Vintage Port 1957
| Vintage | Rating | Broad-
bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|
| 1957 | Good to Very good | | 85 | 11 | 21 | |
| House | Cockburn | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Orange amber almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Burned sugar, Christmas spiciness, some pharmacy, cream toffee, French prune, raisin, dried figs in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and even a little old. Still balanced and complex. Spiciness and dried fruit in taste with a long, attractive and quite imposing finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th November 2015 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Feist | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Ginger bread and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and even a little old. Elegant and very good. Still very attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 8th January 2009 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At the 18% Wine Club tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gonzalez- Byass | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Very yellow, almost olive green in the rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Dar chocolate, cacao, toffee, crème caramel and dried figs in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Very mature indeed and maybe even a little old. Still quite sweet. Quite elegant and cacao and toffee in taste. Nice finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th July 2014 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, toffee, violet and coffee in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Sweet. Complex and attractive port from a rare vintage. Excellent finish. Very good indeed. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th November 1993 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Tasters | SAI |