1980 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port
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Production of 108 pipes with the blend including two of Johnny Graham’s current quintas! Shaded deep garnet. Intense and vibrant with backbone and so much more concentration and sweetness. Firm and confident still. Still some tannin and nice balance. Great for drinking now. (JR)
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Mid-deep garnet. Notable brandied edge, but with enough depth of dried blackberry, smoke, dark chocolate and clove complexity to work in harmony. Sweet and rich, again with notable acidity, but plenty of refinement to the tannins. The length is actually pretty good too. Not the greatest Taylor’s, but a good show in this less renowned vintage. (TJ)
The 1980 Taylor's Vintage Port has a deep, clear garnet colour. The nose is very backward, quite austere and conservative with notes of cherry and raspberry leaf, a touch of cigar box developing with aeration. It perhaps lacks a little joie-de-vivre, especially when compared to vintages in the 1970s. The palate is attractive though, with notes of raspberry, plum, white pepper, blood orange and a touch of apricot. This 1980 has good acidity but plays it safe, unwilling to take chances. Yet there is perceptible lushness on the finish with black plum notes despite lacking the precision of the great vintages. (NM)
Bright fox red. Not much nose. Jewelly, very sweet start, an edge of acidity. Still quite youthful. (JR)