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Vintage Ratings

It must be remembered that Port Houses can make Vintage Port without ‘declaring’ the year. That is why the number of ‘declared houses’ often is mentioned with different figures from different sources.

We have following classification of the vintage years:

  • Very poor
  • Poor
  • Fair
  • Below average
  • Average
  • Good
  • Very Good
  • Excellent
  • Outstanding
  • Classic
  • Explanations for the columns in the table below:

  • Michael Broadbent's rating is on a scale from 1-5
  • James Suckling's scale is up to 100
  • The source for number of 'Declared houses' is statistics from IVDP
  • 'Known brands' is the number of brands we know of that has been made in each vintage
  • Select a vintage to show tasting notes

    VintageRatingBroad-
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    SucklingDeclared housesKnown brandsComment
    2020-29
    2019-55
    2018Very good to Excellent-68
    2017Classic-109
    2016Classic-90
    2015Excellent to Outstanding-77
    2014Good-33
    2013Good-40
    2012Very good-42
    2011Classic-98
    2010Good7018
    2009Excellent-65
    2008Good to Very good2035
    2007Outstanding4694
    2006Very good-25
    2005Very good-58
    2004Very good to Excellent6559
    2003Excellent5697
    2002Good2737
    2001Very good to Excellent2443
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    SucklingDeclared housesKnown brandsComment
    2000Classic510099
    1999Very good36163
    1998Good32933
    1997Outstanding46992
    1996Good to Very good33841
    1995Excellent34263
    1994Outstanding44667
    1993Very poor11
    1992Excellent32224
    1991Excellent44164
    1990Average to Good21317
    1989Very good32044
    1988Average11115
    1987Very good2883054
    1986Good180711
    1985Outstanding to Classic4964679
    1984Good2811525
    1983Outstanding4923663
    1982Good to Very good3843983
    1981Very poor12
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    1980Very good3873148
    1979Average2741328
    1978Good to Very good2842759
    1977Classic5973361
    1976Average17646
    1975Good2803451
    1974Average174113
    1973Very poor00
    1972Average to Good17968
    1971Very poor02
    1970Classic5954181
    1969Very poor7212
    1968Average277411
    1967Very good2881625
    1966Outstanding5932947
    1965Average to Good1801017
    1964Average to Good1811010
    1963Classic5984468
    1962Good282715
    1961Good38058
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    1960Very good to Excellent4874162
    1959Very poor-3
    1958Very good3842145
    1957Good to Very good851120
    1956Very poor-2
    1955Outstanding5942652
    1954Good to Very good385322
    1953Fair2-10
    1952Below average80315
    1951Poor1-5
    1950
    The Lady's Vintage
    Good to Very good2861334
    1949Below average70-8
    1948Outstanding to Classic499924
    1947Outstanding4931242
    1946Below average170-7
    1945Classic5982246
    1944Average to Good470316
    1943Average to Good270416
    1942Very good to Excellent3861022
    1941Average170-6
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    1940Average270211
    1939Very poor-4
    1938Average280210
    1937Average270211
    1936Average2-3
    1935
    George V's Jubilee Vintage
    Classic5951541
    1934Outstanding4931233
    1933Average3-13
    1932Poor-2
    1931Classic595329
    1930Very poor-2Taylor sold their Quinta de Vargellas to the Lancashire Wine Merchant Horridge's second son Cork's birth
    1929Average28019
    1928Below average2-2
    1927Classic51003046Best during the 20th century
    1926Fair170-8Taylor produced and sold Quinta de Vargellas to a Wine Merchant due to his son's birth
    1925Below average170-5
    1924Very good to Excellent4851833
    1923Average270-5
    1922Very good3851838
    1921Fair116
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    1920Very good to Excellent4852338
    1919Average75710
    1918Poor-6
    1917Very good3881534
    1916Average-9
    1915Below average-1
    1914Below average-7
    1913Below average-1
    1912Classic5992531
    1911
    Coronation Vintage
    Good38015
    1910Fair3-3
    1909Below average-3
    1908Outstanding to Classic5942639
    1907Below average-2
    1906Below average-7
    1905Poor-2
