Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port

Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Porto 1995, Portugal

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Ruby in color and cloudy, with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Sweet nose with cedar, vanilla, honey and chocolates.

Sweet on the palate with black fruits, tobacco, cereal, vanilla, licorice, light wood, chocolates, coffee, light cola and peppercorn.

Long finish with soft tannins and tangy cherries.

This 29 year old is still drinking beautifully. Nicely balanced and elegant. Rich and fruit forward.

I don't see it getting any better from this point on. Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.

Delicious right out of the bottle, and a gorgeous dessert wine.

93 points.

$100.

Past it’s prime but still ok

Trying this 2005 side-by-side with the 2015 which is fun because they are very different. The ‘05 has a nice pretty and floral quality, then moves to a slightly more berry and caramel vibe. Good mint and herbaceous characteristics alongside spice, but not too hot. Very sticky and thick, but still feminine and voluptuous.

This 2015 is just fantastic. Blueberry pie and vanilla cream, but with dashes of hot red spices, new leather, and tobacco. Beautifully complex and long lingering.

Vintage 2001 / A treat. I did not smell much (plums, currants, spicyness), but a taste 🤭 Great concentration, velvety, lots of fruit. Partnered it with Stilton cheese.

Another birth year bottle on my 40th. Performed well despite some clear signs of seepage and has many good years ahead of it. Very enjoyable, but lacks the complexity of top vintages.

The Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha 2011 has a vibrant purple/black viscosity that lures one into the glass. Upon putting the glass to the nose, one is marked by the slightly understated elegance of such a youthful wine. The nose is characterised by freshness, but backed by a brooding power that will slowly uncoil over the lifetime of the wine. Further layers bring smoke and bacon fat and are lifted by an enduring sense of grace. Once in the mouth the fully ripe tannins expose themselves, enveloped by the sweetness of raisins and figs. The smoke and sweetness, the chocolate raisins and the tannins swirl in an intoxicating whirlpool. The wine is clearly built for the long-haul, but not so long that you can’t see the finish line. The finish fans out like a peacock’s tail that despite is complexity leaves one with a feeling of freshness and a serious port that is light on its feet.

Smoky raisins, molasses, and cassis.

Great vintage port if you are looking for a 1961 this has to be one of the best.

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