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Vintage Port |
1968 |
Taylor's Very Old Single Harvest - owc |
6 |
Bottle |
75cl |
Convert Price£125 |
Pretty gorgeous from the get go, with toasted sesame, green tea, walnut husk, pistachio cream and peanut toffee notes seamlessly layered atop each other, framed by a subtle singed alder hint. Everything glides with grace through the finish, like a gently wafting plume of white smoke off of burning incense. Drink now.
Score: 98
James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2017+
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98 |
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Vintage Port |
1975 |
Warre's |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£450 |
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Vintage Port |
1977 |
Graham's |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£950 |
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Vintage Port |
1983 |
Warre's |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£450 |
This house makes rather restrained yet rich, flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod. Their vintage ports seem slow to develop, and while they never quite have the voluptuous richness of a Dow, Graham, or Fonseca, they have a unique mineral-scented character that gives them their own complexity and style. The 1983 is richly perfumed and fragrant, which is so typical of the ports from this vintage, and is seemingly more forward than normal.
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90 |
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Vintage Port |
1985 |
Graham's |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£600 |
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Vintage Port |
2003 |
Taylor's |
1 |
Case |
Half bottle |
Convert Price£520 |
The 2003 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port improved each time I raised it to my nose or mouth. It displays a black color and a salty, graphite-laced nose packed with sweet black fruits that is reminiscent of a stellar vintage of Chateau Latour. With air, notes of molasses, burnt sugar, spices, and jammy plums emanate from the glass. Full-bodied, hugely dense, immensely rich, as well as thick, this behemoth is also amazingly balanced and harmonious. Raisins, molasses, licorice, black cherries, plums, and a distinctive note of violets are found in its complex, seamless character. Its interminable finish reveals additional notes of chocolate, kirsch, red as well as black currants, dark cherries, and rose blossoms. Armed with exceptional power, depth, and purity, this Taylor will proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest ever crafted by the Fladgate Partnership. Projected maturity: 2035-2060. Score: 98+
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