Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 2011 (750ml) tracy 26 marzipan-tinged bouquet tending to dominate

marzipan-tinged bouquet tending to dominate the ripe black fruit

blueberries

the wine’s aromatics remain reticent and brooding

but it is unquestionably a stunning effort

well balanced

Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 2011 (750ml) tracy 26 marzipan-tinged bouquet tending to dominateThe 2011 Taylors Vintage 2011 has a multifaceted, Pandoras Box of a nose that is mercurial in the glass: cassis at first before blackberry and raspberry politely ask it to move aside, followed by wilted rose petals and Dorset plum. Returning after one 45 minutes that nose has shut up shop. The palate is sweet and sensual on the entry, plush and opulent, with copious black cherries, boysenberry and cassis fruit, curiously more reminiscent of Fonseca!