1980 Taylor

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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DRT
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1980 Taylor

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"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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180 Taylor

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Decanter #4: a glorious red like #8, the OBV. Nosing oddly of coffee, and tasting even more strongly of coffee. I knew this was not Fonseca as the F-plan 1980 lacked the Fonseca signatures, but that left me entirely unsure what this was.
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[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=15066#15066][b]Here[/b][/url] AHB wrote:
Taylor 1980
A clear red, attmepting but failing to be a dark red, with a transparent centre. Fresh parsley on the nose but a swirl brings sweet redcurrant fruit. Very sweet in the mouth, lovely and soft. Wonderful mid-flavours with so much fruit coming through on the tongue. Very long aftertaste that coats the tongue so beautifully. This port is probably now at the start of its plateau of maturity. A super port. 8/9 or 93/100.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Had this over the weekend in magnum format. Still showing fruit and not as powerful as other Taylor vintages. Well balanced. This is just the beginning for this vintage.
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My note:

Underwhelming, and rather 'Portuguese' in character. Not bad, but not Taylor's finest hour.

Tom
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