Vintage Port 1924
Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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1924 | Very good to Excellent | 4 | 85 | 18 | 32 | |
House | Charlie & Co | Vintage | 1924 |
Colour | Yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Alcoholic, ether, pharmacy but elegant and complex bouquet. | Score range | |
Taste | Mature and even perhaps a little old port. Medium body. Balanced and delicious. A long finish. Quite an extraordinary and exciting Port. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 23rd December 2003 | Point this date | 16.75 |
Comment | At home with the family. UK Merchant bottled this port.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Feuerheerd Quinta de la Rosa | Vintage | 1924 |
Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Pharmacy and ether in the nose. Unbalanced and alcoholic. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
Taste | Mature and quite old. Not quite balanced and had faded a bit. Quite agreeable finish. Very interesting and exciting anyhow. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 15th January 2004 | Point this date | 15.75 |
Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Graham | Vintage | 1924 |
Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Lovely coffee, tea, cacao and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
Taste | Full-bodied. Very complex and elegant. Mature with a wonderful finish. Quite extraordinary. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 23rd December 2003 | Point this date | 17.50 |
Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Quinta de la Rosa Feuerheerd | Vintage | 1924 |
Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Pharmacy and ether in the nose. Unbalanced and alcoholic. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
Taste | Mature and quite old. Not quite balanced and had faded a bit. Quite agreeable finish. Very interesting and exciting anyhow. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 15th January 2004 | Point this date | 15.75 |
Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Ramos Pinto | Vintage | 1924 |
Colour | Yellow mature almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 7 |
Bouquet | Orange, flowers, burned candy, syrup and toffee in the nose. | Score range | 15.50 - 16.90 |
Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking but maybe a little old. Balanced and elegant. Delicious and still quite generous port with a rather dry but attractive finish. | Average score | 16.47 |
Last tasted | 20th March 2014 | Point this date | 16.40 |
Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Taylor | Vintage | 1924 |
Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Toffee, burned sugar and pharmacy in the nose. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
Taste | Medium body. Mature and quite old but still complex and attractive with a nice and lovely finish. Holding together but has seen better days. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 8th July 2005 | Point this date | 15.75 |
Comment | At home with the family.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |