[ { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2024, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "First universal declaration (all major houses) since 2017 and Taylor's smallest release on record; tiny, concentrated.", "source": { "label": "The Drinks Business / Taylor's 2024 classic declaration coverage", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2018, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Taylor's third consecutive classic declaration (2016–2018), a Fladgate-led year the Symington houses did not declare; firm and age-worthy.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official site - 2018 Vintage Port (Classic Vintage) product page", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/classic-vintage/2018-vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2017, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "The second of two consecutive declarations, after 2016; concentrated, with the structure for long ageing.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Vargellas Vinha Velha", "vintage": 2017, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Rare old-vine cuvee, around 97 points; dense fruit.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Vargellas Vinha Velha vintage list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vargellas-vinha-velha-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2016, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Compared with 1977 for its finesse and ageing potential; powerful but elegant.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Vargellas", "vintage": 2012, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Elegant single quinta from a non-declared year.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Quinta de Vargellas vintage list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/quinta-de-vargellas-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Received multiple 100-point scores; firmly structured, with considerable ageing potential.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list; critic scores", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Vargellas Vinha Velha", "vintage": 2011, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "One of the highest-rated Vargellas Vinha Velha releases, around 99 points; intensely concentrated old-vine fruit.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official VVV list; Wine Enthusiast 99 pts", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vargellas-vinha-velha-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2009, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Warm-year vintage declared by Taylor's; rich and approachable with firm backbone.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list; Drinks International on Fladgate 2009 declaration", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Vargellas", "vintage": 2008, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Excellent off-year; precise, structured and a fine value Vargellas.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Quinta de Vargellas list; wineanorak 2008 single-quinta report", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/quinta-de-vargellas-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Terra Feita", "vintage": 2008, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Last Terra Feita release to date; structured off-year single quinta.", "source": { "label": "wineanorak 2008 single-quinta report; Taylor's Terra Feita page", "url": "https://www.wineanorak.com/douro/taylorfladgate2008ports.htm" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Elegant, fresh and harmonious; a refined yet structured declaration.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Terra Feita", "vintage": 2005, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single quinta from Taylor's second great estate; spicy, firm Pinhao-valley style.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Quinta de Terra Feita page; CellarTracker", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/quinta-de-terra-feita-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Hot-year power and grip; muscular and very long-lived.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Excellent, finely structured millennium vintage with great purity of fruit.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Vargellas", "vintage": 1998, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Refined single-quinta release in a non-declared year.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Quinta de Vargellas 1998 page; Winedoctor; CellarTracker", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/quinta-de-vargellas-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Dense and full-bodied, a serious long-keeping vintage.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Vargellas Vinha Velha", "vintage": 1997, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Rated around 97 points; an early release that helped establish the Vargellas Vinha Velha cuvee's reputation.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Vargellas Vinha Velha vintage list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vargellas-vinha-velha-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Vargellas", "vintage": 1995, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Strong undeclared year; estate single quinta showing classic Vargellas violet and slate.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Quinta de Vargellas 1995 page", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/quinta-de-vargellas-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 1997; rich and concentrated, with firm structure for long ageing.", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator Wine of the Year 1997 (100 pts); Taylor's official list", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1992, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Taylor's chose 1992 over 1991 for its tricentenary; rich and concentrated.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Vargellas", "vintage": 1987, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year single quinta from the estate's heart; firm and characterful.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Quinta de Vargellas 1987 page; Winedoctor; CellarTracker", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/quinta-de-vargellas-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Widely declared, charming yet structured; one of the best of the decade.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Powerful and tannic, with the ageing potential typical of Taylor's.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Terra Feita", "vintage": 1982, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-vintage single-quinta release (1982 not generally declared); made from the Terra Feita estate that normally bolsters the classic Vintage blend.", "source": { "label": "Garrafeira Nacional product listing - 1982 Taylor's Quinta de Terra Feita Vintage Porto", "url": "https://www.garrafeiranacional.com/1982-taylor-s-quinta-de-terra-feita-vintage-porto.html" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Often underrated; firm, classic and rewarding with patience.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "Quinta de Vargellas", "vintage": 1978, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-vintage single-quinta release (1978 not generally declared); Vargellas is Taylor's most prestigious single quinta, made entirely from that estate.", "source": { "label": "VintagePortGifts.co.uk product listing - 1978 Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas", "url": "https://www.vintageportgifts.co.uk/acatalog/1978-Taylor-Fladgate-Quinta-de-la-Vargellas-Vintage-Port-1978-1372_.html" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "A reference vintage for Taylor's, with firm structure and a record of exceptionally long ageing.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list; trade consensus", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1975, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter, earlier-maturing year declared after the Carnation Revolution; pleasant but minor for Taylor's.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Elegant and beautifully balanced general declaration; has aged superbly.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Often overlooked beside 1963; firm, well-regarded and long-lived.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Widely regarded as one of the finest Ports of the 20th century; a reference for Taylor's structured style.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official Classic Vintage years list; universal critic consensus", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/vintage-port/vintage-port-years" } }, { "producer": "Taylor's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1960, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fully declared Taylor's classic vintage; lighter, well-matured style but a serious age-worthy declaration from a top house.", "source": { "label": "Taylor's official site - 1900-1960 Classic Vintage Port page", "url": "https://www.taylor.pt/en/port-wine/classic-vintage/1900-1960-vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2020, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared classic from a small, dry vintage; ~94 pts, concentrated and elegant.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list (year selector includes 2020)", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "Quinta dos Malvedos", "vintage": 2018, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Single-quinta release in an undeclared year; ~50/30 Touriga Franca/Nacional, absorbing the Stone Terraces fruit that year.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official Quinta dos Malvedos year selector + Wine Enthusiast review", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/quinta-dos-malvedos-vintage-port/22" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2017, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Back-to-back declaration; ~97-98 pts, lush and aromatic with velvety structure.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list + Wine Spectator/Wine Enthusiast scores", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2016, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Paul Symington compared it to '63, '70 and '94; ~95-96 pts, fresh yet powerful.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list + Wine Spectator score", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "Quinta dos Malvedos", "vintage": 2014, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Malvedos single-quinta release from a year without a general declaration.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official Quinta dos Malvedos year selector", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/quinta-dos-malvedos-vintage-port/22" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "~95-97 pts; ranked among the greatest declarations of the last two centuries, Bicentenary Collection wine.", "source": { "label": "Graham's Bicentenary Collection (named a legendary declaration) + official list", "url": "https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/10/grahams-port-launches-bicentenary-collection-of-legendary-vintages/" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "Quinta dos Malvedos", "vintage": 2009, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single-quinta release in an undeclared year (not a classic Graham's declaration); rich Malvedos estate fruit.