Vintage Port 1961
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Good | 3 | 80 | 5 | 8 |
| 1961: | Dow's Fonseca Guimaraens Graham's Malvedos Quinta de Vargellas Quinta do Bomfim Real Companhia Velha Warre Wiese & Krohn |
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| House | Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1961 |
| Colour | Mature beautiful yellow and amber in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | A full arsenal of aromas such as coffee, tea, cream toffee, crème caramel, Christmas spiciness and much more in the generous nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Sweet. Mature and peaking. Elegant and balanced. Cream toffee, crème caramel and much more in taste. Lovely, long and quite attractive finish. Will not be better so just drink up and enjoy life! | Average score | 16.25 |
| Last tasted | 12th November 2022 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family and wine friends. 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 | Graham´s Malvedos | Vintage | 1961 |
| Colour | Still quite dark with a yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet with cream candy. Toffee, crème caramel, fudge, violet, some herbs and some spiciness and maybe a hint of pharmacy in the nose. | Score range | 16.90 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking and will not be better but some old acidity in taste with the crème caramel, candy and all other things named above. Balanced and very elegant with a long, attractive and lovely finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 12th November 2022 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family and wine friends. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Vargellas Taylor | Vintage | 1961 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, violet, burned sugar and molasses in the nose. | Score range | 14.90 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium bodied. Mature and even old. Complex with burned sugar in flavour. Still balanced and quite complex. Lovely liquorice finish. Still quite attractive. | Average score | 15.74 |
| Last tasted | 7th November 2015 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family and wine friends | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Real Velha | Vintage | 1961 |
| Colour | Yellow mature quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, ginger, raisin but maybe a hint of old hospital in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and maybe a little old but balanced and very attractive with some old acidity. Elegant with a rather complex taste and a long quite attractive finish. Very enjoyable indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 1st August 2019 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Royal Oporto Real Companhia Velha | Vintage | 1961 |
| Colour | Yellow mature quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, ginger, raisin but maybe a hint of old hospital in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and maybe a little old but balanced and very attractive with some old acidity. Elegant with a rather complex taste and a long quite attractive finish. Very enjoyable indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 1st August 2019 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 1961 |
| Colour | Yellow and very beautiful and attractive in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Sweet liquorice, some ginger, cacao, sweetmeats and some old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 17.25 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and balanced with some nice old acidity. Complex and very elegant with lots of sweet liquorice and cacao in taste. A very elegant and seductive finish. Just enjoy it! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 1st August 2019 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |