Martinez Quinta da Eira Velha 1994 is a classic Single Quinta Vintage Port. PortDB models its drinking window as opening in 2004, remaining prime through 2034, and declining from 2040. That window starts with the balanced maturation style assigned to Martinez, then adjusts for the classic vintage tier and the earlier-maturing single-quinta format.
Drinking window
Opens 2004 · prime to 2034 · declining from 2040
For this bottle, the model opens the window 10 years after the vintage and gives it a 30-year prime phase before the mature tail. Decline is modelled 46 years after the harvest.
- Producer
- Martinez
- Vintage
- 1994
- Type
- Single Quinta Vintage Port
- Quality tier
- Style
- Balanced
- Prime window
- 2004–2034
What PortDB records
Top single-quinta release; Eira Velha 1994 under Martinez label, ~94 points.
SourceVintageport.se Eira Velha list; CellarTracker 1994 Eira Velha; wine.com listing
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.
1994 in context
PortDB records 18 wines from 1994 and 15 houses making a general declaration. These are every other 1994 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 Martinez vintages
The closest Martinez releases by vintage year show how its balanced style behaves across stronger and lighter years.