1963 Taylor

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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1963 Taylor vintage port

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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.
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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Re: 1963 Taylor vintage port

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In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:
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Re: 1963 Taylor vintage port

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T63: very acrid. Early palate, mid palate, late palate: acrid. Obviously flawed.

My ranking was ‟F60 > G63 > G77 > T63”.
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