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Warre's Vintage Port

Every Warre's vintage PortDB records, rated and placed on its drinking window.

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Warre's is a balanced Port house — elegance with grip, the middle path between power and perfume. PortDB records 37 Warre's releases spanning 1963–2017, 19 of them single-quinta wines. Across the set, 2 vintages are rated legendary (1963, 2011) and 6 classic. Their windows open 1981–2035, with decline modelled from 2018–2101.

Style
Balanced
Wines in PortDB
37 (19 single-quinta)
Range
1963–2017
Tiers
2 legendary · 6 classic · 14 very good · 15 good
Named quintas
Quinta da Cavadinha
Windows open
1981–2035

Every Warre's vintage

Year Wine Rating Prime window Note
2017 Vintage Port Classic 2035–2071 First back-to-back declaration since the 1880s; concentrated and intense, ~96 pts Wine Spectator: A Rare Trifecta for Vintage Port (2016/2017 back-to-back)
2016 Vintage Port Classic 2034–2070 Defined by freshness, elegance and balance; superb age-worthy declaration Wine Spectator: A Rare Trifecta for Vintage Port
2015 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Very good 2025–2052 Highly regarded recent Cavadinha; vibrant and structured Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher
2013 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2023–2047 Fresh, perfumed single quinta from a non-declared year Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha list / SommSelect listing
2012 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2022–2046 Off-year Cavadinha bottling offered by The Wine Society and others Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list
2011 Vintage Port Legendary 2029–2078 Near-universally hailed; combines elegance with power, scored at the very top Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia Vintage Port (2011 general declaration)
2009 Vintage Port Very good 2027–2056 Limited commemorative Warre's declaration (split-year 2009); elegant and aromatic from… Berry Bros. & Rudd product listing — "2009 Warre's, Port, Portugal"
2007 Vintage Port Classic 2025–2061 Acclaimed elegant, fresh and aromatic vintage — a benchmark modern Warre's Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (2007 widely declared)
2006 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2016–2040 Floral elegance and fine acidity from the cooler site Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha list / Taurus Wines listing
2005 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Very good 2015–2042 Well-reviewed (Decanter/Winedoctor); elegant and aromatic Decanter / Winedoctor reviews of Warre's Quinta da Cavadinha 2005
2004 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2014–2038 Balanced off-year Cavadinha with characteristic freshness wine-searcher / CellarTracker Warre's Quinta da Cavadinha 2004
2003 Vintage Port Very good 2021–2050 Powerful, ripe vintage; well received across the trade Symington Vintage Port Site (2003 general declaration)
2001 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Very good 2011–2038 Charles Symington noted excellent ripeness allowing long fermentations Warre's official Cavadinha page (2001 harvest note) / Symington list
2000 Vintage Port Very good 2018–2047 Fine millennium declaration with freshness and structure Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (2000 millennium declaration)
1999 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2009–2033 Refined non-declaration-year single quinta Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list
1998 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2008–2032 Late-90s single-quinta release K&L Wines / CellarTracker Warre's Quinta da Cavadinha 1998
1997 Vintage Port Very good 2015–2044 Concentrated, perfumed declaration; classic Warre's elegance Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1997 general declaration)
1996 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2006–2030 Off-year Cavadinha bottling with floral lift Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher
1995 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 2005–2029 Mid-90s single quinta, fresh and elegant Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list
1994 Vintage Port Classic 2012–2048 Top 1990s vintage; rich, fine-boned and age-worthy Wikipedia Vintage Port / wine-searcher / CellarTracker (1994 universally declared)
1991 Vintage Port Very good 2009–2038 Declared in a year many houses split; balanced and aromatic Symington Vintage Port Site (1991 general declaration)
1990 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Very good 2000–2027 Strong vintage for the estate in a non-declared general year Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list
1989 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 1999–2023 Fragrant off-year single-quinta release Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher
1988 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Very good 1998–2025 Well-regarded Cavadinha that has aged gracefully CellarTracker Warre Quinta da Cavadinha 1988
1987 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 1997–2021 Elegant non-declaration-year single quinta Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list
1986 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 1996–2020 Cooler-site SQVP showing fresh acidity and perfume Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list / wine-searcher
1985 Vintage Port Very good 2003–2032 Widely declared, charming and elegant; a fine drinking vintage Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1985 widely declared)
1983 Vintage Port Very good 2001–2030 Well-regarded declaration with good concentration and Warre's fragrance Symington Vintage Port Site (1983 general declaration)
1982 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 1992–2016 Off-year single-quinta bottling, floral and approachable Symington Vintage Port Site Cavadinha release list
1980 Vintage Port Good 1998–2022 Solid declared year, lighter and earlier-maturing than the great vintages Symington Vintage Port Site / tastingbook (1980 declared)
1979 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 1989–2013 Early single-quinta release from the Pinhao-valley estate Wine Consigners / World of Fine Wine (1979 Cavadinha)
1978 Single quintaQuinta da Cavadinha Good 1988–2012 Inaugural Cavadinha SQVP, year the estate was acquired Vintage Port Shop / CellarTracker (1978 inaugural Cavadinha)
1977 Vintage Port Classic 1995–2031 Outstanding structured 1977; one of the decade's best declarations Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1977 universally declared)
1975 Vintage Port Very good 1993–2022 Fully declared by Warre's; an elegant, earlier-maturing wine from the lighter 1975… Tastingbook - Warre's Vintage Port 1975
1970 Vintage Port Classic 1988–2024 Excellent, classically balanced Warre's; widely declared great year Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1970 universally declared)
1966 Vintage Port Very good 1984–2013 Fine off-the-back-of-1963 declaration; refined and long-lived Symington Vintage Port Site / Wikipedia (1966 widely declared)
1963 Vintage Port Legendary 1981–2030 Universally declared 1963 — one of the all-time great Port vintages; Warre's elegant… Wikipedia Vintage Port / CellarTracker (1963 universally declared)

