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PORTUGUESE Wines
PORTUGUESE Wines and VINTAGE PORTS
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VINTAGE PORT |
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CROFT |
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36
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75cl
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Croft Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Very pretty aromas of blackberry and dark chocolate, with hints of green
leaf. Excellent nose. Medium- to full-bodied, with medium chewy
tannins and a fresh finish. |
2007 |
£45.00 |
WS92
2012-25 |
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36
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75cl
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Croft Vintage Port
RP
- A striking, individualistic nose of spring flowers, blackberries,
blueberries, and lead pencil shavings emerges from this saturated
purple-coloured 2000. Evolved yet expansive, sweet, and generous, it
admirably conceals moderately high tannins under a wealth of fruit and
glycerine. The aromatic profile and attack merit a score in the
mid-nineties, but the finish is short, thus lowering the overall rating.
My instincts suggest there is more to this port than it revealed the
days I tasted it. |
2000 |
£39.00 |
RP90
2007-25 |
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47
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75cl
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Croft Vintage Port
RP
- The 1994 Croft exhibits an impressive dark ruby/purple colour, and a
developed, forward, more evolved style than expected. It is moderately
sweet, full-bodied, expansive, pure, and rich, but made in an up-front,
flattering style. Although outstanding, it is not one of the superstars
of the vintage. |
1994 |
£44.00 |
RP90
2000-20Top Port Vintage! |
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DOW |
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77
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75cl
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Dow Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Amazing aromas of lilac, violet, crushed blueberry and mineral that turn
to black pepper and spices follow through to a full-bodied,
medium-sweet palate, with a long, chewy finish. Evolves to tar and
asphalt. Really held back, yet powerful grip slaps you, and makes you
happy. This is mind-blowing in texture.
The greatest Dow ever made. |
2007 |
£89.00 |
WS100
2020-50 |
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6
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75cl
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Dow Vintage Port
RP
- The complex aromatics of the opaque, black-coloured 2003 Dow Vintage
Port display chocolate, dried oak, black cherries, blackberries, copious
spices, and a myriad flowers. This fresh, backward wine offers a medium
to full-bodied, deeply concentrated core of spice-laced dark fruits.
Softly-textured and seductive in the mid-palate, it boasts abundant
layers of candied Damson plums, blueberries, black cherries, molasses,
and hints of chocolate before revealing its firm structure. Extremely
youthful and primary, this exceptional effort demands patience. |
2003 |
£53.00 |
RP94
2025-45 |
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71
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75cl
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Dow Vintage Port
RP
- An opaque blue/purple colour (typical of this vintage's top offerings)
is followed by a strikingly provocative aromatic display (flowers,
liquorice, blackberries, and cassis). This firmly-structured, classic,
tightly-knit, restrained port exhibits brilliant purity as well as
impressive intensity. While not the most dramatic or flamboyant, it is a
beautiful, classically structured port that will age gracefully. |
2000 |
£54.00 |
RP94
2010-35 |
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24
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37.5cl
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Dow Vintage Port
As above, but
HALF-BOTTLES |
2000 |
£28.00 |
RP94
2008-32 |
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92
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75cl
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Dow Vintage Port
RP
- The massive 1994 is unquestionably the finest Dow I have tasted since
the 1977. This opaque purple-coloured wine is not as developed or
flamboyant as Fonseca, but it is super-concentrated and multi-layered,
with huge masses of fruit and some tannin in the finish. This is a
slightly drier style than Fonseca or Graham's, but it appears to be a
classic, majestic, enormously constituted 1994 that should age
effortlessly for three decades or more.
