Feuerheerd's 1977 is a classic Vintage Port. PortDB models its drinking window as opening in 1995, remaining prime through 2031, and declining from 2054. That window starts with the balanced maturation style assigned to Feuerheerd's, then adjusts for the classic vintage tier.
Drinking window
Opens 1995 · prime to 2031 · declining from 2054
For this bottle, the model opens the window 18 years after the vintage and gives it a 36-year prime phase before the mature tail. Decline is modelled 77 years after the harvest.
- Producer
- Feuerheerd's
- Vintage
- 1977
- Type
- Vintage Port
- Quality tier
- Style
- Balanced
- Prime window
- 1995–2031
What PortDB records
Great universal declaration; serious age-worthy year for the house
SourceVintageport.se Feuerheerd house declaration list
The vintage tier is an editorial judgement based on critic consensus; the drinking window is PortDB’s model, not a measurement. Storage and bottle variation can move the practical window.
1977 in context
PortDB records 12 wines from 1977 and 12 houses making a general declaration. These are every other 1977 wine in the dataset, linked to its own profile where one meets the Stage 3 evidence gate and otherwise to its full record on the vintage page.
Nearby Feuerheerd's vintages
The closest Feuerheerd's releases by vintage year show how its balanced style behaves across stronger and lighter years.