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official Quinta dos Malvedos year selector", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/quinta-dos-malvedos-vintage-port/22" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "Quinta dos Malvedos", "vintage": 2008, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-vintage single-quinta Malvedos; estate-character Port from a year with no general declaration.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official Quinta dos Malvedos year selector", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/quinta-dos-malvedos-vintage-port/22" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Widely declared vintage; dense, rich fruit and a plush texture, with considerable ageing potential.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "Quinta dos Malvedos", "vintage": 2005, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single-quinta bottling from the Malvedos vineyard, a main source for Graham's, in an undeclared year.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official Quinta dos Malvedos year selector", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/quinta-dos-malvedos-vintage-port/22" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Powerful, ripe and full-bodied classic declaration from a hot year, built for the cellar.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Acclaimed millennium declaration; ranked #9 on Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2003.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list + Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2003", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Highly regarded classic year, dense and ripe with excellent structure for long aging.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Hailed as one of the greatest declarations of the last two centuries; ~96 pts, Bicentenary Collection wine.", "source": { "label": "Graham's Bicentenary Collection (named a legendary declaration) + official list", "url": "https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/10/grahams-port-launches-bicentenary-collection-of-legendary-vintages/" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1991, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Declared in a year many houses skipped; a rich, reliable wine in the Graham's style.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list + trade coverage of the 1991 declaration", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Widely admired declaration, opulent and approachable; cited as a vintage of particular note.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Firm, well-structured classic declaration with good concentration and aging capacity.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Solid, more forward declaration from a lighter classic year; earlier maturing than the great vintages.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "One of Graham's leading vintages; powerful and deeply structured, with a record of long ageing.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list + Decanter port vintage guide", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "First vintage made under Symington ownership; widely regarded as one of the finest 1970s of any house.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list + The Vintage Port Site", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Widely declared classic year; rich and concentrated, long-lived but in the shadow of 1963 and 1970.", "source": { "label": "Graham's official declared-vintage list", "url": "https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/graham-s-vintage-port/24" } }, { "producer": "Graham's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Among the greatest Graham's ever; featured in the 2022 Bicentenary Collection as one of the finest declarations in two centuries.", "source": { "label": "Graham's Bicentenary Collection (named a legendary declaration) + official list", "url": "https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2022/10/grahams-port-launches-bicentenary-collection-of-legendary-vintages/" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 2022, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Recent Guimaraens off-vintage; lush fruit, vintage character for medium-term drinking", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Guimaraens year list", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/guimaraens-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 2019, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Guimaraens off-vintage bottling; perfumed, supple and approachable young", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Guimaraens year list / Kobrand release", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/guimaraens-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 2018, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Guimaraens described as excellent in 2018; ripe, opulent and a cut above typical off-vintages", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Guimaraens list / Wine Spectator & Wine Enthusiast 94 pts", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/guimaraens-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2017, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Rare back-to-back declaration after 2016; hot-year power, dense and richly concentrated", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / Wine Spectator 97 pts", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2016, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Widely scored 98-100; a highly rated recent Fonseca, rich in fruit with fine structure.", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / critic scores 96-98", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 2015, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Guimaraens in a strong off-year; notably good, fleshy and well-structured for the label", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Guimaraens list (2015 Bicentenary Guimaraens)", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/guimaraens-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 2013, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Guimaraens off-vintage; rich, ready-sooner style from a difficult general year", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Guimaraens list / Kobrand 2013 release", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/guimaraens-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 2012, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Fonseca Guimaraens off-vintage second label; estate blend, vintage character for earlier drinking", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Guimaraens list / CellarTracker", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/guimaraens-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "From a near-universal declaration; richly fruited and aromatic, among the leading modern Fonseca vintages.", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / Wine Spectator 98 pts (Top 100)", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2009, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Fladgate-led split declaration (with 2008 for others); ripe, opulent Fonseca, less consensual than 2007/2011", "source": { "label": "Fladgate 2009 declaration (Drinks International) / Fonseca classic list", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 2008, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Strong single-quinta vintage; concentrated and age-worthy for a Panascal release", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Quinta do Panascal year list", "url": "http://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/vintage-quinta-do-panascal" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Cooler, elegant declaration; refined and balanced Fonseca scoring 94+ from major critics", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / Wine Spectator 94 pts", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 2005, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single-quinta Panascal in an off-year; firm, fresh and well-defined", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Quinta do Panascal year list", "url": "http://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/vintage-quinta-do-panascal" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 2004, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Mid-weight, bitter-sweet cherry-stone fruit, supple tannins; drinking well (per Mayson)", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Quinta do Panascal year list", "url": "http://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/vintage-quinta-do-panascal" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Hot-year power and opulence; ripe, plush Fonseca typical of the house in warm vintages", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / Wine Spectator 95 pts", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 2001, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Estate single quinta; ripe and balanced for medium-term cellaring", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Quinta do Panascal year list", "url": "http://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/vintage-quinta-do-panascal" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fine millennium declaration; elegant, perfumed Fonseca with classic poise and good length", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / Wine Spectator 94 pts", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 1999, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single-quinta release in a lighter year; pleasant, earlier-maturing", "source": { "label": "CellarTracker / multiple merchants (Fonseca Quinta do Panascal 1999)", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=780670" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 1998, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Tavora single quinta; supple, fruit-forward off-vintage bottling", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Quinta do Panascal year list", "url": "http://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/vintage-quinta-do-panascal" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Strong general declaration; concentrated, dense Fonseca though firmer and less exotic than 1994", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / Wine Spectator 92 pts", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 1996, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Estate-only single quinta in an undeclared year; medium-bodied and drinkable younger", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official Quinta do Panascal year list", "url": "http://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/vintage-quinta-do-panascal" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Widely declared vintage; rich, deep Fonseca with the concentration and structure for long ageing.", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic-vintage list / Wine Spectator ~96 pts", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1992, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fonseca and Taylor split-declared 