Vintage Port 1868
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 1868 | Classic | 4 | - | 20 | One of the best vintage ever. |
| 1868: | Cockburn Dow's Feuerheerd Fonseca Gould Campbell Graham's Harvey Hooper Hunt Martinez Offley Boa Vista Real Companhia Velha Rebello Valente Royal Oporto Sandeman Smith Woodhouse Taylor Thompson & Croft Tuke Holdsworth Warre |
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| House | Royal Oporto Real Companhia Velha | Vintage | 1868 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature, quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Black liquorice, cacao, different lovely herbs, hazelnuts and much more in the nose. | Score range | 17.25 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and of course peaking. Balanced with some old lovely acidity. Lots of tastes in mouth such as cacao, chocolate, liquorice, herbs and so on. Really easy to drink and enjoy with an attractive, long and elegant finish. What a lovely old port! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2023 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |