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Taylor Fladgate 2000 Vargellas Vinhas Velhas Vintage Port (Port)

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  1. $270
The hue of this wine takes dark and inky to a new level—and this wine’s intensity isn’t confined to its color. This is simply huge in every way, yet because every component is in proportion, the balance is impeccable. Incredibly rich, dense fruit picks up hints of tar and chocolate, while the finish lasts for what must be minutes. Hold.  — J.C.  (2/1/2007)
99
points

Taylor Fladgate 1970 Vintage Port (Port)

  1. $255
This wine’s dark garnet color with minimal bricking suggests a relatively youthful wine and this certainly could age longer, although it’s also delicious now. Wonderfully complex floral and herbal scents easily move into deep, rich flavors of chocolate and cherries, sprinkled with a healthy dose of Douro minerality and spice. Drink or hold.  — J.C.  (2/1/2007)
99
points

Taylor Fladgate 1994 Vintage Port (Port)

  1. $290
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. Hold.  — J.C.  (2/1/2007)
98
points

Taylor Fladgate 1948 Vintage Port (Port)

Most houses declared 1947 instead, but this ’48 is beautiful to taste now. Starts off almost meaty or coffee-like, then shows more plum and prune notes, while delicate herb and floral notes emerge only after prolonged aeration. It’s richly textured in the mouth, with a seamless mouthfeel and no alcohol evident amid the dense, chocolaty flavors. Drink or hold.  — J.C.  (2/1/2007)
97
points

Taylor Fladgate 2009 Vargellas Vinha Velha Vintage Port (Port)

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  1. $225
The legendary Vargellas Vinha Velha comes from the oldest vines of Quinta de Vargellas. This 2009 vintage is concentrated and impressive, its beautiful ripe fruits and dark chocolate backed by an immense structure. The gentler side of the wine comes through in its perfumed character. A wine that deserves many years of aging.  — R.V.  (4/1/2012)
97
points

Cockburn's 1927 Vintage Port (Port)

Served alongside the 1912 and the 1935, this was by far the darkest and reddest-colored of the flight. Rich berry aromas soar from the glass, graced by notes of toffee and coffee. The alcohol is well integrated, almost hidden in the masses of rich, chocolaty fruit and supple, velvety mouthfeel. Shows great length on the finish, which picks up gorgeous hints of…  — J.C.  (3/1/2004)
97
points

Niepoort 2000 Vintage Port (Portugal)

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  1. $80
A prodigious effort from a small house that’s becoming one of the Douro’s best. The fruit is massive; huge and inky and filled with blackberries and chocolate. Yet for all its size, it finishes with finesse-filled layers of flavor that fold in mint and black pepper notes.  — W.E.  (11/15/2003)
97
points

Taylor Fladgate 1995 Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha Port (Port)

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At almost 10 years of age, this mammoth effort is just starting to budge along the path to maturity. The nose is rich with scents of baking spices; the palate shows plenty of plum and blackberry fruit, but is more about earth, spice and raw power. This tremendously deep, powerful and structured wine should be even better by 2010, with a plateau of maturity that…  — J.C.  (12/1/2004)
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