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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.

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• 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.

T45, dark red, 40% opaque. Dark sweetness, almost molasses. Oleaginous; utterly lovely.

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After a 2 hour decant this needed a little long to get to peak but happy with decant time. Great rich red fruit with power, great balance, long finish. Very enjoyable port. Outstanding. 1 point

hadge wrote: ↑22:39 Mon 20 Oct 2025Pictures post

Harry - don't forget!

1945 Taylor, Audouzed for 2 hours and then decanted for a further 2½ hours. Bottled in Porto. The darkest of the wines in the tasting, 80% opaque. Glorious fruit nose. On the palate the wine is richly fruited but with a fabulous balance to the construction of the palate. Really impressive, the combination of the balance, youth and the exuberant fruitiness is just wonderful. There are even tannins showing on the aftertaste. 95/100.