1964 Taylor`s Very Old Single Harvest Port
Secondary Description
This was not what I was expecting at all. I normally find older tawnies a bit lacking, with my preferred sweet spot around 20 years of age. The 1964 is a vibrant, even pokey wine packed with drive, depth and energy. Its mouthfilling, bright, sweet fruit is developed, yes, but still retains freshness. Everything takes a long time with this wine, with the flavours pronounced in the mouth for ages before they moderate into the finish, which in turn lasts for ages. In fact the finish only ended with a tiny sip of the 1863... (CW 04/06/14)
Producer
Origin
Douro, Port/vintage port, Fortifieds, PORTUGAL
Colour
red
Wine Style
sweet
Dominant Grape
Touriga Nacional blend
Closure Style
cork
Maturity
old
Bottle size
75cl
Case Quantity
6
Score
95 points, Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, May 2014
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Media Reviews
Neal Martin
I allowed my glass of 1964 Taylor’s Very Old Single Harvest Port a couple of hours to open up in the glass, monitoring its evolution along the way. It is not a shy or retiring Port. Clear mahogany in color with a slight green tinge on the rim, the nose races out of the blocks like a young terrier let free in the garden, with intense aromas of grilled walnut, smoke, brown sugar, hints of caramel and a fug of alcohol that ebbs with time. The palate is smooth and honeyed on the entry, a very seductive Port wine, quite sumptuous in style, but with enough volatile lift to maintain fieriness toward the viscous finish. I speculate that had the 1963s not been so prodigious, Taylor Fladgate would have elected to follow their 1960 declaration with a 1964. That is all in the past. It is a delicious Vintage Port firing on all cylinders, ready to drink and enjoy now rather than cellar. 95 points