It is one of the stars of the vintage. |
1994 |
£62.00 |
WS97
2004-30 |
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FONSECA |
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78
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75cl
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Fonseca Vintage Port
RP
- A limpid purple garnet core. The nose is quintessential Fonseca, like a
riotous party reaching its crescendo in the glass. Macerated black
cherries, eau-de-vie, damson, fig and a touch of Seville orange. Then
what is fascinating is that the uproar dies down with aeration, becomes
more focused...as if the host has asked everyone to quieten down. The
palate is powerful and spicy on the entry, sweet ripe black berried
fruits, a touch of spice, fig and apricot, lovely cohesion and weight
building towards a deeply joyous finish that lacquers the mouth in
port-like reverie. Perhaps more approachable than the 2000 or the
2003 at this stage, this is a marvellous Fonseca. |
2007 |
£54.00 |
RP96
2015-45 |
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60
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75cl
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Fonseca Vintage Port
RP
- Sporting an opaque, black-coloured robe with dark purple trim, the 2003
Fonseca Vintage Port exhibits a nose of profound depth. Its sweet black
mass of dark fruit and spice aromas leads to a character of immense
depth, richness, and weight. Full-bodied, viscous, and almost
impenetrable, this dense, backward port is powerful and exceptionally
long in the finish. Possibly the most masculine Fonseca I’ve ever
encountered, it coats the taster’s palate with liquorice, jammy black
fruits, and notes of chocolate that last for over a minute. |
2003 |
£54.00 |
RP97
2015-60 |
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36
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75cl
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Fonseca Vintage Port
RP
- Dense ruby/purple-coloured, with an exotic, exuberant perfume of black
fruits, flowers, incense, and liquorice, this unctuously-textured,
full-bodied port is one of the most concentrated of the vintage.
Sweet, expansive, and succulent, this large-scaled, but remarkably
well-balanced effort is surprisingly forward and accessible (by
Fonseca's standards). |
2000 |
£49.00 |
RP95
2006-25 |
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12
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75cl
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Fonseca Vintage Port
RP
- Somewhat of a lightweight for Fonseca, but undeniably charming, this
dark ruby/purple-coloured wine offers a floral, exotic, flamboyant
bouquet, a sweet, fleshy style, but not a great deal of weight or
massiveness. Heady alcohol, sweet tannin, and a velvety texture make for a
gorgeous finish. While I would have preferred to have seen more weight,
structure, and intensity, this is an outstanding, albeit lighter than
normal Fonseca. |
1997 |
£47.00 |
RP93
2005-20 |
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GOULD CAMPBELL |
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24
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75cl
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Gould Campbell
Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Loads of liquorice and berries on the nose follow through to a
full-bodied palate, medium sweetness and masses of fruit. Long finish.
Very layered. What a deal. |
2003 |
£45.00 |
WS95
2014-40 |
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12
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75cl
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Gould Campbell
Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Rich aromas of plum and fresh stem, with a leafy undertone. Intense
strawberry. Full, lightly sweet, chewy and solid. This has grip.
Juicy. Lots going on. Youthful and structured. Beautiful. |
1997 |
£37.00 |
WS91
2009-35 |
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12
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75cl
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Gould Campbell
Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Very perfumed and beautiful, with a generous, ripe berry, cherry and
mineral character and masses of fruit. Full-bodied and fat, it's
medium-sweet with a long, tannic finish. A big and voluptuous young
vintage Port. Better now than when tasted as a barrel sample. |
1994 |
£40.00 |
WS92
2012-30 |
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GRAHAM |
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69
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75cl
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Graham Vintage Port
RP
- A candidate for wine of the vintage, the 2007 Graham’s Vintage
Port is complete in every way. Opaque purple-coloured, it offers up an
ethereal perfume of smoke, mineral, Asian spices, incense, an amalgam of
ripe black fruits, and a hint of chocolate in the background. This leads
to a dense, super-rich, plush, opulent wine that hides its structure
under all the fruit. Vibrant, impeccably balanced, and exceptionally
lengthy, it will easily age for another 25-30 years in the cellar
and drink well through 2050, probably longer. It is a tour de force. |
2007 |
£65.00 |
RP97
2010-50 |
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30
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75cl
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Graham Vintage Port
RP
- Violets, roses, spices, and candied dark fruits emanate from the glass
of the murky black/purple coloured 2003 Graham Vintage Port. After four
days of air, this wine’s aromatics sweetened further, displaying jammy
blackberry and blueberry scents. Bold, full-bodied, and expansive, the
Graham benefited the most from extensive contact with air of all the
2003s tasted for this report. This opulently jammy wine assaults the
palate with powerful yet soft layers of oily, candied red fruits as well
as notes of tar and hints of mocha.
