1991 Vintage Port

1991 is a good Port vintage, a rank below the greatest years. It was a universal declaration: 6 houses shipped a general Vintage Port, and PortDB rates the best 1991s very good. The dataset holds 7 wines from the year, 1 of them single-quinta release. Windows open 2003–2013, with decline modelled from 2041–2086.

Rating: Very good
Declaration: Universal
Houses declaring: 6
Wines in PortDB: 7 (1 single-quinta)
Windows open: 2003–2013
Tiers: 5 very good · 2 good

Every 1991 Port

Graham's Vintage Port Good

Declared in a year many houses skipped; rich and reliable rather than monumental.

1991 prime 2011–2043 2071

Opens 2011 · prime to 2043 · declining from 2071

SourceGraham's official declared-vintage list + trade coverage of the 1991 declaration
Fonseca Single quinta Good Quinta do Panascal

Single-quinta from the Tavora estate in a year Fonseca declared 1992; soft, approachable

1991 prime 2003–2035 2041

Opens 2003 · prime to 2035 · declining from 2041

Sourcevintageport.se Quinta do Panascal house vintage list; ThePortForum thread citing Fonseca's official site; Winedoctor Fonseca Guimaraens 1991
Warre's Vintage Port Very good

Declared in a year many houses split; balanced and aromatic

1991 prime 2009–2038 2061

Opens 2009 · prime to 2038 · declining from 2061

SourceSymington Vintage Port Site (1991 general declaration)
Dow's Vintage Port Very good

Dow declared the odd-year 1991 over 1992; firm and concentrated

1991 prime 2013–2051 2086

Opens 2013 · prime to 2051 · declining from 2086

SourceTrade record: Symington houses declared 1991 over 1992
Martinez Vintage Port Very good

Good 1991 declaration; balanced mid-weight, firm-ish but accessible.

1991 prime 2009–2038 2061

Opens 2009 · prime to 2038 · declining from 2061

SourceVintageport.se Martinez list; prtwine.com Martinez list
Quarles Harris Vintage Port Very good

Symington split-declaration year; firm, traditional QH

1991 prime 2013–2051 2086

Opens 2013 · prime to 2051 · declining from 2086

SourceVintagePort.se table; Wine-Searcher Quarles Harris listing
Gould Campbell Vintage Port Very good

Solid split-year Symington declaration; robust and age-worthy if a step below the top vintages

1991 prime 2013–2051 2086

Opens 2013 · prime to 2051 · declining from 2086

SourceWine-Searcher (1991, WS Top 100 #56)

When to drink the 1991s

The drinking window is derived from the house’s maturation style, stretched by the strength of the vintage and shortened for single-quinta releases. The years below are fixed for each wine; whether a bottle is ready today is shown on each entry above once JavaScript loads.

Structured · 3 wines: Dow's, Quarles Harris, Gould Campbell — windows open 2013, modelled to decline from 2086.
Opulent · 2 wines: Graham's, Fonseca — windows open 2003–2011, modelled to decline from 2041–2071.
Balanced · 2 wines: Warre's, Martinez — windows open 2009, modelled to decline from 2061.

1991 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 1991 Port

Was 1991 a good year for Port?

Yes. 1991 was a universal declaration, with 6 houses shipping a general Vintage Port, and PortDB rates the best wines of the year very good. Tier judgements here reflect critic consensus and are editorial; which houses declared is public record.

Which houses declared 1991?

Graham's, Warre's, Dow's, Martinez, Quarles Harris, Gould Campbell. A further 1 single-quinta wine was released alongside the general declarations. PortDB's dataset is not exhaustive — it holds the houses it has been able to verify against primary sources.

When should you drink 1991 Port?

Every 1991 in the dataset has its own modelled window above. Across all 7 wines, windows open 2003–2013 and decline is modelled from 2041–2086. The spread comes from house style — structured houses open around 22 years; opulent houses open around 20 years; balanced houses open around 18 years — stretched by the strength of the vintage and pulled earlier for the single-quinta wines. 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.

Which is the best 1991 Port?

PortDB does not rank wines within a year, but it does record a quality tier for each. The 1991s it rates very good are Warre's, Dow's, Martinez, Quarles Harris, Gould Campbell. Those tiers reflect critic consensus and are a matter of editorial judgement, not a measurement. Which is “best” for you is also a question of house style: a structured house rewards patience, an opulent one gives more, sooner.