1954 Wine and Port Vintage
Vintage Summary and Recommendations: Welcome to Vintage Wine and Port's 1954 wine page. Read on for our summary of the 1954 vintage, our top recommendations and region reports. Scroll down to see all of our wines currently available. If you cannot find what you are looking for please call us on 01425 837177 or Contact Us. We would love to help you with your wine choice!
The 1954 vintage was diabolical for Bordeaux and best avoided, although that's unlikely to be difficult now. Italy was okay and some very good Port was made although the vintage went undeclared.
Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:
This Year in History: Fun Fact: The first UK Wimpy Bar is opened at the Lyons Corner House in Coventry Street, London.
Top Grossing 1954 Movie: White Christmas
Italian: A moderate year for Piedmont.
Madeira: The 1954 Madeira vintage is highly regarded among Madeira enthusiasts for its exceptional quality and long-lasting potential. Madeira wines are unique in that they are among the longest-lived wines in the world, often improving with age for decades, and even centuries. The 1954 vintage is known for its elegance, complexity, and depth. It is considered one of the top vintages in Madeira's modern history. Wines from this year have often been described as highly aromatic, rich in texture, and deeply nuanced.
Portugal: This year was a good vintage that is now very hard to find, and would make a perfect wine gift for a birthday or anniversary. Not a declared year, this Vintage has been fully mature for many years - however if well cellared, the best 1954 port wines will be fine for years to come.
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Burmester, 1954
Burmester 70 Years of Port
40 year and 30 year old Tawny
***Presented in our Double Leather Gift Box***
A wonderful gift for a 70th Birthday or Anniversary.
This double gift box contains two 75cl bottles of Rich Tawny Port:
Burmester 40 Year Old Tawny Port:
*** Gold Medal at the 2015 International Wine Challenge ***
Bright tawny colour, with greenish nuances. Presents a bouquet with intense aromas of dried fruits, delicate spices notes and a sweet touch of honey. In the taste it is full, unctuous and velvety. This wine overflows seduction and an enormous refinement. A feeling that is extended in the long and complex finish.
Burmester 30 Year Old Tawny Port:
This 30-year-old tawny from Burmester is our absolute favourite! Deep tawny colour with greenish hints. …
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Price: $244.64 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Messias
70 Years of Port
A 40 Year Old Tawny and a 30 Year Old Tawny
***Presented in Our Two-Bottle Leather Effect Gift Box***
A wonderful gift for a 70th Birthday or Anniversary.
This double gift box contains two 75cl bottles. 30 year old and 40 year old Rich Tawny Ports which add up to 70 Years.
Messias 40 Year Old Tawny Port:
This lovely 40 year old has a wonderful tawny colour and is fragrant with a vivid roast almond and summer fruits flavour. It is full of personality, has a lively richness and a mouth watering finish.
Messias 30 Year Old Tawny Port:
This 30-year-old tawny from Messias shows incredible length a deep, old gold colour with hints of dried fruit and honey offsetting the rich nutty aromas. …
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Price: $218.75 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Cantine Antonio Ferrari, 1954
Il Barone 54 - Solaria nr 5 ***
"Antonio Ferrari was convinced that the Apulian vines, in particular the Primitivo, needed very long refinement to develop unique and unattainable notes and nuances. This certainty of his, stubbornly defended against everything and everyone, allows us today to savor wines from ancient and excellent vintages, witnesses of pre-modern viticulture."
"Dense creamy, balanced sweet, vital despite its age. Il Barone 54 – Bitter cocoa, coffee, liquorice, less heroic than the other company wines but still surprising."
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Price: $425.85 USD
Stock: 3 in Stock
Cossart Gordon Madeira, 1954
Cossart Malmsey
This 1954 wine is made by the Malvasia variety used to create a sweet fortified wine . Also known as Malmsey, this is the sweetest style of Madeira. Expect complex and often savoury flavours of black walnut, Sichuan pepper, pink peppercorn, dried mission fig, and wet lava rocks.
You can pair Malmsey with rich chocolate desserts, ice cream, and cheese, or just sit with a glass by the fireside. Malmsey is dessert in and of itself.
Cossart Gordon & Co., commonly known as Cossart Gordon, is another prominent Madeira wine producer. The company has a long history, dating back to its establishment in 1745. …
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Price: $640.72 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Justino's Madeira, 1954
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Justino's Verdelho Madeira
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Distinctive hints of orange zest and sea salt streak across rich, butterscotch aromas in this intense and rewarding wine. Over 70 years of aging has created a hugely complex style, with a vast spectrum of flavours, from fresh lemon peel to rich caramel and ripe tropical fruit. Elegant and refined, this medium-dry madeira is a rare and intriguing treat. Serve lightly chilled.
Justino's has a rich history, dating back to 1870, making it one of the oldest producers of Madeira wines on the island. The company is recognized for its diverse range of Madeira wines, including styles like Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, Malmsey, and blends. …
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Price: $446.56 USD
Stock: 7 in Stock
Madeira, 1954
MMV, Tinta Negra - bottled by Barbeito in 2018.
This 1954 Madeira from the Barbeito Family collection offers an intriguing bouquet of melted butter, quince, rosewater and a touch of furniture polish. It demonstrates wonderful clarity and precision. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded, viscous entry. It is very pure, with touches of quince, burnt toast, creme brulee and lemongrass, and it fans out beautifully across the mouth with a sensual, caressing finish that is irresistible.
Barbeito Madeira is a renowned producer of Madeira wine, which is a fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira. Established in 1946, Barbeito is one of the few independent, family-owned producers of Madeira. …
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Price: $640.72 USD
Stock: 4 in Stock
Madeira, 1954
Rutherford and Miles Malmsey
This 1954 wine is made by the Malvasia variety used to create a sweet fortified wine . Also known as Malmsey, this is the sweetest style of Madeira. Expect complex and often savoury flavours of black walnut, Sichuan pepper, pink peppercorn, dried mission fig, and wet lava rocks.
You can pair Malmsey with rich chocolate desserts, ice cream, and cheese, or just sit with a glass by the fireside. Malmsey is dessert in and of itself.
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Price: $757.21 USD
Stock: 1 in Stock
Harveys, 1954
Believed Grahams Malvedos Vintage Port bottled by Harveys of Bristol Unlabelled- High Shoulder
The 1954 Harveys' Vintage port is actually believed to be 1954 Grahams Malvedos. Grahams have indicated that the 1954 Malvedos Vintage was supplied exclusively to Harveys of Bristol in this year who bottled it under their own brand.
Established in Bristol, England, in 1796, the company has been a prominent player in the wine trade for over two centuries. Originally founded by John Harvey, it began as a small wine merchant, importing and distributing wines primarily from Portugal.
Over the years, J. Harvey & Sons expanded its operations and gained a reputation for its expertise in sourcing and aging high-quality wines. …
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Price: $485.39 USD
Stock: Out of Stock