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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.

1970 Warre's Tercentenary Vintage Port

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

MB  *****   

N.V. Warre's Heritage Ruby Porto

3 available
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1995 Taylor-Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas

ST  94   
WS  92   
2 available
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1963 Taylor-Fladgate

Heavy capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue; exposed cork

WS  97   
RP  95   

2000 Taylor-Fladgate

Lightly elevated cork

RP  98+    
WS  95   
ST  95+    
JR  17.5   

1847 Shortridge Lawton & Co. Ltd Boal Madeira

Light capsule condition issue; missing front label

2017 Sandeman Quinta Do Seixo

WE  100   
WS  95   
WA  94   

2017 Sandeman Quinta Do Seixo

Lightly elevated cork

WE  100   
WS  95   
WA  94   

1960 Sandeman

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

MB  ***   
6 available
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1960 Sandeman

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

MB  ***   
4 available
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1960 Sandeman

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

MB  ***   

1960 Sandeman

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

MB  ***   

1963 Sandeman

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  96   
WA  93   
MB  ****   
10 available
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1963 Sandeman

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  96   
WA  93   
MB  ****   
4 available
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1963 Sandeman

Light label condition issue

WS  96   
WA  93   
MB  ****   
3 available
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1963 Sandeman

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  96   
WA  93   
MB  ****   
2 available
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1963 Sandeman

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

WS  96   
WA  93   
MB  ****   

1963 Sandeman

Label condition issue

WS  96   
WA  93   
MB  ****   

1982 Sandeman

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

MB  ***   

2016 Sandeman

1999 Ramos Vinhos Marques de Borba Reserva

Lightly elevated cork

2016 Quinta dos Murças Assobio

12 available
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2007 Quinta do Vallado Douro Reserva Field Blend

WE  94   
JS  92   
JR  17   
3 available
Bid

2007 Quinta do Vallado Douro Reserva Field Blend

Light label condition issue

WE  94   
JS  92   
JR  17   

2007 Quinta do Vallado Douro

WS  93