1977 Taylor Fladgate vintage port
Posted: 07:00 Sat 30 Aug 2008
Started decanting for consuming tomorrow.
clear well settled bottle (apparently having sat in the fridge for a better part of 1 1/2 years) that threw some very fine but copious amounts of sediment.
I must admit i've never looked at Taylor's corks before but I found this interesting. I always thought that Taylor branded their corks with the words Taylor, Vintage, 1977. My bottle has instead TF, Vintage, 1977, is this correct?
nice dark ruby red with very little slight signs of bricking around the edges.
t+0. Harsh alcohol singes the hair of my nostrils.
A grassy, quince/unripe pear and light tobacco nose infused with lemon.
Potent mouthfeel of figs, candied cherries, and cedar wood.
60+ second finish of a wonderful vanilla VSOP cognac that warms the mouth, body and lungs.
Now that I mention cognac, this is what this taste like at t+0, a very refined VSOP bordering XO cognac.
One meant to be sipped very slowly and perhaps with a splash of water to cleanse the mouth. A fine cuban would probably work very well too.
So potent, will try again 18 hours later and hopefully the alcohol will have blended.
clear well settled bottle (apparently having sat in the fridge for a better part of 1 1/2 years) that threw some very fine but copious amounts of sediment.
I must admit i've never looked at Taylor's corks before but I found this interesting. I always thought that Taylor branded their corks with the words Taylor, Vintage, 1977. My bottle has instead TF, Vintage, 1977, is this correct?
nice dark ruby red with very little slight signs of bricking around the edges.
t+0. Harsh alcohol singes the hair of my nostrils.
A grassy, quince/unripe pear and light tobacco nose infused with lemon.
Potent mouthfeel of figs, candied cherries, and cedar wood.
60+ second finish of a wonderful vanilla VSOP cognac that warms the mouth, body and lungs.
Now that I mention cognac, this is what this taste like at t+0, a very refined VSOP bordering XO cognac.
One meant to be sipped very slowly and perhaps with a splash of water to cleanse the mouth. A fine cuban would probably work very well too.
So potent, will try again 18 hours later and hopefully the alcohol will have blended.