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9.3

Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Porto 1995, Portugal

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Ruby in color and cloudy, with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Sweet nose with cedar, vanilla, honey and chocolates.

Sweet on the palate with black fruits, tobacco, cereal, vanilla, licorice, light wood, chocolates, coffee, light cola and peppercorn.

Long finish with soft tannins and tangy cherries.

This 29 year old is still drinking beautifully. Nicely balanced and elegant. Rich and fruit forward.

I don't see it getting any better from this point on. Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.

Delicious right out of the bottle, and a gorgeous dessert wine.

93 points.

$100. — 10 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Very nice - but it’s birth year port drinking beautifully on NYE so who can complain? Not as complex or deep as some but still delicious. — 3 years ago

Bernard ussher

9.0

From new wine store. Superior wine — 5 years ago

Rod Rasmussen

9.0

Very well balanced with a good forward representation of Touriga Nacional. — 8 years ago

Ari Erle

9.2

Savory, intense Plum, licorice, graphite, purple aromas, great texture and chalky financial sh. All old vines that are field blend, chocolate, cacao, — 8 years ago

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Paul Halverson

9.6

Costco cheap very good deal — 9 years ago

Kalani Niheu

9.1

Very nice sweet port. — 9 years ago

Chris Ursini

Brand Manager Chambers & Chambers

9.0

Kicking off memorial day weekend right — 9 years ago

Nicole Hakli

Sommelier The NoMad Restaurant

9.4

Very Bordeaux like with a little extra oomph. — 9 years ago

John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

9.6

So much black fruit and tea! Surprisingly youthful and delicious! — 10 years ago

Anthony Pro

9.1

Could use some more time aging. Nevertheless, excellent wine. The only good thing coming from Portugal right now because the play on the field has been atrocious. — 10 months ago

Jenelle Elizabeth

9.2

Pretty smooth, oaky, blackberry juice and a vanilla finish. Love it — 3 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Interesting red blend that features the Baga (85%) grape. Blended with Touriga National (15%). Very dark color but lighter in body than I would have expected. Bright and jammy red fruit aromas and flavors with hints of prunes and dark chocolate. Solid acidity and very long finish. Moderate finish and tannins. In a very good place right now. Thanks for sharing and insisting we open this one, Ron B! — 4 years ago

Toni Beguer

9.5

32 eur Cozinha da Clara, Quinta De la Rosa, Douro — 7 years ago

Paris Mosier

9.5

Bubble gum nose / bubbles / lemon and orange peel/ pear/ slight mineral start / refreshing fruity finish — 8 years ago

A Pappini

9.3

1998 Superbe. belle découverte. — 9 years ago

Minna Löija

8.9

Excellent💖 — 9 years ago

Mike Kane

9.5

Just beautiful wine at lunch. — 9 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

8.9

Pairing it up with some Moroccan lamb with tomato and eggplant. Spicy, black fruits on the palate with some olive and bitter herbal accents. Should be a nice foil for the tagine. — 9 years ago

Mike Geraghty

9.6

Excellent dry Kelly and I in Lisbon. — 10 years ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.4

2016 vintage. Dirk Niepoort's answer to Burgundy and it actually has a Pinot Noir like colour and mouthfeel. This is a very unusual Douro from very old vines. Delicate nose with sour cherries , pomegranate and flowers. It is all about finesse and subtlety. Very long. Delicious and expensive (80 euros), but if you see the prices of Portuguese high end wines these days it almost seems a bargain. — 2 years ago

Carlos Gonzalez

8.9

Cotsco strikes again with the broiled oysters connect. Party pleaser. — 3 years ago

Pauli Loukola

9.4

Fantastic, bday wine — 4 years ago

Adam Medford

9.5

A 750ML bottle of Ruby Port for $28?!? This is my new favorite “best buy” Port and I will continue drinking it! Sooo tasty — 7 years ago

Nicki McClung

9.0

Dry and nice — 8 years ago

Eldon Sproule

9.5

This is quite a complex wine. Give it some time to breathe and it will reward you for that. Doesn't need any more time to age, if anything drink it soon. I didn't have another to compare it to, but it may be just past it's prime. Primary flavours: Tobacco, stewed plum, dried sour cherry. Secondaries: leather, smoke, white pepper, vanilla. Tertiaries: green capsicum, spearmint. Full body, long finish, very intense, very complex, many levels of expression.

The short answer - buy it and drink it — 8 years ago

Christine Havens

9.4

The 2000 Quinta do Noval Porto Colheita Tawny is superb, showing warm and welcoming notes of caramel, dried fruit, honey, sultana along with a pinch of toast. The mind immediately jumps to pairings like stilton, Roquefort, or dried fruit, though, surprisingly the staff at Noval recommend trying it with fresh carrot, unpeeled. I love the this Port's vibrancy and balance, the palate bright, like a newly minted penny, its brimming over with walnut shells, figs, golden raisins, and spice cake. Just lovely. 20.5% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

Prem Anand

9.1

Very nice full bodied — 9 years ago

Emily

9.0

Drinks like a white. Tart and interesting. — 10 years ago

Kate Nation

9.8

Tapas evening at Michael's — 11 years ago