Port Vintage Chart

Here is a list of generally declared Vintage Ports since 1900. Note how since the 1990s the tradition of only 3 declarations per decade has been cast aside.

Last updated 30th November 2015.

Year	Drinking	Rating	Notes
2011	Keep	10	The weather conditions throughout the whole growing season have been described as perfect. The 2011 vintage is being lined up to be amongst the greats.
2009	Keep	8	The very hot Summer lead to a split declaration where vineyards on higher ground and with better drought tolerance tended to produce better although low yielding fruit. This vintage is being compared with 2003.
2008	Keep	6	A cold Winter meant lower than usual yields. Not widely declared, but Noval and the single quintas produced good wines.
2007	Keep	10	Stunning wines from an exceptional year. General declaration. Excellent long term potential.
2003	Keep	8	These wines have traditional tannin based tones with rich fruit flavours. General declaration.
2000	Keep	10	Volumes were low in 2000 although it is now considered a classic year; the wines are rich and strong.
1997	Keep	9	Full bodied and well balanced. General declaration.
1994	Keep	10	A highlight from the 20th century. Outstanding port with exceptional ripe fruit structure and full flavour. General declaration.
1992	Keep	8	Concentrated wines. Few declared but those that did have produced excellent examples.
1991	Keep	8	A small yield this year but of very good quality. Declared by most port houses.
1985	Drink/Keep	8	A classic Vintage Port; the wines are rich and strong. General declaration. Some 2014 tastings from well known producers were not quite as good as expected; however a few top tier wines were outstanding. Choice of producer is important for 1985 as the longevity of some wines is in question.
1983	Drink/Keep	7	An exceptional year with wonderfully powerful wines. However the 1977 and 1985 vintages appealed more so 1983 is a good value Port. Declared by most houses.
1982	Drink	6	A softer wine maturing well. Easy drinking port.
1980	Drink/Keep	7	Good wines but similar to 1983 is great value at auction. General declaration.
1977	Drink/Keep	9	Declared by the major houses. An excellent vintage with a long finish and complex structure.
1975	Drink	6	A smooth and light wine and very quaffable. General declaration.
1970	Drink/Keep	9	A superb port declared by the major houses. Excellent balance, structure and finish. A very fine port drinking well.
1967	Drink	4	Minor declaration. Wines fading.
1966	Drink/Keep	10	An exceptional Vintage Port and good value in view of the quality.
1963	Drink	10	A very fine port. Declared by the major houses.
1960	Drink	5	An elegant Port with a slightly sweet foundation. Declared by the major houses.
1958	Drink	7	Fragrant and light ports. Declared by some houses.
1955	Drink/Keep	6	An exceptional Vintage Port with amazing aging potential. Still considered as drinking well now or having considerable further cellaring. Declared by most houses.
1950	Drink	6	An elegant and light vintage. Declared by some houses.
1948	Drink/Keep	10	Excellent and fine ports but now tricky to find. Declared by some houses.
1947	Drink	6	Good quality port declared by a small number of houses.
1945	Drink/Keep	8	A superb year declared by the major houses.
1935	Drink	8	A high tannin port with rich fruit, this is a classic Vintage Port. Declared by the major houses.
1934	Drink	6	An excellent vintage; a strong wine with excellent foundations. Declared by some of the major houses.
1927	Drink	10	The finest Vintage Port. If you have the opportunity to drink this it will be a very special moment.
1924	Drink	7	A low volume year that produced an excellent vintage. Declared by the major houses.
1920	Drink	4	General declaration.
1912	Drink	10	An excellent Vintage Port, perhaps second to 1927 in the 20th Century. Declared by most major houses.
1904	Drink	6	A classic port, has lightened significantly but remains balanced and light. Declared by most major houses.
1900	Drink	6	An excellent Vintage port, the wine is now very light. Declared by most major houses.