Drunk as part of the Vargellathon - a tasting of Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas port from 1964 to 1996. Held at The Crusting Pipe on Tuesday 24th March 2009.
Bottle kindly supplied by AHB
1982 Taylor Vargellas
1982 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas
Ben
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
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Vintage 1970 and now proud owner of my first ever 'half-century'!
Re: 1982 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas
Dark red. My initial thought on putting my nose over this was "cola cubes" - I then detected what seemed to be a little VA. A thick entry quickly faded into a thin and quite bitter finish.
I voted this as my "Worst of the Night"
I voted this as my "Worst of the Night"
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1982 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas
Paler in colour than the 1978 shown alongside. Smelling oddly of stale coffee grindings. Simple and bland on the tongue; dry and showing little fruit. A lot of work in the mouth brings out some sweet redcurrants. The aftertaste lives up to the rest of the experience. Not a wine to seek out, although not offensive. 82/100. Drunk 24 March 2003.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 1982 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas
Or maybe not a good bottle? I don't believe I ever had this port, but the 1982 Terra Feita was excellent.AHB wrote: Not a wine to seek out
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Re: 1982 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas
This is the only bottle of 1982 Vargellas that I have tried, so it is entirely possible that it was a poor bottle. If I get the chance to try another, I will do so.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 1982 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas
A rather feeble wne compared to the rest, a little bit weak, dry and fiery.
My least favoured wine of the night, but not by a mile.
A wine I neither own, nor will seek to acquire.
Tom
My least favoured wine of the night, but not by a mile.
A wine I neither own, nor will seek to acquire.
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill