1863 Taylor (Fladgate) Very Old Single Harvest Port Limited Edition

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 96.7 points

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  12/9/2017 - ralphdandrea wrote: 97 Points

  Here is some context for 1863 to consider when sipping this amazing port:
  - Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States
  - The Civil War was in its 3rd year
  - Emancipation Proclamation signed
  - President Abraham Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
  - Saratoga Racetrack, New York, opens
  - President Abraham Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
  - International Committee of the Red Cross is founded in Geneva, Switzerland.
  - Ground is broken on the Transcontinental Railroad in Sacramento, CA
  - The Football Association is formed in London

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  6/30/2017 - TheBSD Likes this wine: 100 Points

  This ol' port was spectacular - a very strong character on the nose the moment the cork was removed. Poured into crystal port glasses it was thick not unlike a syrup yet with a silky ambiguity as if it had a mind of its own also, & couldn't believe it was time to finally be consumed.
  
  Molasses, caramel, heavily dehydrated blackberry, an old chalkboard eraser, and hints of dying spring flowers.
  
  For my elegant wedding on 070117 with the love of my life, Elizabeth, with her family and all of our friends we traveled back in time.

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  2/28/2017 - RayOB wrote: 93 Points

  Drank at 67
  Hmmm - what can I say. I suppose I disagree with the tasting note below. Three of us drank a bottle of this and we all agreed we would not spend the money on another bottle. As you can see I score it highly but not high enough for this price point.
  It is lovely but it is just too young, dense and solid. As one person said this has a very similar consistency to olive oil. I just expected something else from such an old port.
  Dark ruby core with an amber hue. Nose of spice, pepper, vanilla, tar and tobacco. Rich deep palate with an incredible youth and medium length.

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  5/25/2016 - Christine Havens Likes this wine: 100 Points

  rom pre-phylloxera vines, Taylor’s bought a small lot of only three barrels from the 1863 vintage that had been quietly resting in a cellar for well over a century—the producer had the foresight to reserve them when phylloxera first swept through the region. An important wine because, as Taylor’s staff pointed out, ungrafted vines are extremely rare in the Douro. An incredible experience, and one that I felt lucky to have since the winery has fewer than 12 bottles remaining.
  
  There is an incredible, concentrated sweetness on the nose; coffee, vanilla, maple syrup, and dried tobacco leaves. In the mouth, lacquered elegance, a long toffee-hued ribbon slowly unfurling, like removing a sheet from an ancient mahogany bureau, there is dust and warm wood and leather, layered against dates, dried orange skins and burnt sugar. Spiciness and minerality emerge on the finish, filtered sunlight through ancient glass and sea salt built up by time and slow evaporation.

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  10/30/2015 - fanglangzhe Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A bit alcoholic. Oak, dark cherry, nice acidity.Certainly a good port but perhaps overhyped given its age.

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