1948 Taylor

[jdaw1]

A zombie / in-law invasion needed to be escaped by one of us, and another proposed that the theme be ‘Vintage Port that you would like to drink if you had not Vintage Port for 7 months’. At the Boot & Flogger, on Monday 29^th December 2025.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• TNs, Champagne:
  • 2004 Bollinger R.D. magnum (CEM);
  • 2007 Bollinger R.D. magnum (CEM);
• TNs, Claret:
  • 1970 Château La Lagune magnum (CEM);
  • 1976 Château Cheval Blanc magnum (CEM);
• TNs, Port:
  • 1955 Mystery (CEM);
  • 1945 Mystery (CEM);
  • 1935 Mystery (CEM);
  • 1955 Graham (CEM);
  • 1945 Croft (CEM);
  • 1935 Cockburn (CEM);
  • 1948 Graham (MJRM);
  • 1948 Taylor (AHB);
  • 1948 Warre (JHT);
  • 1960 Croft (AJM);
  • 1960 Butler Nephew (NAC);
  • 1963 Taylor (CPR);
  • 1963 Fonseca (MSC);
  • 1970 Fonseca (MJM);
  • 1962 Quinta do Noval Nacional (JDAW);
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

T48, dark dark red, 70% opaque. Nose: “no!”. Palate light, soft, burnt, but drinkable.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Taylor 1948 (rewaxed). Decanted 1½ hours. Bronze colour, slightly hazy. A little oxidised fruit on the nose, but not to the point of the wine being undrinkable. Sweet fruit on the palate, the oxidised tone coming through on the mid-palate with a lovely dryness to the fruit on the mid-palate. The wine has an impressive grip in the fruit on the finish. Nice finish. Although not showing as well as this wine can, this is a pleasant drink. 88/100.