Vintage Port 1943
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 1943 | Average to Good | 2 | 70 | 4 | 16 |
| 1943: | Barros Burmester Dow's Feuerheerd Fonseca Gilbert Graham's Hooper Quinta da Eira Velha Quinta do Jordao Real Companhia Velha Real Vinicola Rebello Valente Royal Oporto Sandeman Tuke Holdsworth |
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| House | Feuerheerd | Vintage | 1943 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Plum and black cherry in the nose. Some pharmacy at the end. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Coffee in flavour. Balanced and complex port with a nice long finish. Surprisingly good old port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 5th February 2004 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gilberts | Vintage | 1943 |
| Colour | Mature amber almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, toffee, tea and roasted coffee in the nose. | Score range | 17.40 - 17.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. This is an elegant and balanced port with taste of crème caramel, toffee coffee and much more. Lovely and very attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th July 2016 | Point this date | 17.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Eira Velha Hunt, Roope & Co | Vintage | 1943 |
| Colour | Almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Pharmacy, hospital and a little burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and even old. Burned sugar in taste. Balanced with a quite distinctive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 7th September 2013 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | On a party at home with the family and wine friends. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Rebello Valente Robertson | Vintage | 1943 |
| Colour | Yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Liquorice and spicy in the nose | Score range | |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Sweet. Perfect balanced, elegant and a wonderful finish. Wonderful port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 18th September 1983 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At home with a wine friend. | Tasters | SAI |
| House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1943 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Pharmacy, ether and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 15.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and quite old. Knit together anyhow with a quite attractive and nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2010 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family. Very low level in this bottle. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Tuke Holdsworth Hunt, Roope & Co | Vintage | 1943 |
| Colour | Very beautiful mature and yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Candy, cream candy, crème caramel, spiciness, ginger, cinnamon, old grocery shop and lots of other things in the nose | Score range | 18.00 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and very elegant with lots of things in the taste such as cream candy, crème caramel, lots of herbs and spiciness and much more. The finish is wonderful, quite sweet, rolling in the mouth and never seem to end. We just love this port! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 11th November 2023 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |