2002 was not a declared Port vintage. No house shipped a general Vintage Port that year. PortDB records 1 single-quinta release from 2002 instead — wines from one named estate, made in the good but not universally declared years and built to drink sooner than a classic Vintage Port. Their windows open 2016.
- Rating
- Not declared
- Declaration
- Single-quinta only
- Houses declaring
- —
- Wines in PortDB
- 1 (1 single-quinta)
- Windows open
- 2016
- Tiers
- 1 very good
The 2002 single-quinta Ports
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Dow's Single quinta Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira
IWC Gold Medal winner
2002 prime 2016–2052 2061Opens 2016 · prime to 2052 · declining from 2061
SourceSymington/Premium Port SdR vintage list (incl. 2002)
2002 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 2002 Port
Was 2002 a good year for Port?
No — 2002 was not declared. A Port house declares a vintage only in years it judges outstanding, and none did so in 2002. That is not the same as a bad year: 1 estate still bottled a single-quinta Port from 2002, which is what houses do in years that are good without being declaration-worthy.
Which 2002 Ports were released?
No general declarations were made. The 2002 bottlings PortDB records are single-quinta wines from Dow's. Each is listed above with its source.
When should you drink 2002 Port?
Every 2002 in the dataset has its own modelled window above. Across all 1 wine, windows open 2016 and decline is modelled from 2061. There is no spread to speak of: every 2002 here comes from a structured house, a build that takes about 22 years to open — 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.
Sources for the 2002 records
- Symington/Premium Port SdR vintage list (incl. 2002)