1969 Taylor Colheita (bottled 2018)

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Fonseca 1980
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1969 Taylor Colheita (bottled 2018)

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The event - Taylor Single Harvest Tawny Tasting - held 16th May 2024

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Alex Bridgeman
Fonseca 1966
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Re: 1969 Taylor Single Harvest Tawny

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Bottled 2018. Soft quince and caramel on the nose - making it sweet and attractive. Balanced on the palate and much more elegant than the 1970 Colheita tasted alongside. Orange caramel but with flashes of the bitterness of orange zest brightening the sweet palate. So persistent on the fabulous finish; really lovely until right at the end when the sweetness overpowers the acidity to get a little cloying. 90/100. 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.
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Glenn E.
Graham’s 1977
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Re: 1969 Taylor Colheita (bottled 2018)

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1969 TSHT. Med brown, some tawny notes. But mostly brown. A nice nose of dried fruits with some vinagrinho. Powerful palate with a slight hardness to it that earlier Ports have not had. 94 points.
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winesecretary
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Re: 1969 Taylor Colheita (bottled 2018)

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Massive. Excellent persistence.
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