Vintage Port 1873
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873 | Excellent | 3 | 16 | 23 | Even better than 1872 |
| 1873: | Burmester Butler Nephew Cockburn Croft Delaforce Dow's Feuerheerd Fonseca Gould Campbell Graham's Hunt Kopke Mackenzie Martinez Morgan Offley Boa Vista Quinta do Noval Quinta do Roncao Sandeman Smith Woodhouse Taylor Tuke Holdsworth Warre |
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| House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1873 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Pharmacy and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 20.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and old with burned sugar in flavour. Complex and elegant. Holding together. Lovely long and attractive finish. What a wonderful old port. Still enjoyable. Marvellous. | Average score | 18.00 |
| Last tasted | 27th April 2001 | Point this date | 20.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% trip to Douro, Portugal, The bottle came from Anders G. Åkesson’s Collection Point set when I knew what is was. | Tasters | SAI |