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taylor's, vintage port 2016
JAMES SUCKLING
100
WINE ENTHUSIAST
98

2016 taylor's, vintage port

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Why We're Buying

It's no secret that French and Italian wines dominate the offerings at Vinovest. So, the fact that we have Taylor's Vintage Port, a Portuguese wine, means it's nothing short of amazing. This legendary port is the pinnacle of the art form. It is a rare treat that has several decades of aging potential. Wine critic Robert Parker has even called Taylor's "the Latour of Portugal."

Critics Scores

JAMES SUCKLING
100

James Suckling

OMG. This is really the most amazing young Taylor's I have ever tasted. Full-bodied and lightly sweet with super power and intensity. So racy and focused. Yet this has such muscle and intensity. Needs at least eight years to show you everything it has to offer. Drink in 2025.

WINE ENTHUSIAST
98

Wine Enthusiast

Ripe, structured while also fruity, this intense, perfumed Port is opulent while also elegant. Its tannins and great fruit are finely integrated and are rich with potential. Black fruits, berries and a juicy aftertaste add freshness to the wine. Drink from 2028.

WINE SPECTATOR
98

Wine Spectator

This is packed with raspberry, blackberry and blueberry fruit flavors that play off one another, melding with anise, fruitcake and ganache notes. A warm tarry edge coats the finish, revealing an echo of bramble. A seriously grippy, strapping Port, this revels in its power. Best from 2032 through 2055

VINOUS
97

Vinous

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.

DECANTER
96

Decanter

Dense and heady on the nose with an attractive green, leafy edge. Sweet and pump on the palate with lovely bright cherry and damson fruit – nicely defined but not as big as some. Firm, tight-knit tannins on a long, linear finish which shows off the lovely purity of fruit. Drinking Window 2030-2055.