1977 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port

[Mike Halerz]

1977 Taylor
A pretty clear ruby red when held to the light. Really nice color. An immediate wash of mustiness on the nose, but I don't think the bottle was corked. It didn't have that wet cardboard smell I'm sensitive to and know as TCA. Just beyond that was pencil shavings, ink, star anise and cherry. Still tasting fairly youthful. Over time, I got a whiff of cotton candy and some nice spicy fruit developed in the mouth. Licorice and black pepper, too. At one point I would swear I tasted a little bit of cinnamon and chili pepper and not just because the dessert course had both of those things in it. This started more alcoholic smelling/tasting than the Fonseca, but mellowed a bit over time.

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