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Taylor's, Vintage Port 2016
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
In 2016 Taylor's began picking in Vargellas on 17 September, followed by Pinhão Valley estate on 23 and 26 September. The 2016 Vintage Port has an aristocratic bouquet with tight wound aromas of blackberry, bilberry, crushed stone, black olive and a light, marine-tinged element, perhaps almost peat-like. The palate is just beautiful with fine, chiseled tannins and a perfect line of acidity. There is that almost arching structure one always seeks in a great Taylor’s with a gentle but insistent grip towards the finish. It is everything you really want from a Vintage Port. Production is 6,200 cases.
About the Producer
Taylors Wines is a family-owned winery established in 1969 which is located in the Clare Valley of South Australia. Taylors is one of the founding members of the Australia's First Families of Wine. Taylors' first wine was the 1973 Taylors Cabernet Sauvignon which was awarded a gold medal at every Australian national wine show where it was entered, since then Taylors Wines has grown to become the largest holding in the Clare Valley. Due to trademark restrictions Taylors Wines trades as Wakefield Wines in the majority of the Northern Hemisphere.
