Graham’s releases 10 bottles of 1948 Vintage Port to celebrate King Charles III’s 75th birthday 

Porto Graham’s, holder of a supply license to the British Royal House, granted by Queen Elizabeth II, will make available 10 of the last bottles of 1948 Vintage Port from its wine cellar to mark the 75th birthday of His Majesty, King Charles III. Produced three years after the end of the Second World War, this exceptional wine was produced without electricity, using the traditional method of foot treading in granite mills on the Graham’s property in Alto Douro, Quinta dos Malvedos. 

After 75 years of aging in the Graham’s wine cellar, the 1948 Vintage Port takes its place as one of the most iconic Vintages of the 20th century. With extraordinary elegance and refinement, this Vintage Port has become a wine of great class and power, truly sublime. 3rd generation Port producer, Peter Symington, described 1948 as, «a truly magical year that confirmed Graham’s as a premier Vintage Port House». The aromas are seductive, with traces of wild fruits and refined flavors with subtle tannins and an exceptionally composed aftertaste. 

The 10 bottles of this 1948 Vintage Port are presented in beautiful walnut boxes, individually numbered. The bottles will be available exclusively at Graham’s Caves 1890 in Vila Nova de Gaia. The RRP will be €5000 (per bottle). 

Johnny Symington, President of Symington Family Estates, commented: «It takes a rare alignment of the stars for the quality of a year to reach a level that allows us to produce a Vintage Port capable of evolving wonderfully in the bottle for so many decades. Graham’s 1948 Vintage Port is one of those extraordinary wines. As Graham’s holder of a royal supply license, we have had the honor of celebrating several special occasions for the Royal Family, with special editions of some of our finest and rarest wines. It is with great pleasure that we offer a Vintage Port as spectacular as 1948 – the year in which His Majesty, King Charles III, was born».