Taylor´s 1968 Very Old Single Harvest - I ORIGINAL TRÆKASSE

Af alle portvinsproducenter råder Taylor’s over en af de største reserver af meget gammel egetræslagret portvin. Deriblandt er en samling af sjældne Single Harvest Ports, som er portvine fra et enkelt år, der lagres til fuldstændig modenhed på egetræsfade og bliver tappet på flasker med høståret printet på etiketten.

Taylor’s har bestemt sig for hvert år at tappe og frigive en begrænset mængde Single Harvest Port, der er høstet 50 år tidligere. Denne portvin 1968 Single Harvest Port er en del af serien.

Denne sjældne Single Harvest Port  er blevet modnet i fem årtier i egetræsfade i Taylors kældre i Porto. Den har en forførende gulbrun farve, der falmer til en bred ravfarve med diskrete olivenhøjdepunkter. Næsen er meget fin og delikat, med en attraktiv valnød og marcipan nuttiness, noter af fin eg og diskrete aromaer af marmelade, sort peber og kanel. På ganen er vinen fuld og rund, med en glat silkeagtig struktur og varm, blød, krydret smag. Finishen er lang med et skarpt rent syreindhold. Denne usædvanlige Aged Tawny Port er vidunderligt klar og elegant, klar til at drikke nu.men kan også gemmes

Taylors administrerende direktør, Adrian Bridge, kommenterede: "En 50 års fødselsdag eller jubilæum er en milepæl. Taylor's Single Harvest Ports tilbyder en enestående mulighed for at fejre en sådan med en ekstraordinær 50 år gammel vin i perfekt stand."

Taylor's Single Harvest Port er præsenteret i den klassiske frostede flaske forbundet med Taylors berømte udvalg af Aged Tawny Ports og vil blive præsenteret i en trækasse af høj kvalitet.

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Vinder af Vivino's 2019 Wine Style Awards: Portuguese Port

98 points Wine Spectator

 Pretty gorgeous from the get go, with toasted sesame, green tea, walnut husk, pistachio cream and peanut toffee notes seamlessly layered atop each other, framed by a subtle singed alder hint. Everything glides with grace through the finish, like a gently wafting plume of white smoke off of burning incense. (JM, Web Only-2017)  (10/2017)

95 points Wine Enthusiast

 One of a series of releases by this Port producer, this Colheita, or Port from a single harvest, is beautifully poised between red fruits and mature almond and an old gold character. It has intensity, a product of the aging in wood that has just concentrated the wine. Like all Ports of this type, it is ready to drink. (RV)  (12/2017)

94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 The 1968 Very Old Single Harvest Tawny Port comes in with 173 grams per liter of residual sugar. Taylor's started its ongoing 50-year Colheita program with the 1964 (or, as they prefer to say, 'single harvest tawny port'). This is the newest release, scheduled to be in the marketplace by the Fall of this year. It was bottled in 2017 with a bar-top cork. It is hard to go wrong with any of the wines Taylor's has been releasing in this series—they all have something special to offer. We can debate endlessly which is better—often, the style difference is more important than a minor qualitative difference. This year's style shows finesse and more finesse. It is relatively elegant for an old tawny, with a controlled, sweet edge. Hints of brandy do periodically pop up, but they are not hard or harsh. It lingers beautifully on the finish as fine, old Tawnies do. The finish is often the best part of these oldies. This will last indefinitely, but it is meant to drink on release and needs no aging. Most do not hold Tawnies with bar-top corks. Drink it around 60 degrees Fahrenheit—and definitely not too warm. Most producers recommend 58 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on your preferences and the wine. (MS)  (8/2017)

92 points Vinous

 The 1968 Single Harvest Tawny, which was bottled in 2017, has a slightly pallid bouquet that just needs more presence: nutmeg, clove, marmalade and smoke, but I would have liked more intensity here. The palate is much better, finally the energy and ambition appears! Here we encounter Chinese 5-spice, dried orange peel, cloves, curry powder and star anise. There is real flourish on the finish, a Tawny that starts slow but ends on a real high. This comes highly recommended. Tasted at the "Big Fortified Tasting" in London. (NM)  (6/2018)

Jancis Robinson

 TA 5.9 g/l, pH 3.6, RS 173 g/l. Pale-medium amber, with tawny glints. Toasted tobacco, some meaty hints, dark chocolate and dried herb, with subtle caramel cake. Intense sweetness, with balancing acidity, orange-peel fruit, mahogany, walnuts, spice, dark chocolate and toffee. Very long and integrated finish. Exceptional length. Touch of warmth, but what the hell – it is port after all. Glorious! 19/20 points. (TJ)  (5/2019)

Firmaet Taylor’s – eller Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman, som det helt korrekt hedder – er over 300 år gammelt. Taylor’s er stadig et personligt ejet familiefirma, som er fuldstændig uafhængigt. Taylor’s hovedsæde er beliggende i Vila Nova de Gaia. Her afskibes portvinene, som eksporteres til mindst 54 lande verden over – derudover sælges portvinene selvfølgelig også i Portugal. Druerne til portvinene fra Taylor’s dyrkes i Dourodalen på Taylor’s egne tre vingårde; Quinta de Vargellas, Quinta de Terra Feita og Quinta do Junco. Portvinene fra Taylor’s var, er og vil fortsat være nogle af de største portvine!