Taylor Fladgate - Vintage Port 1994 (750ml)

"In a word superb. It's full-bodied moderately sweet and incredibly tannic but there's amazing finesse and refinement to the texture not to mention fabulous concentrated aromas of raspberries violets and other flowers. Perhaps the greatest Taylor ever it's better than either the '92 or the '70 though it's very like the '70 in structure. "

"This is very much in the mold of the 1992?maybe slightly less rich but just by a whisker. It?s dense without being heavy with a beautifully spice-filled and long finish. Flavors of chocolate mint and plum pudding linger elegantly for a few seconds longer than the ?92. "

"When tasting young vintage ports Taylor is always the most backward. Yet potentially it has the capability to be the most majestic. This classically made opaque purple-colored wine is crammed with black fruits (blueberries and cassis). It reveals high tannin and a reserved style but it is enormously constituted with massive body a formidable mid-palate and exceptional length. It is a young rich powerful Taylor that will require 10-15 years of aging. Compared to the more flashy forward style of the 1992 the 1994 has more in common with such vintages as 1977 and 1970."