1955 Taylor

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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1955 Taylor vintage port

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Ruby centre, redcurrant jelly on the nose - a huge bouquet that lifts sweetly out of the glass. Surprisingly hollow when it first enters the mouth and takes a long time to deliver. But when it does - wow! What a combination of flavours and complexity. There is the typical Taylor burn when you swallow, but this fades quickly and leaves a long and powerful aftertaste. A very big wine, impressive today and with many years ahead of it. Probably the best overall port at the Third TPF Christmas Offline. 92/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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DRT
Fonseca 1966
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Re: 1955 Taylor vintage port

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Very red - fabulous nose - thick, chewy with tons of red fruit and still tannic. Brilliant!!
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uncle tom
Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 1955 Taylor vintage port

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Classic Taylor - a bit of a beast - pipped by the SW47 and 1908 for top wine IMO

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Re: 1955 Taylor vintage port

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uncle tom wrote:Classic Taylor - a bit of a beast
I completely agree, though my palate struggled to change gear from the other, more delicate, Ports we were drinking to this one. One to revisit in a decade or so’s time!
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