Taylor's, Vintage Port 1963

Taylor's Classic Vintage Port, declared only about three times a decade, blends three Douro estates: Quinta de Vargellas, a terraced amphitheatre in the wild eastern reaches that brings structure, scent and well-integrated, sinewy tannins, and Terra Feita and Junco, which add body and concentrated fruit. The wines rest two winters in oak vats before the blend is judged, then age for decades. Vargellas is also bottled alone as a single-quinta Vintage, and its oldest walled terraces give the tiny Vinha Velha. The house, part of the Fladgate Partnership, pioneered Late Bottled Vintage for earlier drinking, ages 10- to 40-year-old tawnies in seasoned oak casks and releases Single Harvest Ports.

Region

Douro, Portugal

Owner

The Fladgate Partnership

Vineyards

Quinta de Vargellas, Quinta de Terra Feita, Quinta do Junco

Wines

Vintage Port, Quinta de Vargellas, Vargellas Vinha Velha, LBV, 10/20/30/40 Year Old Tawny, Single Harvest, Scion

Style

Vintage Ports of structure and restraint, aged two winters in oak vats; age for decades

Website

https://www.taylor.pt/

Sources: taylor.pt, Wikipedia