Taylor's Fine Ruby Port is intense concentrated blackcurrant and cherry on the nose with a full-bodied, firm palate jam-packed with luscious black fruit flavours. Stylish and fruity — aged 2 years in large oak vats, Vila Nova de Gaia, smooth yet vibrant with youthful ruby colour.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
This distinguished Portuguese Ruby Port presents a deep, vibrant youthful ruby colour of exceptional brilliance and intensity, displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of Taylor Fladgate Fine Ruby Port — a blend of full-bodied Port wines aged for around two years in large oak vats in Taylor Fladgate’s celebrated lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia, retaining the fruitiness, intensity and youthful ruby colour that are the hallmarks of this approachable and consistently rewarding style.
Aroma
The nose is stylish and immediately captivating, with intense concentrated blackcurrant and cherry aromas of genuine richness and vibrancy creating a beautifully expressive and fruit-driven aromatic profile of outstanding distinction. A bouquet of exceptional fruitiness, concentration and authentic Taylor Fladgate Fine Ruby Port character — full of the luscious black fruit intensity that defines this celebrated style and reflects the exceptional quality of Port wines aged for smoothness and elegance in the Vila Nova de Gaia lodges.
Palate
Full-bodied and firm on the palate, jam-packed with luscious black fruit flavours of exceptional concentration and depth. The smoothness and elegance gained through two years of ageing in large oak vats are beautifully balanced by firm tannins of outstanding structure and presence — a Fine Ruby Port of genuine fruitiness, intensity and enduring Taylor Fladgate distinction. The finish is rich, fruity and deeply satisfying.
Pairs With
This exceptional Taylor Fladgate Fine Ruby Port is a natural companion to blue-veined and richly flavoured soft cheeses, berry fruit desserts, dark chocolate, or enjoyed as a classic after-dinner digestif — the perfect port-and-cheese combination, as approachable as it is rewarding.
Taylor Fladgate Fine Ruby Port is a blend of full-bodied Port wines aged for around two years in large oak vats in Taylor Fladgate’s celebrated cellars — known as lodges — in Vila Nova de Gaia. As the Ports age, they gain smoothness and elegance whilst retaining their fruitiness, intensity and youthful ruby colour — a careful and meticulous ageing process that reflects Taylor Fladgate’s long and prestigious history of producing Ports of exceptional quality and consistency. The individual wines are then blended together for balance and consistency — delivering a Fine Ruby Port of outstanding concentrated fruitiness, firm tannins and enduring Taylor Fladgate distinction in every bottle.
History
Taylor Fladgate is one of the most respected and celebrated Port houses in the world — renowned for its legendary Vintage Ports and equally celebrated for the outstanding quality and consistency of its Ruby and Tawny Port range. The firm’s cool and tranquil lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia on the banks of the Douro provide the ideal conditions for the patient ageing of Ports of exceptional smoothness, fruitiness and enduring character. Taylor Fladgate Fine Ruby Port is the accessible expression of this extraordinary heritage — stylish, fruit-driven and jam-packed with the luscious blackcurrant, cherry and black fruit intensity that have made Taylor Fladgate one of the world’s most admired and consistently celebrated Port houses.
