Taylor Fladgate Very Old Single Harvest Port 1964 Oporto Douro 750ml/Btl

Description

Neal Martin: I allowed my glass of 1964 Taylor's Very Old Single
Harvest Port a couple of hours to open up in the glass, monitoring
its evolution along the way. It is not a shy or retiring Port.
Clear mahogany in color with a slight green tinge on the rim, the
nose races out of the blocks like a young terrier let free in the
garden, with intense aromas of grilled walnut, smoke, brown sugar,
hints of caramel and a fug of alcohol that ebbs with time. The
palate is smooth and honeyed on the entry, a very seductive Port
wine, quite sumptuous in style, but with enough volatile lift to
maintain fieriness toward the viscous finish. I speculate that had
the 1963s not been so prodigious, Taylor Fladgate would have
elected to follow their 1960 declaration with a 1964. That is all
in the past. It is a delicious Vintage Port firing on all
cylinders, ready to drink and enjoy now rather than cellar.

Wine Specs

• Vintage: 1964
• Producer: Taylor Fladgate Very Old Single Harvest Port
• Region: Douro, Portugal
• Volume: 750ml

Supplier: WineCave (Dropship)