Taylor’s 1961 Single Harvest Port, bottled 2020. Most of the single harvest tawnies at this tasting were bottled with about 50 years of cask age; this wine had nearly 60 years before being bottled. Very dark brown in colour with a lovely nose of molasses and Golden Syrup. Great complexity with the fruit dominated by a sweet but tangy dried apricot. Thick in texture on the palate with a wonderful balance despite the texture. Languid and confident development on the palate with the flavours building slowly until the acidity suddenly washes across the palate and force you to swallow. The wine might leave the palate when you do, but the flavours persist for a long time. This is a wine which is really lovely in every way. My second favourite wine of the night behind the Platinum Jubilee VVO and my favourite of the Single Harvest Tawnies. 95/100. Tasted 16-May-2024.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
1961 TSHT. Med dark tawny color, hints of rare wood, and a greening rim. High toned vinagrinho, caramel, and brown sugar on the nose. Rich and powerful palate that immediately reminds of the 1961 Krohn (which this is, though a later bottling). Very intense. A gorgeous wine - buy buy buy! 97 points.
Deep dark nose. Echo comments above but particularly pleased by the beautiful balance of sweetness and acidity. Would pass for (extremely good) madeira.
45% opacity, brown-orange. Fresh and open nose, concentrated apricot and brown sugar. Huge burst of lovely unripe apricot on the palate, full and syrupy. Liked.
