1931 was a declared Port vintage, but PortDB records it thinly. It was a limited declaration — Quinta do Noval shipped a general Vintage Port, and PortDB rates that wine legendary, which stands as the year's rating here — but it rests on a single record, so treat it as provisional rather than a survey of the vintage. The dataset holds 1 wine from the year. Windows open 1953, with decline modelled from 2046.
- Rating
- Declaration
- Limited
- Houses declaring
- 1
- Wines in PortDB
- 1
- Windows open
- 1953
- Tiers
- 1 legendary
Every 1931 Port
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Quinta do Noval Vintage Port Nacional
The mythical ungrafted, own-rooted (pé franco) bottling; one of the greatest Ports ever made, in a year few houses declared.
1931 prime 1953–2011 2046Opens 1953 · prime to 2011 · declining from 2046
SourceTastingbook — Nacional 1931 (100 points; Suckling 'perhaps greatest vintage Port ever made')
1931 in context
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Common questions about 1931 Port
Was 1931 a good year for Port?
1931 was declared, so the house that shipped it — Quinta do Noval — judged the year outstanding. But PortDB holds only 1 general declaration for 1931, which is too thin to rate the vintage as a whole, so the legendary rating here is provisional. Tier judgements reflect critic consensus and are editorial; which houses declared is public record.
Which houses declared 1931?
Quinta do Noval. PortDB's dataset is not exhaustive — it holds the houses it has been able to verify against primary sources.
When should you drink 1931 Port?
Every 1931 in the dataset has its own modelled window above. Across all 1 wine, windows open 1953 and decline is modelled from 2046. There is no spread to speak of: every 1931 here comes from a structured house, a build that takes about 22 years to open — stretched by the strength of the vintage. To check a specific bottle against today's date, use the maturity tool. These are modelled windows, not measurements: storage and bottle variation move the goalposts.