Quinta do Noval Nacional 1931 is a legendary Vintage Port. PortDB estimates it is ready to drink from 1953, with its prime lasting through 2011 and decline expected from 2046. The estimate uses the structured house style and this wine’s legendary quality tier.
Drinking window
Ready to drink from 1953 · prime to 2011 · declining from 2046
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The model suggests opening this wine from 22 years after harvest, with a prime lasting another 58 years. It may still drink well after that, with decline expected around 115 years after harvest.
- Producer
- Quinta do Noval
- Vintage
- 1931
- Type
- Vintage Port
- Quality tier
- Style
- Structured
- Prime window
- 1953–2011
About the wine
Rare bottling from ungrafted, own-rooted (pé franco) vines; widely regarded as one of the finest Ports, from a year few houses declared.
SourceTastingbook — Nacional 1931 (100 points; Suckling 'perhaps greatest vintage Port ever made')
The quality tier reflects critic consensus and our editorial judgement. Drinking windows are estimates; storage and bottle condition affect how a wine ages.
1931 in context
PortDB records 1 wine from 1931, including general Vintage Ports from 1 recorded house. This is the only 1931 wine currently recorded in PortDB.
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