2007 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port -- (cask sample)

[Glenn E.]

Tasted 6/9/2009 at McCarthy & Schiering in Seattle
TFP Vintage Port tasting with special guest Robert Bower

2007 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port (cask sample)
Another step in the purple direction from the Fonseca, but still plenty of red and not inky. Easily the blackest of the 3 (Croft, Fonseca, Taylor) though. Fruits are very smooth, but oddly I did not note any of the typical Taylor spiciness or pepper. That may yet show up with age, as the fruits in this bad boy are quite powerful right now.