1979 Taylor LBV

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KillerB
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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1979 Taylor LBV

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From the LBV Old and New - part 2 tasting:
The youngest of the Taylor LBVs tasted on the night, but it didn't help. It's still over 30 and far too old, fruitless and thin.
Port is basically a red drink
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DRT
Fonseca 1966
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Re: 1979 Taylor LBV

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Nice ruby red. Yeast on the nose, like the 65 and 67 on the same night. Still some red fruit on the palate but starting to dry out. A nice cherry finish.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1979 Taylor LBV

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Filtered, bottled in 1985. 30% opaque. Vague plastic on the nose, but mostly an absence of smell. Sweet in the mouth, quite hollow, but some juniper bitterness. Aeration allows fuller flavours to develop - oranges and coffee. Sweet and sticky aftertaste, followed by a mild chocolate and very long length (which was noticed in all 4 mature Taylor LBVs on the night). Comparatively pleasant. 79/100.
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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