1970 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port
Reviews of 1970 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port
96 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
January 1989
This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Their ports are remarkably backward yet still impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have an inner strength and firmness that keep them going for decades. Their tawnys are also among the very best, though somewhat expensive. The 1970 fabulous, a broodingly dense-colored, backward port that has all the signs of future greatness, provided one is willing to cellar it until the early 1990s.
98 points, Wine Spectator
January 1989
Clearly lives up to Taylor's superb reputation. Deep ruby, with intense violet and chocolate aromas, full-bodied, with gorgeous fruit flavors, full but well-integrated tannins and an extremely long finish. Amazing balance and finesse. Still needs time. –JS
About 1970 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port
About the Winery Taylor
High up in the Douro Valley is Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, one of the world's
truly great vineyards, comparable in quality to Chateau Latour. The finest Port is produced from grapes grown on the steep and rocky slopes of
the Upper Douro and its tributaries. Vines have been grown on these remote
hillsides since pre-Roman times.
About the Wine
"Taylor’s finest and rarest wine, the very pinnacle of port. Only in a year when everything is perfect does Taylor's ‘declare’ a vintage. With the company’s reputation at stake, ‘declaring’ is not taken lightly, since it invites a knowledgeable and worldwide audience to judge whether perfection has indeed been achieved. The ultimate collector’s wines, Taylor's Vintage Ports will last for fifty years or more. They are renowned for their massive structure, concentration of flavor and distinctive ‘masculine’ style. Bottled after two years in wood, they continue to mature for decades in the cellar, slowly attaining the sublime elegance and power which are the hallmarks of the Taylor's style."
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