Taylor's Port, 1963 Vintage Port

Vintage Port
Bottled by Hedges and Butler
Torn Label
Excellent Provenance

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 20%

Price:

$418.24 USD

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Description

A very special offer - exclusively to our subscribers. Taylors 1963 - excellent condition and provenance. Please note that we are limiting this offer to a maximum of 1 bottle per order so that as many customers as possible benefit from this offer.

Ruby highlights surviving in the colour. Deep, intense, Burgundian richness. At first the spirit is rather overpowering. Then dark chocolate starts appearing, followed by herbal, gum cistus, licorice, cigar box, leathery quality really comes through in the mouth and a slightly medicinal character. Long lingering finish.

This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Their ports are remarkably backward yet still impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have an inner strength and firmness that keep them going for decades. The 1963 is quite fabulous yet still seemingly capable of developing for another decade or more.Parker Buying Guide 1989.

Rating 95/100

Condition

These ports were purchased by the vendor from Hedges & Butler and Ellis, Son & Vidler in the late 1960's & 1970's; they have lain undisturbed in his cool London cellar until purchase by us

Reviews

A rare treat to sip a truly mature vintage port. The spirit was just starting to make its presence felt. This is fully mature and possibly, in the case of this bottle, even starting its gentle decline. Extremely sweet and spicy, this reminded me of those biscuits they call gypsy creams. Caressing, round texture. 18/20- Jancis Robinson

A much more youthful colour compared to the '60, the nose is very well defined, feminine, almost floral with notes of wild strawberry, smoke, tobacco, Clementine and leather. Yet it does not quite have the breeding I was expecting, something more transparent when contrasting against the -45 or the -48. The palate is silky and harmonious with filigree tannins, notes of strawberry, cherry and liquorices leading to a more structured fig-tinge finish. The palate is more compelling than the nose and it has great length. I would actually give this more time in bottle, something tells me it would like to reach half-a-century! Tasted November 2007. 95 Points(NM) Wine Advocate.

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