Vintage Port 1914
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Below average | - | 8 |
| 1914: | Borges Croft Elviro Garcia Hunt Quinta da Roêda Quinta de Terra Feita Quinta de Vargellas Sandeman |
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| House | Croft | Vintage | 1914 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Vanilla, menthol, toffee, honey, candy, tea and coffee in the nose. | Score range | 17.25 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and maybe a little old but elegant and balance. Menthol and much more in taste. Astonishing! Lovely and quite long and attractive finish. Unbelievable port from this year. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 25th December 2014 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family. An extra label on the bottle are saying: This bottle of Crofts 1914 vintage Port was shipped by pipe and bottled at Chester’s Brewery Co, Ardwick for the manager Mr George Smith Thomson personal use. It has not been rebottled. /G. Hoban 1989 | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |