Taylor's Vargellas Vinha Velha 1997 is a classic Single Quinta Vintage Port. PortDB models its drinking window as opening in 2011, remaining prime through 2050, and declining from 2059. That window starts with the structured maturation style assigned to Taylor's, then adjusts for the classic vintage tier and the earlier-maturing single-quinta format.
Drinking window
Opens 2011 · prime to 2050 · declining from 2059
For this bottle, the model opens the window 14 years after the vintage and gives it a 39-year prime phase before the mature tail. Decline is modelled 62 years after the harvest.
- Producer
- Taylor's
- Vintage
- 1997
- Type
- Single Quinta Vintage Port
- Quality tier
- Style
- Structured
- Prime window
- 2011–2050
What PortDB records
Among the finest VVVs, ~97 points; the wine that built the cuvee's reputation.
SourceTaylor's official Vargellas Vinha Velha vintage 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.
1997 in context
PortDB records 13 wines from 1997 and 11 houses making a general declaration. These are every other 1997 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 Taylor's vintages
The closest Taylor's releases by vintage year show how its structured style behaves across stronger and lighter years.