Made only in the finest years, vintage ports are blended from the best produce of the firm's own estates of Quinta de Vargellas, Quinta de Terra Feita. The 2007 growing season was preceded by a wet winter that replenished water reserves after four hot, dry years. There were no significant periods of intense heat during the summer months, ensuring that the leaf canopies were in an exceptionally healthy condition and able to benefit from the warm weather that preceded the harvest. As a result the harvest produced perfectly balanced musts which have produced stylish and elegant wines, full of vitality, with a superb fresh concentrated fruit character.

Tasting Notes:

A purple black colour, this port is opaque with a narrow violet rim. Characteristically stylish and racy, with a nose of dense blackcurrant and woodland fruit overlaid with discreet herbal nuances and scents of violet and rose petals. As usual the classic Taylor elegance and understatement conceal the wine’s energy and vigour. On the palate it displays the lean, sinewy and tightly knit tannins which are so much a feature of the Taylor style and the vibrant and clearly delineated fruit flavours and which are the hallmark of the 2007 vintage.

Serving Suggestions:

The bottle should be kept laid down in a cool place, ideally at a temperature below 16℃

Pairs well with dried fruits and rich cheeses