1960 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port

The 1960 Taylor's Vintage Port has a deep brick colour with tawny rim. The bouquet is simple and innocuous: ripe cherry, blood orange, fig and rose petals, although it does gradually reveal more nuances. The palate is medium-bodied with notes of wild strawberry, orange peel, hazelnut and fig. It is not a complex Vintage Port, but it is supremely well balanced with a discrete spiced finish. It is an understated Port whose charms manifest themselves slowly over time – a charmer. Tasted in the Factory House in Porto for "Taylor's - The Story of a Classic Port House" book.