Vintage Port
Bottled by Hedges and Butler
Torn Label
Excellent Provenance
Description and Reviews:
A very special offer - exclusively to our subscribers. Taylors 1963 - excellent condition and provenance. Please note that we are limiting this offer to a maximum of 1 bottle per order so that as many customers as possible benefit from this offer.
Ruby highlights surviving in the colour. Deep, intense, Burgundian richness. At first the spirit is rather overpowering. Then dark chocolate starts appearing, followed by herbal, gum cistus, licorice, cigar box, leathery quality really comes through in the mouth and a slightly medicinal character. Long lingering finish.
This house must certainly be the Latour of Portugal. Their ports are remarkably backward yet still impressive when young. Of all the vintage ports, those of Taylor need the longest time to mature and even when fully mature seem to have an inner strength and firmness that keep them going for decades. The 1963 is quite fabulous yet still seemingly capable of developing for another decade or more.Parker Buying Guide 1989.
Rating 95/100
Condition Report:
These ports were purchased by the vendor from Hedges & Butler and Ellis, Son & Vidler in the late 1960's & 1970's; they have lain undisturbed in his cool London cellar until purchase by us
