Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 2011 (750ml) tracy 26 the wine’s aromatics remain reticent

the wine’s aromatics remain reticent and brooding

marzipan-tinged bouquet tending to dominate the ripe black fruit

but it is unquestionably a stunning effort

rich and deeply concentrated

In Toro the Tempranillo is wilder and rustic while in Ribera del Duero it is more elegant

Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 2011 (750ml) tracy 26 the wine’s aromatics remain reticentThe 2011 Taylors Vintage 2011 has a multifaceted, Pandoras Box of a nose that is mercurial in the glass: cassis at first before blackberry and raspberry politely ask it to move aside, followed by wilted rose petals and Dorset plum. Returning after one 45 minutes that nose has shut up shop. The palate is sweet and sensual on the entry, plush and opulent, with copious black cherries, boysenberry and cassis fruit, curiously more reminiscent of Fonseca!