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This was a serious vertical of seriously mature Taylor’s Port, 1878 to 1948, on Monday 13^th October 2025 at Noble Rot, Mayfair, as arranged by Alex Bridgeman of BFT fame.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1878 Taylor (AHB);
• 1884 Taylor (MSC+TC);
• 1890 Taylor (AHB);
• 1896 Taylor (MJRM);
• 1900 Taylor (AHB);
• 1908 Taylor (CEM);
• 1912 Taylor (CEM);
• 1917 Taylor (AHB);
• 1920 Taylor (AHB);
• 1924 Taylor (MJRM);
• 1927 Taylor (TC);
• 1935 Taylor (CPR);
• 1942 Taylor (MSC);
• 1945 Taylor (HTWH);
• 1948 Taylor (NAC);
• Planning and arangements;
• Placemats.

1924 Taylor.

Good rich red fruit, great balance, a touch of tannins (for a short time), mid to long finish. Just preferred to the 1920. Excellent

1924 Taylor, Audouzed for 2 hours and then decanted for a further 2½ hours. Dark red colour, 80% opaque. A little closed on the nose at first but with it then showing some lovely dark and rich black bramble fruit. Lovely on the palate, dark fruit delivering a glorious and expressive palate full of black damson and bramble. Rich and with a depth seldom seen in such a mature Port. The richness of the damson and black cherry finish is so impressive, although the finish fades a little more quickly than I would have liked. 94/100.