1992 (vs general 1991); rich, ripe and highly rated", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator: Taylor and Fonseca declare 1992 (vs general 1991)", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Quinta do Panascal", "vintage": 1991, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single-quinta from the Tavora estate in a year Fonseca declared 1992; soft, approachable", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se Quinta do Panascal house vintage list; ThePortForum thread citing Fonseca's official site; Winedoctor Fonseca Guimaraens 1991", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuintaPanascal.php" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 1988, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Off-year Guimaraens from a generally weak 1988 that nonetheless tasted exceptionally (92-93 pts).", "source": { "label": "For The Love Of Port forum - 1988 Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopforum/viewtopic.php?t=6424" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 1987, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Off-year Guimaraens that shows strongly, repeatedly scoring 89-90; supple and well-structured.", "source": { "label": "For The Love Of Port forum - 1987 Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopforum/viewtopic.php?t=8828" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Charming, generously fruited classic year; very good Fonseca that matured relatively early", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic list / Wine Spectator 93, Decanter 96", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 1984, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year Guimaraens declaration; lighter, early-maturing release (wine-searcher avg ~89).", "source": { "label": "For The Love Of Port forum - 1984 Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopforum/viewtopic.php?t=41098" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Firm, structured declaration; well regarded though overshadowed by 1977 and 1994", "source": { "label": "Fonseca official classic-vintage list", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Widely declared but lighter, more forward year; attractive Fonseca for earlier drinking", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic list / Wine Spectator 90", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "One of the greatest 20th-century declarations; powerful, opulent and exceptionally age-worthy", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic list / trade consensus (great 1977)", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Classic across the trade; Fonseca 1970 is plush, complete and a model of the house style", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic list / Port forum consensus (the great 1963/66/70 trio)", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "Guimaraens", "vintage": 1967, "type": "SQVP", "style": "opulent", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-vintage Guimaraens release in a minor year overshadowed by the widely declared 1966; bottled in Oporto 1970 for Mentzendorff.", "source": { "label": "Fareham Wine Cellar - Fonseca Guimaraens 1967 Vintage Port", "url": "https://farehamwinecellar.co.uk/Products/wine/port/fonseca-guimaraens-1967-vintage-port/" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Outstanding Fonseca often rated above the 1963; rich, exotic and remarkably long-lived", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic list / Port forum consensus (often rated at/above 1963)", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Fonseca", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "opulent", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Universally declared great year; Fonseca 1963 is a benchmark, opulent and still vigorous decades on", "source": { "label": "Fonseca classic list / universal trade consensus (great 1963)", "url": "https://www.fonseca.pt/en/port-wine/vintage/classic-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2017, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "First back-to-back declaration since the 1880s; concentrated and intense, ~96 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator: A Rare Trifecta for Vintage Port (2016/2017 back-to-back)", "url": "https://www.winespectator.com/articles/a-rare-trifecta-for-vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2016, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Defined by freshness, elegance and balance; superb age-worthy declaration", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator: A Rare Trifecta for Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.winespectator.com/articles/a-rare-trifecta-for-vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 2015, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Highly regarded recent Cavadinha; vibrant and structured", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 2013, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Fresh, perfumed single quinta from a non-declared year", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha list / SommSelect listing", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 2012, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year Cavadinha bottling offered by The Wine Society and others", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Highly rated by critics; combines Warre's elegance with concentrated fruit and power.", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia Vintage Port (2011 general declaration)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2009, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Limited commemorative Warre's declaration (split-year 2009); elegant and aromatic from the cooler high vineyards.", "source": { "label": "Berry Bros. & Rudd product listing — \"2009 Warre's, Port, Portugal\"", "url": "https://www.bbr.com/products-20091107915-2009-warre-s-port-portugal" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Acclaimed elegant, fresh and aromatic vintage — a benchmark modern Warre's", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (2007 widely declared)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 2006, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Floral elegance and fine acidity from the cooler site", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha list / Taurus Wines listing", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 2005, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Well-reviewed (Decanter/Winedoctor); elegant and aromatic", "source": { "label": "Decanter / Winedoctor reviews of Warre's Quinta da Cavadinha 2005", "url": "https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/portugal/douro-valley/warres-quinta-da-cavadinha-vintage-port-2005-62985/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 2004, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Balanced off-year Cavadinha with characteristic freshness", "source": { "label": "wine-searcher / CellarTracker Warre's Quinta da Cavadinha 2004", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=423938" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Powerful, ripe vintage; well received across the trade", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site (2003 general declaration)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 2001, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Charles Symington noted excellent ripeness allowing long fermentations", "source": { "label": "Warre's official Cavadinha page (2001 harvest note) / Symington list", "url": "https://www.warre.com/wine/cavadinha-vintage/13" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Fine millennium declaration with freshness and structure", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (2000 millennium declaration)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1999, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Refined non-declaration-year single quinta", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1998, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Late-90s single-quinta release", "source": { "label": "K&L Wines / CellarTracker Warre's Quinta da Cavadinha 1998", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1358118" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Concentrated, perfumed declaration; classic Warre's elegance", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1997 general declaration)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1996, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year Cavadinha bottling with floral lift", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1995, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Mid-90s single quinta, fresh and elegant", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Top 1990s vintage; rich, fine-boned and age-worthy", "source": { "label": "Wikipedia Vintage Port / wine-searcher / CellarTracker (1994 universally declared)", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=102349" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1991, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared in a year many houses split; balanced and aromatic", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site (1991 general declaration)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1990, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Strong vintage for the estate in a non-declared general year", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1989, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Fragrant off-year single-quinta release", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1988, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Well-regarded Cavadinha that has aged gracefully", "source": { "label": "CellarTracker Warre Quinta da Cavadinha 1988", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=104170" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1987, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Elegant non-declaration-year single quinta", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1986, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Cooler-site SQVP showing fresh acidity and perfume", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Widely declared, charming and elegant; a fine drinking vintage", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1985 widely declared)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Well-regarded declaration with good concentration and Warre's fragrance", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site (1983 general declaration)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1982, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year single-quinta bottling, floral and approachable", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Solid declared year, lighter and earlier-maturing than the great vintages", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / tastingbook (1980 declared)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1979, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Early single-quinta release from the Pinhao-valley estate", "source": { "label": "Wine Consigners / World of Fine Wine (1979 Cavadinha)", "url": "https://wineconsigners.com/products/1979-warres-quinta-da-cavadinha-vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "Quinta da Cavadinha", "vintage": 1978, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Inaugural Cavadinha SQVP, year the estate was acquired", "source": { "label": "Vintage Port Shop / CellarTracker (1978 inaugural Cavadinha)", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=278409" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Outstanding structured 1977; one of the decade's best declarations", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1977 universally declared)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1975, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Fully declared by Warre's; an elegant, earlier-maturing wine from the lighter 1975 vintage between the great 1970 and 1977, rated ~90 pts and among the better 1975s.