Taylor Fladgate - Vintage Port 2016 (750ml)
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Producer | Taylor Fladgate |
Country | Portugal |
Varietal | Touriga Nacional Blend |
Vintage | 2016 |
Sku | 43361 |
Wine Spectator: 98 Points
This is packed with raspberry, blackberry and blueberry fruit flavors that play off one another, melding with anise, fruitcake and ganache notes. A warm tarry edge coats the finish, revealing an echo of bramble. A seriously grippy,
strapping Port, this revels in its power. Best from 2032 through 2055. From Portugal.
Wine Advocate: 94-96 Points
The 2016 Vintage Port is a field blend set to be bottled about a week after this tasting. It was the final blend. It was aged for 20 months in wood and comes in with 102 grams of residual sugar. The Croft might be as rich—although I don't think so; we'll see as they age—but this is more expressive right now. The most delicious of the three Fladgate Group offerings, this has the sexiest fruit, although the Fonseca seems to have more pure power. Even allowing that it had a fair bit of air, this was showing surprisingly well for young Taylor's. That is speaking relatively, of course, because this still has power and energy. Personally, this year I'd definitely pick Fonseca, though. Fonseca just seems to have a little more upside potential. With Port, of course, things change over the decades. This is a first look, not a final word.