1950 was a declared Port vintage, but PortDB records it thinly. It was a limited declaration — Quarles Harris shipped a general Vintage Port, and PortDB rates that wine good, 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 1972, with decline modelled from 2040.
- Rating
- Declaration
- Limited
- Houses declaring
- 1
- Wines in PortDB
- 1
- Windows open
- 1972
- Tiers
- 1 good
Every 1950 Port
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Quarles Harris Vintage Port
Declared; noted as elegant and balanced, fully mature with a long finish
1950 prime 1972–2005 2040Opens 1972 · prime to 2005 · declining from 2040
1950 in context
See every year rated on the Port vintage chart, the greatest years ranked in best years for Port, or compare the shippers on the Port houses.
Common questions about 1950 Port
Was 1950 a good year for Port?
1950 was declared, so the house that shipped it — Quarles Harris — judged the year outstanding. But PortDB holds only 1 general declaration for 1950, which is too thin to rate the vintage as a whole, so the good rating here is provisional. Tier judgements reflect critic consensus and are editorial; which houses declared is public record.
Which houses declared 1950?
Quarles Harris. PortDB's dataset is not exhaustive — it holds the houses it has been able to verify against primary sources.
When should you drink 1950 Port?
Every 1950 in the dataset has its own modelled window above. Across all 1 wine, windows open 1972 and decline is modelled from 2040. There is no spread to speak of: every 1950 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.