Vintage Port Tasting
Vintage 1947
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Wine Society 18%, we had decided to have some extra tasting during the year 2013 and our 2nd celebration was 8 Vintage of 1947 from our cellar and the cellars of Ander G. Åkesson and Gerda Jensen. In the Wine Society 18% we have during 20 years only tasted 6 houses from 1947 and now we had the opportunity to taste 5 new houses.
This Vintage was split between 1947 with 12 houses declared and 1948 with 9 houses.
1947 was considered outstanding and had 9 points out of 10, 4* out of 5* according to Michael Broadbent and 93 point out of 100 from James Suckling.
We were 14 participants in the tasting.
Tasting notes. Note that the points are for the actual bottle tasted. Read about how we set point on the page "How to understand our points valuations"
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| House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Mature rather dark tawny in colour. |
| Bouquet | Complex crème caramel, nuts, fudge and toffee in the nose. |
| Taste | Quite full-body. Very mature but still in a way peaking and attractive. Some sweetness. Taste a lot of fudge and toffee. Complex port, elegant and balanced with a wonderful, exciting, long and lovely finish. |
| SAI point | 18.00 | JB point | 18.40 | SS point | 18.00 | Group point | 17.09 |
| SAI rank | 1 | JB rank | 1 | SS rank | 1 | Group rank | 3 |
| Comment | This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdals Private Collection. Group ranking was split |
| House | Dow | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Beautiful, mature tawny in colour. |
| Bouquet | Very complex and generous bouquet of fudge, toffee, crème caramel and cacao in the nose. |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Delicious, mature and still at its peak. Toffee and fudge in flavours. Very complex balanced and generous port with a heavenly finish which never seems to end. What a lovely and attractive port! |
| SAI point | 17.50 | JB point | 18.00 | SS point | 17.75 | Group point | 17.82 |
| SAI rank | 2 | JB rank | 2 | SS rank | 2 | Group rank | 1 |
| Comment | This bottle belongs to Ander G. Åkesson’s Private Collection. |
| House | Quinta do Roncao Robertson | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. |
| Bouquet | Lovely crème caramel burned sugar, fudge, toffee, candy and old grocery shop in the nose. Wonderful bouquet! |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Elegant and mature but still in a way peaking. Sweet with toffee, and burned sugar in the flavour. Very complex and balanced with a wonderful finish. Excellent port. |
| SAI point | 17.25 | JB point | 17.50 | SS point | 17.50 | Group point | 17.09 |
| SAI rank | 3 | JB rank | 4 | SS rank | 3 | Group rank | 3 |
| Comment | This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdals Private Collection. JB had a split ranking and so was the Group ranking |
| House | Cockburn | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Mature beautiful tawny in colour. |
| Bouquet | Rich delicious crème caramel, coffee, cacao, hazelnuts and some chocolate in the nose. Wonderful bouquet. |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and still in a way peaking. Hazelnuts and fudge in taste. Harmonious, rich, balanced and elegant with a dry finish. This is port just to love and drink. Wonderful port indeed. |
| SAI point | 17.00 | JB point | 17.90 | SS point | 17.25 | Group point | 16.59 |
| SAI rank | 4 | JB rank | 3 | SS rank | 4 | Group rank | 6 |
| Comment | SAI and SS had a split ranking |
| House | Rebello Valente Robertson | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. |
| Bouquet | Elegant and complex nose of fudge, candy, toffee and some nuts which continue to develop. |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature. Burned sugar, some pharmacy and candy in taste. Sweet and elegant with a balanced, attractive and long finish. |
| SAI point | 17.00 | JB point | 17.50 | SS point | 17.25 | Group point | 16.36 |
| SAI rank | 4 | JB rank | 4 | SS rank | 4 | Group rank | 7 |
| Comment | This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdals Private Collection. JB and SS had a split ranking |
| House | Fonseca | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Dark mature in colour. |
| Bouquet | Boysenberry, dried fruit, melon, red and dark berry in the nose. |
| Taste | Almost full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Boysenberry and some mushroom in the taste. Elegant, balanced, complex and very attractive port with a quite long finish. Very good indeed. |
| SAI point | 16.90 | JB point | 17.00 | SS point | 17.00 | Group point | 17.36 |
| SAI rank | 6 | JB rank | 4 | SS rank | 6 | Group rank | 2 |
| Comment | This Fonseca was given from the private cellar of Bruce Guimaraens to a member of the Wine Society 18%. It was bottled in London by Berry Bros. and belongs to Ander G. Åkesson’s Private Collection. JB had a split ranking |
| House | Warre | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Mature and tawny in colour. |
| Bouquet | Boysenberry, burned sugar, French plums and some mushroom in the nose. |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature. Quite elegant and balanced. Melon, boysenberry and mushroom in taste. Easy to drink and very attractive port with a quite long finish. Will not be better. |
| SAI point | 16.00 | JB point | 16.90 | SS point | 16.00 | Group point | 16.82 |
| SAI rank | 7 | JB rank | 7 | SS rank | 7 | Group rank | 5 |
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| House | Messias | Vintage | 1947 |
| Colour | Beautiful tawny in colour. |
| Bouquet | Dried fruit, boysenberry, French plums, melon and mushroom in the nose. |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and maybe a little old but elegant and balanced. Boysenberry and mushroom in taste. Quite long and attractive finish. |
| SAI point | 15.90 | JB point | 16.75 | SS point | 15.90 | Group point | 16.23 |
| SAI rank | 8 | JB rank | 8 | SS rank | 8 | Group rank | 8 |
| Comment | This bottle belongs to Ander G. Åkesson’s Private Collection. |