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1977 Taylor's, Port, Portugal

  • Red
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
  • Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
Ready - at best
Jancis Robinson MW
18.5/20
Robert Parker
96/100
Product: 19771107869

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1977 Taylor's, Port, Portugal

Description

Closed and austere when young, it is only with adequate ageing that Taylors sublime qualities come to the fore. This rich, structured Port shows that they are well worth waiting for.

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Colour Red
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 1977
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
Body Full Bodied
Producer Taylor Fladgate

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18.5/20
Brownish ruby, looking quite old. Vegetal, fading on the nose. Rather old-fashioned in an attractive way, drying out on the finish but with very good fruit, lovely balance – quite haunting for current drinking. Tannins definitely in retreat. Good for now. Lots of current pleasure but its lack of freshness and vigour perhaps counts against it.
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com
Robert Parker 96/100
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 1977 has consistently been at the top of my list of vintage ports in this great vintage, although the Dow, Graham, and Fonseca are equally splendid. It is a mammoth, opaque, statuesque vintage port of remarkable depth and power, but it should not be touched before 2000.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (Jan 1989)

About this wine

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional is a highly regarded grape variety indigenous to Portugal, often considered the country's flagship red grape. Known for its intense aromas and flavours, the wines typically feature dark fruits such as blackberries, blueberries, and plums, along with distinctive floral notes like violets and hints of spices, herbs, and chocolate. These generally have high tannin levels, good acidity, and deep, dark colour, contributing to their structure and ageing potential.
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Porto

Porto

Rich, saccharine, intensely-flavoured and, at their best, wonderfully majestic and harmonious, these are wines to be savoured on their own, or with a fine chunk of cheese after a meal. Port comes from the stunning Douro region of Portugal, about 50 miles east of Oporto, and is made in two different styles: bottle-aged and cask-aged.
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Taylor Fladgate

Taylor's Port, sometimes called Taylor-Fladgate (particularly in the U.S.) is one of the most well-known of all Port wine brands.
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