Taylor'S Single Harvest Port 1969

Category:
 
Fortified Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Port Wines
Producer:
 
Taylor'S
Label Name:
 
Single Harvest Port
Vintage:
 
1969
Country:
 
Portugal
Region:
 
Douro Valley (cellars: Vila Nova de Gaia)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
20.5%
Grape(s):
 
Touriga Nacional; Touriga Franca; Tinta Roriz; Tinta Barroca; Tinta Cão
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-16°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 93 (Sept 2019). Wine Advocate 92. Bottled Nov 2018; 5%; 70

Tasting Note
Deep mahogany with olive rim. Opulent nose of wild honey, treacle, butterscotch, black pepper, cedar and mint. Palate rich with molasses, dried figs, sultanas and apricot confit; bright, fresh acidity and a clean, long finish.

Food Pairing
Western: crème brûlée, almond tart, dried figs, walnut/blue cheese platters, dark chocolate desserts. Asian: mooncakes or sesame sweets, red-braised (hong shao) pork, sticky rice desserts, miso-honey glazed dishes.

Production Method
Partially fermented red wine fortified with grape spirit and matured in seasoned oak casks for ~50 years in Taylor’s lodges, producing a wood-aged Single Harvest (Colheita) tawny.

Vineyard Info
Taylor Fladgate (Taylor’s) is a historic Port house founded 1692; owns Quintas including Vargellas, Terra Feita and Junco and releases limited 50‑year Single Harvest bottlings from its extensive cask reserves.