2000 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port

[Otto Nieminen]

This wine was schizophrenic! It ranged from thick, fruity, with blueberry, stewed figs, very alcoholic to woody, closed, brutal and raw. The palate was ferociously tannic, superbly fruited (moderate in sweetness) underneath the wall of tannin, lifted by high acidity, long but at the moment marred by too obvious alcohol which made the whole seem harsh and stern. Judging by the components this wine has excellent potential, but it is not much fun drinking it now. Is it perhaps a little closed?

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