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1980 Taylor

Posted: 10:32 Tue 20 May 2008
by DRT

180 Taylor

Posted: 09:45 Fri 23 May 2008
by jdaw1
Decanter #4: a glorious red like #8, the OBV. Nosing oddly of coffee, and tasting even more strongly of coffee. I knew this was not Fonseca as the F-plan 1980 lacked the Fonseca signatures, but that left me entirely unsure what this was.

Posted: 22:43 Thu 29 May 2008
by DRT
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=15066#15066][b]Here[/b][/url] AHB wrote:
Taylor 1980
A clear red, attmepting but failing to be a dark red, with a transparent centre. Fresh parsley on the nose but a swirl brings sweet redcurrant fruit. Very sweet in the mouth, lovely and soft. Wonderful mid-flavours with so much fruit coming through on the tongue. Very long aftertaste that coats the tongue so beautifully. This port is probably now at the start of its plateau of maturity. A super port. 8/9 or 93/100.

Posted: 14:23 Mon 02 Jun 2008
by mosesbotbol
Had this over the weekend in magnum format. Still showing fruit and not as powerful as other Taylor vintages. Well balanced. This is just the beginning for this vintage.

Posted: 11:45 Tue 03 Jun 2008
by uncle tom
My note:

Underwhelming, and rather 'Portuguese' in character. Not bad, but not Taylor's finest hour.

Tom