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“One of the oldest and consistently one of the best shippers… The style of their tremendous vintage wines, of unrivaled ripeness, depth, and every other dimension, is largely derived from their famous Quinta de Vargellas.” –Hugh Johnson’s Modern Encyclopedia of Wine
In 1692 when English wine merchant Job Bearsley arrived in Portugal to trade wine he never expected that he would be at the forefront of founding what would become one of the most important Port houses in the Douro River Valley. In 1744, with the assistance of his grandson Bartholomew, the company became the first British wine merchant to purchase property in the Douro. With a frequent change of ownership throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the house came to the final control of Joseph Taylor and John Fladgate, who gave the company its name.
Today, Taylor’s is regarded as one of the highest standards of Vintage Port. Unlike other producers in the region, which include a range of dry wines in their portfolios, Taylor’s only makes Port. The portfolio includes a series of a bottle- and wood- aged ports including Vintage, Late Bottled Vintage, Single-Harvest, Single-Estate, and White Port. The family still plays a leading role in all stages of production and dedicate themselves to releasing the upper echelon tier of Vintage Port.
Tasting Notes
- WA94
- The NV 30 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled with a bar top cork in 2014. It comes in at 125.8 grams per liter of residual sugar. It isn't that I dislike the 20s or even younger Tawnies, but this shows what you get by stepping up. (Granted, the price is quite a step up, too.) This has that wonderful concentration of flavor, the molasses, the touch of treacle and the extra complexity that you don't always get with young Tawnies. Its combination of power, concentration and complexity also means that it lingers endlessly on the finish. It's one of those wines you will be able to smell on anything it touches for much of the evening. That's worth the price of admission for me. This is wonderfully constructed with that long, intensely flavorful finish. As with most such, it can hold indefinitely barring cork failure, but the bar top cork means that it is not really expected to be aged. Dig in. Make sure not to drink them too warm--60 degrees Fahrenheit or so works a lot better than 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
- WSM93
- Porto 30-Year-Old Tawny At a beautiful moment in its evolution, this blend has a lingering richness. The aromas are deep, complex and heady; the flavors of fresh apricot and nutmeats bring Douro almonds to mind. While the texture is luscious, light tannins keep it tight and firm. For fireside conversation.
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