2000 Taylor Fladgate LBV Port
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:24 pm
For various reasons, I had to abandon this wine still sitting in its decanter, for the best part of a week.
I came back to it exactly 1 week after decanting it. I was very surprised to find how well it had held up. In fact, it was better after a week in the decanter than I remember it being before I went away.
The colour had held up well. Still a deep, rich red. Up front fuit on the nose and in the initial taste was very obvious. Much sweeter than before, still dominated by blackcurants and ripe blackberries. The mid-palate still showed nice development - to the extent that my wife ended up telling me not to be so noisy with my slurping as we were watching TV together! More tannins were apparent in the wine that I remember from before. The wine was also more acidic, very slightly unbalanced, but not enough to really spoil the wine. The main disappointment was that the length had gone. This was a very enjoyable wine to drink, but had a short aftertaste. After a week in the decanter, I would have given this wine 88/100.
Alex
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I came back to it exactly 1 week after decanting it. I was very surprised to find how well it had held up. In fact, it was better after a week in the decanter than I remember it being before I went away.
The colour had held up well. Still a deep, rich red. Up front fuit on the nose and in the initial taste was very obvious. Much sweeter than before, still dominated by blackcurants and ripe blackberries. The mid-palate still showed nice development - to the extent that my wife ended up telling me not to be so noisy with my slurping as we were watching TV together! More tannins were apparent in the wine that I remember from before. The wine was also more acidic, very slightly unbalanced, but not enough to really spoil the wine. The main disappointment was that the length had gone. This was a very enjoyable wine to drink, but had a short aftertaste. After a week in the decanter, I would have given this wine 88/100.
Alex
This tasting note is one of several related tasting notes. Click [here] to see the original note in context.