Vintage Port 1955
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Outstanding | 5 | 94 | 26 | 53 |
| House | Barros | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Beautiful, very yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Elegant nose of cream candy, toffee, fudge and orange zest. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced very easy to drink and like with cream candy and orange peel. The finish is attractive, elegant and on the sweet side. | Average score | 16.00 |
| Last tasted | 19th January 2023 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö, Sweden. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Borges & Irmao | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Terrible colour. Turbid and looks like dirty water. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, burned chocolate, burned candy, orange peel | Score range | 12.40 - 12.40 |
| Taste | Medium body. Rather tasty but terrible to look at. Burned candy in taste. Taste old and as an old colheita. Astonishing but rather attractive finish | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 3rd April 2015 | Point this date | 12.40 |
| Comment | At home with the family. This bottle seems not to be a vintage even if the label says so. It smells and taste as a Colheita and the cork was from Borges but said 1980. Something is wrong with this bottle. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Burmester | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel burned sugar and ether in bouquet. | Score range | 15.75 - 15.75 |
| Taste | Fully mature and maybe a bit old. Alcoholic in flavour. Complex port with a lovely old, still attractive finish. | Average score | 15.75 |
| Last tasted | 25th March 2005 | Point this date | 15.75 |
| Comment | At home with the Family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Butler-Nephew | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Old nose of pharmacy but also burned sugar and fudge. Still quite complex and enjoyable. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Fully mature and maybe a little old but still balanced with old acidity and quite complex. Attractive finish. Lovely old port anyhow! | Average score | 15.63 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 15.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Calem | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature almost tawny but very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Orange zest, toffee, mint, butter-scotch, vanilla, coffee and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Seem still to be on top! Unbelievable! Very, very elegant and still balanced. Attractive and complex finish which a just rolling in the mouth and never seems to end. A very impressive port indeed! Thank heaven for this port! | Average score | 16.88 |
| Last tasted | 19th November 2016 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At the Calem tasting in Leverkusen, Germany. The label read that the vintage was produced from Quinta da Foz and Quinta de Santo Antonio It seems to be that the house of Calem declared its vintage from those two quintas. In 2016 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in Germany. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Cockburn | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature yellow almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 11 |
| Bouquet | Elegant fudge, toffee, candy, Christmas raisin, burned sugar and liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak but with some old but balanced acidity. Quite sweet, attractive with candy and fudge in taste. Elegant port with a wonderful finish. | Average score | 16.96 |
| Last tasted | 6th August 2020 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Danish Port Wine Club est. 1981 tasting in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2009 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Croft | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature, yellow quite beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Complex and attractive nose with toffee, Christmas spiciness, roses, violets, burned sugar and crème caramel. | Score range | 15.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium-body. Mature and peaking. Quite sweet but balanced and very complex port. Crème caramel, roses and spiciness in flavour. Excellent port with a long, attractive and never ended finish. | Average score | 16.33 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Dow | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Beautiful yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 4 |
| Bouquet | Rich complex toffee, crème caramel, cream candy, Christmas raisin, vanilla, some herbs, liquorice and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 17.40 - 18.50 |
| Taste | Full-bodied, complex, dry and delicious. Mature and peaking but balanced with some old and very elegant acidity. Toffee, vanilla crème caramel, cream candy, Christmas raisin, vanilla, some herbs, liquorice and much, much more in taste. An attractive and wonderful finish which never seem to end. Will not be better but what a port! | Average score | 17.95 |
| Last tasted | 5th November 2023 | Point this date | 17.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at a Great Tasting with the Wine Society 18% in Malmö, Sweden. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. In 2023 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Feuerheerd | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Yellow mature almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Butterscotch, toffee, cream candy, candy, crème caramel and much more in the nose. | Score range | 17.50 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with a quite attractive and round acidity. Balanced, very elegant and easy to drink. Butterscotch., toffee, fudge, cream candy, crème caramel and much more in the mouth ended with a delicate acidity. A lovely port to enjoy with a long, very attractive and complex finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 14th May 2021 | Point this date | 17.50 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Fonseca | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but mature, yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Tobaccos, violet, fudge but also toffee and Christmas raisin. Some thought that it was some cockiness in the nose. | Score range | 15.00 - 18.90 |
| Taste | Almost full-bodied. Mature. Sweet with liquorice and fudge in the taste. Balanced and no cork in taste but not as elegant and balanced as we are used to. This bottle is not OK but no problem to enjoy and drink it anyhow! Astonishing finish. | Average score | 17.88 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 15.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. This bottle was not OK. Some thought that it was corked and other something else wrong with the bouquet. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | George Thienpont | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, dried fruit, some spiciness and a hint of pharmacy in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Will not be better. Balanced and elegant with dried fruit and some spiciness I taste. Lovely but maybe a little short finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 16.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Gonzalez- Byass | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Beautiful yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 6 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, mulberry, old grocery shop, leather, cacao, some coffee, violet, oranges and some spiciness in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Almost full- bodied. Mature and peaking. Absolute on top and will not be better. Toffee, cacao, dark chocolate and fudge in taste. Elegant and balanced port with a long, attractive and delicious finish. Lovely and mature port! Cannot be better so please drink it now! | Average score | 16.76 |
