1975 Taylor

[uncle tom]

Decanted yesterday evening.

First sip showed class, but fire - I hoped this would go away, but 30 hours on, the wine, while better, still has too much burn.

At the moment it's looking like a flawed gem - will give it another night to settle down..

Tom

[uncle tom]

After another 24 hours the fire has finally subsided to leave a light but very pleasant mature wine, with the Taylor signature very much in evidence.

To score..

For immediate gratiication, I will forgive the time it took to integrate, and judge it as it is now - an above average wine, but not by a mile - so a 6.

Where's it going? Although not obviously in decline, there is no evidence of potential for future development, and the excess spirit may prove to be a growing issue over time. I'm therefore a little pessimistic about the prospects for this one..

..so score 6-4

- One to drink up!

Tom

[uncle tom]

Final note - the last two glasses from this decanter (drunk 48 hours after decanting) were really good - do dregs sometimes taste better? - or does this need two days decanting time??

Tom