Taylors 2007 Vintage Port

Taylor's 2007 Vintage Port

Producer Tasting Note:

Opaque, purple black colour with a narrow violet rim. Characteristically stylish and racy, with a nose of dense blackcurrant and woodland fruit overlaid with discreet herbal nuances and scents of violet and rose petals. As usual the classic Taylor elegance and understatement conceal the wine’s energy and vigour. On the palate it displays the lean, sinewy and tightly knit tannins which are so much a feature of the Taylor style and the vibrant and clearly delineated fruit flavours which are the hallmark of the 2007 vintage.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Dark, almost black garnet, opaque core, ruby reflections. On the nose inviting sweet plum fruit, black cherry, plus mineral notes, candied violet from touriga nacional, a highly attractive bouquet with many facets. On the palate complex, very precise and straightforward, fresh black fruit nuances, subtle hints of chocolate, equipped with the usual tannic framework of the house, but perhaps a little less muscular than in more typical years, taut and persistent, equipped with secure ageing potential, complex and persistent. It is displaying a rather fresh, one could say, ʺGothicʺ style."

95/100 points, FALSTAFF (Austria), February 2016

"Subtle dark ruby with massive layers of different flavours. Good tannins and sufficient freshness. Massive thick fruit and tannins; really very grown-up, sophisticated and proper. Hint of juniper. Very complete." Drink 2030-2060

18/20 points, Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, May 2018