Decanted 11 hours. 60% opacity, reddish-brown with nice gloopy legs. Nose had quite a mixture - fig to start, giving way to cherry fruit with a hint of tobacco and menthol behind it. In the mouth immediate heat, lacking structure...a little thin, heat gives way to some acidity mid palate then into a fruity spell - cherries and strawberry jam, with a reasonable finish. Overall, lacks structure and balance, needs to fill out a bit. Will try again in a while.
1.5hrs later. Not improving. Losing the fruit from the finish, VA in the finish. I think this is falling apart
Not enjoying this really, so half a bottle stoppered and into the fridge. Perhaps some kind of miracle will bring this back to life tomorrow...
1985 Taylor
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Re: 1985 Taylor
Unfortunately pretty consistent with the few times I've had this. Not Taylor's greatest vintage, to be sure.flash_uk wrote:Decanted 11 hours. 60% opacity, reddish-brown with nice gloopy legs. Nose had quite a mixture - fig to start, giving way to cherry fruit with a hint of tobacco and menthol behind it. In the mouth immediate heat, lacking structure...a little thin, heat gives way to some acidity mid palate then into a fruity spell - cherries and strawberry jam, with a reasonable finish. Overall, lacks structure and balance, needs to fill out a bit. Will try again in a while.
1.5hrs later. Not improving. Losing the fruit from the finish, VA in the finish. I think this is falling apart
Not enjoying this really, so half a bottle stoppered and into the fridge. Perhaps some kind of miracle will bring this back to life tomorrow...
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Re: 1985 Taylor
This seems to be a bad bottle. Most of the T85 tasted by team in the past two years have been very good. It is a Port that has taken a long time to show its true form and is generally excellent now.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1985 Taylor
I'd have to check my notes to be certain, but my recent examples have been in the very good range rather than the excellent range. I can't say that Flash's TN rings any bells, though, so that could very well be a bad bottle.
Glenn Elliott
Re: 1985 Taylor
Yes I agree a rogue bottle most likely. Another from the same batch was consumed recently and was very nice indeed. Which only serves to heighten the disappointment of finding this one as I did!