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook - Warre's Vintage Port 1975", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/warres/vintage_port_1975" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Excellent, classically balanced Warre's; widely declared great year", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1970 universally declared)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Refined, long-lived Warre's from the declaration following the celebrated 1963.", "source": { "label": "Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1966 widely declared)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/" } }, { "producer": "Warre's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Universally declared 1963 — one of the all-time great Port vintages; Warre's elegant, perfumed expression", "source": { "label": "Wikipedia Vintage Port / CellarTracker (1963 universally declared)", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=23336" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 2019, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Recent Douro Superior single-quinta, ~91 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher / Symington listing of SdR single-quinta vintages", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2017, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Rare back-to-back declaration after 2016; powerful, age-worthy", "source": { "label": "Decanter / Wine Enthusiast: Symington back-to-back 2016-2017 declaration", "url": "https://www.dows-port.com/wine-cat/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2016, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Highly acclaimed elegant, structured modern declaration", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator: Dow's 2016 Vintage Port 98 points", "url": "https://www.dows-port.com/wine-cat/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 2015, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared single-quinta alongside Quinta do Vesuvio 2015, ~92 pts", "source": { "label": "Symington Family Estates: SdR 2015 declared alongside Quinta do Vesuvio 2015", "url": "https://www.symington.com/post/quinta-do-vesuvio-dow-s-senhora-da-ribeira-2015-vintage-port_2" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 2013, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Undeclared-year Bomfim, ~91 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine Enthusiast / multiple retailers: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2013", "url": "https://www.wineenthusiast.com/buying-guide/dows-2013-quinta-do-bomfim-vintage-port/" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 2013, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Floral, firm dry-style SdR, ~92 pts; drink through 2040", "source": { "label": "Symington/Wine-Searcher SdR vintage list", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Wine Spectator 2014 Wine of the Year, #1 Top 100, 99 pts; first fortified/Portuguese wine to top the list since 1997", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator Top 100 2014: #1 Wine of the Year, Dow's 2011, 99 pts", "url": "https://top100.winespectator.com/2014/wine/1-dows/" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 2009, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Undeclared-year Bomfim, ~91 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2009", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 2009, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Cited as possibly the best wine this vineyard has produced, ~91 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher / Symington SdR vintage list", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Perfect 100-point score from Wine Spectator; benchmark structured vintage", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator: Dow's 2007 Vintage Port perfect 100 points", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dows-2007-vintage-port-receives-rare-100-point-score-91895249.html" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 2005, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Well-regarded Bomfim single-quinta, ~92 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2005", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 2005, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "IWC Gold Medal winner, hot Douro Superior fruit", "source": { "label": "Symington: SdR has won three IWC gold medals", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 2004, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Undeclared-year Bomfim, ~90 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher / CellarTracker: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 2004", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 2004, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Undeclared-year SdR, ~92 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher / Symington SdR vintage list", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Hot, exceptional viticultural year; rich yet firm", "source": { "label": "Dow's official / Decanter: 2003 general declaration", "url": "https://www.dows-port.com/wine-cat/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 2002, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "IWC Gold Medal winner", "source": { "label": "Symington/Premium Port SdR vintage list (incl. 2002)", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "First declaration of the new millennium, fine and age-worthy", "source": { "label": "Dow's official: 2000 general declaration", "url": "https://www.dows-port.com/wine-cat/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 1999, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Undeclared-year Bomfim bottling", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1999", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 1999, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "IWC Gold Medal winner, ~91 pts", "source": { "label": "Symington/Wine-Searcher SdR list; IWC gold medal record", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 1998, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Undeclared-year Bomfim bottling", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1998", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira", "vintage": 1998, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "First vintage after Symington repurchased the Douro Superior estate for Dow's bicentenary", "source": { "label": "Symington: SdR repurchased 1998 for Dow's bicentenary; first SdR vintage", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Last declaration of the 20th century; powerful and structured", "source": { "label": "Dow's official / Decanter: 1997 general declaration", "url": "https://www.dows-port.com/wine-cat/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 1995, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Undeclared-year single-quinta from Bomfim", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher / CellarTracker: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1995", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Widely declared year; a leading modern Dow's vintage.", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher / trade: Dow's 1994, universally declared great year", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1991, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Dow declared the odd-year 1991 over 1992; firm and concentrated", "source": { "label": "Trade record: Symington houses declared 1991 over 1992", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 1990, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Strong undeclared-year Bomfim, ~93 pts", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1990, 93 pts", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Widely declared, ripe yet structured Dow", "source": { "label": "Dow's official / WineWiki: 1985 widely declared classic year", "url": "https://www.dows-port.com/wine-cat/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 1984, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Undeclared-year estate bottling from Dow's finest vineyard at Pinhao", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher: Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1984, 91 pts", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Tightly structured, tannic and slow-maturing", "source": { "label": "WineWiki/trade: 1983 widely declared; Dow declared", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Firm, classic dry-finishing Dow from a fine declared year", "source": { "label": "Dow's official / trade: 1980 declared year", "url": "https://www.dows-port.com/wine-cat/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 1979, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-vintage single-quinta from Quinta do Bomfim; 1979 was not a classic Dow’s declaration year.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se - Dow's Quinta do Bomfim vintage table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuintaBomfim.php" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "Quinta do Bomfim", "vintage": 1978, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "First official Bomfim single-quinta release", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher/Symington: Bomfim single-quinta launched with 1978", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Great structured vintage, very long-lived; among Dow's finest", "source": { "label": "Trade/Suckling: Dow's 1977, great structured vintage ~94 pts", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1975, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter, earlier-maturing declaration of the decade", "source": { "label": "WineWiki: 1975 generally declared lighter year", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1972, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Partial/limited Dow declaration in an off year", "source": { "label": "WineWiki: 1972 partial declaration, Dow essentially the only major house", "url": "https://www.winewithseth.com/winewiki/1972-port-douro-vintage/" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "One of the great declared years of the century; a house benchmark", "source": { "label": "Trade: Dow's 1970, great declared year ~95 pts", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Classic structured Dow, cited among the house legends", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher/CellarTracker: Dow's 1966 ~93 pts, cited among house legends", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Dow's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Benchmark Dow; one of the finest Ports of the 20th century, dry-style and deep", "source": { "label": "Universal trade consensus: 1963 one of the great Port vintages; benchmark Dow", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Noval", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2017, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Acclaimed dry, hot-year Vintage of great density.", "source": { "label": "Quinta do Noval official Vintage Port page + critic scores (WS 98, Decanter 96, Vinous 97)", "url": "https://www.quintadonoval.com/en/vin/11/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Noval", "quinta": "Nacional", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Highly rated 2011 Nacional, widely regarded as one of the leading modern releases.