✓ 2025 record heat, small crop · Heat spike, Drought, Low yield Portugal's hottest, driest summer in 94 years cut volumes but not quality. ✓ 2024 warm summer, cool harvest · Low yield A warm summer and cool harvest gave the first general declaration since 2017. ✓ 2023 wet, generous, split by rain · Hail, Mildew / rot, Heat spike, Harvest rain An early, generous harvest broken in two by heavy September rain. ✓ 2022 Record heat, severe drought · Drought, Heat spike, Harvest rain, Low yield Severe drought and record July heat, an early start and yields 20 percent below average. ✓ 2021 Cool, fresh, elegant · Hail, Harvest rain A cool year with June hail and three harvest rains gave fresh, well-colored wines. ✓ 2020 Concentrated, dark, surprisingly fresh · Heat spike, Low yield Record July heat and a rainless early summer gave an early, very small Douro harvest. ✓ 2019 fresh, lively, balanced · Harvest rain A dry, cool summer and well-timed rain gave fresh, lively wines. ✓ 2017 Drought year, earliest harvest · Frost, Hail, Heat spike, Drought, Low yield A very dry, warm Douro year brought record-early picking and tiny yields. ✓ 2016 Wet spring, hot summer, refined · Low yield A wet winter and spring, a hot summer, then patient picking after September rain. ✓ 2015 Hot dry spring, cool summer · Drought, Harvest rain, Low yield A hot, dry Douro spring, a cool summer and well-timed September rain. ✓ 2013 Late, dry, rain-split harvest · Drought, Harvest rain Wet winter, rainless summer, then rain from 27 September split a late harvest. ✓ 2011 Drought, June scorch, structured wines · Hail, Heat spike, Drought, Mildew / rot, Low yield A dry Douro year with a June heat spike, rescued by late August rain. ✓ 2009 Dry, early, low yields · Heat spike, Drought, Harvest rain, Low yield A third dry year brought August heat, early picking and reduced yields. ✓ 2008 Cool, dry, late harvest · Drought, Harvest rain, Mildew / rot, Low yield A cool, dry Douro year with late flowering, lower yields and a late, calm harvest. ✓ 2007 Cool year, late harvest · Heat spike, Low yield A cool, unsettled Douro summer was saved by a dry August and September heat. ✓ 2004 Dry spring, record wet August · Drought, Heat spike A very dry start, then the wettest August in 104 years and sunshine for picking. ✓ 2003 Heatwave tempered by rain · Heat spike A wet winter and well-timed rain carried the Douro through the 2003 heatwave. ✓ 2001 Wet winter, large crop A very wet winter, then little rain from April to August and a large crop. ✓ 2000 Tiny crop, concentrated wines · Low yield A wet spring cut fruit set; a dry summer gave a tiny crop of concentrated wines. 1999 favorable then rain-disrupted · Harvest rain A favorable season was undone by intermittent rain in late September. 1998 mildew, heat, rain-hit harvest · Harvest rain, Heat spike, Low yield, Mildew / rot Mildew cut yields, then extreme heat and harvest rain made a mixed year. 1997 extremes, balanced maturation Snow, an early bud burst, and late-August rain framed a balanced season. 1995 furnace heat, record sugars · Heat spike Four weeks of furnace-like August heat pushed sugars to record levels. 1994 warm, hail-hit, low-yield · Hail, Low yield Hail and poor flowering slashed yields before a warm, dry summer. 1992 hot, dry, low-yield, tannic A long hot summer and late rain gave low yields and tannic structure. 1991 hot, dry, small berries · Drought A hot dry summer after heavy winter rain gave small, concentrated berries. 1988 catastrophic drought, tiny yield · Drought, Heat spike, Low yield No rain and near-27C heat caused 50 to 70 percent crop losses. 1987 hot, dry, elegant medium-weight · Drought A hot, dry summer ripened fruit fully without deep extraction or power. 1985 hot, dry, concentrated · Drought A hot, rainless July and August stressed vines into thick-skinned fruit. 1983 cold start, late, perfect harvest A cold winter and cold August gave way to a late, perfect October harvest. 1982 cool, benign, early-maturing A cool, dry winter and mild spring gave softer, early-maturing wines. 1980 dry winter, hot summer · Drought, Heat spike, Low yield One of the driest winters on record gave way to extremely hot, dry summer. ✓ 1978 Untitled year A poor spring gave way to a long hot summer; not generally declared. 1977 cool season, September rescue · Heat spike A record-wet winter and cool summer were rescued by hot autumn weather. 1975 hot, dry, rain-diluted · Harvest rain A hot dry summer was diluted by September rain, giving lighter wines. 1972 cool, wet, lighter style A cool, wet season discouraged declarations, giving lighter, fruity Ports. 1970 hot, dry, balanced structure · Drought, Heat spike Near-rainless summer heat concentrated fruit into a top-tier vintage. 1967 cool, backward, low-yield · Low yield A cool summer left grapes green and backward, with low yields and sugars. 1966 low-yield, rain-interrupted · Harvest rain, Low yield The lowest yields in years and a rain interruption still made a great year. 1963 cool, drought-broken, benchmark · Drought A cold, wet spring and summer drought broke just before an ideal harvest. 1960 good rainfall, no drought · Harvest rain Good rainfall with no drought gave elegant wines despite a rainy finish. 1958 damp, small, fragrant · Harvest rain Damp weather and rain at harvest gave a small, fragrant, delicate vintage. 1955 hot, balanced, reduced yield · Heat spike A hot summer and slightly reduced yields concentrated an excellent vintage. ✓ 1954 Untitled year Not a generally declared year; only Single Quinta bottlings were made. 1950 delicate, the lady's vintage Uneven ripening produced light, delicate wines nicknamed the lady's vintage. 1948 extreme heat, concentrated · Heat spike, Drought, Low yield Harvest heat hit 45C, shriveling grapes into concentrated, powerful Port. 1947 hot, low-yield, elegant · Heat spike A hot growing season with low yields gave elegant, delicate wines. 1945 hot, dry, powerful · Drought, Heat spike A very hot, dry summer with an early September harvest, a benchmark year. 1944 drought-suppressed, small · Drought, Low yield Portugal's longest recorded drought suppressed yields during wartime. 1942 cool, wartime, selective A dry winter and cold spring gave way to a dull, cool harvest. 1935 refined, drought-concentrated · Drought A prolonged summer drought broke just before harvest, giving refined wines. 1931 concentrated, low-yield, late · Drought A dry, cold summer and late September harvest concentrated small yields. 1927 abundant yet concentrated A relatively early harvest gave an enormous, high-quality crop. 1924 small yield, high quality · Low yield A small harvest concentrated fruit into very high quality wine. 1920 Untitled year 1917 Untitled year 1912 near-perfect balance A near-perfect growing season gave grapes of superb ripeness and balance. 1908 light, delicate despite heat · Heat spike A hot spring and summer made harvest so hot fermentation was hard to control. 1904 Untitled year 1900 delicate, elegant, benign A late harvest after early rain gave delicate, less colored wines. 1878 Untitled year 1870 Untitled year 1863 warm, dry, concentrated Warm dry ripening before phylloxera gave two legendary wood-aged Ports.