Vintage Port 1974
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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| 1974 | Average | 1 | 74 | 1 | 15 |
| 1974: | A Pinto dos Santos A. Mouchart Barros Flagman Fonseca Guimaraens Hutcheson Joven Kopke Martins Quinta da Corte Quinta da Eira Velha Quinta de Vargellas Quinta S. Luiz Sandeman Vieira de Souza |
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| House | A. Mouchart Duoro Wine Growers & Shippers Association | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Quite yellow, very beautiful and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet with cacao, dark chocolate, toffee, old grocery shop and much more in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced with a quite intensive taste of dark chocolate, cacao, toffee and much more in the mouth and with a quite long, very attractive and lovely finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 10th February 2024 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family and friends. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Barros | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Very mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, crème chocolate, crème caramel, toffee, vanilla and maybe some herbs in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and quite complex and elegant. Very easy to drink and very enjoyable with a quite long and very attractive finish. | Average score | 16.20 |
| Last tasted | 27th January 2024 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Flagman Douro Wine Shippers and Growers Association | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature, quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Candy, cream candy, chocolate, cacao and old grocery shop in the nose | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and very tasty with cream candy, candy, cacao and chocolate. Elegant with a complex and quite long and attractive finish. Lovely port indeed! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 30th January 2024 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Fonseca-Guimaraens | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature, quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Chocolate, cacao, toffee, fudge, herbs and lots of other things in the nose. | Score range | 16.90 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking with round and elegant tannins and will improve. Balanced and tasty with lots of things in the mouth such as cacao, chocolate, toffee, herbs and with a complex, quite intensive and lovely finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th March 2024 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Joven | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Marzipan, cacao, some herbs dark chocolate and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.40 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and almost peaking bur still with quite attractive tannins. Balanced and quite attractive with a lovely and quite long finish. Will maybe still improve a little. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 29th March 2024 | Point this date | 16.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Kopke | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Very beautiful, mature and yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cream candy, toffee, candy, some herbs such as dill and old grocery shop in the nose | Score range | 15.25 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with some wonderful old acidity in taste but of course also toffee, candy, cream candy and other things. Balanced and quite elegant with a quite lovely, long and rather complex finish. Very easy to drink and very enjoyable! | Average score | 16.08 |
| Last tasted | 27th January 2024 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta de Vargellas Taylor | Vintage | 1974 |
| Colour | Mature, yellow and very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Lovely bouquet of violet, toffee, cacao, cinnamon, gingerbread, sweet liquorice and vanilla in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and really peaking. Balanced, quite sweet but very complex. Violet, toffee, vanilla, gingerbread and much more in taste. The finish is lovely, very long, delicate and very attractive. This port is wonderful just now! | Average score | 16.48 |
| Last tasted | 29th March 2024 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. 1 bottle has been defect. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |