1977 Taylor

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1977 Taylor

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On Tuesday 8th November 2011, in The Steak Exchange EC2A 2EH, friends gathered to note the return to London of jdaw1, and the recent birth of his second daughter. The theme was ‟Port With Star Quality”, with appropriately themed placemats.

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T77, from AHB: dark red, 60% opaque. Whole-palate sweetness, heat on the tongue. Some roughness mid-palate, lots of tannin. Another fine port.
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Mature red in colour, 50% opaque. Spicy junipers on the nose, with lovely sweet fruit. Mouthfilling entry, with vigorous tannins. This is a big port with a lovely texture and flavours that are well balanced. Very big aftertaste and a terrific length that is stuffed full of flavours. Fabulous port, really enjoyable. Served blind, this was guessed to be D63, T70, T66, "no idea", "something weird from the early '90s" S70 and D63. 94/100.
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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