Royal Oporto, 1927 Vintage Port

Vintage Port, DOC Douro

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 20%

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£895.00

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Description

The *1927 Royal Oporto Vintage Port* is a magnificent example from one of the most celebrated vintages in Port history. The 1927 harvest produced wines of outstanding concentration, balance, and ageing potential—bottles from this year are now considered among the finest of the 20th century. Produced by Royal Oporto, one of the oldest and most respected Port houses, this wine has spent nearly a century maturing in bottle, evolving into a masterpiece of elegance, complexity, and finesse.

In the glass, it would likely display a deep amber-tawny hue with glints of olive-green at the rim, the signature colour of a Vintage Port of great age. The bouquet is profound and multi-layered, opening with aromas of dried fig, date, and sultana, followed by notes of caramel, molasses, and roasted walnut. Hints of cedarwood, polished leather, cocoa, and sweet spice emerge with time, each swirl revealing new facets of its long life.

On the palate, the *1927 Royal Oporto* is silky and harmonious, its sweetness perfectly integrated after decades of ageing. Flavours of toffee, candied citrus peel, and spiced plum are interwoven with a savoury nuttiness and gentle rancio character unique to ancient Ports. The finish is extraordinarily long, leaving echoes of dried fruit, warm spice, and fine wood long after the last sip.

This *1927 Royal Oporto Vintage Port* is not merely a wine—it is a piece of liquid history, offering the rare opportunity to taste a landmark vintage from one of Portugal’s most iconic producers. Whether enjoyed to mark an extraordinary celebration or kept as the centrepiece of a collection, it is a treasure of remarkable provenance and timeless elegance.

Condition

Very top shoulder - good label - slight staining on duty label

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