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Re: My first vintage port--O HELP!!!!!

Posted by jeffrt on August 9, 2005 at 13:00:14:
While many people have said this wine may be worth saving and it is probably in good to great shape, to be perfectly honest, I have my doubts. WHile 1963 was a great year, most of the great ones were bottled by British firms who were tha main shippers at that time. SOme time later, I'd guess around the 1970s, port vintners began bottling their own and these have kept much better than the one that were shipped in large vessels and bottled by the British shippers.
while it may have survived in good shape, I wouldn't count on it lasting a lot longer,since it has now been "disturbed" and who knows what kind of knocking about it has been through since it was taken from its resting place and sold. (FYI if it was in guaranteed great shape, it wouldn't have sold as cheaply as one other person has noted. 1963s would, here in the States, be going for close to $1000.00, IF their condition can be guaranteed.)
I'd make it's kept cool and stablefor a while to insure it settles back down. Then I'd suggest opening it at the nearest good opportunity. Enjoy it before it turns to ...
(I had saved and tried several of the more well known 1963s and while they are now gone, only the more initially tannic and acid ones would have held up to the current date. Of course there's Nacional ....)