A highly concentrated effort, it is creamy textured, suave, and reveals
an admirably long finish filled with additional layers of dark
fruits intermingled with spices. |
2003 |
£59.00 |
RP95
2015-55 |
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30
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75cl
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Graham Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Smells like freshly picked orchids, with loads of ripe, clean fruit.
Full-bodied, medium sweet and very powerful and racy. It lasts for
minutes on your palate. Yet there's a balance and class to this
young Vintage Port. This is the greatest glass of Graham I have ever
tasted, young or old. |
2000 |
£59.00 |
WS98
2014-40 |
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60
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75cl
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Graham Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Plum and blackberry on the nose, with hints of dried violets. Wet earth.
Full-bodied, medium-sweet, very chewy and rich. Long and caressing.
Still very tight. Give it time. Very layered and structured. Much
better than I remember. Impressive. |
1997 |
£57.00 |
WS95
2010-40 |
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60
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75cl
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Graham Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- A big, tough, young vintage Port that's closed and difficult to taste.
Emits lovely aromas of chocolate, berry and plum, and is full-bodied
with lots of sweet, fruit flavours and masses of velvety tannins. Long,
sweet finish. |
1994 |
£69.00 |
WS95
2010-40 |
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24
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75cl
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Graham Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Lovely plum and coffee aromas open to a full-bodied palate, with
sweet, decadent fruit. Velvety, with a long finish. Lots going on. |
1991 |
£52.00 |
WS93
2009-30 |
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30
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75cl
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Graham Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Dark color, with intense aromas of blackberry, licorice and hints of
flowers. Full-bodied, lightly sweet, with super refined tannins. Long and
caressing. Very youthful. Will improve for a long time. This is really
excellent. Always has been. Just starting to come around. |
1985 |
£72.00 |
WS96
2010-32 |
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QUINTA DO NOVAL SILVAL |
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120
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75cl
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Quinta do Noval Silval
Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Violet and crushed berries on the nose, with currant. Full-bodied and
lightly sweet, with a solid core of ripe fruit and chewy tannins that
are polished and refined. |
2007 |
£29.00 |
WS93
2015-30 |
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QUINTA DO VESUVIO |
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72
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75cl
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Quinta do Vesuvio
Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Fascinating aromas of citrus fruits, blueberry and dried flowers, with
tar notes as well, lead to a full-bodied, medium-sweet palate, with a
black pepper and spice undertone to the rich, ripe berry fruit.
Turns chewy and tannic on the finish. So much to come with age in the
bottle. Very typical for Vesuvio. |
2007 |
£49.00 |
WS94
2017-42 |
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30
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75cl
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Quinta do Vesuvio
Vintage Port
RP
- Quinta do Vesuvio's saturated blue/purple colour is more dense than many
of its peers. Impressive in the mouth, with full body, sweet crème de
cassis and blackberry liqueur intermixed with smoke, earth, and spice,
this sensual effort possesses elegance allied to power and authority.
Complex, fat, rich, and intense, it is exceptionally stylish. |
2000 |
£42.00 |
RP91
2006-20+ |
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48
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75cl
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Quinta do Vesuvio
Vintage Port
RP
- A delicious, forward, dark saturated ruby/purple-coloured port,
this 1997 reveals copious quantities of jammy, grapy, black fruit
flavours intermixed with earth and spice, full body, and silky tannin.
It should drink well soon, but last for two decades. |
1997 |
£41.00 |
RP90
Now-2020 |
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NIEPOORT |
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60
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75cl
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Niepoort Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Dark colour. Intense aromas of blackberries, liquorice and iodine.
