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TAYLOR QUINTA DE VARGELLAS

2017 Vinha Velha

Origin Portugal, Port
District Vintage Port
ABV 20.5%

Hello! This super intense, deeply sexy wine hits you immediately. Deep flavours are ripe and nicely thick, dark fruit is rich and there are lovely aromatic notes of dried flowers. Some sweet coffee and soft licorice - the feel too has a ‘just’ grainy texture - not overly sleek or polished, just intense, fully loaded and a gorgeous feel. These old vines are give impressively concentrated and complex fruit that fills the nose and mouth with pleasure. L&S (May 2019)


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Zesty and wild in feel, with a broad range of steeped loganberry, plum, red currant, açaí berry and fig flavors all playing out atop mouthwatering bramble and anise notes. A strong woodsy spine cuts through and drives the finish, which picks up tar and chai spice accents before ending on the drier side. Distinctive. Drinking range: 2035 - 2060 Rating: 98 James Molesworth, The Wine Spectator (Oct 2019)

The 2017 Taylor’s Vargellas Vinha Velha Vintage Port represents only the eighth release. It comes from 80 to 120-year old vines located in five parcels (Polverinho, Renova do Depósito, Renova do Armazém, Gricha and Vinha Grande) that were picked from September 1. It has a ripe and sensual, playful bouquet with ripe fig and damson bursting from the glass. Fine definition here, real depth and complexity as it reveals subtle melted tar and bayleaf aromas with continued aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins. This feels lush and rounded with black pepper, clove and tobacco notes infusing the black fruit, long and sensual towards the finish. Perhaps I have a slight preference for the regular Taylor’s, but this is going to be fascinating to monitor during its evolution in bottle. Total production is 5,600 bottles. Drinking range: 2030 - 2070 Rating: 96+ Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jun 2019)

Not quite as dark as the Taylor’s. A little more lifted and fragrant on the nose, more red-fruited. Prettier in aroma, less wild, the alcohol less immediately obvious. On the palate, that same wonderful fruit concentration but a little more delicacy and apparent freshness in the flavours, even though the tannins are firmer and have a more sturdy grip, making the finish thick and chewy at the moment. Drinking range: 2030 - 2060 Rating: 18.5 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2019)

Taylor

Taylor, Fladgate and Yeatman is one of the oldest and largest port houses, and owns the renowned brands Fonseca, Fonseca-Guimaraens, Croft and Taylor. Based in Oporto and the Douro Valley, it is an independent company which is still family-owned and managed. Widely renowned for its vintage ports, which are blended from the finest wines from its three iconic 'quintas', Taylors is also credited with being the originator of the Late Bottled Vintage style of port.

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