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook — Nacional 2011 (100 points)", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/quinta_do_noval/nacional_vintage_port_1931?language=en" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Noval", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Powerful, tannic millennium Vintage with long cellaring potential.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook — Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2000 (regular, 96 pts; critics avg 97)", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/quinta_do_noval/vintage_port_2000?language=en" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Noval", "quinta": "Nacional", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Received perfect scores; made in small quantities from Nacional's ungrafted vines in the highly rated 1994 vintage.", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator — Nacional 1994 perfect 100 points", "url": "https://www.winespectator.com/articles/quinta-do-noval-nacional-44747" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Noval", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Structured classic regular Vintage from a fine declaration year.", "source": { "label": "IWFS 1997-1963 vertical (regular Quinta do Noval 1966 tasted)", "url": "https://blog.iwfs.org/2025/11/quinta-do-noval-vintage-port-vertical-from-1997-to-1963/" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Noval", "quinta": "Nacional", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Benchmark of the celebrated 1963 declaration; extraordinary concentration and longevity.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook — Nacional 1963 (100 points; widely cited greatest Port ever)", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/quinta_do_noval/nacional_vintage_port_1931?language=en" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Noval", "quinta": "Nacional", "vintage": 1931, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Rare bottling from ungrafted, own-rooted (pé franco) vines; widely regarded as one of the finest Ports, from a year few houses declared.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook — Nacional 1931 (100 points; Suckling 'perhaps greatest vintage Port ever made')", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/quinta_do_noval/nacional_vintage_port_1931?language=en" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "quinta": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "vintage": 2017, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Concentrated hot-year Vesuvio with firm tannins.", "source": { "label": "Quinta do Vesúvio official site (release listed) + Symington 2017 classic declaration + critic scores (WS 96, WA 97-99, WE 96, JS 95)", "url": "https://www.quintadovesuvio.com/wine-cat/vintage-ports/2" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "quinta": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "vintage": 2011, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Outstanding 2011 from this remote Douro Superior estate.", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator Top 100 'Vintage Port for the Ages' — 2011 hailed as benchmark/best-in-50-years; Vesúvio 2011 scored 97-98 pts", "url": "https://top100.winespectator.com/2014/article/vintage-port-for-the-ages/" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "quinta": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "vintage": 2007, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Elegant yet powerful single-quinta vintage.", "source": { "label": "Quinta do Vesúvio official vintage list (2007 release confirmed)", "url": "https://www.quintadovesuvio.com/wine-cat/vintage-ports/2" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "quinta": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "vintage": 2003, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Dense, structured Symington-era release with excellent grip.", "source": { "label": "Quinta do Vesúvio official list + World of Fine Wine bicentenary (2003 scored 95, 'exceptional')", "url": "https://worldoffinewine.com/tasting-notes/quinta-do-vesuvio-douro-vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "quinta": "Quinta do Vesuvio", "vintage": 1994, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Concentrated, foot-trodden single-quinta wine with ageing potential comparable to a leading general Vintage Port.", "source": { "label": "Quinta do Vesúvio official list + critic scores (Mayson 95, Neal Martin 93, Parker 92, Jancis 17.5) — 'greatest Vesúvio of the century'", "url": "https://www.quintadovesuvio.com/wine-cat/vintage-ports/2" } }, { "producer": "Croft", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2017, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Praised 2017 declaration showing depth and balance.", "source": { "label": "Croft Port official Classic Vintage declared-vintage list", "url": "https://croftport.com/en/products/classic-vintage/" } }, { "producer": "Croft", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Universal 2011 declaration drawn from old-vine Quinta da Roeda plots; aromatic and approachable yet age-worthy.", "source": { "label": "Kobrand Wine & Spirits (official Fladgate Partnership US importer) press release: \"Fonseca, Taylor Fladgate and Croft Port Houses Declare the 2011 Vintage\"; corroborated by Croft's official Quinta da Roeda single-quinta product page", "url": "https://www.kobrandwineandspirits.com/news/fonseca_taylor_fladgate_and_croft_port_houses_declare_the_2011_vintage/" } }, { "producer": "Croft", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Well-regarded modern Vintage with floral Roeda character.", "source": { "label": "Croft Port official Classic Vintage declared-vintage list", "url": "https://croftport.com/en/products/classic-vintage/" } }, { "producer": "Croft", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fine, long-lived 1977 from a great vintage.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook Croft 1977 + general 1977 classic declaration record", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/croft/vintage_port_1977" } }, { "producer": "Croft", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fully declared 1966 vintage; Croft's offering is harmonious and elegant with great longevity", "source": { "label": "Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com tasting note (96/100)", "url": "https://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/portugal/croft-vintage-port-1966" } }, { "producer": "Croft", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Classic declaration; the house's Quinta da Roeda gives perfumed, supple Ports.", "source": { "label": "Decanter/critic consensus on 1963 as a monumental declared vintage; Croft 1963 retail and CellarTracker records", "url": "" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2016, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Elegant, structured 2016 Vintage.", "source": { "label": "Decanter / The Vintage Port Site: Symington 2016 declaration including Cockburn's", "url": "https://www.cockburns.com/our-vintage" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Acclaimed return to form under Symington ownership.", "source": { "label": "The Vintage Port Site: Cockburn's 2011 debut declaration under Symington", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/port-houses/cockburns" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Excellent fully-declared classic vintage of the modern era", "source": { "label": "Prtwine - Cockburn's declared vintages directory", "url": "http://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-1-30/cockburns" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Brilliant, universally declared classic year; serious and age-worthy", "source": { "label": "Prtwine - Cockburn's declared vintages directory", "url": "http://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-1-30/cockburns" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "One of the great widely-declared classic vintages; revered for longevity and harmony", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook - Cockburn's Port Vintage 1970 (90 Tb points)", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/cockburns/port_vintage_1970" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1967, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared almost exclusively by Cockburn (favoured over 1966); strong but a notch below the great years", "source": { "label": "Prtwine - Cockburn's declared vintages directory", "url": "http://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-1-30/cockburns" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Legendary 1963, long considered one of the finest Vintage Ports of the century.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Cockburn declared list; 1963 a universal great Port vintage", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Cockburn.php" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1960, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "General declaration but a respectable, lighter 1960s vintage rather than a top one", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook - Cockburn's Vintage Port 1960 (Clive Coates MW 18.5; 94 Tb points)", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/cockburns/vintage_port_1960" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1955, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Classic, firm 1955 from a great declaration.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Cockburn declared list; 1955 widely cited as 'an absolute classic'", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Cockburn.php" } }, { "producer": "Cockburn's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1908, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Well-known pre-WWI Vintage, often cited as a reference for Cockburn's structured style.", "source": { "label": "The Vintage Port Site / Broadbent: 1908 'the finest Cockburn produced last century'", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/port-houses/cockburns" } }, { "producer": "Niepoort", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Outstanding 2011 from one of the Douro's most characterful producers.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook: Niepoort producer declared-vintage list (confirms 2011) + Wikipedia widely-declared 2011", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/p/niepoort" } }, { "producer": "Niepoort", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Superb 1994 with great precision and length.", "source": { "label": "Wikipedia: Vintage Port lists 1994 among widely declared classic years; Tastingbook confirms Niepoort 1994 (~96 Tb)", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vintage_Port" } }, { "producer": "Niepoort", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Classic, slow-maturing 1963 in the firm Niepoort idiom.