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1980 Taylor
Posted: 22:23 Sat 16 Oct 2021
by jdaw1
A tasting of 1980s, on Wednesday 20th October 2021, at the
Boot & Flogger, arranged
George G.
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Re: 1980 Taylor
Posted: 08:48 Wed 20 Oct 2021
by CPR 1
Taylor 1980
Re: 1980 Taylor
Posted: 17:03 Thu 21 Oct 2021
by winesecretary
Paling at the rim but otherwise looks pretty vigorous. As so often with Taylor, a bit spirity on the front palate, and some nice red fruit behind that.
Re: 1980 Taylor
Posted: 18:13 Thu 21 Oct 2021
by jdaw1
uncle tom wrote: ↑11:04 Thu 21 Oct 2021
Would you like some more Nacional?
I expected the Symington wines to top the bill the bill last night, but in the opposite order to that which emerged.
Taylor was better than I expected, and the Fonseca, which seemed to be fading fifteen years ago, is still exactly the same.
My last encounter with the NN80 was of a very pale wine, and this one seemed a little darker, but for a Nacional to get the wooden spoon without being obviously faulty is a very poor show..
Re: 1980 Taylor
Posted: 18:08 Sun 24 Oct 2021
by JacobH
Lightish red in the middle. Fading to the edge. Nice nose but quite subtle. Distant fresh and dried fruits. Perhaps a touch of mint at the end? Gentle fruit in the mouth. Not much complexity.
Re: 1980 Taylor
Posted: 00:31 Mon 25 Oct 2021
by M.Charlton
Dark to mid red. I thought it was a little hot on the nose, but the solid palate of red fruit really and medium length aftertaste won through (if a little drier than I was expecting). P3.
Re: 1980 Taylor
Posted: 18:23 Wed 10 Nov 2021
by Alex Bridgeman
Rich and mature rose red colour, 60% opaque. Soapy redcurrant on the nose, quite similar to the Warre and Offley Ports at this tasting. Smooth entry, a hint of tannin. The Port gives a lovely mouthful of fragrant, floral fruit which fills the mouth nicely. Perfumed, floral finish. This bottle is sweet and fragrant and showing very well. This was my joint top wine of the night. 90/100. Drunk 20-Oct-21. Decanted 7½ hours.