    1904
    Schnappsen Vintage
    Outstanding4902532Out of Brandy in Portugal why brandy was imported.
    1903Poor-3
    1902Fair-6
    1901Fair-5
    VintageRatingBroad-
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    1900Outstanding to Classic5902230
    1899Average12
    1898Average-0
    1897
    Royal Diamond Jubilee Vintage
    Outstanding4713Sandeman used Scottish whisky to fortify
    1896Outstanding to Classic42435
    1895Average to Good3-3
    1894Good to Very good21315
    1893Good to Very good3-2Some port fortified by brandy from the Azores
    1892Good to Very good11016Some port fortified by brandy from the Azores
    1891Average1-4
    1890Very good32033
    1889Average to Good-2
    1888Average-1
    1887Good to Very good32033
    1886Poor-3
    1885Average158
    1884Classic52125May be regarded as the last of the 10 vintages
    1883Fair-0
    1882Below average-2
    1881Very good32025Promised to be 8 but became a great disappointment
    VintageRatingBroad-
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    1880Good266
    1879Poor-0
    1878Classic42023The last pre-phylloxera Port
    1877Good3-3
    1876Poor-0
    1875Outstanding41822
    1874Average134
    1873Excellent31623Even better than 1872
    1872Excellent31616
    1871Poor-3
    1870Classic51927
    1869Poor3-1
    1868Classic4-18One of the best vintage ever.
    1867Below average-9
    1866Below average-1
    1865Good-12
    1864Below average-3
    1863Classic5-20One of the best ever
    1862Average-2
    1861Average-11
    VintageRatingBroad-
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    1860Good-5
    1859Average-1
    1858Excellent to Outstanding3-14
    1857Poor-0
    1856Very poor-0
    1855Below average-0
    1854
    Comet Vintage (Donatis comet)
    Good to Very good3-8Declared by 4 British shippers
    1853Excellent to Outstanding4-9
    1852Average-1
    1851
    Prince Alberts Great Exhibition Vintage Port
    Outstanding4-21
    1850Good-4
    1849Average-0
    1848Average-2
    1847Classic5-16
    1846Good-6
    1845Fair-0
    1844Good to Very good-11
    1843Fair to Below average-1
    1842Good-8
    1841Very poor to Poor-1
    VintageRatingBroad-
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    SucklingDeclared housesKnown brandsComment
    1840Outstanding3-13
    1839Poor-1
    1838Poor-0
    1837Average3-2
    1836Poor-1
    1835Average-1
    1834Classic5-12Famous Vintage
    1833Average-2
    1832Poor-2Taylor
    1831Poor-1
    1830Good-5
    1829Poor-2
    1828Average-1
    1827Good-2
    1826Average-0
    1825Poor-1
    1824Poor-0
    1823Fair-0
    1822Good-1
    1821Good-3
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    1820Very good to Excellent3-11
    1819Poor-0
    1818Very poor-0
    1817Average-1
    1816Average-1
    1815Very good to Excellent4-7
    1814Average-0
    1813Average-1
    1812Very good to Excellent-4
    1811Outstanding5-2
    1810Good to Very good-0
    1809Average-0
    1808Average-0
    1807Average-0
    1806Very good to Excellent-0
    1805Average-1
    1804Good-2
    1803Good-0
    1802Good to Very good-0
    1801Poor-0
    VintageRatingBroad-
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    1800Poor-0

    Last tasted:

    28th May
    Butler Nephew 1960
    27th May
    Barros 1982
    20th May
    Maynard 2002
    19th May
    Quinta dos Malvedos
    Graham 2012
    13th May
    Alves de Sousa 2009
    8th May
    Burton
    Messias 1982
    5th May
    Quinta Vale D. Maria 2011
    4th May
    Messias 1965
    Messias 1967
    Messias 1997
    Messias 2003
    Messias 2005
    Messias 2007
    Messias 2011
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1960
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1963
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1967
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1970
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1977
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1979
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1982
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1983
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1984
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 1989
    Quinta do Cachao
    Messias 2009

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