Taylor's Vintage 1977

Wine information: Taylor’s owns two great vineyards in the Douro, Quinta de Vargellas and Quinta de Terra Feita. Both are categorised grade A – the highest possible rating. In years when Taylor’s produces a classic vintage, wines from these two estates are blended together. As they are some 20 miles apart, and subject to very different microclimates, they combine to produce a powerful, long lived and complex vintage port. Deep rich red colour, opaque in the centre with lighter brick edges. Good intense mature fruit aromas. Nice depth and richness with chocolate, cherry and blackberry fruits coming through. Rounded firm, full palate. Concentrated flavours of raisin and treacle. A smooth velvety finish. Drink now – 2020. “This wine’s dark garnet color with minimal bricking suggests a relatively youthful wine and certainly could age longer, although it’s also delicious now. Wonderfully complex floral and herbal scents easily move into deep, rich flavors of chocolate and cherries, sprinkled with a healthy dose of Douro minerality and spice.” 97 Points Wine Enthusiast.

Please note the levels are good for a port of this age but the bottle so show some signs of leakage - hence the price. They were bought from a private cellar. Some of the labels are bin soiled. Please feel free to contact me if you require a photograph of the bottles / labels.

Reviews: "1977 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port Magenta color and showing no signs of nearly 30 years old in its appearance. Ahhh, this is what a fine Taylor '77 should deliver and again, without decanting this could not deliver all accoutrements, but nonetheless it is hard not to love this youthful VP. It took some coaxing and time to open up and showed a rich, full-bodied sumptuous Port. The structure is focused and the acidity and tannins are in perfect synch with the bold and brash berry fruit. Totally enjoyable right now and it portends a drinking window that should rival the epoch expressed by the legendary 1945. I beg to differ with those that think this is already at maturity today. Not even close! With at least six hours in decanter I'd probably have gone up another couple of points as I bet some of the spirit on the finish would have shown greater integration (and length). 95+ points" Roy Hersh, www.fortheloveofport.com

 
   

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