Croft Vintage Port 1977

92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "It has been a few years since I last tasted the ’77 Croft, but based on the last couple of bottles of this lovely wine that I tasted, this is clearly one of the fine sleepers of the vintage. Much like the beautiful 1963 Croft that I drank with great regularity in the 1980s and 1990s when it could be bought for an extremely reasonable tariff, the 1977 delivers outstanding bang for the buck. The bouquet is a forward and flashy blend of ripe plums, black cherries, chocolate, tobacco, violets and cedary wood. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish and succulent, with lovely mid-palate depth, moderate and well-integrated tannins, and excellent length and grip on the complex finish. I imagine the 1963 was drinking equally well at a similar age, and as delicious as the ’77 Croft is today, it clearly has the requisite structure to continue to evolve and improve with further bottle age. A lovely example of the vintage. 2003-2040. (Jan/Feb 2007)"

92 points CellarTracker.com community score.

90 points Axel Probst (The World of Fine Wine): "Very transparent dark red with a noticeable rim. Elegant, balanced nose, with some sweetness, cherry, and hints of cassis. The palate shows a certain sweetness, with a good stabilizing acidity, little volatile acidity, and elegant fruity notes, mostly raspberry and cherry. Medium-long aftertaste. Drink over the next 10 years. (Issue 57; 2017)"

90 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 1977 Croft Vintage Port has a clear garnet core. The nose is ripe and attractive... hints of cherry, brambly red-berried fruit, ginger and honey, though improving with time in glass as more blackberry leaf element begin to appear. The palate is sweet, ripe, very primordial considering the vintage, rounded in texture, supple with a lushness that I was not expecting. This should improve with more time... Drink: 2018-2028. (Jun 2018)"

5 stars, Decanter.

Robert Parker: "Croft never seems to get much publicity since the wines, while always very good, sometimes even excellent, never quite reach the superb level of the top houses in Oporto. However, Croft seems to do surprisingly well, often rivaling the top ports, in the less glamorous vintages such as 1975 and 1966."