Jan A

9.2

Battle of the ports. We had a port/cheese night with some friends and I opened 7 late bottled vintage ports from well known producers. Some notable wines included:
Favorite was 2019 Taylor's LBV: as with the vintage port of Taylor's which is always amongst my favorites, this LBV was balanced with hedonistic fruit and just the right amount of tannins.
2020 Dow's LBV was dark and dusty
2020 and 2019 Grahams LBV were very structured, needing a couple more years of cellar time.
2018 Quinta do Noval gave the most floral vintage port profile on the nose, close after the Taylor's.
2020 Niepoort LBV was also notable, with a different, typical Niepoort profile compared to the rest with the least amount of tannins. — 5 days ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

1985 vintage. This was the first vintage for Jeremy Bull ( who moved from Taylor's) and as I tasted it young many times, I considered it a sleeper of the vintage (with Fonseca being the superstar). And it surely does not disappoint now at almost 4 decades old. Solid colour. Still lots of black fruit in the nose and the mouth, dark chocolate and spices with impeccable balance and great length. You can still find this in Portugal at a fraction of the price of the big boys. Highly recommended. — 3 years ago

Jan A

9.4

Sunday delight
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Andrew Formi

9.2

Thank you Jackie & Timothy! — a year ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Takes a while to open up but then it is smooth and layered. Soft tannins. From the Clare Valley. — 2 years ago

Nicolas Duchesneau

8.9

Moins bien que mon souvenir, un peu de surchauffe, aucune nuance, ni complexité — 3 years ago

Jan A

9.6

The Fonseca bottle was gone in no time so we opened another 2007 from my cellar.I love the more feminine, elegant, ethereal style of Taylor's . Excellent bottle. Violets galore — a year ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

1994 vintage. Well-crofted indeed. The nose is rather discrete initially. Still a lot of fruit in the mouth, with fresh acidity and silky tannin.While it does not have the depth and power of Taylor's and Fonseca in this extraordinary vintage, there is a lot to like. Give it time to open up. — 2 years ago

CG

9.2

This opens so well and is really enjoyable to drink — 2 years ago

Willem Booij

9.1

Lovely VP from Taylor’s. — 4 years ago