The Bung Hole, Wednesday 25th September 2013, with WS AHB JDAW AJM CMAG RAYC.
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1970 Taylor
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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- Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
Re: 1970 Taylor
Deinhard bottled, sourced from an Oxford college cellar. Deep red in colour, 90% opaque. Rather closed on the nose with a swirl releasing heat, but the nose opened up and improved considerably with a couple of hours in the glass. Smooth textured, slow to develop on the palate but builds layers of flavour in a leisurely manner, bringing sweet fruit and spritely tannins. Very dense and powerful in the end, sweet with a bitter black chocolate at the core and always a lovely texture. A flash of the traditional Taylor heat on the aftertaste before the powerful, mouthfilling flavours on the long and compelling finish. Tremendous port, still so youthful. 94/100. Drunk 25-Sep-13. Decanted 10 hours
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Re: 1970 Taylor
T70, dark red. Mocha, heat. Slightly closed, but good sweetness. For my taste the mid palate was imperfect: slightly light, slightly sour. Nonetheless, fine port.
Re: 1970 Taylor
Decanted for 10 hours prior to serving. Tasted spicy yet jammy with a slight whiff of plums. A long spicy aftertaste;different to the smoothness of the Grahams.