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook: Niepoort Vintage 1963 (~97-98 Tb), a universally-declared great year", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/niepoort/niepoort_vintage__1963" } }, { "producer": "Niepoort", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1945, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "legendary", "notes": "Highly regarded 1945 from this family house, noted for its concentration and structure.", "source": { "label": "Colheitas.com / Tastingbook: Niepoort 1945, the house's top-rated Vintage (99 Tb), Wine Spectator 97", "url": "https://colheitas.com/products/niepoort-vintage-port-1945" } }, { "producer": "Sandeman", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Modern Vintage showing renewed quality under Sogrape.", "source": { "label": "Sandeman official site confirming Wine Spectator 97 points for the 2011 Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.sandeman.com/news/wine/97-points-by-wine-spectator/" } }, { "producer": "Sandeman", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fully declared classic-year Vintage Port; marks the revival of Sandeman's traditional Vintage Port style.", "source": { "label": "Sandeman official site - Porto Vintage 2003", "url": "https://www.sandeman.com/port-wine/lbv-vintage/porto-vintage-2003/" } }, { "producer": "Sandeman", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Solid 1977 with good structure.", "source": { "label": "Richard Mayson Sandeman vertical / World of Fine Wine notes confirming 1977 declared classic year, Sandeman a lighter example (~89 aggregate, Jefford 83)", "url": "https://www.richardmayson.com/vintage-port-notes/sandeman-vintage-ports-back-to-1955" } }, { "producer": "Sandeman", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fine, well-balanced 1963 declaration.", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator (96) and James Suckling (96) plus Mayson 5-star 'classic' for Sandeman 1963; universally declared 1963", "url": "https://www.winespectator.com/vintage-charts/region/vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Sandeman", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1955, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Classic 1955 release from Sandeman, the house known for its Don emblem.", "source": { "label": "Richard Mayson tasting note (18.5/20, 'a classic vintage') for Sandeman 1955; WS year score 94", "url": "https://www.richardmayson.com/vintage-port-notes/sandeman-vintage-ports-back-to-1955" } }, { "producer": "Churchill's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fine 2011 with firm tannins and freshness.", "source": { "label": "Churchill's official declared-vintage timeline + Wine-Searcher aggregated critic scores", "url": "https://drinkchurchills.com/pages/port-vintage-timeline" } }, { "producer": "Churchill's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Concentrated, grippy 2003 Vintage.", "source": { "label": "Wine Enthusiast review of Churchill's 2003 Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.wineenthusiast.com/buying-guide/churchills-2003-vintage-port-blend-port-port/" } }, { "producer": "Churchill's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Excellent 1994, dry and structured in the house style.", "source": { "label": "Churchill's official declared-vintage timeline (1994 listed) + Wine-Searcher critic scores", "url": "https://drinkchurchills.com/pages/port-vintage-timeline" } }, { "producer": "Churchill's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Early Vintage from this small producer, released in the first years of the house.", "source": { "label": "Churchill's official timeline ('Our second declared Vintage')", "url": "https://drinkchurchills.com/pages/port-vintage-timeline" } }, { "producer": "Smith Woodhouse", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Elegant 2007 from this Symington-owned house.", "source": { "label": "Tastingbook / Wine-Searcher — Smith Woodhouse 2007 Vintage Port; Symington confirms 2007 as a 21st-century classic declaration", "url": "https://tastingbook.com/wine/smith_woodhouse/vintage_port_2007" } }, { "producer": "Smith Woodhouse", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Excellent value 1994 with depth and structure.", "source": { "label": "ThePortForum declaration thread + Tastingbook — Smith Woodhouse 1994 Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=46082" } }, { "producer": "Smith Woodhouse", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Well-regarded 1983 declaration.", "source": { "label": "ThePortForum 1983 Smith Woodhouse thread + Tastingbook listing", "url": "https://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=46082" } }, { "producer": "Smith Woodhouse", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Classic, traditionally made 1977 of fine longevity.", "source": { "label": "Jancis Robinson / Wine-Searcher — Smith Woodhouse 1977 Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.jancisrobinson.com/tastings/181309" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Crasto", "quinta": "Quinta do Crasto", "vintage": 2011, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Fine 2011 estate Vintage from the Cima Corgo.", "source": { "label": "Quinta do Crasto official site + Wine Spectator Top 100 2014 (95 pts)", "url": "https://www.quintadocrasto.wine/en/products/quinta-crasto-vintage-porto/" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Crasto", "quinta": "Quinta do Crasto", "vintage": 2003, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Ripe, structured single-quinta release.", "source": { "label": "Wine Enthusiast review of Quinta do Crasto 2003 Vintage Port", "url": "https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/quinta-crasto-2003-vintage-port-blend-port-port/" } }, { "producer": "Quinta do Crasto", "quinta": "Quinta do Crasto", "vintage": 1994, "type": "SQVP", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Single-quinta Vintage from a leading Douro estate also famed for table wines.", "source": { "label": "Decanter wine-review entry for Quinta do Crasto 1994 Port", "url": "https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/portugal/douro-valley/quinta-do-crasto-port-douro-valley-portugal-1994-5634" } }, { "producer": "Ramos Pinto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Polished modern Vintage under Roederer ownership.", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator: Major Port Houses Declare 2011 Vintage (Ramos Pinto classic Vintage declared)", "url": "https://www.winespectator.com/articles/major-port-houses-declare-2011-vintage-48345" } }, { "producer": "Ramos Pinto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Well-balanced 1997 declaration.", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Ramos Pinto house page (1997 listed as classic Ramos Pinto Vintage)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RamosPinto.php" } }, { "producer": "Ramos Pinto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Characterful Vintage from this historic Vila Nova de Gaia house.", "source": { "label": "Richard Mayson / VintagePort.se Ramos Pinto declared-vintage record (1994 classic declaration)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RamosPinto.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Strong universal 2007 declaration; balanced, fresh, ageworthy.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list; Symington Vintage Port Site (2007 bottle shown)", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/port-houses/martinez" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "From the widely declared 2003 vintage; firm structure, fresh fruit and good balance.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list; Sandhams 2003 listing", "url": "https://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-31-60/martinez" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Declared 2000 under revitalised Symington-era Martinez.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list; Decanter (2000 a general declaration)", "url": "https://www.decanter.com/learn/vintage-guides/port-vintage-guide-2000-2022-493922/" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "Quinta da Eira Velha", "vintage": 2000, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Last Eira Velha single-quinta produced by Martinez before the brand ended the line.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Eira Velha list (notes 2000 last Eira Velha by Martinez)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Declared 1997; medium-bodied and balanced, community-rated high 80s.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list; Decanter (1997 a general/classic declaration)", "url": "https://www.decanter.com/learn/vintage-guides/port-vintage-guide-2000-2022-493922/" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "Quinta da Eira Velha", "vintage": 1997, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Eira Velha 1997 single-quinta bottled by Martinez; medium-bodied, balanced.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Eira Velha list; CellarTracker 1997 Eira Velha", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=741" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Best modern Martinez; great universal 1994 year, WS ~92 and a Wine Spectator Top 100 wine.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "Quinta da Eira Velha", "vintage": 1994, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Top single-quinta release; Eira Velha 1994 under Martinez label, ~94 points.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Eira Velha list; CellarTracker 1994 Eira Velha; wine.com listing", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1991, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Good 1991 declaration; medium-bodied and firm but accessible.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list", "url": "https://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-31-60/martinez" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1987, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year 1987 declaration; lighter, earlier-maturing.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Widely declared 1985; well-balanced and ageworthy, scored mid-to-high 80s.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list; Palmers Wine Store 1985 listing", "url": "https://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-31-60/martinez" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1982, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Solid 1982 declaration; medium-bodied, accessible.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez declared list; prtwine.com Martinez list; wine.com listing", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1975, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter, forward 1975 declaration for early drinking.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez declared list; prtwine.com Martinez list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Strong universal 1970 declaration; balanced and long-lived, community-rated around 90.