Taylors Fine Tawny Port is pale brick with ripe berry fruit and butterscotch on the nose with nutty, spicy aromas and a smooth, round finish with rich jammy flavours. Aged up to 3 years in oak, Vila Nova de Gaia — versatile, mellow and popular as an aperitif across Continental Europe.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
This distinguished Portuguese Tawny Port presents a pale brick colour of genuine aged character and warmth, displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of Taylor Fladgate Fine Tawny — selected for smoothness and mellow character, aged for up to three years in oak casks in Taylor Fladgate’s celebrated cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia and blended a few months before bottling for outstanding balance and completeness.
Aroma
The nose is immediately inviting, with subtle aromas of ripe berry fruit and butterscotch of genuine warmth and appeal creating an aromatic profile of authentic Tawny Port character and distinction. Nutty and spicy aromas add a layer of complexity and depth — a bouquet of outstanding mellow character and approachable elegance that reflects Taylor Fladgate’s meticulous selection of wines for smoothness and balance.
Palate
Smooth and round on the palate, with a flavour bomb of rich jammy flavours of exceptional depth and vibrancy delivering a palate of genuine distinction and approachable indulgence. The nutty and spicy characters follow through from the nose with excellent persistence and harmony — a Fine Tawny Port of outstanding smoothness, mellow character and enduring appeal. The finish is clean, round and deeply satisfying.
Pairs With
This exceptional Taylors Fine Tawny Port is a natural companion to mixed nuts, butterscotch tart, berry crumble, aged hard cheeses, charcuterie, or enjoyed lightly chilled as a versatile aperitif or after-dinner digestif — particularly popular in Continental Europe where it is celebrated as the perfect pre-dinner drink.
Taylor Fladgate’s Fine Tawny Port is drawn from wines selected specifically for their smoothness and mellow character — a meticulous selection process that reflects Taylor Fladgate’s long and prestigious history of producing Ports of exceptional quality and consistency. These selected wines are aged for up to three years in oak casks in Taylor Fladgate’s celebrated cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia — the historic heart of Port production on the banks of the Douro — before being blended together a few months before bottling to achieve the outstanding balance and completeness that define this versatile and approachable Fine Tawny Port.
History
Taylor Fladgate is one of the oldest and most celebrated Port houses in the Douro Valley — a producer of extraordinary heritage, prestige and winemaking expertise whose Fine Tawny Port has become particularly popular in Continental Europe, where it is drunk predominantly as an aperitif. The Fine Tawny’s versatility is a hallmark of Taylor Fladgate’s winemaking philosophy — a Port of outstanding smoothness and mellow character that is equally at home before meals as an elegant aperitif or after meals for those preferring a lighter style of digestif. Aged for up to three years in oak casks in Vila Nova de Gaia and blended for balance and completeness, Taylors Fine Tawny Port is a genuine expression of one of the world’s most celebrated and historically significant Port houses.
