TN: 1987 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:31 am
Decant: 9 hours - Deep, cherry red colour holding right into the rim. Slightly dusty nose over sweet cherry juice, surprisingly closed after so long in the decanter. A little empty on the entry but then sweet, ripe fruit comes through, wrapped around a hugely acidic core. Slurping just releases more fruit and makes it almost impossible not to swallow. The wine becomes thicker in the mouth as the fruit and acidity makes the mouth water. The aftertaste takes a while to start but comes through as a slightly bitter, cherry-pip type flavour that never really catches focus.
This VP is still young and brooding massively. It should be left for at least another 5-10 years before being visited again. On current form, this is drinking less well than the 1988 and would only rate around the average on Tom's scale, but promises much more for the future - 5/7 90 points
This VP is still young and brooding massively. It should be left for at least another 5-10 years before being visited again. On current form, this is drinking less well than the 1988 and would only rate around the average on Tom's scale, but promises much more for the future - 5/7 90 points