How Warre's ages

The middle path — elegance with grip. These open around 18 years and drink through a prime to roughly 42. The years below are this house’s own bottlings, grouped by the tier of the vintage — a greater year is more concentrated and stretches the window. They are fixed for each wine; whether a bottle is ready today depends on the date and is answered by the maturity tool.

Legendary · 2 wines
1963, 2011 — windows open 1981–2029, modelled to decline from 2053–2101.
Classic · 6 wines
1970, 1977, 1994, 2007, 2016, 2017 — windows open 1988–2035, modelled to decline from 2047–2094.
Very good · 14 wines
1966, 1975, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997 and 6 more — windows open 1984–2027, modelled to decline from 2031–2079.
Good · 15 wines
1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995 and 7 more — windows open 1988–2023, modelled to decline from 2018–2053.

Houses that age like Warre's

PortDB groups the 21 houses into four maturation styles. These share Warre's’s, so their wines come round on a similar schedule.

Cockburn's
10 wines, 1908–2016 — legendary in 1908, 1963.
Sandeman
5 wines, 1955–2011.
Martinez
17 wines, 1955–2007.
Feuerheerd's
19 wines, 1922–2011.

Compare all 21 on the Port houses, see every year rated on the Port vintage chart, or read the greatest years ranked in best years for Port.

Common questions about Warre's Port

Is Warre's a good Port house?

By PortDB's tiers, yes. Warre's has 2 legendary vintages and 6 classic vintages among the 37 PortDB records, across 1963–2017. Those tiers reflect critic consensus and are a matter of editorial judgement, not a measurement; which years the house declared is public record. The dataset is also not exhaustive — it holds what has been verified against primary sources, so a missing year means no verified record here, not no wine.

Which Warre's vintage should you buy?

PortDB does not rank wines, but it does record a tier for each. The Warre's vintages it rates legendary are 1963, 2011. Each year's page lists every house that declared it, so you can see what Warre's was up against. They span 1963–2011, so their windows sit decades apart — “best” and “ready” are different questions, and the window on each row above answers the second one.

How long does Warre's Vintage Port last?

Warre's's wines are modelled on the balanced maturation style, which opens around 18 years after the vintage and holds a prime to about 42, stretched by the strength of the vintage and pulled earlier for its single-quinta wines. Across the 37 wines listed above that works out at windows opening 1981–2035 and decline modelled from 2018–2101. To place a specific bottle against today's date, name the house and year in the maturity tool. These are modelled windows, not measurements: storage and bottle variation move the goalposts.

Sources for the Warre's records