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1945 Taylor Vintage Port
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 6:23 am
by Tom D.
- Medium-dark cherry-garnet in the middle, to garnet-root beer color at the rim, showing really beautiful clarity and depth of color after decanting for sediment and slow oxidation for several hours. On the nose, the spirit is a bit fumey but never unpleasant, and eventually blew off with time in the glass. Showing warm Christmas spice, praline, raspberry, licorice, and a very clean, minutes-long finish. As near to a perfect Vintage Port as I have tasted. This bottle seems more youthful than mature, with the depth and weight of a wine 25 years younger. Less feminine elegance than a few other great Taylors I've been fortunate to taste, but more remarkable for its depth and power. From a very clean bottle, neck fill, embossed wax capsule. The next bottle will get a 12 hour decant. (98 pts.)
Re: 1945 Taylor Vintage Port
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:10 pm
by Lars
This must really have been a remarkable experience. When I ‘grew up’ with wine some 30 years ago, this was perhaps the most epic bottle of all. I have finally acquired one, and looking for the right moment to open it. Your tasting note mostly says it all, but were there any tannins left? Would you drink it alone, any pairing suggestions?
Re: 1945 Taylor Vintage Port
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:27 pm
by Tom D.
Hello Lars.
I did not detect any significant tannins in this bottle. However there was still a nice bit of acidity that made this very lively, and I found this wine very near a perfect stage of maturity for my palate but with years of drinking life still ahead. I think I prefer a bottle like this without food.
I hope your bottle shows well also, whenever you decide to open it -- don't wait too long for that "right moment"!
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