1963 Taylor vintage port
Posted: 10:27 Sat 09 Oct 2010
Brick red and looking mature; 40% opaque. Red licorice on the nose, bright and vibrant, with lots of white pepper. Acidic and peppery initial impact, with the fierce acidity bringing lots of juniper and cranberry. Strangely dusty. A hot aftertaste, medium length finish of bitter chocolate. With more time in the glass this started to fall away and then 2 hours after decanting it started to improve - but was almost gone by then! 88/100. Drunk 24 September 2010.