Averys Special Reserve Port 1945
Originally bottled in Oporto, re-bottled between 1962 and 1970 in the U.K. Remains of wax capsule. Typed slip-label, Level base of neck (1)
Averys Special Reserve Port 1958
Corroded capsule. Level into neck (1)
Taylor's 1960
Shipped and bottled by Averys of Bristol. Typed slip-labels, vintage amended from 1970 to 1960. Corroded capsules. Levels: three base of neck, one top-shoulder (4)
Fonseca 1963
Remains of wax capsule. Level into neck (1)
Cockburn 1963
Embossed plastic capsule (1)
Sandeman 1963
Embossed wax capsule. Level into neck (1)
Quinta do Vesuvio 1995
Boxed (1)

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