Taylor's Vintage Port 1977

[Otto Nieminen]

The Vintage Port 1977 was back on form. I have not been a fan of the '77s usually - my sample of such a small size as to make this meaningless has been of the formula: too sweet + too thin to counter the sweetness + too obviously alcoholic. Since everyone else has praised the Ports of this vintage, I can only conclude that every time a '77 has been opened in my presence, it has been a faulty wine in some un-obvious way. This Taylor's finally made me understand why this is such a beloved vintage. This was sublime! Great harmony between red and dark fruit, still very primary yet still complex. Sweet, rich, smooth, ripe but perfectly balanced though on the rich end of the spectrum. Lovely. And still very young.