Taylor Fladgate Vargellas Vintage Port
2008 / 375 ml.
Ratings Key:
- SP Wine Spectator
- WE Wine Enthusiast
- OT Other Review Service
- RP Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
- ST Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
- Gold Premier Gold - Best Value*
- Plat Premier Platinum - Our Highest Recommendation
- * as rated by our staff
Published Reviews
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91 pts. Wine & Spirits: December 1, 2010
Black and smoky, this vintage from the arid steeps of Vargellas locks its sweet purple fruit behind austere tannin. There’s suppleness in the room beyond, and a range of intriguing spices that seems to derive from the tannins of the Douro’s otherworldly grapes. Long and intense, this needs 12 to 15 years to mellow.
- 91
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91 pts. Wine Enthusiast: April, 2011
A beautiful, fruity wine that also has good structure to balance its black plum fruits. The acidity is important, although the wine as a whole is on the dry side, with spice and dominant final tannins.
- 89
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89 pts. Wine Spectator: Web only – 2010
Plush, with lots of iron and mineral notes to the cassis and blueberry flavors, which feature some peppery notes. Medium-grained tannins fill the finish, with plenty of dark chocolate. Best from 2013 through 2018.
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