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Portugal

Portugal is best known for its two legendary fortified wines, Port and Madeira, but it also produces significant amounts of red and white table wine. In most years it ranks around the 10th or 11th largest wine producer in the world. In 2013, for instance, Portugal was the 11th largest producer just after Germany. Wine has always been produced in Portugal and in fact the country was the first to organize an appellation system, which it did in 1756, nearly 200 years before the French set up their appellations. The highest quality wines are labeled D.O.C. for Denominaçào de Origem Controlada. Many of the most innovative winemakers today, however, are avoiding the appellation system, which they deem too stifling for modern winemaking practices. The Douro Valley is the nation’s most important wine producing region, and it is the capital of Port production. The Portuguese island of Madeira, located 400 miles west of Morocco, is the nation’s other famous wine region, having produced Madeira for export for more than 400 years. Many red and white wine grapes grow in Portugal, though the best known is Touriga Nacional, the red grape used for Port and, increasingly, high quality table wines. Touriga Nacional produces dark, tannic, fruity wines.

1977 Taylor-Fladgate

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  98   
RP  96   
JR  18.5+    
MB  ****   

1997 Taylor-Fladgate

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WA  97   
RP  96   
ST  95   
WS  94   
JR  18   

1963 Taylor-Fladgate Army & Navy Stores Limited Bottling

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

N.V. Taylor-Fladgate Kingsman Edition Very Old Tawny

1960 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

MB  ***   

1977 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   
3 available
Bid *

1983 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  90   
MB  ****   

1985 Fonseca

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
WA  93   
JR  18.5   
MB  ****/*   
DE  ***   

1997 Fonseca

Label condition issue

RP  93   
ST  93   
WS  91   
JR  17   
DE  ****   

2009 Fonseca

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

WA  94   

2016 Fonseca

JS  98   
WA  97   
WS  97   
WE  97   
VN  96   
JR  17.5+    
6 available
Bid *

2016 Fonseca

JS  98   
WA  97   
WS  97   
WE  97   
VN  96   
JR  17.5+    

N.V. Fonseca 20 Year Tawny Port

WS  94   
WA  92   
JR  16   
7 available
Bid *

1977 Graham's

375ml

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1977 Graham's

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1977 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1977 Graham's

1.5ltr

Light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1977 Graham's

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  90   
JR  18   
MB  ****/*   

1991 Graham's

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  93   
JR  16   

N.V. Graham's 30 Year Tawny

WE  95   
WS  92   

2020 Graham's Bicentenary Limited Edition

1963 Dow's

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

JR  19.5   
RP  92   
WS  92   
MB  ****   

1977 Dow's

375ml

Capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  93   
JR  18+    
2 available
Bid *

1977 Dow's

375ml

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  93   
JR  18+    

1991 Dow's

Light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  90   
JR  15.5   
5 available
Bid *