Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 1977 (750ml) Size:750ml shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil

shows wonderfully sweet lead pencil shavings intermixed with an elegant black cherry and cassis nose

with a toasty edge

The estate’s 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is one of those rare wines that looks like it will be absolutely delicious pretty much at any point in its life

It will ultimately be seen as one of the great vintages of Grange

Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 1977 (750ml) Size:750ml shows wonderfully sweet lead pencilOf 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. Their tawnys are also among the very best, though somewhat expensive. The 1977 has consistently been at the top of my list of vintage ports in this great vintage, although the Dow, Graham, and Fonseca are equally splendid. It is a mammoth, opaque, statuesque vintage port of