• AllRed wrote: 93 points

    February 9, 2024 - By the glass at Epiphany Farms. Amber color with toffee, peanut brittle, cherry and caramelized pear aromas. Flavors of pear, toffee and cashew. Long finish. Excellent.

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  • theportguy wrote: 94 points

    December 23, 2023 - Amber-ruby in color with some light sediment. Mahogany, dusty library, orange spice, vanilla, and light VA on the nose. Bright acidity, rich flavor profile, and noticeable tannins. Dried nuts, candied orange peel, caramel, and burnt sugar on the palate. Nice long finish with complex waves of flavors.

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  • WindFlyer Likes this wine: 92 points

    December 8, 2023 - 2023 bottling

    goldish tawny colour and pretty legs in the glass. complex nose of raisinated apricot, fig and grapes (!!) with leather, cigar box and floral potpourri. smooth in the mouth, the fruits unfurl between veins of caramel and nuts in a seamless parade, brightened by acidity that deftly balances the sweetness. a hint of savoury notes appears in the spice accents. good complexity, concentration and impressive length.

    20% AbV; ~100g/L RS

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  • MAkita Likes this wine: 93 points

    September 18, 2023 - Really lovely wine—very mellow while retaining enough fruit to balance out the mild leather and tobacco overtones. Tried against the 10, 20, and 50-year (wow!)-lightest in color and deeply developed at this point. This one compares favorably with the 20 but may not be worth the bump in price if you have a bottle of each to decide between.

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  • scottesterly Likes this wine: 92 points

    February 8, 2023 - I imagine it’s difficult to go wrong with a 30 year Tawny! The nut flavor really comes through and is not super sweet overall (I tend to prefer a sweeter tawny). Highly recommend.

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  • bestdamncab Likes this wine: 96 points

    October 13, 2022 - WINE & SPIRITS TOP 100, SAN FRANCISCO (San Francisco, Ca.): Nose of hazelnut, almond, freshly cut redwood, raisin, and caramel, same on the palate, medium/big body, very tasty, smooth, elegant, mouth filling, sip and savor this port, enjoy, and a lovely, long, long finish and pleasant aftertaste.

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  • chanukha wrote: 95 points

    January 18, 2021 - Better than Sandelman 40yr.

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  • bestdamncab Likes this wine: 88 points

    October 8, 2019 - Bubbles and Holiday Wine, nose of heat, wood, and fruit, same on the palate, needs time-5 years to overcome heat, medium/long finish.

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  • JCherniak Likes this wine: 94 points

    July 20, 2019 - Colour is reddish caramel. Nose of anise and red cherry. Flavour is strong with some spice, almond extract and tea. Quite enjoyable.

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  • Paul S wrote: 91 points

    June 1, 2019 - Tasting at Taylor-Fladgate (Taylor-Fladgate, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal): Decent - this was a yummy drink. You can get better 30-year tawnies for the coin though. The nose was attractive as one would expect, with warm notes of walnuts, roasted almonds and mahogany wood wafting through a core of sweeter fig paste, prunes and raisin accents, all this backed up with drips of honey and caramel. The palate was delicious too, but rather lacked the complexity one would have expected from a 30-year tawny. It was soft and round, but still very juicy, with orangey acidity running through flavours of dried figs, kumquat peel, and of crunch of redcurrants underneath, all coloured with a rancio, brandied character, especially as the wine glided gently into a subtle finish touched with molasses and some gingerbread spices. A yummy mouthful - but this was a decent rather than great tawny.

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