Taylors Vintage Port 2018 75cl

Taylors Vintage Port 2018

 are one of the leading port houses, founded by Job Bearsley in 1692. Today the estate is led by Adrian Bridge, with David Guimaraens as head winemaker.

Taylors vintage port is one of the great iconic wines. Made only in the very finest years, blending vintage port with the best produce of the Quinta de Vargellas, Quinta de Terra Feita, and Quinta do Junco estates.

After each harvest, the tasting panel selects the finest port wines from the three properties, leaving them to age for two winters in oak vats.

They taste them again in their second Spring. If they find the , they blend the  of the three estates together. Vargellas bringing structure, elegance and complexity to the wine and Terra Feita and Junco body, depth, and powerful, concentrated fruit.

• Taylors vintage port 2018 has an impressive purple-black core
• There is an intense burst of powerful woodland fruit, and a dense coulis of blackberry and blackcurrant
• The discreet notes of cherry and mocha infuse the black fruit aromas
• A familiar veil of violet scent hangs over the wine, together with a fragrance of rose petal and wild, minty herbal aromas
• On the palate, the wine has beautifully ripe tannins, which integrate perfectly into the mid-palate, providing both structure and volume
• It finishes with a firm wiry, grip