TN: 1963 Taylor Vintage Port

[Al B.]

Decant: 6½ hours - Mid-red colour with a transparent centrem slightly lighter than the Fonseca 1963 shown at the same time. A lovely floral nose and some cinnamon infused rhubarg stew. Gentle, caressing entry that fills the mouth but there is an odd bitter streak I found off-putting (others described this as an interesting pepperiness that they liked), although this goes after a while. The bitterness is also apparent in the aftertaste. However, to keep things in proportion, this is a fine wine that just had an eccentric feature to this particular bottle. 8/8. 93 points