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Tue, Feb 3, 2026 10:00AM EST - Tue, Feb 10, 2026 08:00PM EST
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  • 1953
  • Red Fortified
  • Port Blend Red
  • Portugal
  • 750ml
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Lot 1389

1953 Kopke Colheita Port - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$700 - CAD$1,000
Starting Bid
CAD$500
$367.65

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1953 Kopke Colheita Port - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $700 - $1000 with a reserve of $500. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11732.

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Fine Wines from the Estate of Wilfred Yu, Toronto. Perfectly Stored in a Custom Built Wine Cellar.
1953 Kopke Colheita Port from this lot has the following scores - CellarTracker 95 points. This is the tasting note for 1953 Kopke Colheita Port from nan - Producer notes- The business was founded by Nicolau Köpke, the Consul General of the Hamseatic League. He shipped his first wine bottles back to North Europe two years after first moving from Hamburg to Portugal.In 1781 the house bought a farm in the Douro, thereby transitioning from wine shipper to producer, with a greater focus on Port fortified wines. Quinta de São Luiz in the Cima Corgo was purchased in 1922. It has since become the property where all the company's table wines are produced, and is considered one of the premier wine farms in the region.