Re: What have you opened this week?
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 5:48 pm
Thanks Andy on the decant time!
LOUISSS J asked me how was the 2011 Taylor's Vintage Port - overall quality: fantastic. Really a superstar that may be the next 1945/1948 for Taylor's. It needed 10 hours in decanter which is a lot more than I typically give ANY Port here in PT. That said, the tannins were truly in my face, (and I am somewhat oblivious to them nowadays) at around the 3-4 hour mark. Not bitter or harsh, but really powerful. The fruit is extremely primary and tasty and it hasn't even begun to budge yet. If you own only a couple, then by all means wait ... a decade or two before opening one. Completely delicious at this stage and boisterous jammy, yet balanced. If you own a case, open one for the holidays this year!
LOUISSS J asked me how was the 2011 Taylor's Vintage Port - overall quality: fantastic. Really a superstar that may be the next 1945/1948 for Taylor's. It needed 10 hours in decanter which is a lot more than I typically give ANY Port here in PT. That said, the tannins were truly in my face, (and I am somewhat oblivious to them nowadays) at around the 3-4 hour mark. Not bitter or harsh, but really powerful. The fruit is extremely primary and tasty and it hasn't even begun to budge yet. If you own only a couple, then by all means wait ... a decade or two before opening one. Completely delicious at this stage and boisterous jammy, yet balanced. If you own a case, open one for the holidays this year!