Full-bodied and lightly sweet, with wonderfully integrated tannins. Long
and caressing, yet wonderfully structured. Sexy |
2003 |
£47.00 |
WS95
2015-40 |
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48
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75cl
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Niepoort Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Thick and jammy, with loads of blackberry and plum character. Full,
very sweet and round. Caresses your palate. Very fruit-driven, but lots
of tannin structure as well. Sneaks up on you with the power. Was a
bodybuilder, but now a long distance runner. Love it. |
1997 |
£59.00 |
WS96
2012-35 |
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TAYLOR FLADGATE |
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66
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75cl
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Taylor Fladgate
Vintage Port
RP
- Remarkably deep in colour, almost to the verge of being opaque. The nose
is very well defined but much more introverted than Fonseca - aloof,
stentorian, correct. The palate is full-bodied, beautifully defined,
great weight that is channelled in one direction. Brilliant focus
here, less extrovert than Fonseca of course but more refined and
sophisticated. Certainly this is a Taylors for long-term ageing, one can
feel it reserving its energy for 20-years down the line. Great backbone
here. Very harmonious towards the finish that really caresses the
palate, with a hint of white pepper lingering in the mouth.
Wonderful. |
2007 |
£62.00 |
RP97
2015-45 |
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63
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75cl
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Taylor Fladgate
Vintage Port
RP
- The 2003 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port improved each time I raised it to
my nose or mouth. It displays a black colour 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, liquorice, 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. |
2003 |
£72.00 |
RP99
2035-60 |
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24
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75cl
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Taylor Fladgate
Vintage Port
RP
- Among the most saturated blue/purple/black-coloured examples of the
vintage, Taylor's 2000 tastes like a young vintage of Chateau Latour on
steroids. Aromas of graphite, blackberry liqueur, crème de cassis and
smoke jump from the glass. Spectacularly concentrated and enormously
endowed, with sweetness allied to ripe tannin, decent acidity, and layer
upon layer of fruit and extract, this is the leading candidate for
the port of the vintage. |
2000 |
£72.00 |
RP98
2010-40 |
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34
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75cl
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Taylor Fladgate
Vintage Port
RP
- Saturated black/purple-coloured, with stunning aromatics of blueberries,
blackberries, liquorice, and iron, this spectacular vintage port is one
of the stars of the vintage.
Extremely full-bodied, with silky tannin, spectacular concentration and
purity, multiple flavour levels, and an evolved, forward
personality, this is an exquisite yet precocious 1997 vintage port. |
1997 |
£64.00 |
RP96
2004-30 |
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6
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75cl
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Taylor Fladgate
Vintage Port
RP
- When tasting young vintage ports, Taylor is always the most backward.
Yet potentially, it has the capability to be the most majestic. This
classically made, opaque purple-coloured wine is crammed with black
fruits (blueberries and cassis). It reveals high tannin and a reserved
style, but it is enormously constituted with massive body, a
formidable mid-palate, and exceptional length. |
1994 |
£104.00 |
RP97
2008-45 |
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WARRE |
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36
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75cl
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Warre Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- I love the nose on this, with blackberry, black liquorice, and dark
chocolate. Full-bodied, medium sweet and very, very dense. What
seductive mouthfeel, with polished, round tannins that caress the
palate. This may be better than the fantastic 1994. |
2007 |
£52.00 |
WS97
2015-40 |
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12
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75cl
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Warre Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Lovely floral aromas of berries, violets and minerals. Full-bodied,
with firm tannins and a racy finish. A harmonious yet well-toned
Warre. Reminds me of the 1991. |
2000 |
£44.00 |
WS91
2010-30 |
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24
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75cl
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Warre Vintage Port
Wine Spectator
- Dark ruby. Subtle and rich aromas of prune, spice, juniper berry and
leaves. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with big round tannins. Lasts
for minutes on the palate. Still very young. It's lost its youthful
toughness, but give it a little more time. |
1997 |
£44.00 |
WS94
2010-35 |
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73
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75cl
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Warre Vintage Port
RP
- One of the finest Warres I have ever tasted, this opaque
purple-coloured wine is made in a drier style (a la Dow), yet it is
expressive, extremely full-bodied, with superb richness, purity, and
well-integrated alcohol and tannin. It possesses a great mid-palate as
well as impressive length. Tasters should take note of the wealth of
peppery, liquorice-scented and flavoured raspberry and blackcurrant
fruit. Look for it to be ready to drink in 10-12 years, and keep for
30+.
This is a profound example of Warre vintage port. |
1994 |
£49.00 |
RP94
2008-40 |
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