Taylor Fladgate, Vintage Port, 1970 111524NEW while hints of herbs and

while hints of herbs and spice add complexity

the Nera sees smaller French oak and tends to be richer

contributing depth and consistency

5L bottle only enhances its presence

The warm 2015 vintage adds flesh

Taylor Fladgate, Vintage Port, 1970 111524NEW while hints of herbs andA declared vintage from 1970, still here, still going. Taylor Fladgate traces back to 1692 and remains one of the benchmark houses of the Douro, and 1970 was one of the widely declared classic years the kind of vintage that was built to be drunk about now. Fifty five years on, this has moved well into its tertiary phase: dried fig, walnut, orange peel and warm spice sitting over what remains a sweet, fortified core. It arrives from a private