thin, dry and short aftertaste. Must have been much better we hope. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th March 2003 | Point this date | 11.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. Bestle was a Danish Wine Merchant. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Vargellas Taylor | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Light tawny in colour | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Elegant fudge, sweetness, butter-scotch, and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. A light and very mature port with fudge in flavour. Rather complex with butter-scotch and sweetness in taste. Balanced and quite elegant with a quite interesting but rather short finish. | Average score | 16.13 |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle was from Anders G. Åkesson’s Private Collection. In 2016 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 | Quinta do Jordao Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cinnamon, some varnish but also toffee, butter-scotch, and Christmas spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Quite elegant port. Toffee and butter-scotch in the taste. Complex and balanced port with a surprisingly attractive finish. | Average score | 16.63 |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2016 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 | Quinta do Junco Borges & Irmao | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Still very dark but with a yellow, mature edge in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Christmas spiciness, cacao, dark chocolate, orange zest but rather flat and dull in the nose. | Score range | 15.40 - 15.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and probably peaking. Balanced but rather dull in taste but some cacao and spiciness exist. Still however some complexity and a nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 15.40 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2016 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 | Quinta do Noval | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Beautiful, yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, butterscotch, cacao. Mint, dark chocolate, Christmas raisin and some orange zest in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and very attractive port. Butterscotch and cacao in taste. This is a very elegant and complex port on top so had you any bottles left drink it. Will not be better and the finish is delicious! | Average score | 16.17 |
| Last tasted | 13th December 2016 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | JB tasted this in London but SAI and SS tasted it in Malmö on the 26 of December. In 2016 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 | Quinta do Noval Nacional | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Elegant but a bit alcoholic and pharmacy in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and a bit old in flavour but complex and certain elegant. Long and quite nice finish. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 12th March 1998 | Point this date | 15.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI |
| House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Beautiful, yellow mature almost amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Ginger, cinnamon, butter-scotch, berry, some orange, toffee and crème caramel and even some Christmas spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 16.90 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and maybe even over its peak but sweet and elegant. Cinnamon, coffee, butter-scotch, spiciness and much more in flavour. A long and very attractive finish. | Average score | 17.13 |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdals Private Collection. In 2016 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 | Souza, Guedes & Irmao | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Mature yellow and amber in colour. Quite beautiful. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Coffee, tea, cacao, butterscotch some crème caramel and Christmas spiciness and mint in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and on top. Crème caramel and butterscotch and much more in taste. Balanced, with lovely sweetness and elegant port with a complex and long finish. Very good indeed. | Average score | 16.20 |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2016 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 | Tuke Holdsworth Hunt, Roope & Co | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Mature yellow almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Violet, spring flower, some candy, toffee and mint and also wormwood in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Hardly medium body. Mature and at its peak. Toffee and flowers in flavour. Complex and balanced port with a quite attractive finish. | Average score | 16.72 |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle was from Anders G. Åkesson’s Private Collection. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Warre | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 11 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of herbs, pepper, coffee, figs, butter-scotch, crème caramel and much more in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Absolutely on top! Balanced with a hint of acidity and some lovely old sweetness! Flavour of butter-scotch and old grocery shop. Complex and attractive port with a long and perfect finish. Wonderful just now but drink up. | Average score | 16.91 |
| Last tasted | 22nd November 2016 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2016 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 | Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 1958 |
| Colour | Still rather dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Sweetness, candy, butter-scotch, Christmas spiciness, cacao and liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and absolutely on top! Balanced and complex port with butterscotch and candy in taste. Very elegant with a quite long and very attractive finish. | Average score | 16.42 |
| Last tasted | 17th November 2016 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Semi-Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2016 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |