Vintage Port 1959
Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959 | Very poor | - | 3 |
1959: | Hooper San Bertino Sandeman |
---|
House | San Bertino | Vintage | 1959 |
Colour | Yellow, almost light tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Toffee, fudge, candy, raisin and dried fruit and a little grubby in the nose. | Score range | 16.25 - 16.25 |
Taste | Medium body. Mature and even a little old on taste but balanced and still rather complex. Cream candy, toffee and grubby in taste with a nice and quite attractive finish. Easy to drink and like but but has probably been better. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 26th May 2018 | Point this date | 16.25 |
Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Sandeman | Vintage | 1959 |
Colour | Yellow, mature, very beautiful in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
Bouquet | Crème caramel, Christmas pudding, toffee, cream candy, figs, French plums and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 16.40 - 16.90 |
Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced and very tasty with crème caramel, Christmas pudding, French plums, toffee and much more in the mouth. Elegant and complex port with a quite dry, long and delicious finish. Quite extraordinary for the vintage. | Average score | 16.65 |
Last tasted | 26th December 2021 | Point this date | 16.90 |
Comment | Tasted at home with the family. This was the only house declared this vintage to our knowledge. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |