Region: Vintage Port |
| Year |
Rating |
Drinkability |
Style |
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| 1963 |
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A classic. No other vintage since has such an extensive roll of honour |
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| 1966 |
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May be the most under-rated year of the century: wines had structure and good flavour |
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| 1967 |
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drink now |
Two leading shippers declared 67, but there was little that was memorable |
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| 1970 |
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drink soon |
A fine vintage which was widely declared and continues to fulfill its promise. |
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| 1977 |
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Considered one of the 'vintages of the century' - some concern that some wines will never soften |
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| 1980 |
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An unfairly under-rated vintage which produced relatively dry, highly drinkable wines |
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| 1982 |
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Forward and relatively fast-maturing, with soft, sweet character |
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| 1983 |
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A smaller vintage in quantity than 1982 but much more robust in style |
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| 1985 |
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A very widely declared vintage with rich, well-structured wines |
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| 1987 |
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This was a low output year few declared and the world slump was detrimental to vintage port export |
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| 1991 |
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keep |
Quantities were low but the quality was excellent. Widely declared |
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| 1992 |
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keep |
Poor weather at harvest time meant that few shippers declared. Those who did produced very good |
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| 1994 |
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keep |
An excellent year, with wonderfully rich, ripe wines. Quantities were small and demand extremely big |
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| 1995 |
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Eccentric weather conditions permitted only a few producers to declare a vintage |
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| 1996 |
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keep |
With a couple of exceptions only the canny or the lucky will strike gold |
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| 1997 |
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keep |
An almost unanimous declaration. The wines are well structured and appear ageworthy |
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| 1998 |
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keep |
Some excellent single quinta Ports for drinking in the medium term |
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| 2000 |
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keep |
A classic port vintage that is remarkable for the sheer depth of colour and richness evident in nearly all the wines. |
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| 2001 |
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Most declared either single quinta Ports or under their second label. |
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| 2002 |
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After high hopes at the outset, 2002 proved to be something of a damp squib. |
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| 2003 |
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There are some solid, well-structured wines that, like the 1997s, will repay keeping. |
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| 2004 |
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keep |
A good year after a bad start. |
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| 2005 |
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keep |
The harvesting weather could not have been better. All indicators point to a great vintage |
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| 2006 |
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keep |
Generally undeclared vintage but with some notable exceptions. Unrelenting hot weather. |
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| 2007 |
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keep |
Widely declared, cooler character vintage. Wines are fresh and elegant, with exceptionally polished tannins - fine yet dense and rich. Huge potential for ageing.
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