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Red - Fortified
N.V. Taylor (Fladgate) Porto 40 Year Old Tawny
Port Blend
- Portugal
- Douro
- Porto
Label borrowed from 1973
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Community Tasting Notes 51
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JCherniak Likes this wine: 95 points
June 17, 2023 - Pale tawny. Rich and complex. I can’t make out everything, but there is caramel, tea, almond and some spice, ending in homey. It also has some dry red fruit flavours that stand out when it first hits your tongue. I love it! After tasting it, I had more with a cigar. I’ve never had a port come through so clearly with a cigar. Truly incredible.
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Collector1855 wrote: 95 points
May 15, 2023 - Walkabout tasting, no detailed tasting notes. Taylor had a great display with plenty of explanation material and tasting opportunity. Nice aromatics with tobacco, nutty aromas, sweet spices. Generally I preferred the Tawny over the bottle aged version. The 20y was good (93) the 40y really a step up (95) and the 50y (95+) only marginally better than the 40y.
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bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 points
October 13, 2022 - WINE & SPIRITS TOP 100, SAN FRANCISCO (San Francisco, Ca.): Nose of raisin, caramel, freshly cut redwood, herb, milk chocolate, slate, plum, and allspice, same on the palate, big body, very tasty, mouth filling, smoother than the 30 Year old Tawny, not better just different, and a medium/long finish.
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streethawk wrote:
January 15, 2022 - Raisins, leather, cedar, walnuts. Very long finish with good acidity and complexity. Not much heat but very heady. Nice tannic bite at the end. Excellent sipper alongside chocolate.
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#1 or #2? Likes this wine: 97 points
November 7, 2021 - gorgeous stuff. colour is golden amber. intoxicating aromas of caramel, maple, sultana raisin, rosin. it's rich and perfumed on the palate, buttery but there's lightness. waves of sweetness with mild acidity tingle and flow over the tongue and hold through a long lifted finish. can a tawny get any better than this?!
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Pro Reviews 19
Add a Pro ReviewJamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
4/21/2023 (link)(NV Taylor’s Port 40 Year Old Tawny, Portugal) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/27/2022 (link)(NV Taylor's, 40 Year Old Tawny Port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
11/14/2020 (link)(NV Taylor’s Port 40 Year Old Tawny, Fortified, Portugal) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Tim Jackson MW
3/7/2019 (link)(NV Taylor's, 40 Year Old Tawny Port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
Vintage Port – The 2016 Declaration (Jun 2018), 6/18/2018 (link)(NV Taylor Fladgate 40-year Old Tawny Port (bottled 2017) Fortified/spirits) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/9/2016 (link)(NV Taylor's, 40 Year Old Tawny NV Port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
For The Love of Port
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #89, 7/23/2016(NV Taylor’s 40 Year Old Tawny Port) Subscribe to see review text.
WineAlign
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By Michael Godel
8/29/2014 (link)(NV Taylor Fladgate Tawny 40 Ans, Porto red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By David Lawrason
8/28/2014 (link)(NV Taylor Fladgate Tawny 40 Ans, Porto red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
8/28/2014 (link)(NV Taylor Fladgate Tawny 40 Ans, Porto red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Richard Hemming, MW
7/22/2010 (link)(NV Taylor's, 40 Year Old Tawny NV port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
For The Love of Port
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #53, 5/16/2010(NV Taylor 40 Year Old Tawny Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #49, 12/22/2009(NV Taylor 40 year old Tawny Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
June 2008, Issue #33(NV Taylor Tawny Port 40 year old) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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March 2007, Issue #15 (link)
(NV Taylor’s 40 year) Subscribe to see review text.
For The Love of Port
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By Roy Hersh
March 2007, Issue #23 (link)(NV Taylor Tawny Port 40 Year Old) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
February 2006, Issue #13 (link)(NV Taylor Fladgate 40 Year Old Tawny Port) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
March/April 1998, IWC Issue #77 (link)(NV Taylor Fladgate Tawny Port 40 Year Old) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
5/16/2010 (link) 93 points(NV Taylor (Fladgate) Porto 40 Year Old Tawny) Cloudy medium brown color with yellow to clear meniscus; walnut, sweet coffee nose; very tasty, rich, tart caramel, lemon cream, vanilla palate with good acidity; long finish 93+ pts. (bottled in 2004)
Wine Definition
- Vintage N.V.
- Type Red - Fortified
- Producer Taylor (Fladgate)
- Varietal Port Blend
- Designation 40 Year Old Tawny
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Porto
- UPC Codes 084692301249, 084692301256, 5013626110669, 5013626111178, 5013626111192, 5013626111314, 5013626111789, 5013626113288
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 842 (66%)
- Consumed 428 (34%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Cheese, dark chocolate desserts, nuts, Tomamos em varios dias. Excelente vinho do Porto.Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 37 votes
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