PortDB the Vintage Port maturity guide

Taylor's 2000

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

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Taylor's 2000 is a classic Vintage Port. PortDB estimates it is ready to drink from 2022, with its prime lasting through 2067 and decline expected from 2102. The estimate uses the structured house style and this wine’s classic quality tier.

Vintage Port Classic Structured

Drinking window

Ready to drink from 2022 · prime to 2067 · declining from 2102

Opening a bottle? See how to decant Vintage Port.

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
Taylor's
Vintage
2000
Type
Vintage Port
Quality tier
Classic
Style
Structured
Prime window
2022–2067

About the wine

Excellent, finely structured millennium vintage with great purity of fruit.

SourceTaylor's official Classic Vintage years list

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

2000 in context

PortDB records 14 wines from 2000, including general Vintage Ports from 13 recorded houses. Compare the other 2000 wines in our guide below. Each link opens a wine profile or its entry on the vintage page.

Explore the 2000 wines recorded in PortDB →

Nearby Taylor's vintages

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