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez declared list; prtwine.com Martinez list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1967, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Smaller off-year declaration; lighter, earlier-maturing than 1963.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez declared list; prtwine.com Martinez list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Revered universal 1963 year; mature, elegant, medium-bodied classic Martinez declaration.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Martinez declared list; prtwine.com Martinez list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Martinez.php" } }, { "producer": "Martinez", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1955, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Universally declared great 1955 vintage; mature, elegant Martinez.", "source": { "label": "Prtwine.com — Martinez port-house reference (declared Vintage Years list)", "url": "https://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-31-60/martinez" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Last general declaration for the brand; tight, sturdy wine built to age", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; CellarTracker 2011 record (avg ~90)", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1755737" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Generally declared; dry tannic, dusty-textured firm style (Wine Enthusiast 90)", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; Wine-Searcher aggregate ~90", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Generally declared; traditional tannic structure with ripe fruit", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; Wine-Searcher aggregate ~89", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared in a strong millennium vintage; tight, age-worthy", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher 2000 (score 90); Nickolls & Perks listing", "url": "https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/quarles+harris+vintage+port+oporto+douro+portugal/2000" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Generally declared; firm, structured Symington-style QH", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; Wine-Searcher tasting note", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fully declared standout year; lovely and surprisingly drinkable per house notes", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; CellarTracker 1994 record", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=304693" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1991, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Symington split-declaration year; firm, traditional QH", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; Wine-Searcher Quarles Harris listing", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Generally declared great year; concentrated, potent, big ageing potential", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; CellarTracker 1985 record", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=286958" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Strong declaration; rated by the house's followers as one of its best in years", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; CellarTracker 1983 record (avg ~90)", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=413363" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared; a firm, slightly leaner classic-vintage QH", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; Westgarth Wines listing; Wine-Searcher aggregate ~89", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Top declaration; rich toffee/cacao/dried-fruit profile drinking beautifully", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; CellarTracker 1977 record; Berry Bros listing", "url": "https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=258326" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fully declared in a benchmark Symington vintage; structured and durable", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Quarles Harris declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Fully declared in one of the century's great years; serious and age-worthy", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se table; CellarTracker 1963 record", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1955, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared in a fine classic year; firm, traditional and long-lived", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Quarles Harris declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1950, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Declared; noted as elegant and balanced, fully mature with a long finish", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Quarles Harris declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1947, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Declared; lighter, attractive earlier-maturing wine of the post-war run", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Quarles Harris declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Quarles Harris", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1945, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Legendary tiny-crop year; QH a firm, age-worthy example a notch below the top houses", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Quarles Harris declaration table; CellarTracker 1945 record", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuarlesHarris.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Final Gould Campbell declaration; Rio Torto fruit with spice, a silky texture and firm structure for ageing.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se + Wine-Searcher (2007, ~91 pts)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Widely declared hot-year vintage; powerful and rich in the house style.", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher (2003, ~90 pts)", "url": "https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gould+campbell+vintage+port+oporto+douro+portugal" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared in a strong millennium vintage; full-bodied and structured", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher (2000, ~91 pts)", "url": "https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gould+campbell+vintage+port+oporto+douro+portugal" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Reliable declared vintage in a good general year; rich, full house style", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher (1997 'Bicentenary', 90 pts)", "url": "https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gould+campbell+vintage+port+oporto+douro+portugal" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Full-bodied with soft tannins, dark-fruit and floral nose; strong widely-declared classic year", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator (1994, 92 pts)", "url": "https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gould+campbell+vintage+port+oporto+douro+portugal" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1991, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Solid split-year Symington declaration; robust and age-worthy if a step below the top vintages", "source": { "label": "Wine-Searcher (1991, WS Top 100 #56)", "url": "https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/gould+campbell+vintage+port+oporto+douro+portugal" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Praised for great colour and classic structure; Mayson rates its depth above many peers", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se + Wine-Searcher (1985)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Mayson: more depth of flavour than many better-known peers; firm, deeply structured", "source": { "label": "Wine Spectator review + Vintageport.se (1983)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Elegant, balanced and complex; consistently strong showing across many tastings", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Gould Campbell declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "One of Gould Campbell's most highly regarded wines (WS 94); structured and elegant, with a record of long ageing.", "source": { "label": "The Vintage Port Site + Vintageport.se", "url": "https://vintageportsite.com/port-houses/gould-campbell" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1975, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter, earlier-drinking general 1975 declaration; pleasant but a notch below the house's best", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se + Wine-Searcher (1975 release)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Complex, balanced and long-lived classic year; coffee/cacao/dark-chocolate maturity", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Gould Campbell declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1966, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Balanced and complex, with spice and a long finish; from a well-regarded general declaration.", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Gould Campbell declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Gould Campbell", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "structured", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Mature, complex toffee/creme-caramel bouquet with long finish; serious early-Symington-era declaration", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Gould Campbell declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/GouldCampbell.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "Quinta das Carvalhas", "vintage": 2011, "type": "SQVP", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Single-quinta from the great 2011 vintage; the house's most serious, tannic, long-lived wine", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se Carvalhas single-quinta list (2011-2013) + wine-searcher", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "Quinta das Carvalhas", "vintage": 2007, "type": "SQVP", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Genuine single-quinta from the flagship estate; firmer, more age-worthy than house bottling", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se single-quinta Carvalhas list (2007) + Wine.com/Wine-Searcher listings", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared classic 2003 year; dark, dry, firm-fruited but mid-weight", "source": { "label": "prtwine list + Wine Enthusiast/Wine-Searcher (critic ~89; 'totally revamped winemaking')", "url": "https://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-121-150/royal-oporto" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared in the strong millennium vintage; cited as a notable house year", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se/prtwine lists + Wine-Searcher (critic ~87)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "First year Royal Oporto and Real Companhia Velha bottlings split; classic year", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + CellarTracker iWine 50190 + wine-searcher (critic ~86)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared in the celebrated 1994 vintage; solid for the house", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + Wine-Searcher (critic ~87) + RCV merchant listings", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1987, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year declaration; noted as very forward, the most advanced 1987 tasted", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + prtwine list + wine-searcher", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Among the house's better modern declarations in the classic 1985 year", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + CellarTracker iWine 42092 (CT ~89.5)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Edge declaration in a strong year for top houses; lighter rendition", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + CellarTracker iWine 198638 / merchant listings", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter, forward declaration; modest critic scores, early-maturing", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + Wine Consigners/CellarTracker (CT ~81)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1978, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Off-year declaration; light, forward Royal Oporto.", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se — Royal Oporto (Real Companhia Velha) declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RoyalOporto.