Taylor's

Specification

Producer

Taylor's

Region

Rest of world

Where

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Classification

Vintage Port

Grapes

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and other Douro varieties

Vintage

1983

Case

75cl

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

TAYLOR831X75

About this wine

Taylor's Vintage Port is made only in years declared of exceptional quality, from a blend of the house's best Douro grapes, with Quinta de Vargellas at its core. It is deep, firm and structured, with dark fruit and a characteristic floral lift. Bottled young, it needs twenty years or more to mature and great vintages last for decades longer.

About Taylor's

Taylor's is one of the oldest Port houses, founded in 1692, and today part of the Fladgate Partnership, which is still owned by descendants of the founding families. Its lodges are in Vila Nova de Gaia, across the river from Porto, where the wines are aged.

The house owns some of the finest quintas in the Douro Valley, including Quinta de Vargellas, which forms the backbone of its Vintage Ports. Taylor's Vintage Port is declared only in the best years and is known for its structure, poise and longevity, which makes it one of the most collected Port names.