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 | Feuerheerd | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Yellow, mature and beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, crème caramel, cream candy, roses and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 17.00 - 17.00 |
| Taste | Quite wonderful body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and very complex and elegant. Lots of crème caramel, toffee, crème candy, ginger and much more in taste and with a lovely, round and attractive finish. Will not be better so drink up and just love this port. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 30th July 2022 | Point this date | 17.00 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family
| 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 | Mackenzie | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Yellow mature, very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, cacao, chocolate, mint, creme candy, candy and much more in the nose. | Score range | 17.40 - 17.40 |
| Taste | Mature and peaking with just a hint of old acidity which we appreciated very much. Balanced, very complex and lots of flavours such as toffee, crème candy, candy and so on. Very elegant with a lovely, wonderful, long and complex finish. What a Port! Drink it and enjoy it! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 10th September 2022 | Point this date | 17.40 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family on Port Wine Day
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Yellow, very mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
| Bouquet | Cacao, chocolate, toffee, violet crème candy, crème caramel and coffee in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 17.75 |
| Taste | Mature and peaking. Balanced but quite sweet. Lots of tastes such as cacao, toffee, chocolate, crème caramel and other lovely things. Very complex and very attractive port from a rare vintage. Excellent, very long and wonderful finish which never seem to end. What a port! | Average score | 17.25 |
| Last tasted | 10th September 2022 | Point this date | 17.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family on Port Wine Day.
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Wiese & Krohn | Vintage | 1957 |
| Colour | Still medium dark brilliant ruby with yellow mature rim in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, crème caramel, cream candy, cacao, liquorice and ginger in the nose. | Score range | 17.25 - 17.25 |
| Taste | Lovely body. Mature and peaking but with some very soft but attractive tannins and will maybe even develop a little more. Balanced and very attractive with toffee, crème caramel and lots of liquorice in the mouth. The finish is very complex and long. A wonderful, very exciting port indeed! Just drink it and love it! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 30th July 2022 | Point this date | 17.25 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family
| Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |