Taylors Vintage Port 2017 Magnum 150clTaylors Vintage Port 2017 Magnum A beautifully delineated wine, with the hallmark Taylors poise and definition and the tantalising promise of pleasures still to come. Opaque black at the centre with a narrow purple rim Uncompromisingly Taylors in style, elegant and precise The nose has very fine, linear fruit, heady and complex but restrained by a graphite minerality Quinta da Vargellas has imprinted its signature fragrance of violets, which hangs

a sign that this is a very old wine

unveiling a rich tapestry of aromas

with a fruity finish that leaves you wanting more

A zinging bitter orange freshness is replaced by fried corn and biscuit on the finish

sourced from high-quality vineyard sites across the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior regions

Lanchester Mead honours the tradition of artisanal mead-making

Waves of caramelised nuts

beckoning you in for more

the Winter and the Spring of the year 1997 were warm and dry

and Semillon grapes touched by Botrytis cinerea (noble rot)

each offers a distinctive expression of fruit

silky and appealing