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Port Style Tasting
Minneapolis, MN
Tasted January 10, 2015 by GoBlue2002 with 333 views
Introduction
The goal was to learn a brief history of port and some of the common styles. Wines were tasted by the group one at a time, with discussion over the style.
Flight 1 (7 notes)
Ports were tasted in the order listed below.
Red - Fortified
N.V. Croft Porto Fine Ruby
85 points
Sweet, simple, slightly bitter, easy drinking. This was very disliked by the group due to the sweetness without much body.
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Red - Fortified
N.V. Taylor (Fladgate) Porto First Estate Reserve
89 points
Wow what a step up from the Croft Fine Ruby. Thick, viscous, yet smooth with a long yet simple finish.
Me - 90, Wife - 88.
Me - 90, Wife - 88.
Red - Fortified
N.V. Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Fine Tawny
87 points
Eh, a tawny? This was somewhat harsh, bitter, with raisin. Full bodies with dried fruit and spice. The 10 yr TF tawny completely blew away this wine.
Me - 86, Wife - 89.
Me - 86, Wife - 89.
Red - Fortified
N.V. Taylor (Fladgate) Porto 10 Year Old Tawny
89 points
Nice. Much, much better than the Fine Tawny. This was much more similar in style and flavor to the 20 yr than the Fine Tawny. This sported a pleasant oxidized/sherry flavor with a reasonable finish.
Red - Fortified
N.V. Taylor (Fladgate) Porto 20 Year Old Tawny
91 points
A step up from the 10 yr in terms of complexity and length of finish, but I expected this to be a giant leap better and just didn't find that it was.
Smooth, with spice, acid, dried fruit, brown sugar; and a subtle dried fruit flavor.
Very well liked by the group -- this was a close 2nd to the vintage.
Me - 91, Wife - 92.
Smooth, with spice, acid, dried fruit, brown sugar; and a subtle dried fruit flavor.
Very well liked by the group -- this was a close 2nd to the vintage.
Me - 91, Wife - 92.
Red - Fortified
2007 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Late Bottled Vintage
89 points
Surprisingly good, given the price point.
Brandy sweet but well balanced, with juicy berries and less spice than the 10 and 20 yr tawnies.
Me - 90, Wife - 88.
Brandy sweet but well balanced, with juicy berries and less spice than the 10 and 20 yr tawnies.
Me - 90, Wife - 88.
Red - Fortified
2000 Warre Porto Vintage
92 points
So smooth -- smoothest port of the night, hands down.
This was the group's #1 on the night.
This was the group's #1 on the night.
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Closing
The vintage and 20 yr tawny were the stars of the show, and the ruby port was disliked by all. The remaining wines were a mixed bag of preferences.