Taylor’s Platinum Jubilee Very Very Old Tawny Port
£289 per bottle in bond or £350 inc Duty and VAT - 60 bottles available in individual OWCs
*A special edition of ancient Tawny Port released to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee*
*Rated at a near-perfect 19.5 points by expert Richard Mayson*
*Only 2,000 released*
To celebrate the upcoming Platinum Jubilee of The Queen, the famous Port House of Taylor’s has released something incredible, the Platinum Jubilee Very Very old Tawny Port. A blend of the finest Tawny Ports in casks in the cellars of Taylors, just 2,000 bottles have been filled, with a liquid that is, in the words of expert Richard Mayson, "a treat, never to be repeated”. I am delighted to have some to offer today.
Taylor’s won’t say how old the Ports are but will concede that they have been ageing for at least as long as The Queen has been on the throne, with some as old as 80 and 90 years. The resulting blend is profound in quality.
For Richard Mayson, this is "wonderfully fresh and precise on the palate, intensely sweet, spicy honeyed fruit, long and mellifluous, undeniably rich but stops short of cloying, the richness offset by a streak of acidity, glorious finish that goes on and on and on” and he awarded a near-perfect 19.5 points.
It is a glorious bottle of Tawny Port, released in limited amounts. Details are below, do take a look and let me know if you would like any secured for your account.
Taylor’s Platinum Jubilee Very Very Old Tawny Port
£289 per bottle in bond or £350 inc Duty and VAT - 60 bottles available in individual OWCs
19.5 points Richard Mayson
This is a treat, never to be repeated. David Guimaraens who blended the wine said to me it is ‘a blend of the finest I have’ and hopes that Her Majesty gets to drink a glass of it (however I heard recently that HM is no longer drinking!). David was understandably coy about what went into the blend (and there is no indication of age but it is ‘very, very old’). Having tasted the wine I fully believe him when he says it is our ‘finest’ (and there is considerable loyalty to the monarchy at the British end of the Port trade): deep mature amber-tawny hue; lovely, lifted, delicate spicy aromas with a touch of torrefaction (coffee) and honey; wonderfully fresh and precise on the palate, intensely sweet, spicy honeyed fruit, long and mellifluous, undeniably rich but stops short of cloying, the richness offset by a streak of acidity, glorious finish that goes on and on and on. 2,000 bottles in total, priced at £350.00 a bottle.
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Offered subject to final confirmation and remaining unsold. Available in 2-4 weeks.