1983 Taylor's Vintage Port
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:43 pm
TN: Taylor's VP 1983
On Andy Velebil's suggestion I decanted only for two hours. I thought the nose was quite tame and unalcoholic upon opening! That's strange. It had all the red toned spiciness that I expect in Taylor's, a bit of earth, but still seems a bit dulled - I'm sure it will open up in two hours as it doesn't need for the alcohol to integrate much. The palate is perhaps a bit simple for this house, but balanced and very drinkable. The aftertaste is a bit lacking, but it's not as bad a port as some reports have said.
Forward two hours: bugger. Cardboard. The reason for the dullness I noted is that it is corked. We should have drunk it straight away when the cork taint wasn't overtly noticable.
The past year has been a bad year for corked ports. In a big walkabout tasting we had 3 corked ports, and I've now had two at home also. Stelvin for Ports as well?
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On Andy Velebil's suggestion I decanted only for two hours. I thought the nose was quite tame and unalcoholic upon opening! That's strange. It had all the red toned spiciness that I expect in Taylor's, a bit of earth, but still seems a bit dulled - I'm sure it will open up in two hours as it doesn't need for the alcohol to integrate much. The palate is perhaps a bit simple for this house, but balanced and very drinkable. The aftertaste is a bit lacking, but it's not as bad a port as some reports have said.
Forward two hours: bugger. Cardboard. The reason for the dullness I noted is that it is corked. We should have drunk it straight away when the cork taint wasn't overtly noticable.
The past year has been a bad year for corked ports. In a big walkabout tasting we had 3 corked ports, and I've now had two at home also. Stelvin for Ports as well?
This tasting note is one of several related tasting notes. Click [here] to see the original note in context.