Vintage Port 1969
Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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1969 | Very poor | 72 | 1 | 2 |
1969: | Cockburn Quinta de Vargellas |
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House | Quinta de Vargellas Taylor | Vintage | 1969 |
Colour | Quite yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 5 |
Bouquet | Violet, raisin, some cacao a hint of burned sugar and dark chocolate, toffee, fudge, herbs and old grocery shop in the nose. | Score range | 15.25 - 16.90 |
Taste | Medium body. Mature and at its peak. Balanced and tasty with violet, burned sugar, toffee herbs and much more in flavour. Quite elegant and complex with a lovely attractive and rather long finish. Very easy to drink and love but will not be better. | Average score | 16.26 |
Last tasted | 12th November 2024 | Point this date | 16.90 |
Comment | Tasted at home in 19th International Online Vintage Tasting with our German Port Friends from World of Port. This was the only house declared this vintage to our knowledge. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |