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We tasted some bottles of Taylor and its relatives, in The Bung Hole, on Friday 22nd March 2013.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1920 Taylor;
• 1924 Taylor;
• 1927 Taylor;
• 1935 Taylor;
• 1945 Taylor;
• 1948 Taylor;
• 1950 Taylor Special Quinta;
• 1955 Taylor;
• 1960 Taylor;
• 1963 Taylor;
• 1965 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas;
• 1966 Taylor;
• 1970 Taylor;
• 1970 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas;
• 1976 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas;
• 1977 Taylor;
• 1980 Taylor;
• 1983 Taylor;
• 1985 Taylor;
• 1986 Taylor Quinta de Terra Feita;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

The Taylor 1948 has an uneven bottom, so does not stand vertically.

Decanted 13:20.

T48: red, 30% opaque. Nose had meat and leather. Taste smooth velvet. Wonderful mouthfeel. Slightly more than mid-weight, some heat late palate, then long smooth velvet again. This T48 was my WOTN. (Others considered included T20, T63, T45, T24, T66 and T35.)

Clear rim, lovely rust red going towards a see-through burgundy red/brown core. Glorious nose which is full of raisin, prunes and caramel followed by warm alcohol. Great silky mouthfeel. Bit of a blockbuster but perfectly balanced and with a very good amount of rich dried fruit. Aftertaste is very long. My wine of the night. 96 pts.

Orange brown, surprisingly light; 15% opaque. Restrained nose, not revealing much other than a little spiciness. Lovely texture; lots of dustiness on the palate from the deep red fruit. A delightful spiciness comes through on the mid-palate. Lots of black chocolate on the initial aftertaste before a massive finish dominated by the fruit. What an amazing port. 95/100. 22-Mar-13. Decanted 2½ hours.