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Declared in the great 1977 year; widely traded bottling", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + CellarTracker/merchant notes", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Widely declared 1970 vintage; well-regarded for an early-maturing house", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se table + critic/forum tasting notes via search", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Declared in the classic 1963 year; serious for the house", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se Royal Oporto/RCV table + Vintage Wine & Port 1963 listing", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/RealVelha.php" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1937, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Rare off-year declaration from this light, early-maturing house.", "source": { "label": "Prtwine.com — Royal Oporto vintage-years list (corroborated by vintageport.se Real Companhia Velha)", "url": "https://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-121-150/royal-oporto" } }, { "producer": "Royal Oporto", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1927, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "House's most historic bottling, from the universally declared great 1927 vintage", "source": { "label": "PRTwine Royal Oporto declared-vintage list + Vintage Wine & Port merchant listing", "url": "https://www.prtwine.com/port-wine-brands-121-150/royal-oporto" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2011, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Celebrated universal year; among the house's better modern releases", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se list; corroborated by trade commentary naming 2011 as noteworthy for Feuerheerd", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Declared but light, modern, short finish (~14.5/20)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Broad declaration; quite complex, near-peaking (~15.7/20)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2000, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Strong declared year; mature, soft elegant tannin (~15.65/20)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1997, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Major declaration; soft elegant tannins, ~87pts/~15.75 (Barros era)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Widely lauded universal year; mature, seductive finish (~15.4/20)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se list; corroborated by Wine-Searcher, MWH Wines and CellarTracker", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Good declared year; 'balanced and elegant', long attractive finish (~16.5/20)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1982, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Edge/secondary declaration; mature, balanced, easy-drinking (~15.3/20)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se list; corroborated by MWH Wines and Wine-Searcher 1982 page", "url": "https://www.mwhwine.co.uk/products/feuerheerd-1982-vintage-port" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1977, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Great universal declaration; serious age-worthy year for the house", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Celebrated universal year; complex, sweet, attractive finish", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se declaration list; corroborated by Wine-Searcher market price", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Major universal declaration; clean fruit, fresh balanced finish", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se declaration list; corroborated by Wine-Searcher and merchant tasting notes", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1960, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Widely declared lighter vintage; mature, 'elegant and good' (~16.4/20)", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1958, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter 1958 declaration; historic Feuerheerd’s bottling.", "source": { "label": "vintageport.se — Feuerheerd house vintage-declaration table", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1957, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lesser year declaration; ~17/20, balanced and complex; still traded", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1955, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Classic year; ~17.5/20, long, complex, elegant finish", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1947, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Mid-weight; ~17.5/20, 'very long and very elegant', peaking", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1945, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Great classic year; scored ~17.5/20, 'balanced and elegant', matured", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1942, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Wartime declaration; rare surviving bottling, traded at high prices today", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list; corroborated by Vintage Wine & Port 1942 product listing", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Feuerheerd's", "quinta": "Quinta de Zimbro", "vintage": 1922, "type": "SQVP", "style": "balanced", "tier": "good", "notes": "Historic single-quinta bottling from the property before Warre/Dow ownership era", "source": { "label": "Vintageport.se Feuerheerd single-quinta (Quinta de Zimbro) vintage list; corroborated by quinta-history sources noting Zimbro SQVP in the 1920s", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Feuerheerd.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "Quinta da Soalheira", "vintage": 2017, "type": "SQVP", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single quinta from Soalheira; described as very elegant, smooth, well-balanced", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Soalheira single-quinta list; wine-searcher Borges Soalheira (~$45)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "Quinta da Soalheira", "vintage": 2012, "type": "SQVP", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Single-quinta flagship; 93/100 from Vertdevin, with a smooth texture and good balance; suggested ageing of about 5-7 years.", "source": { "label": "PortWineCountry.com Borges profile (2012 Soalheira single-quinta); VintagePort.se Soalheira list; wine-searcher (~$35)", "url": "https://portwinecountry.com/index.php/borges/" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2007, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "classic", "notes": "Last full classic declaration; serious year, ~10+ years ageing", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; WineAlign / Wine Spectator (92 pts) & IWSC Best in Class", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2005, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Decanter Silver; sound mid-tier vintage, early-maturing", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; Portugal Vineyards / Vault of Spirits retail", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2004, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter off-year release; soft, accessible", "source": { "label": "wine-searcher Vinhos Borges Vintage Port (2004, ~$57); Winehouse Portugal retail listing", "url": "https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/borge+vintage+port+oporto+douro+portugal" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 2003, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Decanter Gold; ripe and sweet but, per Voss, structured for early drinking", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; Portugal Vineyards retail; CellarTracker", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1995, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Lighter follow-on declaration to 1994; more forward", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list (also a 1995 Quinta do Junco single-quinta)", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1994, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Borges' best modern declaration in a universally great year; flagged as exceptional", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; CellarTracker 1994 Vinhos Borges Vintage", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1985, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Widely declared classic year across the trade; Borges fully declared", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; CellarTracker 1985 Vinhos Borges Vintage; wine-searcher", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1983, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "General-declaration year; medium-bodied, well-integrated, drink-now profile", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1980, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Edge declaration of a lighter, earlier-maturing year", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; For The Love Of Port / retail listings", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1970, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Declared in a strong general year; light old-Borges style, mature now", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; Garrafeira Nacional / Rue Pinard retail listings", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "", "vintage": 1963, "type": "Vintage Port", "style": "elegant", "tier": "very good", "notes": "Classic old-house declaration in a great universal year; now fully mature, early-drinking", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Borges house list; wine-searcher Vinhos Borges Vintage Port listings", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/Borges.php" } }, { "producer": "Borges & Irmão", "quinta": "Quinta do Junco", "vintage": 1963, "type": "SQVP", "style": "elegant", "tier": "good", "notes": "Historic single-quinta bottling from Junco (estate later sold to Taylor's in 1998)", "source": { "label": "VintagePort.se Quinta do Junco single-quinta list; KL Wines retail listing", "url": "https://www.vintageport.se/house/QuintaJunco.php" } } ]