PortDB the Vintage Port maturity guide

Quarles Harris 2003

Vintage Port: when to open it, wine notes and sources.

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Quarles Harris 2003 is a classic Vintage Port. PortDB estimates it is ready to drink from 2025, with its prime lasting through 2070 and decline expected from 2105. The estimate uses the structured house style and this wine’s classic quality tier.

Vintage Port Classic Structured

Drinking window

Ready to drink from 2025 · prime to 2070 · declining from 2105

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The model suggests opening this wine from 22 years after harvest, with a prime lasting another 45 years. It may still drink well after that, with decline expected around 102 years after harvest.

Producer
Quarles Harris
Vintage
2003
Type
Vintage Port
Quality tier
Classic
Style
Structured
Prime window
2025–2070

About the wine

Generally declared; traditional tannic structure with ripe fruit

SourceVintagePort.se table; Wine-Searcher aggregate ~89

The quality tier reflects critic consensus and our editorial judgement. Drinking windows are estimates; storage and bottle condition affect how a wine ages.

2003 in context

PortDB records 15 wines from 2003, including general Vintage Ports from 13 recorded houses. Compare the other 2003 wines in our guide below. Each link opens a wine profile or its entry on the vintage page.

Explore the 2003 wines recorded in PortDB →

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