In the glass
What it pairs with
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Stilton and walnuts
Classic Vintage Port and blue cheese: the salty crystalline cheese is cut by the wine's sweet black-fruit core. -
Dark 70 percent chocolate torte
Bitter cocoa meets the wine's cassis and liquorice for a rich after-dinner match. -
Roast venison
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The firm tannins frame gamey meat the way the wine ages around its fruit.
History
Taylor's has declared Vintage Port from its Douro quintas (notably Vargellas) since the 17th century, building a reputation for the firmest, longest-lived classic style.
- 1744 — Earliest Taylor's records of Port shipping
- 1893 — Quinta de Vargellas acquired, becoming the backbone of the Vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Taylor's Port
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cao
- Classification
- DOC Porto
- Oak
- Aged around two years in seasoned oak vats before bottling, then matures in bottle
- ABV
- 20.5%
- Price
- EUR 80 to 160 at release
- Drinking window
- 20 to 50 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1692
Scores
- Wine Advocate 98 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2018)
- Wine Spectator 96 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2019)