I opened my bottle yesterday morning and decanted it for 11 hours before tasting. I noticed as I took off the capsule that a date had been printed - I assume that this particular wine was bottled in 2005.
The bottle was sealed with a T-stopper and had no sediment when decanted - it did release that lovely blackcurrant pie smell that I always associate with young ports (or, at least which I associate with young ports ever since Mario and Roy forced me to drink a 2003 VP last year).
The wine was a deep red, very dark in the centre, slight hint of purple. Explosive nose of fruit, fruit, fruit - all blackcurrants and bramble jam. Sweet and fruity into the mouth, woody backbone. Very acidic structure, but well balanced. Some tannin in the mid palate. Good complexity. Rather short aftertaste, pleasant tones of chocolate cake. 86/100.
I agree with Richard that this is sip alone on the second storey deck port....except I don't have a deck and don't smoke cigars....and would prefer to be sipping a 1963 port.... 8)
Interesting that there has been much more consistency so far between tasting notes for this wine than there was for the Bin 27.
Alex
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2000 Taylor Fladgate LBV Port
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