| Last tasted | 18th May 2017 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Graham | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Beautiful mature, yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Eucalyptus, liquorice, fudge, toffee, crème caramel, crème candy, lovely spiciness and old grocery shop in the nose. Wonderful bouquet! | Score range | 17.00 - 18.75 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and at its peak. Toffee, crème caramel and a lot of wonderful tastes in the mouth. Complex, very elegant and balanced. Some elegant old acids and with a never ending finish. What a marvellous port! | Average score | 17.99 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 18.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. These bottles belong to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. We had 2 bottles bottled in 1957 and 1958. This was bottled 1957. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Hooper | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but with a wonderful mature yellow colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, crème caramel, cream candy, and much more in the nose. Lovely indeed! | Score range | 16.25 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Balanced and elegant. Very tasty with lots of cream candy, crème caramel and toffee in the mouth. Lovely port and easy to enjoy and love with an elegant and long, attractive finish. Port is wonderful when old and mature! | Average score | 17.13 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Martinez | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Almost tawny but quite nice in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Butter-scotch, cream candy but also a hint of pharmacy and hospital in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking and even a little old but still quite balanced and very attractive. Butter-scotch and burned sugar in taste with a nice finish. Will not be better so better drink it up! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature yellow colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Ginger, cinnamon, Christmas raisin and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 16.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and sweet with flavour of dried fruit. An elegant and complex finish. Lovely port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th April 2011 | Point this date | 16.00 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Offley Boa Vista | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature almost tawny colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, Christmas raisin, butter scotch, some vanilla, zest of oranges and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 17.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature, peaking and sweet. Crème caramel, butter scotch and a hint of vanilla in flavour. An elegant and complex finish. Lovely and enjoyable port. | Average score | 16.70 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta da Foz & Quinta de Santo Antonio Calem | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature almost tawny but very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Orange zest, toffee, mint, butter-scotch, vanilla, coffee and cacao in the nose. | Score range | 16.00 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Seem still to be on top! Unbelievable! Very, very elegant and still balanced. Attractive and complex finish which a just rolling in the mouth and never seems to end. A very impressive port indeed! Thank heaven for this port! | Average score | 16.88 |
| Last tasted | 19th November 2016 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | At the Calem tasting in Leverkusen, Germany. It seems to be that the house of Calem declared its vintage from those two quintas in this period. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Noval | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature yellow and very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 12 |
| Bouquet | Cinnamon, toffee, gingerbread, cacao, dark chocolate, old grocery shop, zest of an orange, crème caramel in the nose. What a wonderful bouquet! | Score range | 17.00 - 18.25 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Lovely flavour of gingerbread, toffee, cacao and mature peached. Sweet. Elegant and balanced with a wonderful, quite long and attractive finish. Just drink it and be in love! | Average score | 17.69 |
| Last tasted | 16th January 2020 | Point this date | 18.25 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Quinta do Noval Nacional | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 3 |
| Bouquet | Wonderful nose of toffee, crème caramel, coffee and cacao | Score range | 15.50 - 18.50 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and peaking. Complex and lovely port with a wonderful and never ending finish. I do love it. | Average score | 17.47 |
| Last tasted | 10th July 1998 | Point this date | 18.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% trip to Douro, Portugal. This bottle belongs to Anders G. Åkesson’s collection. | Tasters | SAI |
| House | Quinta do Sibio Real Vinicola | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature, almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cinnamon, ginger, some toffee and Christmas raisin in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and on top. Sweet and balance. Some old acidity but quite enjoyable. Easy to drink and to love. Toffee and Christmas raisin in taste. Delicious and balanced with a lovely finish. | Average score | 16.58 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 16.90 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Ramos Pinto | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature yellow but quite dark and wonderful in colour. | Number of tastings | 8 |
| Bouquet | Crème caramel, fudge, toffee, Christmas spiciness, ginger and much more in the nose. Exciting bouquet. | Score range | 16.40 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Full-body. Mature and at its peak with crème caramel, ginger and toffee in flavour. Maybe a hint of old but completely balanced acidity. Sweet. Lovely complexity and a generous and very long attractive finish. Delicious port. This is a wonderful port! It is time to enjoy it now! | Average score | 17.29 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. This bottle belongs to Gerda and Ole Vesterdal’s Private Collection. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Real Vinicola Real Companhia Velha | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Dark with yellow mature colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Mulberry, cherry and plum in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Marvellous port with flavour of mulberry. Complex, elegant and a wonderful finish. This is a great port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd April 2011 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Still quite dark but yellow, mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Zest of oranges, spiciness, roses, cacao and gingerbread in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.50 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Will not be better. Balanced. Elegant and very complex port with zest of oranges, roses and ginger bread and much more in taste. Easy to drink and enjoy with a nice and long finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 16.50 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Taylor | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Still a little dark but yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 9 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, menthol, cream candy, vanilla and toffee in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Full-bodied. Mature and at its peak. Balanced and quite excellent and complex port with vanilla and menthol in flavour and a long wonderful finish. Easy to drink and enjoy. | Average score | 17.13 |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Tuke Holdsworth Hunt, Roope & Co | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Christmas raisins, Christmas spiciness and dried fruit in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with some old balanced acidity. Quite elegant and complex with fudge and Christmas raisin in taste.. Easy to drink and like with a nice and very attractive finish. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 16th November 2017 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. In 2017 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Vin och Spritcentralen | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Very yellow mature in colour. Quite beautiful. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, butterscotch, herbs, fudge, candy and much more in the nose. | Score range | 18.00 - 18.00 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking with a very attractive and round acidity. Balanced and very elegant and complex. A lovely port with toffee, butterscotch, fudge, candy, herbs and much more in the mouth and with the delicious acidity. A wonderful, attractive and very long finish. Why have we not bought more of these ports? Because I was not old enough to do so! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 14th May 2021 | Point this date | 18.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Warre | Vintage | 1955 |
| Colour | Mature yellow in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, coffee, tea and cinnamon in the nose. | Score range | 16.50 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Quite full-bodied. Sweet. Flavour of old grocery shop. Mature and at its peak. Excellent and complex port with a lovely finish. | Average score | 16.63 |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2006 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |