Vintage Port 1964
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Average to Good | 1 | 81 | 10 | 10 |
| 1964: | Butler Nephew Dow's Fonseca Guimaraens Gonzalez Byass Graham's Malvedos Messias Pocas Junior Quinta de Vargellas Quinta do Noval Nacional Ramos Pinto |
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| House | Butler-Nephew | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Chocolate, cacao, rum raisin, toffee, coffee, candy and old grocery shop | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with lots of cacao, dark chocolate, coffee, candy in taste. Balanced and quite elegant with a lovely and quite long finish with some old acidity. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 1st August 2024 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Dow | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature, almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Christmas raisin, ginger some spiciness and herbs in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Hardly medium body. Mature and at its peak. Balanced and with a lovely taste. The finish is elegant and rather attractive but a bit short. | Average score | 16.60 |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2023 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| 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 | Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Mature ruby with yellow rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Creme caramel, toffee, some cacao, milk chocolate and cream candy in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and on top. Will probably not improve but balanced and quite complex with cream caramel, toffee and candy in taste. Easy to drink and enjoy with an excellent and attractive and quite long finish. | Average score | 16.94 |
| Last tasted | 11th March 2026 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in 28th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port. 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 | 1964 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Dark chocolate, cacao, lots of herbs, ginger and much more in the nose | Score range | 16.90 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Sweet and tasty dominated of dark chocolate, cacao, some coffee and lots of different herbs. Balanced and very elegant with a lovely, quite intensive, long and complex finish. A lovely port indeed! | Average score | 16.95 |
| Last tasted | 1st August 2024 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Poca Jr | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Burned sugar, apricots, French prunes, some cacao, candy and a hint of crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Hardly medium body but very mature and maybe a little tired but balanced and very complex. Easy to drink and enjoy with lots in the mouth of burned sugar, apricots, French plums, candy, some cacao. Sweet with a quite long and very delicate finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th May 2020 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Vargellas Taylor | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Pharmacy, burned sugar and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 18.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and probably peaking but maybe a little old. Burned sugar in flavour. Complex with liquorice finish. | Average score | 16.97 |
| Last tasted | 15th September 2005 | Point this date | 18.40 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Noval Nacional | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Lovely crème caramel, toffee, cinnamon, cacao, chocolate, vanilla, ginger and crème caramel in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and peaking but still with soft tannins and will probably be better. Sweet and very tasty with lots of things in the mouth. Balanced and very complex with a wonderful and long finish. | Average score | 17.31 |
| Last tasted | 1st August 2024 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Ramos Pinto | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Mature and yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Spiciness, candy, roasted coffee, toffee and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking and on top. Surprisingly dry but balanced and tasty with spiciness, candy, toffee in the mouth. Quite complex with a long, attractive and elegant finish but will not be better so drink up. | Average score | 17.00 |
| Last tasted | 11th March 2026 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home in 28th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |