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 | 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 yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Black currant, cream toffee, cream candy and a bit pharmacy in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature peaking and even maybe a little old but balanced and quite complex. Cream toffee and candy in taste. Easy to drink and enjoy with an excellent and attractive finish. | Average score | 16.67 |
| Last tasted | 19th November 2015 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdals Private 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 | Graham- Malvedos | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Pharmacy and ether in the nose. Quite elegant. | Score range | 16.90 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Sweet and elegant with a lovely and quite complex finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th March 2002 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | At a tasting in a friend’s home. | Tasters | SAI |
| 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 mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Lovely crème caramel, toffee, cinnamon and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Quite full- bodied. Mature and peaking but still with soft tannin and will probably be better. Sweet. Very complex and balanced port with a wonderful finish. Much better than I believed. | Average score | 17.42 |
| Last tasted | 16th August 2013 | Point this date | 17.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family and a wine friend. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Ramos Pinto | Vintage | 1964 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Spicy, some pharmacy and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and peaking with pharmacy in taste. Surprisingly dry. Quite complex and balanced with a long, attractive and elegant finish but will not be better so drink up. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th August 2013 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family and a wine friend. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |