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Sandeman

Vila Nova de Gaia

Famous for “The Don”, the caped silhouette that is one of wine’s oldest logos. Now part of Sogrape.

Bottles

Sandeman 20 Year Old Tawny Port

Fortified
Sandeman · Douro
€48.99Special

Critics’ picks

Scores out of 100 belong to one bottle and vintage, not the whole style. We only list scores and rankings we could confirm in a public source; follow each link to check. Last checked 12 Nov 2026. Prices are US release prices per 75 cl as printed by the critic; value compares the score with the price trend.

BottleCriticScorePrice · valueSource
Sandeman Vintage Port 2011
Port
 Wine Spectator 97pts $80
Great value (+5.5 pts)
 2014

Wines

Port

Fortified
Vinho do Porto

Sweet fortified wine from the Douro. Fermentation is stopped part-way by adding grape spirit (aguardente), which keeps natural grape sugar and lifts alcohol to roughly 19–22%. Grapes are still trodden by foot in granite lagares at some quintas. Traditionally the young wine was shipped downriver and aged in lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia, opposite Porto.

Critics: up to 99 pts

Madeira

Fortified
Vinho da Madeira

Fortified wine from the island of Madeira, aged with heat and air until it becomes almost indestructible. Cheaper wines are warmed in tanks (estufagem); the best age slowly in casks in warm lofts (canteiro). An opened bottle keeps for months, and century-old vintages are still lively.

Critics: up to 97 pts

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