Squires proefde afgelopen zomer meer dan 100 verschillende ports uit de afgelopen decennia waarbij de Taylor’s Vintage 2017 werd beloond met maar liefst 99 (!) Parkerpunten. Over het algemeen was Squires erg enthousiast over de ports van Taylor’s dus bleef het niet bij deze ene goede beoordeling. Zo beloonde hij ook de Taylor’s Vintage 2016 met 96 punten. De overige, uitstekende puntenverdeling vind je in het uitgebreide verslag van Mark Squires over de ports van Taylor’s hieronder.
“Taylor’s had quite a performance in this report. I would like to be alive in 40+ years to compare them all again, but these are certainly wines to sock away for your kids and grandkids, even if some of the wines might be drinkable a lot earlier.”
MARK SQUIRES, THE WINE ADVOCATE
Squires was daarnaast ook erg te spreken over de nieuwe categorie port, de 50 Year Old Tawny. Ook hier kwam Taylor’s als een van de winnaars uit de bus waarbij Squires zijn conclusie over de categorie erg kort kon houden: “More, please.”
De winnende wijnen
Taylor’s Vintage 2017
Taylor’s Vintage 2017
“The 2017 Vintage Port is a field blend aged for approximately 20 months in wood. It comes in with 100 grams of residual sugar. Rich, concentrated and often sensational, this is well structured, even better in its fruit profile. While the fruit is terrific, it is also wonderfully fresh. This is arguably a great Taylor’s, but it still needs to prove its final case in the cellar. I don’t think that will be a problem. As I said when I first saw it, it effortlessly combines brilliant fruit and structure. It does everything right, and it is a formidable competitor to its Vinha Velha sibling in this report. And at half the price.”
Taylor’s Vintage 2016
Taylor’s Vintage 2016
“The 2016 Vintage Port was aged for 20 months in wood and comes in with 102 grams of residual sugar. When last seen, this was a fine Taylor’s, not my favorite, perhaps, but very fine. It is a little precocious in this elegant year, which is not to say there isn’t a tannic backbone. Also, this did have a few hours in the glass. Still, the first and last impression is the big, beautiful fruit. It is a delicious Taylor’s that is hard to resist. It also is firm on the finish and likely to evolve well. Complexity will come in time. I don’t see any reason to change anything about my original evaluation just now. This is still too young to show much development.”
Taylor’s Vintage 2003
Taylor’s Vintage 2003
“The 2003 Vintage Port is a field blend aged for approximately 21 months in oak vats. It comes in with 93 grams of residual sugar. This oldie will be rereleased soon. As much as the Fladgate Group’s 2003 oldies in this report all have bragging points, this is Taylor’s, and the structure takes the lead for all of them. Still a wee bit tight, this is far younger than the Croft, not fully mature or at peak and classic Taylor’s. The remaining tannins support the fruit perfectly, but nothing to me is better here than the flavor profile. This is a fine Taylor’s, still with plenty of room to evolve and improve. It could actually use a few more years, not to tame the tannins, but to acquire more maturity. Of the three (including Croft and Fonseca), this is the winner, but the Fonseca shows better today and the Croft seems to be at peak. So, cellar this a bit more and drink the others now.”
Taylor’s Golden Age 50 Year Very Old Tawny
Taylor’s Golden Age 50 Year Very Old Tawny
“The NV 50 Year Old Tawny Port is a field blend bottled with a bar-top cork in 2022 and with 158 grams of residual sugar. Mature, with dark chocolate nuances, this is rich, deep and sensationally delicious. The concentration is exceptional too. Then, there’s the long, long finish, filled with fruit and sugar. It is irresistible, in addition to being nuanced and complex. It’s young enough so that it is never just a curiosity. The fruit is certainly not cracking.”
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